Category Archives: Dementia

Mood pills replace care for elderly

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

Date: 12/12/2011 Reporter: Daniel Knowles Source: The Australia, p 13 Synopsis: A University of Queensland (UQ) psychiatric expert warns that elderly dementia patients are being over-prescribed mind-altering drugs due to lack of carers. Associate Professor Gerard Byrne, head of psychiatry … Continue reading →

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Dementia epidemic growing

Posted on 19 May 2011 by

Date: 19.05.2011 Source: The Courier Mail, p 22 Synopsis: By 2050, almost 1 million Australian’s will have dementia unless a significant breakthrough is made for treating the disease. The 14th annual conference of Alzheimer’s Australia was told by Mark Butler, … Continue reading →

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Catching dementia early

Posted on 15 April 2011 by

Date: 15/04/2011 Source: The Courier Mail at p 28 Synopsis: New research has shown that scans could detect subtle shrinking in the brain, allowing for diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease up to a decade before onset and symptoms appear. Detecting the … Continue reading →

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