A cost-analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder treatments shows that letting patients choose their course of treatment – either psychotherapy or medication – is less expensive than assigning a treatment and provides a higher quality of life for patients. In a recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, PTSD patients allowed to choose between therapies […]
ATLANTA —Casey Kasem’s heartbreaking diagnosis of Lewy body dementia is all over the news. The Associated Press reports Kasem, 82, had previously been incorrectly diagnosed as having an advanced form of Parkinson’s disease. But what is Lewy body dementia and why might it misdiagnosed as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease? Lewy body dementia (LBD) afflicts […]
MINNEAPOLIS – People who are exposed to paint, glue or degreaser fumes at work may experience memory and thinking problems in retirement, decades after their exposure, according to a study published in the May 13, 2014, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. “Our findings are particularly important because exposure to solvents […]
Treating older men with early-stage prostate cancer who also have other serious underlying health problems with aggressive therapies such as surgery or radiation therapy does not help them live longer and, in fact, can be detrimental, according to a study by UCLA researchers. The study followed the cases of more than 140,500 men aged 66 […]