Dementia in the news
| 23/03/06 Restricted drug can ease severe dementia symptoms |
| LYNDSAY MOSS A DRUG which may not be available for many future Alzheimer's patients has been found to help people at a severe stage of the disease. Researchers writing in the Lancet said that |
| (from: news.scotsman.com) |
| 02/03/06 Care fees refunds 'to cost millions' |
| JONATHAN LESSWARE MILLIONS of pounds may be spent by Scottish councils on refunding elderly people illegally charged for personal care. The Scotsman has learned that Dumfries and Galloway Coun |
| (from: thescotsman.scotsman.com) |
| 08/02/06 Free care policy 'should be extended to sick' |
| FREE personal care for the elderly is an "ageist" policy which should be extended to cover people suffering from conditions like dementia, MSPs were told yesterday. Representatives from Carers Sco |
| (from: thescotsman.scotsman.com) |
| 23/01/06 Thousands of Scots Alzheimer's sufferers will be denied drugs |
| LOUISE GRAY TENS of thousands of Scots who suffer from Alzheimer's disease will be denied breakthrough drugs because they fail arbitrary tests, according to a leading dementia charity. At th |
| (from: thescotsman.scotsman.com) |
| 15/12/05 High IQ can help fight off mental decline, say scientists |
| WELL-educated people and those in high-status jobs appear to be better able to fend off the symptoms of mental decline in later life. A growing number of studies show that the higher a person's IQ |
| (from: thescotsman.scotsman.com) |
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