Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older people – Los Angeles Times


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Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer's disease in older people
Los Angeles Times
But the current study sought to disentangle benzodiazepines' use in treating early dementia symptoms, probing instead the possibility that heavy use of the medications may permit, cause or hasten the onset of Alzheimer's dementia. The study compared ...
Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer'sAmerican Live Wire
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Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer’s – American Live Wire


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Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's
American Live Wire
Long-term use of pills for anxiety and insomnia may be linked to dementia and Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study of older Canadian adults found that past benzodiazepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of ...

5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer’s this year – Fox News


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5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer's this year
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Alzheimer's disease, a condition characterized by the slow erosion of thinking and memory, is the nation's sixth-leading killer, and the No. 1 cause of dementia. Those touched by the disease know how devastating it can be, and they're not alone ...
McGill professor to head national research program into dementiaMontreal Gazette

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Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor


Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax'
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British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS ...

​Alzheimer’s now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity – RT


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Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity
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The Alzheimer's Society claims this costs families the equivalent of £21,000 a year – amounting to what they're calling "a dementia tax.” The charity found that on average, the equivalent of £32,242 a year was spent on care per patient, but the NHS ...
Alzheimer's Society calls for action as scale and cost of dementia soarsAlzheimer's Society
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Alzheimer's Society calls on Welsh Government to provide more support for ...WalesOnline
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Dementia patients hit with ‘care tax’, charity warns – Yahoo News


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Dementia patients hit with 'care tax', charity warns
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London (AFP) - The annual cost of dementia to the UK has soared to 26 billion pounds with patients, carers and families being forced to shoulder two-thirds of the cost themselves, a leading charity warned on Wednesday. The Alzheimer's Society has ...
Popular Sedative Benzodiazepines 'Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's ...Huffington Post UK
Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer'sAmerican Live Wire
Alzheimer's linked with meds for anxiety and sleepUSA TODAY
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Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor


Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax'
HealthInvestor
British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS ...

Fundraisers join fight against dementia at Peterborough Memory Walk – Alzheimer’s Society


Fundraisers join fight against dementia at Peterborough Memory Walk
Alzheimer's Society
Memory Walk is Alzheimer's Society's flagship fundraising event which sees walks taking place around the UK throughout the autumn. It is a day to walk, share and celebrate someone special and everyone walks with one common goal: to defeat dementia.

Alzheimer’s Society: cost of care is like a ‘dementia tax’ – ITV News


Alzheimer's Society: cost of care is like a 'dementia tax'
ITV News
The families of people living with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being left to pay the lion's share of care bills because the state won't support them. The Alzheimer's Society claims this costs families the equivalent of £21,000 a ...

Scandal of ‘tax’ on dementia: Thousands forced to pay for care – Express.co.uk


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Scandal of 'tax' on dementia: Thousands forced to pay for care
Express.co.uk
Yet victims of other chronic conditions like heart disease receive help free on the NHS. Two hard-hitting reports today warn that those with illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease face a “dementia tax” of about £21,000 a year – the value of unpaid care ...