The atypical antipsychotics quetiapine (Seroquel), risperidone (Risperdal), and olanzapine (Zyprexa)—commonly prescribed off-label to help manage behavioral symptoms of dementia—are associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury in older adults, suggests a study published last week in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers found that participants prescribed quetiapine, risperidone, or olanzapine were more than 1.5 times […]
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Tips and Hints on depression
Challenging and diagnosis of depression, a brief words selected from a full lecture given by professor Dr. Ahmed Saad , March 2014 in Jeddah SA Professor Ahmed Saad, is a professor of Psychiatry, faculty of medicine , Ain Shams University,Cairo, Egypt. At the present time He is a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist , Erfan Hospital in […]
Old Age
Old age, regardless of how it is specifically defined, is now being experienced by more people for a longer period of time than ever before. Old age has increasingly significant political, medical, economic, social, and demographic consequences for all nations. While the percentage of persons age 60 and over now ranges from about 13% to […]