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A new study provides the strongest evidence that anticholinergic drugs may increase the risk for dementia in older adults. The drugs implicated are commonly used, estimated to be taken by about 20% of the older
VeDA Celebrates 2014 Thanks to all our donors, members and volunteers, VeDA made major strides in 2014 toward our goal of defeating dizziness! Here are some of the highlights: Launched our new and improved Member
Medical practices have significantly increased the implementation of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) practices over time to try and provide better care for patients with chronic illnesses, according to an article published online January 5 in
Professors Floris Wuyts, balance specialist at the University of Antwerp, and Alfonso Bronstein, a neurologist from the Imperial College in London, have developed a mnemonic to help doctors more easily determine what type of dizziness
Toni Bernhard, J.D. shares thirteen tips for making the best of chronic illness Count your friends by quality not quantity. Don’t be bitter about the people in your life who don’t respond as you’d like.
Ilsa Shilton was diagnosed with Meniere's disease at 82 and began losing her hearing and experiencing vertigo. Following her hearing loss, she got involved in an organization called Guide Dogs where she met others with
For several decades, researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) have been leading an effort to understand the genetic underpinnings of enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA), a condition associated with early
A new study has shed light on the factors likely to lead to the development Ménière’s Disease. With funding from the UK Ménière’s Society and using data from the UK Biobank, the research team analyzed
Beginning with the roots of Naturopathic Medicine, Maeghan Culver, ND of Bastyr Center for Natural Health explores the mental, emotional, and spiritual components of living with chronic vestibular illness and how meditative practices can help
A study to determine if patients with Meniere's disease will have the similar hearing improvements with cochlear implants (CI) as CI patients without Meniere's disease. Read more Source: JAMA Network
Those who get migraines have to deal not only with the pain, which can be disabling, but the stigma caused by others who tend to discount the impact of the debilitating headaches, a new study
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