2013

Transient ischaemic attack affects approximately 35 people per 100,000 of the population per year and is associated…

Dementia is defined as a progressive decline in cognitive function, with memory being especially affected. It is…

I have been a GP for nearly a quarter of a century and I have witnessed many changes in the way that general…

The NICE Guideline Development Group has spent 18 months reviewing every aspect of blood pressure care, from…

A fragility fracture is ofen the first sign that someone has osteoporosis, as there are no associated signs or…

Geriatrics grew out of long term institutional care of the sick and infirm during the late 1940s and 1950s. The…

From the Department of Health to Dementia Action Alliance the knives have been out fordoctors who prescribe…

Acute chest pain is a common presenting complaint in hospital practice. The differentialdiagnosis of chest pain is…

A significant number of men with prostate cancer will be elderly. Although some of the issues they face will be the…

Nocturia is a common and ofen distressing condition with increasing incidence in the elderly. It has multiple…