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Joel S. Ross, MD

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Alzheimer’s Disease

Breakthrough Imaging test for the eluse Amyloid Plaque?

I have been an investigator for AVID Radiopharmaceuticals and participated (and currently participate) in a study where there new imaging agent is being used to detect presence of the very sticky and possibly causative agent in memory loss due to Alzheimer’s Disease called “amyloid”. My readers have read my blogs about amyloid (from the [...]

Will Dimebon be the next FDA approved Drug for AD?

I have been very actively researching Dimebon in clinical research studies under strict FDA and industry guidelines, and saw the below article and felt my readers would be most interested in learning more about an “outsider” looking in at the potential for this drug if FDA approved for Alzheimer’s Disease.
For the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, [...]

Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (review) and memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease

This extract does not constitute the full guidance on this subject and may be misleading if read in isolation. Readers should always therefore read the guidance as a whole, which can be found by clicking on the link: http://guidance.nice.org.uk/TA111/Guidance
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Date issued: September 2007
1. Guidance
This guidance applies to donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine within the marketing [...]

Memory Enhancement Center(s) now open in Toms River NJ and Brooklyln NY

The Memory Enhancement Centers of America are very proud to have added the Toms River NJ site headed by Dr. Sanjiv Sharma, MD (board certified fellowship trained geriatrician) and the Memory Enhancement Center of Brooklyn, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Ben-Zvi, MD (board certified in geriatric medicine).
These two centers of excellence will now provide even more [...]

Is Namenda (Memantine) Really Helpful for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients?

 
 Benefit Of Memantine In The Treatment Of Alzheimer’s Disease Not Proven
ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2009) — There is no scientific proof that patients with moderate or severe Alzheimer’s disease benefit from drugs containing the agent memantine. This is the conclusion in the final report that the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) published [...]