Highlights
 Complementary & Alternative Medicine Information Added to NIHSeniorHealth Web Site |
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December 12, 2008 -- Older adults are frequent users of complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM, which can include products such as vitamins and herbal supplements, and practices such as chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, meditation and massage. According to a new nationwide government survey, 41 percent of adults in the United States aged 60-69 use some form of CAM. They and other consumers can learn about these approaches in “Complementary and Alternative Medicine,” the latest topic on NIHSeniorHealth, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Web site designed especially for older adults. |
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Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) Study Fails to Show Benefit in Preventing Dementia in the Elderly |
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November 18, 2008 -- The dietary supplement Ginkgo biloba was found to be ineffective in reducing the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease in older people, according to a study published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association". Researchers conducted the trial known as the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study at four clinical sites over the course of 8 years. GEM is the largest clinical trial ever to evaluate ginkgo's effect on the occurrence of dementia. |
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Health Disparities Resource Persons Network (HDRPN) |
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October 28, 2008 -- Visit and join NIA’s new web-based network of research professionals in aging, geriatrics and gerontology who work to redress health disparities and improve the health status of racial, ethnic and disadvantaged older adults. | |
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
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