Call for better State approach to dementia as study shows alcohol among risk factors
40 per cent of dementia could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 factors, Lancet says
Number of people with dementia to more than double by 2050
Alzheimer society claims rise will lead to ‘full-blown public health crisis’
Refugees and disabled people to get training to help find jobs
Programme running until April aims to cater to 40 people after successful pilot scheme
Irish dementia services patchy with long waits for clinics
Patients face 'postcode lottery' as half of counties in Republic without memory clinics
Time to end ‘fear and secrecy’ around dementia in Ireland
Prof Brian Lawlor: 11 develop dementia every day and one in 10 diagnosed are under 65
Growing old at home takes some adapting
Nobody wants to turn their house into a nursing home but there are some relatively simple ways to future-proof a home against old age and possible illness
Lynch: Oversight needed on use of psychotropic drugs
Groups voice concern medication overused to control behaviour of vulnerable patients
State criticised for not changing 150-year-old Lunacy Act
Ireland could be only one in EU not ratifying UN convention on rights of people with disabilities
Alarm at levels of dementia awareness in Irish hospitals
Specialists call for dementia programmes for hospital staff, training for GPs and for increased public awareness
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