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Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems

By HealthCast on November 29, 2012

Sleep problems are common in people with dementia, but there are things caregivers can do to help their charges get a peaceful night’s rest.

The American Academy of Family Physicians mentions these tips to help people with dementia sleep better:

Create a consistent bedtime routine and morning wake time.
Create obvious ways to tell the time of day, such as placing clocks in visible areas and opening blinds.
Limit the amount of caffeine, sugar and junk food in the person’s diet.
Encourage daily exercise early in the day.
Cut down on napping.
Create a peaceful bedroom environment.
Make sure to control any pain.

Source: HealthDay

Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.

Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems

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