A drug once used to treat hayfever "significantly improves" symptoms in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.

PARIS (AFP) — A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease,

(July 18, 2008 - Insidermedicine) A drug called Dimebon, once marketed as an antihistamine in Russia, is showing promise for the treatment of

In a day of mixed results for Alzheimer’s research, researchers found that an experimental vaccine failed to prevent the disease’s crippling dementia,

Over the last year tougher restrictions on smoking have been put in place and it is unlikely the changes are going to stop there. Full Story Two new studies

Washington, DC- Many people know the pain and frustration that comes from having a loved one that is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

US researchers have found that a drug once used to treat hay fever can 'significantly improve' mild to moderate Alzheimer's symptoms.

“Hayfever pill to fight Alzheimer’s” is the headline in The Sun. The newspaper suggests that dimebon – a hayfever pill –“combats memory loss in patients

Results of a clinical trial of Alzheimer’s disease patients are promising for an experimental drug. Dimebon is the name of the drug that is used to treat

by Abby Kapoor A study published in the medical journal The Lancet today showed a light of hope for patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Washington (dbTechno) - A study has shown that a new Alzheimer’s drug from the company Medivation Inc. actually helps improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s

By Daniel Nicholas Alzheimer’s is a terminal and degenerative disease for which there is known no cure. In its common form affects people over 65 years old.

By EMMA MORTON MEDICS have found a powerful new weapon to fight Alzheimer’s — a hay fever pill. Dimebon combats memory loss in patients with the brain

By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today HOUSTON, July 17 - A nonselective antihistamine that was once sold in Russia, but is no longer marketed

Washington (ChattahBox) - According to new study, a new Alzheimer’s drug from the company Medivation Inc. helps people suffering from the disease,

London, July 18 : Dimebon – the drug first discovered in 1983 and sold in Russia as an antihistamine – significantly improves the clinical course of

by Daisy Sarma - July 18, 2008 - 0 comments Researchers working ceaselessly to find a way of finding a cure or at least slowing down the progression of

By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer 18 minutes ago LONDON - Some doctors have long suspected that if the plaque that builds up in the brains of patients with