| LONDON, July 18 (UPI) -- A potential new weapon against Alzheimer's is nothing to sneeze at because it's a hay fever medication, British doctors said. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS The antihistamine dimebon improved brain function and memory in patients with early- to mid-stage Alzheimer's, The Sun reported Friday. The Alzheimer's Research Trust, which assists many of the 500,000 British Alzheimer's patients, told the British newspaper no approved drug resulted in the improvements seen with Dimebon. Dr. Rachelle Doody, who led research in Houston, told The Lancet medical journal, "There were clear benefits." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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