Alzheimer's music therapy class stimulates the mind
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Judge makes example of L.I. con artist
New York Post - 1 hour 19 minutes agoThe Queens district attorney’s office sentenced a straw buyer who conned a 93-year-old Alzheimer’s patient into foreclosing his homes in Bayside and Jamaica to telling the public about her crime after she serves a brief period in jail.Rebecca Tharpe,...
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Alzheimer's music therapy class stimulates the mind
KSDK St. Louis - 2 hours 54 minutes agoAlzheimer's music therapy class stimulates the mind
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Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug
Science Daily - Fri Nov 27, 3:22 pm ETThe copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. That much is known. Very little, however, is known about how the drug works at the molecular level. A new study now has provided an invaluable clue: the three-dimensional structure of TM bound ...
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Newnan Police go high tech for missing children
The Fayette Citizen - Fri Nov 27, 3:16 pm ETNewnan Police Chief Douglas ‘Buster’ Meadows has formalized an agreement with the A Child Is Missing Alert Program that has led to a high tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled.
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Obituaries for Nov. 25, 2009
Bakercityherald.com - Fri Nov 27, 2:14 pm ETClaudia Gaye Toney Gilkison, 75, of Haines, died Nov. 22, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Health Care Center. At her request, her body was cremated. A graveside memorial service will be scheduled in the spring of 2010.
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A case of puppy love for memory center
The Valley Chronicle - Fri Nov 27, 1:50 pm ETIt’s puppy love all over the place at Desert Hills Memory Care Center in Hemet. The center, an assisted-living facility for people with Alzheimer’s and other memory-loss diseases, recently adopted a dog named Buster, who has made himself at home and spreads his love to residents and staff.
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William Glenn Nobmann
Sonoma Index-Tribune - Fri Nov 27, 1:42 pm ETGlenn Nobmann of Sonoma, died on Nov. 19, 2009, of complications from Alzheimer's. He was 86 years old. Glenn was born on July 26, 1923, in Albion, the only child of the late Horace Nobmann and Pansy Wainwright Nobmann. He was a third generation native Californian.
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Alzheimer's education seminar Wednesday
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Nov 27, 12:36 pm ETThere will be a free educational and informative seminar on Alzheimer’s Wednesday evening at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. The free program will be held in the hospital dining room from 6 to 8 p.m., and will be hosted by the Lead Belt Memory Walk Committee and the St. Louis Region Alzheimer’s Association.
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Dementia big threat for elderly in poorer nations
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 12:30 pm ET* Dementia threat growing in low and middle income nations
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Search Continues For Woman Missing In E. Kentucky
LEX 18 Lexington - Fri Nov 27, 12:20 pm ETThe search continues for a missing elderly Ohio woman who disappeared into the woods of eastern Kentucky. Investigators say 79-year-old Florence Tkach is an Alzheimer's patient who came to Lawrence County with her caretaker to celebrate Thanksgiving. She was last seen Wednesday night wearing only blue jeans, a short-sleeved white shirt and one shoe. Crews have been searching by foot, four ...
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News in brief
West Salem Coulee News - Fri Nov 27, 12:18 pm ETHere are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.
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Library has caregiver information available
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Nov 27, 11:58 am ETSince time began, families have taken care of their elderly and frail loved ones at home.
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Beacon Hill Roll Call
The Lancaster Times & Clinton Courier - Fri Nov 27, 11:48 am ETThe House and Senate Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives and senators’ votes on five roll calls from the week of Nov. 16-20.
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Volunteers help make Southwest holiday festivals merry
The Arizona Republic - Fri Nov 27, 11:45 am ETGoodyear, Avondale and Litchfield Park residents can enjoy local holiday festivals without breaking the bank.
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One Million Alzheimer's Patients Will Reside in California and Florida
Kansas City InfoZine - Fri Nov 27, 10:34 am ETSix states will see the number of Alzheimer's cases double and two (California and Florida) will each have 500,000 Alzheimer's cases according to a new report.
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Former Rockettes Give a Kick for Charity
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About.com: Alzheimer's Blog
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Early Detection Blog Series Supports Those in Search of an Accurate Diagnosis
Tue Jun 2, 6:53 pm EDTIf you are a proponent of the early detection of Alzheimer's ...
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The Alzheimer's Project a Must See
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May 13 is National Call-In Day for Including Long-Term Care Services in Health Care Reform
Tue May 12, 7:58 pm EDTIt's only about six weeks before scheduled Committee votes ...
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New Beginnings
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Cognitive Impairment
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Can Apple Juice Delay Alzheimer's Disease?
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