Alzheimer's music therapy class stimulates the mind
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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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Jacksonville hospital, cab drivers partner to help needy
The Florida Times-Union - Fri Nov 27, 12:36 am ETRudine Skinner was thankful to be alive on Thanksgiving . "At this time last year, I was in the hospital with congestive heart failure," said Skinner, 86. "I wasn't expected to live." After four months in the hospital, she was able to return to her Northside home. She cares for her husband, Arthur, 83, who is battling Alzheimer's disease and dementia. "We're not able to get out and do things the ...
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Speaker: Alzheimer’s rate hitting like a tsunami
The Hillsdale Daily News - Thu Nov 19, 8:11 pm ETWhile a cure remains elusive, there is promise for people suffering from Alzheimer’s.
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Nation-wide Alzheimer’s walks step off in Millburn Nov. 22
Independent Press - Thu Nov 19, 2:08 pm ETMILLBURN — The St. Rose of Lima’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 6386 will hold its first Alzheimer’s Walk Fund Drive on Sunday, Nov. 22, at the track at Millburn High School’s Dr. Keith A. Niegel Field, from noon to...
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Alzheimer’s Association to present free program on December 2
The Somerset Reporter - Thu Nov 19, 5:18 am ETBRIDGEWATER — The Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter will present “Defining Dementia,” a free educational program for family caregivers, on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater, 565 Route 28, Bridgewater....
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Alzheimer's brain changes studied
UPI - Wed Nov 18, 2:58 pm ETSAN DIEGO, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle brain structure changes occurring in Alzheimer's patients.
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Bringing awareness to 'invisible disease'
Community Press & Recorder - Thu Nov 26, 10:38 pm ETRegina McDonald of Springdale is the multi-cultural outreach coordinator at the Alzheimer's Association, targeting the underserved such as the Asian, African-American and Hispanic populations. I met her through Carolyn Sherman, an Alzheimer volunteer who Regina couldn't praise enough.
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Vaccines give drug maker shot in the arm
Reno Gazette-Journal - Tue Nov 24, 11:54 pm ETMARIETTA, Pa. -- Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
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AFFiRiS AG: Interim Analysis of Clinical Phase I Data Triggered Decision to Move Alzheimer's Vaccine Candidate AD02 ...
redOrbit - Thu Nov 19, 6:08 am ETVIENNA, Austria, November 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AFFiRiS AG will focus its Alzheimer's vaccine program on one product candidate at an unexpectedly early stage of development: the vaccine candidate AD02 is planned to enter into Phase II clinical trial early in 2010.
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Diet rich in polypenols might delay onset of Alzheimer’s
Nutraingredients.com - Fri Nov 27, 8:28 am ETMercedes Unzeta, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) claims that the study showed that mice fed a diet based on polyphenols and fatty acids, when compared to those in the control group, had more cell growth in the olfactory bulb and the hippocampus, both of which are damaged in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Alzheimer's takes toll on memories, money
Market Watch - Wed Nov 25, 10:17 am ETAlzheimer’s disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature.
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One Million Alzheimer's Patients Will Reside In California And Florida
dBusinessNews.com - Wed Nov 25, 3:27 pm ETSome 5.3 million Americans currently suffer from Alzheimer's disease with the number projected growing to as many as 16 million in the coming years. California and Florida will have the largest population of Alzheimer's patients with over 500,000 in each state according to a report issued today by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance , an industry trade group.
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Alzheimer's education seminar Wednesday
Park Hills Daily Journal - Fri Nov 27, 12:08 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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Alzheimer's Need Not End Driving
OfficialWire - Wed Nov 25, 8:11 am ETTaking the car keys away from someone with Alzheimer's disease can be one of the most emotional situations a family faces, a U.S. researcher says.
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Help for Alzheimer's sufferers
Lexington Clipper-Herald - Tue Nov 24, 2:29 am ET(ARA) - Every 70 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's, and as many as 5.3 million people in the United States are living with the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association.
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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
Tue May 26, 8:19 pm EDTIf you missed The Alzheimer's Project -- the multi-part HBO ...
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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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