Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
HealthDay - 35 minutes agoTUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with weak muscles may be at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
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Top 10 Ways to Prevent or Delay Alzheimer's
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 6, 2:01 am ETNovember is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and the recently released World Alzheimer Report declares that more than 35 million people worldwide will have dementia by 2010. CRL Senior Living Communities, an industry innovator with 16 independent living and assisted living, and Alzheimer's/memory care communities in Wisconsin and Illinois, offers the following tips to help people prevent or delay ...
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Police find missing 74-year-old Alzheimer's patient
The Temecula Valley News - Sat Nov 7, 4:50 pm ETSAN JACINTO - Police today found a missing 73-year-old Alzheimer's patient who left his care facility without medication and sent community agency workers and volunteers on a frenzied 24-hour search, a sheriff's spokesman said. Danny Gonzalez was believed to be in danger of falling into a diabetic coma or become delusional without his prescription medication, according to Riverside County ...
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Alzheimer’s focus of presentation
Laurel Leader-Call - Thu Nov 5, 12:05 pm ETAlzheimer’s disease will be the in the spotlight Friday at South Central Place for the hospital’s Caregiver’s Support Group Community Education Day.
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Pfizer And Medivation Initiate Two Phase 3 Trials Of Dimebon In Patients With Moderate-To-Severe Alzheimer's Disease
PharmaceuticalOnline - Thu Nov 5, 12:37 am ETPfizer Inc and Medivation, Inc. recently announced the initiation of CONTACT and CONSTELLATION, two Phase 3 trials of the investigational drug dimebon (latrepirdine)* in patients with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Alzheimer's support ceremony tonight at Spring Arbor
The Wilson Times - Thu Nov 5, 9:43 am ETCrystal M. Fleming said life changed drastically for her family once her grandmother, Hedy Whitted, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. "Nothing was the same for anyone," Fleming said. "When one person i ...
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Program Thursday to focus on Alzheimer's and Dementia
Hunterdon Review - Thu Nov 5, 7:25 am ETHunterdon Healthcare Partners and Hunterdon Medical Center will host a program, which will focus on Alzheimer’s and Dementia on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Auditorium at Hunterdon Medical Center, Route 31, Flemington.
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Fact Or Fiction: New Immune Approach For Treatment Of Alzheimer's
OfficialWire - Thu Nov 5, 3:56 am ETIs it snake oil or a real advancement in the treatment for Alzheimer's disease?
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Navigenics Adds New Health Conditions to Health Compass
GenomeWeb News - Tue Nov 10, 9:16 am ETNavigenics has added five new health conditions to its genetic screening test panel and improved its screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease, the company announced this week.
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A father's descent into Alzheimer's pressures a caregiver-son, and murder is charged
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 12:07 am ETFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The scenes seared into the minds of those who know Bobby Yurkanin differed only in place: Whether in the pool, around the dinner table or at the bowling alley, he was the 50-something man whose life had long before been handed over to the sickness of his parents.
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Alzheimer's Foundation of America Releases Top Flu Facts for Caregivers of People with Dementia
PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Thu Nov 5, 2:01 am ETWith the flu continuing to spread nationwide, imagine adding the virus into the mix when someone is already coping with a chronic illness like Alzheimer's disease. In an effort to help families manage this situation, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) today released tips for caregivers of individuals with dementia who believe they or the people they are caring for have the flu.
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Amyloid Beta Protein Gets Bum Rap
Science Daily - Mon Nov 9, 11:22 pm ETWhile too much amyloid beta protein in the brain is linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, not enough of the protein in healthy brains can cause learning problems and forgetfulness, scientists have found.
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 5:47 pm ETAstronauts to begin pre-launch quarantine ... Rat study: Marijuana may ease PTSD ... FDA issues updated food code ... Blood test may detect Alzheimer's early ... Health/Science news from UPI.
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CAREGIVER HONORED
The Indiana Gazette - 42 minutes agoThe Evelyn Epstein Caregiver Awareness program was held Wednesday at Rustic Lodge in White Township. When Epstein was battling Alzheimer's disease in 2005, her daughter, Sheila Horvitz, established the Evelyn Epstein Fund for Alzheimer's Research.
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Around the region
Post-Tribune - Tue Nov 10, 5:35 am ETHIGHLAND Community Crime Watch meeting: A guest speaker from the Lake County Sheriff's Department will talk about Internet safety and current crime statistics at the Crime Watch meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Highland Branch of the Lake County Public Library, 2841 Jewett Ave. LOWELL Alzheimer's disease program at library: The Alzheimer's Association is ...
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Alzheimer's memoirs tell families' stories
Cape Cod Times - Thu Nov 5, 2:15 am ETThe experiences of two men with Alzheimer's, one young and one old, have been chronicled in two new memoirs, written by their primary caregivers.
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88-year-old walks 10,000 miles
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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
Tue Apr 21, 1:40 pm EDTFirst of all, I want to apologize to everyone who reads this site ...
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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Cognitive Impairment
Tue Mar 17, 7:57 pm EDTWe already know that Vitamin D is essential for maintaining bone ...
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Can Apple Juice Delay Alzheimer's Disease?
Tue Mar 17, 7:04 pm EDTMaybe. Dr. Thomas B. Shea of the Center for Cellular Neurobiology ...
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