Alzheimer's takes toll on memories, money
Market Watch - Wed Nov 25, 10:10 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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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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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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Early stage Alzheimer's patients wage fight of their lives
Newsday - Thu Nov 19, 8:29 am ETProbably the most common perception of those with Alzheimer's is that of a confused, feeble person. But for those in the early stages of the disease, this picture could not be further from the truth.
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Vaccines on horizon for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes
The Houma Courier - Thu Nov 19, 4:25 am ETLINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary-tract infections. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Many could be on the market in five years or less.
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Event commemorates people with Alzheimer’s
BaldwinCountyNow.com - Thu Nov 19, 1:28 am ETDAPHNE, Ala. — Sunday night’s “Candles of Care’ ceremony at the John McClure Snook Memory Care Community honored those who have had — or have been touched by someone who’s had — Alzheimer’s disease. The service, part of a campaign sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, aligned with National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.
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Science Comedy, Uh, Gold
GenomeWeb News - Tue Nov 24, 12:01 pm ETThe Gitler lab is focused on understanding, at a mechanistic level, the cellular consequences of protein misfolding in order to find potential strategies for therapeutic intervention in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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FDA Accepts Once Daily 23 mg Aricept(R) Extended Release NDA for Review
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Nov 24, 5:30 pm ETEisai Inc. and Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review Eisai's New Drug Application for once daily 23 mg Aricept® tablets for the treatment of moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease .
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Research and Markets: Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases - a Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 8:00 am ETDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases - A Global Update of Market Trends & Opportunities" report to their offering.
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Northeast Philadelphia Man Goes Missing
CBS 3 Philadelphia - Tue Nov 24, 7:57 am ETPolice are seeking help from the public locating a missing Northeast Philadelphia resident who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
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Lifewatch: Exercise your mind and body
WECT 6 Wilmington - Tue Nov 24, 12:02 pm ETKeeping your brain active as you get older may help delay Alzheimer's disease, and keeping your body active will keep your bones strong.
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HBO Alzheimer's series at St. Mary's on Friday
Elmira Star-Gazette - Thu Nov 19, 12:33 am ET"The Alzheimer's Project" is an HBO groundbreaking series that seeks to change the way America thinks about Alzheimer's disease. On Friday, at St. Mary's Church, 224 Franklin St., Elmira, this award-winning series will be shared. It is an emotional, powerful, enlightening and inviting opportunity.
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Groundbreaking for new Alzheimer's community
Independent - Wed Nov 18, 10:45 pm ETAlcoeur Gardens, which has locations in Matawan, Ocean Township and Brick, broke ground recently on a new Alzheimer's community in Toms River. The ceremony for the new facility took place Nov. 12 at Alcoeur Gardens, 1126 Lakewood Road in Toms River.
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Carthage health center opens Alzheimer’s unit w/ dementia diagnosis, treatment info
The Joplin Globe - Wed Nov 18, 10:53 pm ETCARTHAGE, Mo. — An open house Wednesday marked the addition of specialized services for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related illnesses at the Carthage Health and Rehabilitation Center.
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'I'm Richard, and I have Alzheimer's'
The Carmi Times - Fri Nov 20, 5:22 pm ET"My name is Richard, and I have Alzheimer's." Richard Taylor (Ph.D.), an author and former psychologist, shared his story with two Carmi audiences Thursday. "The Alzheimer's Journey: A Dementia Patient Shares His Story" was the topic of his addresses to the Kiwanis Club of Carmi at noon at the Farm Bureau Building and to a public gathering at Wabash Christian Retirement Center at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Philadelphia Man With Alzheimer's Goes Missing
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88-year-old walks 10,000 miles
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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
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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
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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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