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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation that would...

From Gillibrand, Press: WITH 5 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S, GILLIBRAND INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT New Measure Would Improve Treatment Services For Alzheimer's Patients And Expand Training And Support Services For Their Families And Caregivers Washington, D.C. - " With an estimated 5 million ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Alzheimer's, Health, Non-Profit, US House of Representatives, Maxine Waters, Medicine

Mon Nov 23, 2009

EurekAlert!

Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia

Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Asahi Shimbun

Compassion paramount in treating dementia

A mother and her child were riding an escalator at a railway station. The little boy was quick to notice a strange object sticking out of his mother's hip pocket.

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Related Topix: Health

Sat Nov 21, 2009

This Is Lancashire

NHS to offer 'marriage counselling'

Couples who have hit a "rocky patch" will be offered counselling on the NHS if their relationship problems are causing depression, it has emerged.

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Related Topix: Health

The Independent

The success of Hobbie-J, which is named after a Chinese cartoon...

The success of Hobbie-J, which is named after a Chinese cartoon character, brings new hope for future dementia patients Hobbie-J might be the smartest rat, but these animals would give her a run for her money.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Hartford Courant

Farmington: Talk And Exhibition on Realities of Aging & Alzheimers And Realities of Aging,

Talk And Exhibition on Realities of Aging & Alzheimers And Realities of Aging, Submitted by Nancy Helle, Farmington Library & Donald Axleroad, artist, on 2009-11-19.   Three exhibitions are showcasing the work of award-winning artist Donald Axleroad at the Farmington Library through November 27.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Farmington, CT, Medicine

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Sciencebase Science Blog

Homeopathy really doesna t work

Posted in Science at 1:00 pm by David Bradley -- A couple of years ago, I re-posted an old article of mine about homeopathy discussing its ludicrous claims, its feeble attempts to provide a scientific explanation for those claims, and basically pointing out that no solid evidence has ever been found that infinitely diluted solutions of spurious ...

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Related Topix: Homeopathy, Medicine, ADHD

Newswise

Cognitive Dysfunction Reversed in Mouse Model of Down's Syndrome

A study by neuroscientist William C. Mobley, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues at Stanford University Medical School has demonstrated a possible new approach to slowing the inevitable progression of cognitive decline found in Down's syndrome.

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Related Topix: UC San Diego, Alzheimer's, Medicine, Health

AndhraNews

Mouse study points to Down syndrome treatment

Facebook refuses to embed report abuse button Reports indicate that social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have refused to embed a report button that would allow users to report abuse.

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Related Topix: Mice, Social Software, Medicine, Health, Alzheimer's, UC Los Angeles, California

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Bury Free Press

Quality of dementia care in hospitals

Dementia care in hospitals has featuredA in many newspapers. The Times reported that campaigners have said, "patients with dementia are staying too long in hospital and receiving 'disgraceful' care that worsens their condition." The Daily Telegraph said that "one in three never go back to their own homes and are discharged to a nursing home ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Nursing

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Associated Content

Depression, Delirium and Dementia

These disorders tend to lead into one another. Depression leads to the acute disorder of delirium, and delirium gives way to the chronic disorder of dementia.

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Related Topix: Depression, Health, Medicine

Mon Nov 16, 2009

BBC

Elderly patient in hospital gown

Hospital stays for people with dementia are far longer than for patients being treated for the same injury or illness but without dementia, it is claimed.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Family, Elderly, Nursing

The Journal Newspaper Online

Drugs are used 'too easily' in care homes

RESEARCH partly conducted in care homes on Tyneside has revealed that up to 150,000 people treated with anti-psychotic drugs don't need them.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly, Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Bury Free Press

Antipsychotic use in dementia

"About 145,000 people with dementia are wrongly being prescribed powerful anti-psychotic medication which causes around 1,800 deaths a year," The Times reported.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

MediaGuardian.co.uk

Magnum photographs: The hidden face of caring

'Her personality has changed completely,' says Ray Prike about his mother, Doris, who is 96 and has vascular dementia.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, 9

Daily Mail

Brushing your teeth could reduce your risk of dementia

Reducing gum disease by brushing, flossing and seeing the dentist can improve your thought processes later in life Adults who take good care of their teeth may also be bolstering their memory skills Research has already established an association between poor oral health and Alzheimer's disease, as well as heart disease, stroke and diabetes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Dentistry, Alzheimer's

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times Online

Wrongly prescribed dementia sedatives kill 1,500

Up to 150,000 people with dementia are wrongly being prescribed powerful sedatives to calm them down with around 1,500 of them dying as a result, a Government-ordered review has found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Drugs, Alzheimer's

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Kevin, M.D.

How do people with dementia die?

Dementia is a terminal illness. However, people with advanced dementias often languish in skilled nursing facilities, far from the ministrations of specialists.

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Related Topix: Health, Nursing, Geriatric Medicine, Pneumonia

MediLexicon

Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Link Between Muscle Strength And Alzheimer's

Lack of muscle strength could be one of the early signs of dementia according to a study published in Archives of Neurology.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine, Neurology

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Shrevport Times

Alzheimer's task force makes recommendations

A local Alzheimer's disease advocacy agency has started a new support group in response to a statewide report on services for Alzheimer's patients and their families.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Health, Medicine

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