Alzheimer; News from the web:
With over three decades of experience in reaching out to professional and at-home caregivers, The Alzheimer’s Caregiver has launched an updated state-of-the-art website. The new home of TheAlzheimersCaregiver.com is more clearly arranged than the original and also makes use of informative videos for visitors
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
An alarming increase in Alzheimer cases in the state of Nevada. A great quote from this article that calls for action:
“If someone has lost the use of their legs, then we build a ramp to get into the building, but if someone loses their cognitive ability, we don’t build them a cognitive ramp to the community.”
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Researchers have said that amyloid plaques, a hallmark of diseases like Alzheimer’s, may have acted as a catalyst to help trigger the reactions that sustain life.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Time reports today this rather disturbing news:
Research found that medical staff often lists people’s immediate cause of death, such as pneumonia, on death certificates, when Alzheimer’s was the underlying cause. If properly accounted for, Alzheimer’s could rival heart disease and cancer as a leading cause of death
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
More than 50 people from all over South Carolina gathered Tuesday at the State House to raise awareness and ask for more funding for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and for those who care for them.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Thursday February 13th 2014 will be the day for a Twitter chat by health rankings producer Kimberly Leonard and hosted by David Shenk, author of “The Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Portrait of an Epidemic” and senior adviser to the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund; Dan Browning, creator of the NextAvenue Blog “Under 60 and Living With Dementia” and health reporter for the Star Tribune in Minnesota; Gary Small, author of “The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program” and director of theUCLA Longevity Center; Jeanne Walker, English professor at the University of Delaware and author of “The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage through Alzheimer’s;” Michelle Seitzer, freelance elder care writer; and New York Times Magazine staff writer Alex Witchel, author of “All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother’s Dementia, With Refreshments.” To join the conversation, simply follow the hashtag #AlzheimersChat.
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