Don't confuse dementia with depression... look for the tell-tale signs
DR ELLIE CANNON explains why it is crucial to see your GP if you suspect your spouse is showing the early warning signs of dementia.
Daily Mail,
Mon Nov 30 08:12:35 PST 2009
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English Rose Suites offers a new approach to managing dementia care
English Rose Suites looks like a fairly typical 1960s-style home in Edina, although a touch more bucolic than many suburban enclaves. Sitting on a hill overlooking Braemar Golf Course, the ...
Finance and Commerce,
Mon Nov 30 10:22:11 PST 2009
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Gift Ideas for Loved Ones with Alzheimer's/Dementia
During this time of year, people begin thinking about gifts for the holidays. For a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or other form of dementia, family members and friends oftentimes strug...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance,
Mon Nov 30 08:45:00 PST 2009
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Day care centers serve Alzheimer
Peter Bondzinski, a pastor at Pine Knolls Alliance Church, knowsthat caring for relatives with Alzheimer's disease or dementia isno easy job.
The Post-Star,
Sun Nov 29 19:26:26 PST 2009
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Dementia big threat for elderly in poorer nations
* Dementia threat growing in low and middle income nations
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Fri Nov 27 09:30:22 PST 2009
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Authorities looking for missing Lutz man, 55
Authorities are looking for a 55-year-old man with dementia missing since Sunday afternoon.
The Tampa Tribune,
Mon Nov 30 11:24:00 PST 2009
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Therapeutic benefits of the human-animal bond
A pet owner knows the enormous joy and comfort that an animal can provide, especially in troubled times. Most pets are considered important members of the family and irreplaceable companion...
Science Daily,
Mon Nov 30 10:26:38 PST 2009
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Dementia threatens 3rd world
LONDON (AFP) - DEMENTIA is the biggest cause of disability in old people in poorer countries and the problem and its costs for society will grow rapidly as populations age, doctors said on ...
AsiaOne,
Fri Nov 27 20:34:47 PST 2009
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Care workers abused dying patient
A health worker who, along with a colleague, taped up the mouth of a dying dementia patient in Bournemouth is sentenced.
BBC Dorset,
Mon Nov 30 10:13:14 PST 2009
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NICE Consults On New Quality Standards
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has launched a consultation on its draft quality standards for the treatment of dementia and stroke; once published the new ...
Medical News Today,
Mon Nov 30 07:40:54 PST 2009
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Myra Roseman, Hopkins researcher
Hopkins researcher explored the role of antibiotics in treating strep infections and risk factors for cancer Myra Roseman, a retired bacteriologist and research associate with the departmen...
Baltimore Sun,
Mon Nov 30 01:01:11 PST 2009
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Report: Goodell to expand concussion restrictions
Report says that if a player is "woozy, has general dementia or memory loss," Goodell wants them banned from returning to game.
Newsday,
Sun Nov 29 16:27:34 PST 2009
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Wabash Valley doctor says use of a nutritional prescription supplement may help in...
While Terre Haute resident Scott E. Jones had long suffered from Parkinson
Terre Haute Tribune Star,
Sat Nov 28 20:11:44 PST 2009
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The power of change
Mariposa's story is one of metamorphosis - beginning from her Bronx roots to St. Vincent's Acute Psychiatric Ward to the artist and activist who took flight in DiaspoRican Dementia, the fin...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian,
Sun Nov 29 21:36:41 PST 2009
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Curvy women 'face dementia risk'
WOMEN who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older.
News Mail,
Thu Nov 26 21:39:43 PST 2009
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Dementia threatens 3rd world
LONDON - DEMENTIA is the biggest cause of disability in old people in poorer countries and the problem and its costs for society will grow rapidly as populations age, doctors said on Friday...
Straits Times,
Thu Nov 26 17:37:14 PST 2009
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Gordon Brown accused of diverting dementia funding to pay for free home care for e...
Gordon Brown came under renewed pressure over how his promise of free care at home for the elderly will be met as figures showed a fall in government funding for dementia research.
Times Online,
Thu Nov 26 13:28:55 PST 2009
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Dementia big threat for elderly in poorer nations
Source: Reuters * Dementia threat growing in low and middle income nations * Study says costs "enormous", will grow as populations age By Kate Kelland LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Dementia is...
AlertNet,
Thu Nov 26 16:08:49 PST 2009
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New network boosts dementia care
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The Daily Mercury,
Thu Nov 26 08:08:05 PST 2009
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