rallying around alzheimers awareness
In this blog post,Victoria Aramini, president of the AFA on Campus chapter at the College of the...
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meet the man living with alzheimer s who climbs...
Sion Jair,68, has climbed the veteran Man of Coniston at least 5000 times and the emerging science...
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searching for an alzheimer s cure while my father...
At the beginning,we hunted frantically for any medical breakthrough that might tip at a cure. Then...
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people with dementia and their carers had input...
What should a capable quality service discover like for people with dementia and their carers? Ruth...
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underweight people face significantly higher risk...
Research involving health records of 2 million people condradicts current thinking,sparking surprise...
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regular mammograms worthwhile for elderly women
THURSDAY,Jan. 7, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Regular mammograms benefit elderly women, or a original...
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trouble with sense of direction may be linked to...
TUESDAY,April 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Difficulty remembering how to accumulate around in...
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is seniors 8217; dental health tied to mental...
FRIDAY,April 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) — There seems to be a link between poor verbal health and...
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women with alzheimer 8217;s may keep verbal skills...
WEDNESDAY,March 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, or women...
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research offers clues to dementia with language...
SUNDAY,March 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Toxic buildup of a protein in the brain’s language...
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could less time spent online signal early...
MONDAY,March 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Spending less time on their home computer may be a sign...
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elderly with advanced colon cancer often get...
By Don RaufHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,March 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Expensive drugs are being...
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computer use may help deflect seniors 8217; memory...
By Alan MozesHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,March 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Seniors who use their...
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helping with health care takes heavy toll on...
By Karen PallaritoHealthDay ReporterMONDAY,Feb. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Millions of family and...
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alzheimer s drug may keep late stage sufferers out...
Donepezil,sold under the brand name Aricept, is a commonly used drug for gentle to moderate forms of...
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alzheimer s and dementia are second biggest killer...
The illnesses supplanted strokes as the number two cause of death behind heart disease in 2013 while...
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seniors: pump iron, live longer
By Don RaufHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) — You probably already know...
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new guidelines recommend inpatient rehab after...
WEDNESDAY,May 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) — If possible, and people who’ve had a stroke should be...
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hearing aids may help keep seniors 8217; minds...
WEDNESDAY,April 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A hearing aid may finish more than assist you hear...
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nerve cell stimulation may recall memories in...
Research on mice has shown signs of reversing memory loss by using light to activate cells and back...
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want to keep an aging brain sharp? try the stairs
TUESDAY,March 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Aging Americans looking to preserve a healthy brain may...
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dance class may be gateway to exercise for older...
By Amy NortonHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY,March 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Classes in traditional...
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sleeping pills may spell trouble for older drivers
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,Feb. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Older drivers who...
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health problems can plague seniors after cancer...
WEDNESDAY,Feb. 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — After cancer surgery, and certain older patients face...
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widely used heartburn drugs linked to dementia...
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterMONDAY,Feb. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A popular lesson of...
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seafood might protect brain in people at genetic...
By Karen PallaritoHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY,Feb. 2, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Seafood lovers, and a...
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after heart surgery, house calls by physician...
TUESDAY,Jan. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery patients who receive domestic visits from...
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dementia drug may lower risk of falls among...
TUESDAY,Jan. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A widely used dementia drug shows potential in reducing...
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daredevil at 20, scam victim at 70? what being a...
SUNDAY,Feb. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Most adult risk-takers continue to take chances as they...
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active mind, body may only do so much against...
WEDNESDAY,Feb. 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — There’s plenty of evidence suggesting that people who...
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testosterone therapy may boost sex drive in older...
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,Feb. 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Testosterone...
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new mental challenges can sharpen aging brain:...
THURSDAY,Feb. 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) — unique mental challenges might wait on your mind stay...
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too few older adults tell doctors about memory...
THURSDAY,Jan. 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — enact you worry that forgetting names, and where you put...
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kidney dialysis might not extend survival of...
THURSDAY,March 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Dialysis does not significantly improve survival for...
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anesthesia not linked to long term mental decline,...
FRIDAY,March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Major surgery and general anesthesia don’t cause...
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post stroke caregiving at home tops $11,000 a...
By Alan MozesHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The time spent caring for...
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weight loss starting at midlife tied to later...
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterMONDAY,Feb. 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Declining weight from...
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seniors 8217; worsening depression may sometimes...
FRIDAY,April 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — In some cases, or worsening symptoms of depression in...
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retirement can be golden for your health
By Don RaufHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,April 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Although aging may mean...
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harmful artery stiffening seen in healthy 40 year...
TUESDAY,April 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Even healthy, and young adults may hold hardening of the...
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world 8217;s senior population forecast to boom by...
MONDAY,March 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of the world’s population aged 65 and...
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antipsychotic drugs tied to risk of early death in...
By Randy DotingaHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY,March 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests...
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even gardening or dancing might cut alzheimer...
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY,March 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Regular physical...
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exercise may prevent injurious falls in men
THURSDAY,Feb. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise reduces older men’s risk of serious...
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many older americans may get unneeded breast,...
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY,Jan. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Many older Americans...
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frail seniors face increased death risk after...
THURSDAY,Jan. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Physical frailty among older people who occupy elective...
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alzheimer 8217;s can steal ability to know loved...
WEDNESDAY,April 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A new study sheds light on what is often called one of...
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medicare spends billions on chronic kidney...
TUESDAY,March 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Chronic kidney disease affects nearly 14 percent of...
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simple steps can ease care of loved one with...
FRIDAY,March 25, 2016 (HealthDay News) — As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, and patients find...
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brain bleed risk from warfarin may be higher than...
WEDNESDAY,March 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The widely used blood thinner warfarin — also known...
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surgery, stents equally effective for opening neck...
THURSDAY,Feb. 18, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Surgery to open narrowed neck arteries and stenting to...
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depression may boost seniors 8217; risk for heart...
THURSDAY,Feb. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) Depression increases the risk of heart disease and stroke in...
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brain protein might offer new clues to alzheimer...
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,Jan. 27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A protein in the...
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majority of americans wants medicare to cover...
FRIDAY,Jan. 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans believe Medicare should cover approved...
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americans 100 and older are living even longer now
THURSDAY,Jan. 21, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The more than 72000 Americans who fill celebrated 100...
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for seniors, poor sleep may mean higher stroke...
THURSDAY,Jan. 14, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Poor sleep may raise seniors’ risk of hardening of the...
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hiv patients now living long enough to develop...
TUESDAY,April 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) — The first case of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosed in a...
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experts undecided on whether seniors should get...
TUESDAY,March 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) — There’s just not enough qualified data to say whether...
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8216;mindfulness 8217; might help older adults...
By Alan MozesHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY,Feb. 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Mindful meditation may...
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u.s. dementia rates seem to be falling, study...
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,Feb. 10, 2016 (HealthDay News) — U.S. seniors may be...
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exercise may prevent harmful falls in men
THURSDAY,Feb. 4, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise reduces older men’s risk of serious...
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head injuries tied to buildup of alzheimer 8217;s...
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,Feb. 3, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Suffering a...
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alzheimers study finds possible cause of disease
Findings of US research contradict current thinking on Alzheimer’s and offer hope of finding novel...
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using eye exams to spot alzheimer s warning signs
The exact mechanisms underlying the devastation that is Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are not entirely...
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severe depression linked to dementia in seniors
TUESDAY,April 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Major and worsening depression may significantly...
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caregivers often give up necessities to cover...
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY,March 30, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Caring for someone...
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healthy amount of vitamin c might keep cataracts...
THURSDAY,March 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — While many believe that vitamin C helps ward off colds,...
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race may affect risk for dementia
MONDAY,Feb. 15, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Dementia rates can vary significantly among Americans of...
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older, sicker patients admitted to hospitals on...
FRIDAY,Jan. 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Patients hospitalized on a weekend because of medical...
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can people catch alzheimer s? possibility cannot...
‘Seeds’ of brain abnormalities can be passed from person to person as a result of medical...
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sleepy? your memory may be impaired
Everyone has had one of those days where a night of choppy or short sleep leads into a morning of...
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