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Mar 29, 2006 |
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Abstract: Lower Plasma Vitamin E Levels Are Associated With the Frailty Syndrome: The InCHIANTI Study
We tested the hypothesis that, independent of confounders, low plasma levels of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol), the main fat-soluble human antioxidant, are associated with the frailty syndrome in older persons free from dementia and disability. |
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Sep 21, 2005 |
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Disaster Preparedness from the Alzheimer's Association
A disaster situation significantly adds to the stress levels and confusion of someone with Alzheimer's. In people with moderate to severe Alzheimer's, this can lead to risky and distressing
behaviors, such as wandering off, agitation, and surprising emotional
outbursts. People with Alzheimer's, including those who need nearly
round-the-clock care, can easily get separated from the only caregivers who know about their condition. |
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Mar 25, 2005 |
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Alzheimer's Documentary Airs Nationwide March 28
Half-hour TV Special on ABC Family Channel Urges Early Diagnosis for Patients, Plus Respite and Support for Caregivers |
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Oct 14, 2004 |
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Major Overhaul Needed in End-of Life Care for Patients with Dementia
Three University of Chicago geriatricians are calling for creative and wide-reaching solutions to the problem of sub-optimal end-of-life care for patients with dementia. |
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Sep 09, 2004 |
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National Alzheimer's Disease Experts Forecast Future Impact of the Disease
New projections show simple lifestyle changes could lower prevalence of Alzheimer's in US. |
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Aug 12, 2004 |
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Landmark Civil Rights Victory for Alzheimer's victims
After battling government bureaucracy for twelve long years and losing everything she had, justice prevailed when Shirley McClure, who had been a successful business woman before she was bankrupted by the City of Long Beach,won a landmark civil rights victory for Alzheimer’s victims. |
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Jul 27, 2004 |
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ELDERCARE: IF I ONLY KNEW THEN--WHAT I KNOW NOW
Jacqueline Marcell writes, "For eleven years I begged my obstinate elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but he adamantly insisted on taking care of her himself. Every caregiver I hired to help him said, 'Jacqueline, I just can't work with your father--his temper is impossible to handle. I don't think you'll be able to get him to accept help until he's on his knees himself.'" |
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Mar 24, 2004 |
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Alzheimer's: What is Wandering? National Safe Return Program Helps Patients Return to Caregivers
National Safe Return program helps patients return to caretakers.
Wandering is one of the most frightening and life-threatening behaviors associated with Alzheimer's disease and other dementing illnesses. Individuals with Alzheimer's are likely to wander at some point during the disease. They can become lost (even in familiar settings) and leave a safe environment. |
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Mar 23, 2004 |
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Thousands to take part in Alzheimer's study: Families offer DNA in hopes of finding cure for cruel disease
Nearly 4 million people now suffer from Alzheimer’s disease -- a number that will only increase as baby boomers grow older. Now, a new study hopes to enlist 1,000 families over the next three years in an effort to find a possible genetic link. |
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Jan 26, 2004 |
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Search for screening method to help decide when early-Alzheimer's patients should stop driving
When cognitive skills start fading, how do we know when it's time to stop driving? Although there is some consensus that individuals with moderate to severe dementia should not drive, it has been much harder to screen people with mild dementia, the earliest stage of the mental deterioration typical of Alzheimer's disease. |
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