Alzheimer's Expert Jacqueline Marcell shares Alzheimer's management news and commentary at OurAlzheimers.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/33891/misdiagnosed Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:12:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell Alzheimer's Disease makes up 65% of all dementias, but there are many other diseases that cause dementia which can mistakenly be diagnosed as Alzheimer's. Therefore, a thorough evaluation by a dementia specialist is important to assure an accurate diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. Here are the most common diseases that have been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's:   1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD): A rare, fatal brain disease caused by... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/33891/misdiagnosed http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/32821/senior-moments-log Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:38:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell Are you one of millions experiencing those pesky senior moments, which seem to occur more frequently with each advancing year? We whisper to our friends with a gallows laugh about the silly thing we have done now, secretly worrying we may be starting to get Alzheimer's or something. Then there's that anxious moment waiting for our friends to validate our experience by sharing their own senior moment, which makes us feel so much better that we... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/32821/senior-moments-log http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/32466/demands-attention Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:01:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell Always screen your calls and never pick up when your elder calls with a nasty demanding tone. If you never give in to moaning and groaning, they will eventually stop trying that approach. But if you eventually give in, you are teaching them that all they have to do is continue pushing harder and harder because you will eventually cave in. Never allow yourself to be manipulated.   Set reasonable but strict limits of when you can be... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/32466/demands-attention http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/30116/remembering Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:36:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell My mother was an absolute 10 when she was young, and I don't mind saying that I don't hold a candle to her. One fateful day as she walked down the street with her friend Mary, looking for Mary's boyfriend, a dashing fellow drove by and Mary yelled, "Hey, Jake, have you seen my Buck?" Jake stopped, instantly mesmerized and said, "No, but hop in girls and we'll go looking for him." Apparently, my mother hopped in and never hopped out,... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/30116/remembering http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/26993/aluminum-alzheimer Mon, 05 May 2008 11:25:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell I received this question today: "I am so afraid of using aluminum products, because I believe it caused my mother's and her best friend's Alzheimer's. They worked together in an aluminum plant for most of their lives and they died together too. I am wondering if that connection has been proven yet?"   Hi, so sorry to hear about your loss. It is interesting that the Aluminum/Alzheimer's connection continues to persist for... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/26993/aluminum-alzheimer http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/25641/prepared-present Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:33:31 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell Since the phenomenal success of "The Secret" DVD, I have noticed there are many more books out now about the power of visualization, "living in the moment", focusing on gratitude, and using positive affirmations. Even Oprah and the talk shows are doing more programs about the "new" innovative concepts-which have actually been around forever.   The other day I watched a program about famous people down through the ages who... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/25641/prepared-present http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/23922/great-organ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:47:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell I am a long-time member of the LifeSharers organ donation program, mainly because I was shocked to learn that every year Americans bury or cremate 20,000 transplantable organs. That means about 8,000 Americans die needlessly every year just waiting for an organ.  As of March 31, 2008:  * LifeSharers has 11,096 members, representing a 35% increase in a year. There are members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/23922/great-organ http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/22709/doesnt-nih-fair Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:14:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell The Alzheimer's Association has released a fantastic and shocking new report with the latest Alzheimer's Disease (AD) statistics: 5.2 million people in the USA have ADOut of 78 million Baby Boomers (those born 1946-1964), a whopping 10 million will develop AD and 4 million will develop some other type of dementiaEvery 71 seconds someone develops AD The direct and indirect costs of AD and other dementias to Medicare, Medicaid and American... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/22709/doesnt-nih-fair http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/21410/elder-abuse Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:10:00 -0400 Jacqueline Marcell Elder Abuse is an expanding serious problem affecting hundreds of thousands of elderly people in the United States. And since the abuse is oftentimes at the hand of a family member or friend, the issue remains largely hidden by the families, causing gross under-reporting of the crisis.  It is estimated that only 1 out of 14 incidents come to the attention of authorities. And criminal prosecution rarely occurs, because by the time... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/21410/elder-abuse http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/20830/clinical-trials Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:22:00 -0500 Jacqueline Marcell Everyone is anxious for medical science to come up with better treatments that not only delay the progression of Alzheimer's, but that stop the progression all together. And what we really want is for science to tell us how to prevent any kind of dementia from starting in the first place. But how many are willing to enroll themselves or their elderly loved ones in a clinical trial so researchers can effectively study new treatments and... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/43/20830/clinical-trials