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Please read today's top New York Times story on the political pressures Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona felt during his 2002 to 2006 term. It discusses how top Bush administration officials had "instructed him to put political considerations over scientific ones." Carmona also describes how he was pressured into not... Read more
NFL News reported yesterday that 35 retired NFL players have qualified for dementia- and Alzheimer's-related assistance, up to $88,000 each year from the NFL and the NFL Players Association, the players' union. The 88 Plan, which took effect February 1, 2007, aims to help defray the cost of care for players afflicted with dementia or... Read more
Note: This SharePost includes a link to a video animation on beta-amyloid, tau protein and their roles in Alzheimer's disease.Almost six months ago, Sharon Begley, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, wrote a savvy and nuanced piece critiquing the way Alzheimer's disease research is done. Her column, and the facts and... Read more
A new study suggests that drug store pain medication naproxen (brand name: Aleve) and prescription-only pain reliever celecoxib (brand name: Celebrex) do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease. The study, which was conducted at six U.S. dementia research clinics and included 2,100 patients, was published today in the online edition of... Read more
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