Health Expert Eric J. Hall shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/7494/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/7494/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/7494/index http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/150171/government Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall The only way to fight Alzheimer's disease, to fight any disease, is to put money behind it. We've seen that with cancer, with HIV/AIDs-and, now, we're starting to see it with Alzheimer's disease. The federal government's announcement that it will redirect $50 million into Alzheimer's disease research this year and its inclusion of more than $100 million in additional funds in its proposed 2013 fiscal year budget for both research and supportive... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/150171/government http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/146392/alzheimer-waste Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:27:00 -0400 Eric J. Hall All you have to do is listen-really listen-to people newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease to know our nation has no time to waste in developing a national strategy to defeat this devastating disease. Their sheer terror runs high: they know their ultimate fate-with no cure, the disease will run its course of a steady, debilitating decline and dependency, and then death. That is the unfortunate but harsh reality. All you have to do is... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/146392/alzheimer-waste http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/144401/step-forward Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:52:00 -0400 Eric J. Hall At all times, we need to speak for individuals with Alzheimer's disease who can no longer speak for themselves. But there are points when our responsibility becomes even more imperative. The controversy that flared up last week-and continues to burn-after religious broadcaster Pat Robertson likened Alzheimer's disease to "a walking death" on his "700 Club" show on the Christian Broadcasting Network marks one of those times. Every time I think... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/144401/step-forward http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/130929/contribution Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:39:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall AOL's home page today features a "You've Got..." with Ron Reagan discussing what he thinks his father, President Ronald Reagan, would want to be remembered for. It's a tie-in to his dad's centennial birthday on February 6 and Reagan's new book about the 40th President of the United States. Of course, the "remembering" part is most appropriate given the President's historic announcement in a handwritten note in November 1994 that, "I am one of... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/130929/contribution http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/125967/veil-alzheimer Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:15:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall For too long, there has been a veil covering Alzheimer's disease. We can point fingers at stigma, fear, denial and misperceptions. These and other factors have kept this brain disorder out of the nation's consciousness. It's kept this disease from receiving the attention-and the funding-that it deserves. Now is the time to change all that. Now is the time, because too many families are in the throes of Alzheimer's disease and too many families... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/125967/veil-alzheimer http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/124635/putting-memory Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:50:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall Each November since 2003, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America has held National Memory Screening Day. This year is no different: the event takes place November 16. But what is different this time around is the urgency and significance of the initiative. I always get asked by reporters: why memory screening day? The answer is rather simple: there are screenings for blood pressure, for diabetes, for cholesterol-why not for memory? Brain health... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/124635/putting-memory http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/103554/cut-individuals Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:53:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall Today marks a cause for celebration for all of us advocating for monetary relief for the younger end of the spectrum of Alzheimer's disease. The Social Security Administration announced today that early-onset Alzheimer's disease, as well as another 37 other medical conditions, has been folded into the "Compassionate Allowances" category-meaning that it is now among the medical conditions that will clearly qualify and be given automatic... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/103554/cut-individuals http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/102186/administration Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:41:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall Cheryl H.'s mom is in the moderate stage of Alzheimer's disease and lives with Cheryl and Cheryl's sister. In a recent e-mail to the social work team at the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Cheryl wrote: "We both work and have a hard time leaving her as she is very much afraid of falling and having no one to call. She is at the point where I don't think she would think to press her life line if she did fall. We are not in a very good... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/102186/administration http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/100072/start-foot-2010 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:46:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall For many family members overloaded with the 24/7 challenges of providing care to loved ones with Alzheimer's disease, it may seem as though one day rolls into the next, one year rolls into the next. But, it is a new year, a new decade-and a good time to look ahead with a fresh set of eyes. A look back at some of research studies that emerged in 2009 plants the seed for five resolutions that, although they may require squeezing out some time from... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/100072/start-foot-2010 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/99306/protection-care Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0500 Eric J. Hall On the morning of Christmas Eve, the United States Senate gave a long-awaited gift to Americans, but especially to those who are affected or will be affected by Alzheimer's disease. The gift: the passage today, in a 60-39 vote, of historic healthcare overhaul, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Well worth recognizing, I issued this statement: "On behalf of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), and our more than 1,200... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/7494/99306/protection-care