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From the pages of the Wall Street Journal: In an article titled Nursing Homes Struggle to Kick Drug Habit, writer Lucette Lagnado goes deep within Cobble Hill Health Center in Brooklyn to research the drug habits of its patients, or, rather, the drug prescribing habits of its nurses. According the the Center for Medicare and Medicaid... Read more
Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett announced yesterday that he has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. He is 59. Despite the diagnosis, Pratchett says he's got at least two books still in him, and is currently working on two projects, one entitled "Nation", the other "Unseen Academicals". He... Read more
The New York Times ran a story yesterday in Well, its health blog, titled Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile. Jane Brody, the author of the piece, writes that while many elderly people suffer from Alzheimer's and dementia, others seem to maintain their cognitive skills until the day they die. The catch is this: while the differences... Read more
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