Information and opinions on Alzheimer's from MK 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/9486 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486 http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/25847/check-tool Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:12:00 -0000 MK I'm excited to report that Ask a Question, has launched this morning! Ask a Question is a separate area of this website where users can ask and answer fellow users' questions.   We've created this feature because we saw a need for something more specific than the Sharepost  "comment strings" that you  all have been using to ask your questions. Now, you can just pop a question into a box, and our users and experts will be there... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/25847/check-tool http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/20023/sew-honor-loved Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:10:00 -0000 MK My grandmother Betty Jones is 84 years old. She grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, married a man from nearby Alexander City, Ala., had four children, and played bridge and tennis during her free time. People often told her she looked like Betty Davis- and she abhors that comment to this day. Her life was not glamorous, or particularly unique. In fact, it was mirrored by most women of her age, during that age when women stayed home and... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/20023/sew-honor-loved http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/19759/lead-lead Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:37:00 -0000 MK A string of new research suggests that exposure to lead early in life could lead to more significant mental decline later in life, says The Washington Post.  Studies show that lead exposure, even if it was in a person's childhood, could result in a person's brain operating 5 years older than it really is. Dr. Philip Landrigan of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine says that it makes sense that if brain cells are destroyed early in... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/19759/lead-lead http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/19232/compare Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:00:00 -0000 MK It's safe to say that, for most of the country, healthcare doesn't become a very important issue when voting for a presidential candidate until people get older, more frail, and more dependant on modern medicine and good quality medical care. If only the young folks, myself included, knew that the decisions they make, and the votes they place this year, will inevitably affect the healthcare system they must face as older... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/19232/compare http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/18997/improved Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:27:00 -0000 MK Hi folks,  Writing to let you know that over the past few months, we have been working really hard to make some changes to this site so that its cleaner and easier for you to read and find the information you need. After all, what's good about an Alzheimer's information and support site, if you can't seem to locate the information, and the support? Hopefully that hasn't been the cass before. Now, you should just be able... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/18997/improved http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/18113/drug-home-wall Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:43:00 -0000 MK 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 Services, 30% of nursing home residents are on antipsychotic drugs made for those with schizophrenia... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/18113/drug-home-wall http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17767/terry-pratchett Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:21:00 -0000 MK 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 is best known for his Discworld series which revolve around the planet Ankh- Morpork.  Read the... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17767/terry-pratchett http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17721/helps-delay Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:00:00 -0000 MK 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 in their behavior while they are living are evident, when scientists take a look at their brains once... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17721/helps-delay http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17070/poor-homes Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:23:00 -0000 MK Today, Medicare and Medicaid services published a list on their website of the 54 poorest performing nursing homes in America (click here for the full list). These nursing homes come from 33 states and the District of Columbia.  CMS has published this list in an effort to encourage these homes to improve their services, which have failed to improve even after being cited for deficiencies.  One of the homes on the list will be... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17070/poor-homes http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17020/live-longer Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:05:00 -0000 MK The New York Times ran a story yesterday titled "In Hospice Care, Longer Lives Mean Money Lost", by Kevin Sack, which details the struggle between Hospice providers and the federal government, neither of whom want to cover the costs of hospice patients who are living longer than expected. Though the achievements of modern medicine have helped people to live longer lives- the years they spend incapacitated due to... http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/c/9486/17020/live-longer