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Richard Taylor

posted 04/08/2008, comment (1)

Will the real Alzheimer's Disease Please Stand Up?

Is Alzheimer’s Disease Real? And more importantly to me and to 5,000,000 + other people like me, will a yes or a no or a maybe answer change my life for the better? Last week I was speaking in Ohio and someone told me the authors of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s” were also speaking nearby at another conference.... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/08/2008, comment (1)

Depression Alzheimer's Link: Does it Matter?

Depression may--may!--lead to Alzheimer's. Or maybe depression and Alzheimer's are both triggered by the same unidentified underlying problem. Both of these possibilities arise from a new report on the links between depression and Alzheimer's in the journal Neurology. Three things you need to know: 1. The study shows that... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/07/2008, comment (1)

Memory Loss

-Some complications can accompany the process of aging including Alzheimer's. There are steps everyone should take to decrease the chances of developing Alzheimer's and attain healthy longevity. Regular mental and physical activity and more schooling improve your chances against Alzheimer's. For more information , visit... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (4)

When You Don't Have the Option of Living in the Past...

We often are told that we need to live in the present, to put the past behind us and move on. For those of us with short term memory loss, this is not a suggestion, but a way of life. Wonder what it is like to live like this? I am constantly being reminded of my memory loss. People do not purposely set out to remind me. My... Read more Chevron

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Christine Kennard

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posted 04/07/2008, comments (3)

Using New Technologies to Help Patients Remember

At one time working with older people, especially people with dementia, meant providing limited services that only made brief acknowledgement to anything but physical needs. Patients in institutional settings seemed to just exist in the present. There was little understanding of how knowledge of their biographical histories could enhance... Read more Chevron

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