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    New Study on Education and Alzheimer’s Contradicts Some Previous Research

    New research is fine-tuning one older belief and standing another on its ear. In an article by HealthDay reporter Carolyn Colwell titled, "Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline: Large, 14-year study finds no effect, contradicting previous research," several ideas once taken as fact are, at least for now, proven flawed or down right... Read moreChevron
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    Dementia – There Ought to Be a Law

    I'm proud to say that the legislature of my home state of North Dakota will, during this session, be looking at a bill concerning Alzheimer's that, if passed, could become a model for the rest of the country.    In a letter to the editor published in The Forum and on their Web site In-forum titled, "Landmark proposal for... Read moreChevron
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    Traveling with a Demented Elder, diagnosis

    Recently I was so dismayed to see a sweet little elderly lady (obviously suffering from dementia) and her devoted adult daughter, being delayed and searched at an airport checkpoint. The daughter was a bit heavy and apparently her underwire bra kept setting off the alarm, which finally embarrassed her to tears. The mom, seeing her daughter ... Read moreChevron
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    posted 02/06/2008, comments (4)

    Elder Care Becoming Part of Medical Curriculum

    Finally, some encouraging news from our medical schools. In a story from Boston.com titled When old is new: A wave of change in medical schools puts emphasis on care of seniors, writer Alice Dembner follows the new, improved training of medical students in the art of treating our aging populace. In the past, students who were not going into... Read moreChevron
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