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Christine Kennard

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posted 05/07/2008, comment (1)

Long-term Use of Ibuprofen Cuts Alzheimer's Risk

Long term use of the painkiller ibuprofen when taken for more than five years has been found to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 40 percent. Published in the Journal of Neurology, this large scale study demonstrated that the type of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) was important in risk reduction. They found some NSAIDs... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 05/07/2008, comments (5)

Music Therapy Helps Some Regain Speech After Stroke

A story that can only be called "heartwarming" was recently published by The New York Times online. Titled, "At 60, He Learned to Sing So He Could Learn to Talk," the story is about how a man regained his ability to talk after a stroke - by singing. The story explains the brain hemispheres involved, but it's the singing that made the... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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Alzheimer's Caregiver

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (2)

Slow Medicine: A New Approach to Elders' Quality of Life

What would it be like if we gave the elderly the time and the information to make their own decisions about the level of medical care given to them as they approach the final hour? That's the idea behind slow medicine, which is described in a New York Times article by Jane Gross. "Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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has vascular dementia

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (2)

Dementia and Travel- They Mix!

Dementia does not stop me from going on vacation-though I would not be able to function without the support of my husband. Let me explain. We have just gotten back from a five night cruise to the western Caribbean. In the distant past, before I married my husband, I was able to travel well by myself. I followed... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 04/24/2008, comment (1)

Study Shows Exercise/Brain Health Link (Again!)

Yet another study--this time a big analysis of other high-quality studies--demonstrates the link between fitness and brain health. Three things you need to know 1. This study was a powerful analysis of previous high quality research on the issue, published by the highly regarded international Cochrane Library. It demonstrates a... Read more Chevron

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