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Thursday, November, 12, 2009
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Leah

Leah

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has vascular dementia
posted 11/09/2009, comments (5)

Dementia: I’m Getting Worse…Or Am I?

It's time for a checkup...a self check of where I am in the progress of my dementia.  One doctor told me that, with vascular dementia, there should be no further progression unless I have further TIA's (mini-strokes).  Another told me that I could have ten good years.  I took both to heart and have worked toward making my mind as... Read moreChevron
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Craig Stoltz

Craig Stoltz

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Health Journalist
posted 05/30/2008, comments (2)

Can Social Ties Stave Off Alzheimer's?

A new study confirms what previous research and intuition tell us: Connecting to other  people is good for your brain. In this case the research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that memory declined at half the rate among socially engaged adults compared to their more isolated peers.   Three things you need... Read moreChevron
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