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Caregiving
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- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
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- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's Therapy
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) committee is urging the U.S. government to fund studies to compare treatment options for ADHD, Alzheimer's disease, and other conditions. The IOM committee is charged with offering recommendations about how the government can best use the 1.1 billion dollars set aside in the stimulus package to fund medical studies. In total, the IOM published a list of 100 recommendations for study, including areas such as cancer screening, physical education in schools, and...
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Alzheimer's and Pet Therapy
We have a new member of the family…a dog, that is. But this happy news came at the sadness of having to put down Zasu, my parents’... Read more »
Pet Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients
After a hectic day at the office, there’s something quite comforting about coming home to not only your human family, but your dog—no... Read more »
Therapy for Alzheimer's Caregivers
An article by Kathleen Fackelmann, in the Nov. 14, 2006 edition of USA TODAY, titled “Counseling Keeps Alzheimer’s Patients Home,”... Read more »
Pets as Therapy for Alzheimer's
Some days I am extremely popular when I visit my mom and her fellow residents in the secure unit, but that popularity is based on the... Read more »
Listening to Familiar Music May Lead to Some Improvements in Those...
The Christmas carols that are playing on the radio often remind me of my childhood. I remember singing along with... Read more »
From Our Sources
Protein-folding problem may help spur Alzheimer's
A dysfunction in protein folding contributes to nerve cell death in Alzheimer's disease, a finding that could help lead to new treatments, Dutch... Read more »
What is Alzheimer's Disease?: alzheimers-issues.com
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alzheimers DiseaseDementia is significant loss of cognitive functions such as memory, judgment, attention, and abstract thinking. Alzheimers, the... Read more »
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