<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>OurAlzheimer's.com - Latest Alzheimer's News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/</link><description>Latest Alzheimer's News from OurAlzheimer's.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>OurAlzheimer's.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/</link></image><item><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:03 EST</pubDate><title>Boomers may be more disabled than their parents: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.html</link><description>According to a new study, U.S. Baby Boomers are likely to enter their 60s with more physical disabilities than previous generations, and this could place an enormous burden on the American healthcare system.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416828-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:01 EST</pubDate><title>What to expect for Medicare Part D open enrollment</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.html</link><description>An analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has found that monthly premiums will rise an average 11 percent, though the premium changes vary widely by which plan seniors select.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416821-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:24:04 EST</pubDate><title>Yahoo, Google want more leeway for drug advertising</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416816-98.html</link><description>Drugmakers say the current FDA guidelines requiring both benefits and risks of drugs on ads hampers advertising on the Internet given the space constraints for ads on Web pages.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-416816-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:28:02 EST</pubDate><title>All Ages at Risk for H1N1 Complications</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415593-29.html</link><description>A closer look at H1N1 cases in California
suggests the virus shows no discrimination based on age when it
comes to hospitalizations and deaths.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415593-29.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:21:02 EST</pubDate><title>Patients want doctors to discuss costs</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415357-98.html</link><description>Experts say that patients have started expecting their doctors to help them make decisions about their care based on the cost of treatment.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415357-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:03 EST</pubDate><title>Report sheds light on nursing home psychotropic use</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415349-98.html</link><description>According to an investigative report, many nursing home residents in Illinois and possibly other states are being put on dangerous psychotropic drugs without their consent.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415349-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:04 EST</pubDate><title>Muscle weakness linked to Alzheimer's</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415348-98.html</link><description>Elderly people who have muscle weakness are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, one new study suggests.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-415348-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:58:03 EST</pubDate><title>Early use of some pain meds may prevent Alzheimer's</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-414830-98.html</link><description>Scientists working with mice have found that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from a young age may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-414830-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:01 EST</pubDate><title>House passes healthcare reform bill</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-414363-98.html</link><description>The U.S. House of Representatives passed a landmark healthcare reform after a 14-hour day of debate, with only one Republican backing the measure along with 219 Democrats.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-414363-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:01 EST</pubDate><title>Hypertension likely in children of Alzheimer's patients</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.html</link><description>According to new research, people who have a parent with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, arterial disease, and markers of inflammation than people who do not have a parent with the condition.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:05 EST</pubDate><title>Illness, surgery not linked to seniors' mental decline</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.html</link><description>New research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors, nor do they accelerate the development of dementia.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:02 EST</pubDate><title>More hereditary markers of Alzheimer's found</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.html</link><description>Middle aged children of Alzheimer's sufferers have a high risk of hypertension and other inflammatory conditions--a fact that experts say puts them at risk of dementia as well.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:17:02 EST</pubDate><title>Diabetes Slows Alzheimer's Memory Loss?</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410819-29.html</link><description>While research shows diabetes increases
the risk of Alzheimer's disease, having both conditions might
actually slow the memory loss process.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410819-29.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:50:01 EST</pubDate><title>Resetting your body clock after a time change</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410765-98.html</link><description>Despite "gaining" an extra hour, experts say the fall time change can still wreck havoc on your body clock.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410765-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:15:04 EDT</pubDate><title>Virtual Treatments for Vertigo</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410325-48.html</link><description>Experts say it's an under-diagnosed and
under-treated problem -- vertigo most often happens when tiny
crystals in the inner ear come loose, giving the body a false sense
of movement. For people with the condition, simply turning over in
bed can throw the body's inner "gyroscope" into a spin. Two new
treatments are designed to get people with vertigo back in
balance.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-410325-48.html</guid></item></channel></rss>