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Dealing with dementia boredom

Hi, My father was diagnosed with severe dementia just over a year ago. While it hasn't really gotten any worse in that ...

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Exercise May Guard Girls Against Dementia in Senior Years

... News) -- If you want to help your young daughter avoid dementia much later on in life, a new study suggests it might be a good idea ...

Story - editor - 07/01/2010 - 01:30 - 0 comments

PTSD may boost dementia risk in older vets

... disorder (PTSD) are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as their peers without PTSD, according to research released today. ...

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Living with Alzheimer's Diease

... Alzheimer's DiseaseAlzheimer’s disease, also known as dementia, is a severe brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to live ...

Story - editor - 09/02/2010 - 03:30 - 0 comments

Happy Foods – Diet For Mental Health

... disorders like clinical depression, schizophrenia, and dementia require serious medical help. But for those who suffer from issues of ...

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Delirious Hospital Patients a High-Risk Group, Study Finds

... patients with delirium are at increased risk for dementia, institutionalization and death, a new study has found. ...

Story - editor - 07/30/2010 - 08:30 - 0 comments

Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study

Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers ...

Story - editor - 07/14/2010 - 20:00 - 0 comments

Exercise, Vitamin D Seem to Cut Alzheimer's Risk: Researchers

... D appear to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to two large, long-term studies scheduled to be presented ...

Story - editor - 07/13/2010 - 02:30 - 0 comments

Brain diseases linked to nerve cell junction defects

... diseases including autism, chronic pain, schizophrenia and dementia are linked to defects in proteins in the junctions between nerve ...

Story - editor - 07/06/2010 - 03:30 - 0 comments

Alzheimer's scourge hangs over ill-prepared Asia

... population will make up more than half of the world's dementia patients in 40 years, with China shouldering the biggest chunk. ...

Story - editor - 06/29/2010 - 02:00 - 0 comments

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Russians urged to smoke, drink more

Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens on Wednesday, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.

No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery

Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate treatment.

India to fall short of global maternal health goal

India has halved the number of women who die during childbirth, but experts warned on Wednesday a lack of facilities is likely to stop the country from meeting global goals for improving maternal health before 2015.

U.S. to aggressively pursue drug misbranding cases

The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to "aggressively pursue" pharmaceutical companies that illegally market drugs for uses that have not been approved by health regulators, a top agency official said on Wednesday.

Is lower thyroid activity linked to longevity?

A less active thyroid may mean more years added to your life, hints a new Dutch study.

Diabetes drug fights lung cancer in mice: study

A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found.

Surgery prevents breast cancers in high-risk women

Women with mutations in the well-known BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have their breasts and ovaries removed are much more likely to survive than women who do not get preventive surgery, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Cancer drug points way to new Alzheimer's approach

An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that block the development of brain-damaging plaques in Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Antibiotic helped fight common wound infection

An antibiotic that gets its microbe-fighting power from insect proteins was effective at attacking a common infection that afflicts blast victims in war zones, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

Unnecessary pre-op tests very common, and costly

Women scheduled for gynecologic surgery are very likely to undergo unnecessary tests before their operation, new research shows.