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MP to raise awareness of dementia care - 25 Mar 2008
Blackpool Gazette,By Emma Harris A FYLDE coast MP wants to raise the profile of care needs for dementia sufferers, both in care homes and in the community.
Study: Share dementia diagnosis - 25 Mar 2008
Jackson Clarion Ledger,LOUIS — Doctors often hesitate to tell patients they likely suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, fearing the news will overwhelm
Hormone Replacement Therapy may help to protect against Alzheimer’s - 25 Mar 2008
Times Online,Women have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia than men, even once their longer average lifespans are taken into account,
Alzheimer Society offers workshops in May - 25 Mar 2008
Williams Lake Tribune,The workshop is for people with early dementia and for family caregivers. The second workshop May 1 from 1-4 pm is titled Planning and Introduction to
Dealing with difficult matters - 25 Mar 2008
Daily News Tribune,Now the doctor is telling me that my mother has vascular dementia. Will medication help my mother? I worry that my mother will not remember to take the
New day center can’t keep up with demand - 25 Mar 2008
San Luis Obispo Tribune,A new day care program for people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in San Luis Obispo hasn’t opened yet, but already it has a waiting list.
NIA Study Reveals Key Findings on Aging - 25 Mar 2008
Senior-Spectrum,A University of Michigan study based on HRS showed that those with cognitive impairments such as dementia received substantially more informal help than
Clinical Practice Leaders - 25 Mar 2008
Nursing Times,If you have the qualifications and a genuine interest in caring for people with dementia, we will provide all the support you’ll need to develop specialist
Alzheimer’s Association offers training class - 25 Mar 2008
Quad City Times,...to teach four one-hour modules as mandated by the State of Illinois for staffers working in dementia special care units of skilled nursing facilities.
Service gives - 25 Mar 2008
Williamstown, Altona, Laverton Star,By Denise Deason ROMA Mason, 75, of Laverton, is a full-time carer for her 78-year-old brother who suffers from dementia. “He doesn’t realise because the
Search on for missing Cooma senior - 25 Mar 2008
ABC Regional Online,His son, Shane Trethewey, says his father is suffering from dementia and is incapable of looking after himself. He says it is possible his father has
Dementia timebomb 'will hit 1.2m' - Mar 22, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Dementia robs victims of their identities as memory, speech and understanding are lost. Drugs such as Aricept, which slow the appearance of the symptoms of
Search continues for missing Knoxville man with dementia - Mar 24, 2008
WATE.com,Charlie Ried suffers from dementia and went missing Thursday night. Charlie left his home around 6:45 Thursday night heading for the Peace Lutheran Church
Distinguishing signs of early dementia from depression is tricky - Mar 23, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comBerlin - It's often difficult to differentiate between early stages of dementia and depression, but a precise psychiatric examination can help,
Dementia strategy - Mar 21, 2008
Times Online,As a professor in dementia studies, I frequently refer back to the dark ages in our field when people with dementia were viewed as the “living dead�,
Forum to address dementia in NY - Mar 21, 2008
Bizjournals.com,A new council charged with creating a statewide plan to address health care services related to dementia will hold a public hearing in Cheektowaga this
We're Not Stupid - Mar 24, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,The money is sure to give those with the condition a fresh hope for the future, especially as figures for dementia diagnosis, including Alzheimer's,
For dementia, fewer drugs may be stronger medicine - Mar 19, 2008
Chicago Tribune,But then her daughter Carol Johnson begins describing just how bad it got as she struggled to manage her mom's dementia at home before Thanksgiving 2006.
Health and fitness briefs - Mar 24, 2008
The Coloradoan,More than one-fifth of Americans over age 70 have some memory impairment that isn’t classified as dementia, a new study finds.
Bonn to play host to dementia research centre - Mar 19, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right). Please note this is News in Brief, and so will be a short article.
Nurse screamed at dementia patients - Mar 22, 2008
Yorkshire Evening Post,A NURSE who screamed at dementia patients in a Leeds hospital and threatened to kick an elderly man after his legs got trapped in his bedrails has been
Woman with dementia missing - Mar 19, 2008
Chicago Sun-Times,BY MARK J. KONKOL Staff Reporter Wanda E. Mason, 84, left her home while her husband was napping, Forest Park Lt. Steve Knack said. Mason only speaks Polish
Some memory loss common in dementia-free elderly - Mar 17, 2008
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In 2002, more than 5 million older Americans had cognitive impairments that did not reach the threshold for dementia,
Health Buzz: Dementia in Seniors and Other Health News - Mar 18, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...researchers surmised that more than 1 in 3 people over 70 have some degree of cognitive impairment, though not necessarily the full-blown dementia.
The Science of Alzheimer's - Mar 24, 2008
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil,But, for now it's a matter of making sure the person doesn't have reversible dementia and then dealing with the symptoms. Just because a person has dementia
Medical Edge: Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's share symptoms - Mar 21, 2008
Post-Bulletin,DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What can you tell me about Lewy body dementia? What treatments are most effective, if any? Also, how does it mimic Parkinson's?
New Lifetime Risk Estimates for Alzheimer's and Dementia - Mar 21, 2008
MedPage Today,Risk is greater for developing any dementia, including Alzheimer's, after 55 -- at 21% for women and 14% for men, Sudha Seshadri, MD, of Boston University
The caregivers' dilemma: The constant worry - Mar 23, 2008
phillyBurbs.com,By JO CIAVAGLIA Editor's Note: This is the first in a series on the different stages of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease and dementia though one
My Daily Battle - Mar 22, 2008
Boston Globe,Four years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and, later, an Alzheimer's-like dementia. Now 62 and living in Chestnut Hill, he shares what it's
Disabled woman assists mother in her dementia - Mar 15, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,At 83, Mom has dementia. Pam's sister, a three-time cancer survivor living in Sacramento, had been assisting their mother for seven years, assuming full
Have a curry and care for a dementia sufferer - Mar 20, 2008
Craegmoor News,A new scheme has been launched in Scotland to raise money for dementia care in the country. Care for a Curry? is an initiative by dementia charity Alzheimer
Dementia centre is given go-ahead - Mar 13, 2008
BBC News,Plans for a £4m centre of excellence in Wrexham to care for people with dementia have been given the go-ahead. The new centre, to be called Bodlondeb (place
Woman’s offences ‘are as a result of dementia’ - court - Mar 20, 2008
Worcester News,By Lauren Rogers A TERMINALLY-ill woman may have started offending as a result of dementia, a court has heard. Jennifer Lovatt, who is in the second stage
Pratchett's shock at dementia funding - Mar 13, 2008
Guardian,Why does the government spend more on cancers than dementia when the numbers suffering are similar? The author of fantasies, Terry Pratchett - newly
Subjects thank Purdue for memories - Mar 23, 2008
Journal and Courier,By DOROTHY SCHNEIDER Bob Lemond wasn't sure about it when he signed up for Purdue University's Brainbuilders, a group for men with early-stage dementia.
Dementia killing more Australians - Mar 14, 2008
The Age,But dementia and Alzheimer's killed 6542, 3158 more than in 1997. The figures reveal dramatic differences between the sexes in causes of death.
Mystery of Lost Christ Sculpture Comes to Light at Bonhams - Mar 24, 2008
TAXI Design Network,The female figure of “Dementia� displays the same thematic and stylistic characteristics as the Bedlam figures, strongly suggesting that it was made by the
One-day seminar – ‘Improving and Changing Dementia Care in Malta’ - Mar 20, 2008
Malta Independent Online,The Malta Dementia Society in collaboration with the University of Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre is holding a one-day educational seminar,
10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease - Mar 24, 2008
Southeast Missourian,Memory loss: Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common early signs of dementia. Forgetting names or appointments occasionally is
Dementia sufferer died after bolting his food - Mar 20, 2008
Hereford Times,Dr Carol Caldwell, who carried out the post mortem, said Mr Prosser had a medical history of stroke and suffered from dementia, heart disease and diabetes.
Device to improve life for dementia sufferers - Mar 20, 2008
Journal Live,A TRACKING device aimed at helping people with dementia lead independent lives has been developed by a North research team. Newcastle University developed
Silver Alert Issued for High Point Man - Mar 24, 2008
WRAL.com,High Point, NC — Authorities issued a Silver Alert early Monday for a missing 71-year-old man they believe suffers from dementia or another cognitive
Alzheimer’s Association and Mayo Clinic team up for Dementia ... - Mar 20, 2008
Business Wire (press release),The 2007 conference sold out with over 750 attendees, so plans have been made to accommodate a growing interest in dementia skills and care.
A full dance card for seniors - Mar 20, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),An innovative dance program that gets elders with dementia on their feet is enriching their lives and offering health benefits.
Testosterone spray proposed for new dementia study - Mar 10, 2008
ABC Online,MARK COLVIN: Melbourne's Monash University is looking for volunteers for a medical study that aims to prevent dementia in older women.
Dementia film nominated for Bafta award - Mar 19, 2008
Craegmoor News,She said: "We hope their brave decision will shine a light on the fact that dementia is a terminal condition that is currently desperately under funded and
Spring 2008 Dementia Conference: Living Well, Finding Hope scheduled - Mar 19, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,The Spring 2008 Dementia Conference: Living Well, Finding Hope, is set for 9 am to 3 pm May 8 at the Black Woods Banquet Center, 195 Highway 2, Proctor.
A day-care centre for Alzheimer’s - Mar 23, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,Dementia results in memory loss, confusion and disorientation. Alzheimer’s is one of the most acute and common forms of the disease, say doctors.
New house aids dementia sufferers - Mar 8, 2008
Sunday Herald,Professor June Andrews, director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at Stirling University, said that around 60% of people with dementia lived in
Testosterone spray trialed in dementia study - Mar 9, 2008
ABC Online,Monash University is looking for volunteers for a medical study that aims to prevent dementia in older women. Women aged over 45 are twice as likely to
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