News About Dementia

Dementia News Alhezimer's: tackling the real questions pt2 September 23, 2010 at 11:54 PM This is the second in a three part interview with Dr. Michael Rafi, MD, Phd. He is the Associate Medical Core Director of the Alzheimera s disease Cooperative Study. Diagnosing Alzheimer's With A Pencil September 23, 2010 at 7:40 PM ALZHEIMER'S PREVALENCE: According to the 2010 report on Alzheimer's Facts and Figures, an estimated 60 to 80 percent of patients with Alzheimer's disease suffer from dementia. Alzheimer's disease September 23, 2010 at 3:37 PM There might have been a time when people in the Caribbean viewed Alzheimer's disease and other age-onset dementias as problems associated only with North America and Europe, simply because these are the continents where they have been recognised for what they are for years. News and views from the Mad River Valley :: Easy Street Cafe Supports Alzheimer's Association September 23, 2010 at 11:35 AM World Alzheimer's Awareness Day is September 21. In commemoration, a percentage of Easy Street Cafe proceeds during the week of September 21 through 27 will be donated to the Vermont Alzheimer's Association. Media Files mini-4c09e0659df85dc0c2de21ac51535a52 (15 KB) Faith 9/21 September 23, 2010 at 10:30 AM Blessed Angela Meal On Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. Ann Catholic Center at 908 Thorne Ave. Residents release balloons to raise awareness of Alzheimers September 23, 2010 at 6:15 AM RESIDENTS at a care home in Burnt Oak released blue and yellow balloons into the sky and enjoyed an old-fashioned tea party on Tuesday in aid of World Alzheimera s Day. Media Files mini-97c58496bb7820ab96a2e79485def7b3 (17 KB) Diets to Beat Dementia September 23, 2010 at 2:01 AM A nutritious diet allows for good blood flow to the brain. This diet has no saturated fat or cholesterol and has the right amount of things that are good for your body.