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Living with Alzheimer's Diease

Facts about Alzheimer's DiseaseAlzheimer’s disease, also known as dementia, is a severe brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to live a regular life. Alzheimer’s disease affects areas of the brain such as thought, language, and ...

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Alzheimer's nursing care

Hi, My mother has Alzheimer's Disease. She is 82 and it has gotten very severe. She has been living with my ...

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Sniffing insulin may help memory lost to Alzheimer's

... insulin up the noses of patients with early forms of Alzheimer's disease showed signs of improving their memory, U.S. researchers said on ...

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Prevent Alzheimer’s With The Mediterranean Diet

Preventing Alzheimer’s disease may be as simple as sipping the wine and passing the olives, according ... products translated to a decreased risk of contracting Alzheimer’s – up to 40%. ...

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Association Found Between Alzheimer's and Anemia

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings ...

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Updated Alzheimer's guidelines add very early stage

Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called amyloid are ...

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Emotions May Be Blunted in Alzheimer's Patients

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Alzheimer's disease often can seem withdrawn and apathetic, symptoms frequently ...

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Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs

... are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting ...

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Avid amyloid tracer hits target in Alzheimer's study

... a toxic protein that light up in the brain of people with Alzheimer's disease are present in an autopsy after they die, U.S. researchers said on ...

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Scientists find blood protein link to Alzheimer's

... protein called clusterin are linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said on Monday -- a finding which could pave the way for ...

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Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies

Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.

Health Highlights: July 29, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among black teens, vitamin
D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness -- a risk factor for
heart disease and stroke -- but adequate supplementation may resolve the
problem, a new study has found.

Increased Risk of Violence Among Unsupervised Teen Groups

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Even in so-called "good"
neighborhoods, there's a significantly increased risk of violence if teens
gather with nothing to do and no adult supervision, a new study
suggests.

FDA finds problems at Sanofi vaccine plant

Sanofi-Aventis failed to follow proper manufacturing procedures at a vaccine plant in France, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Thursday.

Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate)
Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16.

Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted
among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says.

The pill equally effective in obese, thin women

Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.

For blood pressure, can you be fit but fat?

If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are.

EMS systems catch cardiac arrests, and a lot more

San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system.