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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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Winter Olympics: one in 10 athletes injured - study

At least 10 percent of athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics sustained an injury and another seven percent fell ill, researchers reported in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on Tuesday.

Non-stick cookware may boost cholesterol: study

Exposure to chemicals used to make non-stick cookware and which are found in microwave popcorn may raise blood cholesterol levels in children, a study says.

Health: Super bug vs. superbug

One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope.

Mexican state reduces penalty for abortion 'crime'

Six women condemned to up to 29 years in prison for abortion will see their sentences reduced to eight years thanks to a reform in central Mexico, defense groups said Monday.

FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan

Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.

Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study

Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday.

Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman's own belt a...

UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled

GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes pill Avandia should be pulled from the U.K. market because of concerns that the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks, British drug regulators said Monday.

All together now: Beijing revives mass exercises

Liu Tao grimaces as he leaps up and down doing jumping jacks, one of the exercises he sweats through under a revived daily calisthenics routine that authorities in Beijing want all workers to perform.

College Students Reminded to Wash Their Hands

SUNDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- As college students begin to
settle into their new dorm rooms at campuses nationwide, one New York
City-based public health advocate is offering some basic advice to help
them stay healthy during the upcoming...