Alzheimers Disease: – UMNS# 560-’House of Friends’ helps dementia patients, families
UMNS# 560-’House of Friends’ helps dementia patients, families
Worldwide Faith News (press release), NY - Sep 19, 2006… They are dressed for a Hawaiian luau at the “House of Friends.”. All of the “friends” at this weekly gathering suffer from dementia. …
Lewy dementia often looks like Parkinson’s
Connecticut Post, CT - Sep 29, 2006Q: My dad suffers from Lewy body dementia as does Estelle Getty. … Donna SpringerA: First, we need to talk about dementia. …
Risk predictor for dementia developed, say researchers
North County Times, CA - Sep 10, 2006LONDON —- Researchers have for the first time developed a “risk score” to try to predict which people may develop dementia. The …
Dementia patients have pain, study finds
Ninemsn, Australia - Sep 24, 2006… Alzheimer’s Australia executive director Glenn Rees said the results were concerning and should alert all involved in dementia care to the importance of …
Wandering dementia patients pose a challenge
News & Observer, NC - Sep 13, 2006… As many as seven of 10 people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia stray from their residences, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. …
Dementia drugs “divert funds from quality care”
Reuters.uk, UK - Sep 1, 2006… consultations. An estimated 12 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s which is the leading cause of dementia in the elderly. …
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