THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia will cost the United States about $200 billion this year, a total that includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid, new statistics released Thursday show.
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A widely available cancer drug has shown remarkable success in reversing Alzheimer's disease in mice, raising hope of a breakthrough against incurable dementia in humans, US researchers said Thursday.
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Cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice: study
Police in Winslow Township, Camden County, are searching for a man with Alzheimer’s disease who disappeared Thursday afternoon.
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Alzheimer’s patient missing in Camden County
The Alzheimer’s Association Central Illinois Chapter will present Protecting What Matters: Adapting to the Personal Care and Safety Needs of Persons with Alzheimer’s from 9:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Galesburg Public Library, 40 E. Simmons St.
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A plan to include an Alzheimer’s care facility with a hotel and conference center in Freedom Plaza sparked debate lasting into the small hours of the morning Thursday, turning the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission into a forum on the future of the Interstate 88 corridor.The proposal includes a seven-story, ... continue reading