Alzheimer’s facility gets commission’s unanimous OK

Friday, April 6th, 2012

NAPERVILLE — A proposed Alzheimer’s facility sailed through the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday, taking a unanimous positive recommendation to the full City Council.Silverado Senior Living, a California-based company with 34 other facilities throughout the United States, plans a 90-patient senior housing facility to care for Alzheimer’s and memory-impaired ... continue reading

Doctor: 'Tsunami' of Alzheimer's looms

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

WORCESTER – Preparing for the coming “tsunami” of people with Alzheimer's disease has become a national priority, a panel of medical and care-giving experts told an audience that filled the amphitheater Wednesday night at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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Alzheimer's drug aids more severe cases too: study

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

The most widely prescribed drug to treat mild Alzheimer's disease, Aricept (donepezil), has been shown for the first time to help patients with more severe cases too, a study said Wednesday.

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Alzheimer's Conference set for March 28

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Insight. Information. Education. Safety. Questions. Answers. These are the threads that will be woven into fabric of the 23 rd annual Alzheimer’s Conference, which will be held Wednesday, March 28, in the Dothan Civic Center. The educational conference is open to both professional and family caregivers for patients who suffer ... continue reading

US Alzheimer's strategy: Better treatment by 2025, earlier diagnosis

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's “one of the most feared health conditions” on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.

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