Alzheimer’s financial abuse worry

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Nearly one in six people with dementia in Wales have been victims of financial abuse through cold calling, mis-selling or scam mail, a new report suggests.

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Laughter Might Be Good Medicine for Alzheimer’s Patients

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

FRIDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Exposing Alzheimer’s patients to “humor therapy” appears as effective as psychiatric drugs in reducing the agitation that often plagues those struggling with dementia, new Australian research suggests.

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Cancer, Alzheimer’s May Stop Each Other (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

Monday, December 28th, 2009

A study finds that people with dementia are less likely to get cancer, and those with cancer are less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease.

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