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Fort Worth Memory Care Community Unveils Virtual Dementia Experience | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Feb 9, 2012
Fort Worth Memory Care Community Unveils Virtual Dementia Experience. Autumn Leaves of Cityview offers an interactive, virtual dementia experience in Fort Worth - PR11795197

Spouses Who Care For Partners With Dementia at Sixfold Higher Risk of Same Fate - 05/05/2010
www.hopkinsmedicine.org | Jan 27, 2012
Husbands or wives who care for spouses with dementia are six times more likely to develop the memory-impairing condition than those whose spouses don’t have it, according to results of a 12-year study led by Johns Hopkins, Utah State University, and Duke University. The increased risk that the

Dementia sufferers cheated of £100m - FT.com
www.ft.com | Dec 13, 2011
People with dementia have been cheated out of more than £100m through cold calling, scam mail and other forms of financial abuse, according to a study by the Alzheimer’s Society. The charity called for educational programmes and fresh controls on

Depression Increases Risk of Dementia in Patients
www.biospace.com | Dec 6, 2011
Depression in patients with diabetes is associated with a substantively increased risk of development of dementia compared to those with diabetes

SIR Management President, Bryan Barrish, to Host Forum in Chicago on Alzheimer’s Disease and
www.prweb.com | Oct 14, 2011
Regency Rehabilitation Center, a SIR Management facility, will partner with Hospice of Illinois to host a forum for caregivers and family members. This session will focus on those that take care of individuals with Alzheimer’s or Dementia and will be held Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 6631 No.

Hundreds of Scottish champions to help transform dementia care - Scotsman.com News
news.scotsman.com | Sep 18, 2011
Hundreds of Scottish champions to help transform dementia care - HUNDREDS of dementia champions will be at work across the country from 2013 to improve standards of care.

Bleeding peptic ulcers still a problem | 6minutes
www.6minutes.com.au | Aug 12, 2011
Bleeding peptic ulcers are still a major problem for hospitals, although they now occur in mostly in older patients.

amednews: Dementia patients benefit from hospice care :: Aug. 10, 2011 ... American Medical News
www.ama-assn.org | Aug 10, 2011
Study authors say policymakers need to consider patient benefits as they discuss future Medicare funding.

Research hope in Alzheimer's fight - Yahoo! News UK
uk.news.yahoo.com | May 2, 2011
A new research programme could lead to powerful new Alzheimer's treatments within 10 years, it has been claimed.

Medical News: Link Between MRI Data, Cognitive Function Honed - in Neurology, General Neurology
www.medpagetoday.com | Apr 29, 2011
The location of white matter hyperintensity on MRI correlated with specific aspects of cognitive function in a community-based study of people with and without cognitive impairment.