Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are having an enormous and growing impact on the world economy, and will surpass $601 billion by the end of this year; over 1% of global GDP (Gross Domestic Product), says a new report " World Alzheimer Report 2010" - published by Alzheimer's Disease...
New research by scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) suggests that patients could be missing out on early treatment options for dementia because GPs are failing to diagnose the condition early enough. The study, the first of its kind to analyse life expectancy after dementia is...
The development of vascular dementia, the most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's dementia, may soon be able to be diagnosed before the first appearance of cognitive symptoms, and could be stopped or at least slowed down by targeted preventative measures. This has been demonstrated by...
It seems the catalogs never offer anything new. For instance, they don't seem to feature any new karaoke CDs, just the same ones. I just really need some new ideas. Many of the kids games and other stuff that's available can't be used because the resident's may try to eat the small pieces or...
A new study in the American Journal of Public Health found that 18% of elderly women with severe dementia undergo screening mammograms, despite guidelines from the American Cancer Society and other groups that recommended against such screening for women with a life expectancy of less than five...