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) Wife killed by laundry
He died of Alzheimer's in 2008.An inquest said she died of mesothelioma in 2006 and daughter Karen Wellard, 54, has spoken out to raise awareness.
She said: "It's a cruel disease. It was so quick."
Her family cannot claim compensation for secondary exposure cases before 1965.
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) Star Wars mind-controlled toys from Mattel now shipping
Now, if someone could just prove all these mental calisthenics help ward off Alzheimer's and dementia, it would really help move some product.What do you guys think? Is this the future of gaming or just a gimmick? And how long before will it be before we can ditch the video game controllers and just use our thoughts to control everything?
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) I Am Woman; I Am Strong
A mother, a military wife, a care provider for a husband with Alzheimer's, my friend, Beverly Isenberg, is strong-willed and smart. Born in another generation, she might have been the colonel in the Isenberg family. She smiles when family and friends suggest she needs to take time for herself� then does what she damn well pleases the minute they're out the door. This is her story:Self-Image
The words have a fine ring to them and conjure up a number of things for you to think about. Ask yourself, what is your self-image? How do you feel about yourself: what you do, the way you do it, what you think, what you think other people are thinking about you, the list goes on and on. You can get into thinking about your appearance, the way you dress, comb your hair, apply make up (or no make up) smile, walk, talk...like I said, the list goes on and on. More>>
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) Drs. Schneider, Zheng, and Mack Reply
There is no reason to think that older patients with Alzheimer's disease are inherently less susceptible to the metabolic effects of antipsychotics than younger patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and we can safely conclude that metabolic adverse effects of antipsychotics occur in Alzheimer's disease patients. Cross-cultural studies are useful but are not required in order to make conclusions about this risk. We would not wait for further placebo-controlled trials of atypical antipsychotics in Alzheimer's disease in order to become concerned.Finally, metabolic and other adverse events should be considered in the context of efficacy. In these CATIE-AD patients, atypical antipsychotics were generally not effective in terms of all-cause discontinuation (2), although during phase I of the trial there were small salutary effects on behavioral rating scales relative to placebo (3). More>>
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) Obesity Ages the Brain and Reduces Life Span
“That's a big loss of tissue and it depletes your cognitive reserves, putting you at much greater risk of Alzheimer's and other diseases that attack the brain," Thompson said.Experts say people can greatly reduce their risk for Alzheimer's and related diseases by exercising, eating healthily and keeping their weight under control. “A brain healthy diet is one that is heavy on fruits and nuts and low in fat and cholesterol," says Lou-Ellen Barkan, president and CEO of the New York City chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. “Obesity is definitely not a good thing for a healthy brain."
But researchers say obesity isn't just causing the brain to shrink—it is also trimming years off people's lives. Economists at RTI International, a non-profit research organization in Research Triangle Park, N.C., analyzed data on 366,000 people and found that extremely obese people, those with a body mass index of 40 or greater, live three to 12 years less than their normal-weight peers. More>>