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Beer belly 'doubles dementia risk' 24 Nov 2009 06:46 GMT
... on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older. "Anyone carrying a lot of fat around the middle is ...
Don't blame hospital staff for the treatment of dementia sufferers 24 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
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Memory loss not linked to surgery 24 Nov 2009 01:30 GMT
... who were healthy so they studied 575 patients who were tested annually for Alzheimer's-type dementia, and then divided the 361 people who had mild to moderate dementia and the ...
Pfizer Receives FDA Approval For Geodon (Ziprasidone HCl) Capsules For The Adjunctive Maintenance Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder In Adults 24 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT
... 2 million adult patients have been treated with this important therapy. Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death compared to ...
Music magic for the mind 24 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... have on so many, including autistic children all the way through to seniors with dementia.'' Mr Howat said more than 200 local people already used the service. A spokeswoman ...

Kevin Pietersen and Jessica Taylor expecting their first baby 24 Nov 2009 00:10 GMT
... at losing Edmund as he listened to an evening of readings from pensioners suffering dementia, hosted by actor Simon Callow, at London's Trafalgar Studios in aid of Age UK. ...
TV preview: Enid | Storyville: Hi Society | Wonderland 24 Nov 2009 00:43 GMT
... their names, though by that stage she was probably suffering from the onset of dementia. But maybe Ramona Marquez from Outnumbered stole the show as Immy, locking Blyton out ...
Read-Dunning to be site of city's 1st state-operated veterans hospital 24 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
... will be divided into five 40-bed units, including a wing specifically for Alzheimer's and dementia patients. There are no veterans homes north of Interstate 80, yet 55 percent of ...
The juice on juice 24 Nov 2009 04:33 GMT
... boost brain health. Animal studies suggest it can help protect against age-related conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's disease. As with red wine, the entire grape - including skin and ...
Folic Acid Can Be A Key Protector Against Heart Disease 24 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... the principal effects of elevated homocysteine, it has also been strongly linked with vascular dementia. The role of folic acid and folates in lowering blood homcysteine levels is well ...

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Recovery Funds Advance Alzheimer's Disease Research 24 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... variety of life experiences may influence the risk of developing age-related cognitive decline and dementia. David Bennett, M.D., of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, will use brain tissues from ...
Bill Cosby - funny, but sad 24 Nov 2009 04:37 GMT
... Bill Cosby performs at the Jubilee Auditorium on Sunday. (Amber Bracken/Sun Media) A night with Bill ...
Good Housekeeping: Best Memory-Boosting Games 24 Nov 2009 06:03 GMT
... (a kind of mental savings account called cognitive reserve) and slow the symptoms of dementia. Banking on this research, dozens of brain-training books, computer games, and Websites have hit ...
Police Seek Help In Finding At-Risk Adult 24 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... they are worried for her health and safety. Police said that Lynch suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's. Lynch was last seen wearing black and white shoes, and possibly khaki-colored ...
Enduring Power of Attorney - Last Chance Saloon 24 Nov 2009 06:51 GMT
... If you lose mental capacity because of dementia, you will need someone else to manage your legal, financial and health affairs. Currently, ...
Steelers' concussion specialists meet new guidelines (Today) 24 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
... pregame telecast, comes after several years of reports about former players suffering from depression, dementia and other cognitive problems and whether those ailments are linked to concussions during their ...
Steelers' concussion specialists meet new guidelines 24 Nov 2009 06:54 GMT
... pregame telecast, comes after several years of reports about former players suffering from depression, dementia and other cognitive problems and whether those ailments are linked to concussions during their ...
Helen Martin: Dementia timebomb has already exploded 23 Nov 2009 12:53 GMT
... THERE is nothing new in the claims that elderly patients with dementia are not properly cared for in hospital . . . if by "properly" we ...
Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia 23 Nov 2009 17:20 GMT
... Fat around the middle increases the risk of dementia Women who store fat on their waist in middle age are more than twice ...
Fat Around The Middle Increases Dementia Risk 23 Nov 2009 18:14 GMT
... Fat Around The Middle Increases Dementia Risk Posted on: Monday, 23 November 2009, 10:32 CST Women who store fat on ...

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Middle age women who store fat on their waist more likely to develop dementia when they get older: Study 23 Nov 2009 16:35 GMT
... on their waist in middle age are more than twice as likely to develop dementia when they get older, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The study ...
Residents lobby for dementia facility 23 Nov 2009 05:16 GMT
... Charters Towers residents have taken to the streets to call for a high-care dementia facility. The Dementia and Aged Care Action Group (DAACG) held a protest march and ...
Dementia nurse given suspended sentence 23 Nov 2009 19:41 GMT
... A senior nurse who was convicted of ill-treating two elderly dementia patients was given a suspended prison sentence today. Penelope Webber, who is now called ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Abilify (aripiprazole) for the Treatment of Irritability Associated with Autistic Disorder in Pediatric Patients (Ages 6 to 17 Years) 23 Nov 2009 02:13 GMT
... or Bipolar Disorder, manic or mixed in adults Increased Mortality in Elderly Patients with Dementia-Related Psychosis Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased ...
Allon Therapeutics Releases Third Quarter Operating Results 23 Nov 2009 13:22 GMT
... the first effective treatment for a number of brain disorders broadly categorized as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the Company reported today in its Third Quarter 2009 operating results. Gordon McCauley, ...