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Living with Dementia – Video

Billie21Banks — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:18:43 +0000

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02-11-2009 18:25 The effects of dementia are well-known and heart-breaking. Millions of Americans are living with it and yet, Dr. Jon LaPook tells us, doctors are just now seeing it as a deadly disease.

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Wellbeing centre planned for dementia patients

jos — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:35:20 +0000

WALTON is in line to have a new wellbeing centre for people with dementia.

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Pre-dementia 'more common in men'

raelifin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:52:37 +0000

25 January 2012 Last updated at 17:44 ET By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News Although dementia is more common in women, it appears that men are at higher risk of the earliest signs of the disease, according to latest research.

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'Defeating Dementia'

GabrielaSharpe19 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:07:08 +0000

To mark the launch of a new report, 'Defeating Dementia', by Alzheimer's Research UK, Julian Huppert MP calls for greater investment in dementia research.

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Call for more dementia scientists

RUBY33wn — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:53:11 +0000

The chief scientific adviser to the charity Alzheimer's Research UK says more experts are needed to work on understanding the causes of dementia.

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Dementia research strategy urged

MCDONALDAlissa27 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:09:26 +0000

A national research strategy and more “white coats” are needed to combat soaring rates of dementia in an ageing population, a leading charity has claimed. Alzheimer's Research UK called on the Government to mount a long-term campaign to boost dementia research and increase the number of scientists working in the field.

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Welcome to dementia's world

raelifin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:11:54 +0000

STOCKTON – At first, you feel a bit silly.

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Watch for Signs of Stroke-Related Dementia

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Approximately 20 percent of all stroke survivors will develop cognitive problems later in life, including vascular dementia. Experts with the Methodist Neurological Institute in Ho

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Tackling the stigma around dementia

jos — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:58:32 +0000

Whatever you think of the controversial new film The Iron Lady, it's bound to raise awareness of a disease that threatens us all.

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Dementia sufferer found safe and well

KenyaHENRY — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:51:42 +0000

Christchurch Police concerned for the safety of a 57 year old dementia sufferer who was missing from Marine Parade in New Brighton said on Sunday he has been found safe and well.

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Dementia sufferer missing in Christchurch

KenyaHENRY — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:51:42 +0000

Christchurch Police are concerned for the safety of a 57 year old dementia sufferer who is missing from Marine Parade in New Brighton, Christchurch.

Government sets out plan to tackle growing dementia problem

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:37:59 +0000

ABOUT 4,000 cases of dementia are identified every year in Ireland but many people with the condition have never been diagnosed, a report reveals.

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Number of people with dementia set to triple

GabrielaSharpe19 — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:34:41 +0000

THE NUMBER of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and they will be a “huge burden” on the State without a long-term care strategy, Minister for Health James Reilly has said.

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Warning over rise in dementia

Claudine30DICKERSON — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:55:00 +0000

The number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to triple over the next 30 years and will be a “huge burden” on the state without a long-term strategy, the Minister for Health James Reilly has warned.

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia – Video

Billie21Banks — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:06:12 +0000

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16-06-2011 15:43 The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older will double by 2030, and with this demographic shift the US is preparing for an epidemic of age-related neurological conditions. UCSF neurologists Gil Rabinovici, Adam Boxer, and William W.

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Margaret Thatcher dementia: The Iron Lady 'didn't know who David Cameron was'

KenyaHENRY — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:25:27 +0000

Jonathan Aitken (pictured) revealed Mrs Thatcher was unaware of the current British Prime Minister when his name was mentioned at a dinner party.

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Keystone Villa at Douglassville schedules second in its series of dementia care seminars

Billie21Banks — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:26:32 +0000

Keystone Villa at Douglassville, a retirement community located at 1152 Ben Franklin Highway East, Douglassville, will offer the second dementia care seminar in a four part educational series on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m.

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Dementia Could Lead to Unnecessary Hospitalization

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:52:01 +0000

Dementia makes people far more likely to be hospitalized with preventable illnesses than people without the impairment, a new study suggests.

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Teesside graduate helping dementia patients

GabrielaSharpe19 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:44:01 +0000

AN INSPIRATIONAL Teesside graduate has made a breakthrough in helping people with dementia carry on leading fulfilled lives.

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Dementia May Lead to Avoidable Hospitalizations

Claudine30DICKERSON — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:48:23 +0000

TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) — People with dementia are far more likely to be hospitalized than their peers who don't have any impairment in their brain function, a new study finds.

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