Canada needs Alzheimer’s strategy as dementia costs to soar: expert – Ottawa Citizen


Ottawa Citizen

Canada needs Alzheimer's strategy as dementia costs to soar: expert
Ottawa Citizen
Dr. Ronald Petersen, chair of the National Alzheimer's Project Act Advisory Council in the U.S. He'll be in Ottawa Thursday testifying before a Senate committee about the experience in the US since it adopted a national strategy to deal with Alzheimer

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Alzheimer’s Researchers Cautiously Optimistic in Fight Against Dementia – Chicago Tonight | WTTW


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Alzheimer's Researchers Cautiously Optimistic in Fight Against Dementia
Chicago Tonight | WTTW
The race to find a cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease is happening all around the world, but there's a lot of hope riding on two studies being conducted in Chicago. One of them is a clinical trial of a drug that's being called potentially

Paul Hollywood reveals the UK’s ultimate dream cupcake – Alzheimer’s Society

Paul Hollywood reveals the UK's ultimate dream cupcake
Alzheimer’s Society
Paul Hollywood is calling on everyone to join in celebrating Alzheimer's Society's first ever Cupcake Day on Thursday 16 June, in association with woman&home, a day dedicated to raising funds to defeat dementia with the small but mighty cupcake.

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New dementia centre in Angus for sufferers and carers – The Courier


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New dementia centre in Angus for sufferers and carers
The Courier
A new centre has been officially opened in Arbroath to support people living with dementia and their carers. Alzheimer Scotland's new Dementia Resource Centre for Arbroath was described as a “clear signal that people with dementia and their carers have …
Campaign urges employers to learn more about dementiaHerald Scotland

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Forget-me-nots help grow awareness for Alzheimer’s and dementia – Positively Naperville


Positively Naperville

Forget-me-nots help grow awareness for Alzheimer's and dementia
Positively Naperville
This week the Rotary Club of Naperville / Downtown launched a campaign to help grow awareness for Alzheimer's disease and progressive dementia. Here's why: Alzheimer's disease (AD), is the most common form of dementia. Currently, no cure has been …
Alzheimer's education workshops to be held in Springfield, BolivarBuffalo Reflex (subscription)
New drug trials may offer hope for Alzheimer's sufferersthe Irish News
When Viagra spammers switch to Alzheimer's, it's time to take noticeIrish Independent
Sioux Falls Argus Leader –KTOO –Stuff.co.nz
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George Cohen: English football needs to act on dementia – Telegraph.co.uk


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George Cohen: English football needs to act on dementia
Telegraph.co.uk
“There are a number of our 1966 team affected but, in the past, I have noticed going back a long long way, that some of our players have dementia or Alzheimer's. It has been going on for so long that I still do not understand why the Football
Dementia in football: 'FA owes' ailing players and 1966 World Cup heroes study into risks from headersInternational Business Times UK
Football Association to lead study into brain disease in footballersBBC News
Is Soccer Facing An NFL-Style Concussion Crisis? By Robert SilvermanVocativ

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Football’s silent shame: Dementia ‘conspiracy’ is a stain on the game – Telegraph.co.uk


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Football's silent shame: Dementia 'conspiracy' is a stain on the game
Telegraph.co.uk
Ray Wilson, Martin Peters and Nobby Stiles were diagnosed with Alzheimer's in their sixties while Jack Charlton has been struggling with memory loss since his late seventies. According to the Alzheimer's Society, the number of men suffering from

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New hotline for dementia help – Calgary Sun


Calgary Sun

New hotline for dementia help
Calgary Sun
Currently, about 40,000 Albertans suffer from some form of dementia — which includes Alzheimer's disease — and with an aging baby boomer population, that number is forecast to double within the next two decades, said Health Minister Sarah Hoffman.
Access to advice line expanded to assist Albertan's with dementiaCTV News
Health Link dementia advice service now available in Edmonton regionEdmonton Journal
Alberta expands dementia care service to Calgary and Edmonton regionsWinnipeg Free Press

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The former Trafford Mayor joins Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups to highlight Dementia Awareness … – Messenger Newspapers


Messenger Newspapers

The former Trafford Mayor joins Alzheimer's Society's Singing for the Brain groups to highlight Dementia Awareness
Messenger Newspapers
FORMER Mayor John Holden and a singing group made up of people with memory problems were in fine voice at an event at the intu Trafford Centre. Cllr Holden joined Alzheimer's Society staff, Singing for the Brain groups from across Greater Manchester, …
Minor memory lapse or sign of dementia? How to tell the differenceNJ.com
Is it Memory Loss or Signs of Dementia? 5 Signs of TroubleNewsmax

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Two theatres in Blaenau Gwent have been awarded Dementia Friendly status by the Alzheimer’s Society – WalesOnline


WalesOnline

Two theatres in Blaenau Gwent have been awarded Dementia Friendly status by the Alzheimer's Society
WalesOnline
Councillor Haydn Trollope, Blaenau Gwent council 's dementia champion, said: “We are all living longer and cannot complain about an ageing population. “However, with an ageing population, will come different opportunities and different challenges.

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