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NFL: Nearly 3 In 10 Ex-Players Will Face Alzheimer's, Dementia Or Other …
Huffington Post Both the league and lead players' lawyers expect about 6,000 of the 19,400 retired players, or 28 percent, to develop Alzheimer's disease or at least moderate dementia. Dozens more will be diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's or Parkinson's disease during their … |
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Missing person cases involving dementia challenge police – Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
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Missing person cases involving dementia challenge police
Hamilton Journal News (subscription) That's becoming a more frequent occurrence nationally and locally as seniors of baby boomer age and beyond increase in lifespan and contend with not only grey hairs and the challenges of retirement, but first stages of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. |
National dementia research intitiative gets $31.5M federal funding – CBC.ca
Montreal Gazette |
National dementia research intitiative gets $31.5M federal funding
CBC.ca According to the government, an estimated 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2011. In two decades, it is estimated that 1.4 million Canadians will have dementia, costing the economy almost $300 billion … Ottawa invests $31.5 million for dementia research Montreal chosen as battleground in fight against dementia Ottawa conference looking at turning dementia research into help for sufferers |
Alzheimer’s, Dementia Hospital Wristband Education Project – Observer News
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Alzheimer's, Dementia Hospital Wristband Education Project
Observer News LeBlanc is a national speaker on dementia care. He also founded the Alzheimer's/Dementia Hospital Wristband Project and is co-founder of Dementia Mentors, a program supporting mentoring, motivation and social engagement for those living with dementia. |
Dementia patients ‘face unfair care tax’ – BBC News
BBC News |
Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax'
BBC News Dementia patients in the UK face a "care tax" because they are left to sort out much of the care they need themselves, experts say. The Alzheimer's Society found that on average, the equivalent of £32,242 a year was spent on care per patient. But the … |
The £200000-a-year ‘care tax’ paid by families of dementia sufferers – Daily Mail
Daily Mail |
The £200000-a-year 'care tax' paid by families of dementia sufferers
Daily Mail It is now estimated that of the £26billion a year cost of dementia to the UK, patients and their families are picking up two-thirds of the amount – about £17.4billion. The London School of Economics was commissioned by the Alzheimer's Society to … Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity Alzheimer's Society calls for action as scale and cost of dementia soars Alzheimer's Society calls on Welsh Government to provide more support for … |
Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older people – Los Angeles Times
American Live Wire |
Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer's disease in older people
Los Angeles Times But the current study sought to disentangle benzodiazepines' use in treating early dementia symptoms, probing instead the possibility that heavy use of the medications may permit, cause or hasten the onset of Alzheimer's dementia. The study compared … Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's Sleepwalking to dementia Alzheimer's Linked to Sleeping Pills and Anti-Anxiety Drugs |
Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer’s – American Live Wire
American Live Wire |
Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's
American Live Wire Long-term use of pills for anxiety and insomnia may be linked to dementia and Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study of older Canadian adults found that past benzodiazepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of … |
5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer’s this year – Fox News
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5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer's this year
Fox News Alzheimer's disease, a condition characterized by the slow erosion of thinking and memory, is the nation's sixth-leading killer, and the No. 1 cause of dementia. Those touched by the disease know how devastating it can be, and they're not alone … McGill professor to head national research program into dementia |
Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor
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Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax'
HealthInvestor British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS … |