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1. Tipper and Al: (No longer) perfect together
(Life/Style)

... Alzheimer's disease for many years and a friend arranged a meeting for him with a merry widow in her late 70s. They fell in love and married within a year. They seemed to be having a marvelous time at ...

2. Health benefits of vitamin D even greater than previously thought
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... D deficiency to a number of serious health problems, including heart disease, several types of cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and some autoimmune disorders. Low levels of vitamin ...

3. Elder care: Memory loss in seniors is not normal
(Health/Healthquest)

... me that she hadn't eaten for days and was starving. I know she ate because my son took her out to her favorite restaurant. Her doctor says, "It's just old age." I'm afraid it may be Alzheimer's. Is ...

4. UMDNJ expert warns consumers on worth of genetic test kits
(Health/Healthquest)

... expert, said of the tests that claim to measure an individuals propensity for Alzheimers disease, cancer, diabetes and other ailments. "In reality, even most physicians don't have the experience in statistics ...

5. Elder care: The spirit can be stronger than the body
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Elder care: Communication often at issue with elderly parents Elder care: Communicating with elderly is often frustrating Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges Elder care: When ...

6. State collecting $9 million for illegal marketing of Seroquel
(Health/Healthquest)

... but also to primary care physicians for such unapproved uses as the treatment of aggression, anxiety, anger, Alzheimer's Disease, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar maintenance, dementia, ...

7. Elder care: Caregivers should not do it all
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Elder care: Communicating with elderly is often frustrating Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges Elder care: When elders' saftey is at risk, intervene Elder care: Caregiver burnout ...

8. Elder care: Demands by elderly can be selfish and unrealistic
(Health/Healthquest)

...  Elder care: Communicating with elderly is often frustrating Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges Elder care: When elders' saftey is at risk, intervene Elder care: Caregiver burnout ...

9. Elder care: Communication often at issue with elderly parents
(Health/Healthquest)

... . ALSO BY CAROL ABAYA Elder care: Communicating with elderly is often frustrating Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges Elder care: When elders' saftey is at risk, intervene ...

10. Elder care: Communicating with elderly is often frustrating
(Health/Healthquest)

... ); document.write( 'span>' ); //--> . ALSO BY CAROL ABAYA Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges Elder care: When elders' saftey is at risk, intervene Elder care: Caregiver ...

11. Alzheimer's disease presents special challenges
(Health/Healthquest)

BY CAROL ABAYA NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM THE SANDWICH GENERATION Question: My mother, 94, has Alzheimer's and is in an assisted living residence. She keeps going way back into the past and acts as ...

12. When should I buy long term care insurance?
(Health/Healthquest)

... hospitalized first for a policy to pay benefits. You must need substantial assistance with two out of six activities of daily living, or have a cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer's or senile dementia. ...

13. Glaucoma research brings understanding to silent thief of sight
(Health/Healthquest)

... about other age-related neuro-degenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study appeared in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."  ...

14. Willie Mays, The Life, The Legend: Book honors most complete baseball player ever to play the game
(Sports/Professional)

... on January 23, 1979. Some of the less popular aspects of Mays's personal life and career are delved into, including a bitter divorce from a first marriage, his current wife's affliction with Alzheimer's, ...

15. Transplanted artist helps grow Lawrenceville’s art scene
(Life/Style)

... reach the spirit of people” with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, despite other losses they may have experienced. It turned out that Peckham wasn’t the only artist in Lawrence, nor the only one wishing ...

16. med MJ
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... lung cancer and slow the progression of Alzheimer's or cancer among plenty of other benefits from it. As for it being safe and reliable, look at the drugs the FDA have approved and how many have been ...

17. When end of life conflicts with Catholic Church
(Health/Healthquest)

... irreversible conditions," though the organization representing Catholic health facilities downplays the impact. Experts say this affected group could include those with massive strokes, advanced Alzheimer's ...

18. Sen. Codey pushing measure to help protect N.J. student-athletes from concussions
(Sports/Professional)

... concussions over the course of a lifetime can make athletes five times more susceptible to dementia and Alzheimer's later in life, and can put them at a significantly greater risk for clinical depression ...

19. Report: Leptin hormone may help prevent Alzheimer’s disease
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BY CAROL PEARSON VOA NEWS WASHINGTON — Experts predict a global epidemic of Alzheimer's disease as the world's population ages. Their focus is now on a fat hormone that may indicate who is more likely ...

20. Year-end items of interest to young and old skiers and snowboarders
(Sports/Professional)

... 20 years, said the poor exchange rate posed too high a financial risk to continue. ... Belleayre Mountain in Highmount, N.Y., sponsors an Alzheimer's Race to Remember Sunday, Jan. 10. It's a NASTAR giant ...