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Blogging About Alzheimers
Patients diagnosed with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are speaking out and demanding more attention, according to an article in today’s New York Times. Some patients—like 52-year-old Kris Bakowski of Athens, Georgia—are even blogging about their personal experience. Bakowski’s blog Creating Memories documents her daily struggles and successes with the disease. There are several drugs ...
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Over-Medicating Seniors
According to a recent CNN.com article, you shouldn’t be too quick to assume that your aging loved ones are experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer’s or dementia… it could just be a bad case of over-medication. “Every year, 38 million older Americans suffer drug complications, 180,000 of which are life-threatening, according to research by Dr. Jerry Gurwitz, ...
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Everything In Moderation
The possibility that ibuprofen may help prevent Alzheimer’s is discussed in a recent entry on the blog Straight from the Doc. This would certainly be pretty incredible, but as with all things, there is a flip-side. Studies have shown that chronic use of ibuprofen may cause kidney disease, so is it really worth it to ...