Archives - Saturday 10 May 2008
Drug appeal success is Nice
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 17:36 - http://www.kentnews.co.uk/Thousands of people in Kent suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease have had their hopes of treatment raised after a Court of Appeal ruling against the NHS drugs watchdog.The...
“Racing 4 your Memories” To Benefit Alzheimer’s Association
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 14:51 - http://www.whmi.com/5/10/08 - Over 170,000 Michigan residents are currently living with Alzheimer’s Disease. But Special Events Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Michigan Chapter Tara Beatty points...
Mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 11:18 - http://www.huliq.com/Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to...
Obesity may boost dementia risk by up to 80%
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 08:53 - http://www.thecheers.org/Washington, May 8 (ANI): Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that being obese can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease by as much as 80 per cent.
Alzheimer's Program at Hingham Senior Center
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 01:00 - http://www.redorbit.com/By SUE SCHEIBLE HINGHAM - Joanne Koenig Coste is an expert on the challenges of Alzheimer's disease. After caring for her husband, who died from the brain illness at age 46 in 1976, she created a...
£1m won by drug company after NHS rationing mistake over Alzheimer medication
Published on Saturday 10 May 2008 - 00:37 - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/A drug company was awarded £1million costs from the NHS 'rationing' body yesterday, after successfully appealing against a ban on its Alzheimer's medication. A court yesterday ordered the National...
