Archives - Tuesday 22 July 2008
New Alzheimer's Vaccine Shows Promise
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 22:05 - http://cbs3.com/It's estimated some five million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. That number is expected to rise in the coming years as our population ages. Scientists around the world are trying to develop...
'DRL can appeal against US ruling'
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 21:56 - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Eisai, the maker of Alzheimer's disease drug, won a US appeals court ruling that blocks generic competition to its billion-dollar drug Aciphex, used to stop excess production of stomach acid.
Caregiver support group offered
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 21:47 - http://www.hsvvoice.com/Good Samaritan Society-Hot Springs Village will begin offering an on-going support group for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, starting Tuesday, July 29, at 2 p.m. The group will meet...
Estelle Getty, Everyone's Favorite Ma [And Now She's Dead]
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 19:57 - http://gawker.com/Estelle Getty, actress and adorable little old shrunken lady, passed away today. She was 84. Perhaps best known for her role as cranky and wise-cracking "Ma" Sophia Petrillo to Bea Arthur's Dorothy...
Medivation Gets Good News From Alzheimer’s Trial
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 19:09 - http://www.fdanews.com/Medivation reported positive results for its first confirmatory Phase III clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease using its investigational drug Dimebon.
Alzheimer's Dementia Cause Clarified
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 19:07 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/More than a century has passed since Alois Alzheimer first identified abnormal plaques and tangles in the brain of a woman with dementia. Though much has been learned since then, treatments for...
Calcium: Key To Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 19:04 - http://www.emaxhealth.com/Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer's disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within...
Missing Woman Found Dead Near Her Home
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 19:03 - http://www.nbc4.com/The body of a woman with Alzheimer's who was reported missing on July 16 was found Tuesday in a wooded area near her home.
52-Piece Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Exhibit Comes to Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 17:34 - http://www.newsli.com/(Setauket, N.Y.) The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) nationwide quilt exhibit, “Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece,” will be traveling to Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement...
52-Piece Alzheimers Art Quilt Exhibit Comes to Jeffersons Ferry Lifecare Retirement Community
Published on Tuesday 22 July 2008 - 17:34 - http://www.newsli.com/(Setauket, N.Y.) The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) nationwide quilt exhibit, “Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece,” will be traveling to Jefferson’s Ferry Lifecare Retirement...
