Presidential Proclamation -- National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

The human cost of Alzheimer's disease is staggering
-- Barack Obama

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The human cost of Alzheimer's disease is staggering. We can -- and must -- come together to address this growing health challenge. Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is a full-time, non-stop job, and this month, we also honor the compassionate caregivers and medical professionals who provide endless comfort and attention to those facing Alzheimer's disease. Until we find more effective treatments and a cure, we must continue to support both Alzheimer's disease research and the caregivers and victims of this devastating disease.

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Should the Alzheimer's Association Be Run by Women?

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Would the scope of operation or concern for Alzheimer's caregivers be different....

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Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver, Are You a Hamster?

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One of the most difficult tasks an Alzheimer's caregiver faces is the development of a new set of communications skills. Sooner or later the caregiver needs to come to an understanding that the way they have communicated in the past, before Alzheimer's, won't work in a world filled with Alzheimer's disease.

Here is the good news. You are the ONE that gets to decide. Stay on, or get off the wheel. The hamster has no choice. You do.

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Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease Revised by the Alzheimer’s Association

In order to promote early detection and early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease the Alzheimer’s Association of America has updated its list of the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

The Association is doing this because early diagnosis and early intervention (read administration of Alzheimer’s drugs) provide the best opportunities for treatment, support and planning for the future.

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Alzheimer's Disease -- No One Understands -- Maria Shriver (Video)

In the video Maria Shriver says as she travels around the country women tell her over and over,

No One Understands

What is Alzheimer's Disease ?

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A comprehensive overview. Includes definition, symptoms, causes, risk factors, lifestyle issues, test and diagnosis, treatments and drugs.

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The Estrogen Dilemma and Alzheimer's Disease Revisited

FYI

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“Sixty-eight percent of all victims of Alzheimer’s are women. Is it just because they live longer? Let’s say it is, for purposes of discussion. Let’s say it’s just because these ladies get old. Do we just say, ‘Who cares?’ and move them into a nursing home? Or alternatively, maybe they are telling us something.” -- Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton

“These women thought they were losing their minds,” Brizendine said, describing the 40-to-60-year-old patients she began seeing when she opened the Women’s Mood and Hormone Clinic at the university in 1994. “In 1994 we didn’t have words for it,” she said. “Now we do. It’s called perimenopausal depression.”

Facts about estrogen and Alzheimer's disease

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Generic Aricept -- Patent Due To Expire on November 25, 2010

See these Updates:

Branded Generic Aricept Price Drops 36 Percent (Greenstone)

Generic Aricept, Ranbaxy Launches Donepezil 5 mg and 10 mg Tablets to U.S. Healthcare System

Teva Introduces Generic Aricept (Donepezil Hydrochloride) Orally Disintegrating Tablets (New Generic Has Shipped)

Maria Shriver : A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's (Video)

This is important to families that have been touched by Alzheimer's disease.

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A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's is an in-depth look at women and Alzheimer's with Maria Shriver and Ann O'Leary (Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress)....

Alzheimer’s is an epidemic. Every minute or so someone in this country will develop Alzheimer’s. Millions of people already have been formally diagnosed. Millions more are undiagnosed—or diagnosed with some form of dementia that could actually be Alzheimer’s. And with the 78 million baby boomers now moving into their later years, the cost of Alzheimer’s to American society is expected to be $20 trillion between now and the year 2050. That’s right—$20 trillion. There’s no doubt about it. We are in the midst of a national emergency, and we’re woefully unprepared.

I am please to say that Maria Shriver described herself as an Alzheimer's Activist in the video below. Nothing is going to change if we sit back. We all need to become activists in the effort to increase research funding and care funding for Alzheimer's disease.

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Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes on Alzheimer's

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"The statistics in this report are shocking," said Shriver....

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Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers Identify Memory Loss, Personal Safety and Confusion as Top Three Concerns Related to Progression of Their Loved One's Disease

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This is an interesting and comprehensive study. Please share with family and friends.

Here is an example from the survey:

60 percent of Alzheimer's disease caregivers surveyed said they feel overwhelmed

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@KatieCouric: Can We Keep Alzheimer's at Bay? (Video)

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This week's episode of @katiecouric is a discussion about Alzheimer's disease and ways to attempt to prevent memory loss.

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The Alzheimer's Action Plan

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The Alzheimer's Action Plan

“Most of us will either get Alzheimer’s or care for a loved one who has"

"This book is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease. Whether you are a health care professional or have Alzheimer's in your family or are simply interested to living to an old age, this book is a must read." --Deepak Chopra, Read more at www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

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Alzheimer's Disease, Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Incontinence, Poop (8 Articles)

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