AlzheimersQ


Five million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a number that's expected to increase to 15 million by 2050. The disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and disproportionally impacts minorities and women. Two out of three Alzheimer's patents are women.

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  1. Money Questions II in Alzheimers Disease Released 18 Oct 2016 Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia. Generally, dementia is a decline in thinking, reasoning, and/or remembering. People with dementia have difficulty carrying out daily t...
  2. Money Question with Alzheimers with other Related Disease Released 17 Oct 2016 Managing money can be challenging in the best of circumstances. But for someone with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease a form of dementia that affects thinking, memory and beha...
  3. Warnings From Not Taking Your Blood Pressure Medication Released 16 Oct 2016 High blood pressure, commonly referred to as the “silent killer,” often has no symptoms and greatly increases risk for heart attack and stroke. The good news is that high blood ...
  4. Early onset Alzheimer's: Living with the Unthinkable by David Wolter Released 16 Oct 2016 One of the most mysterious and discouraging ailments is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), “a progressive, degenerative brain disease” affecting the memory, thinking, and behavior of mor...
  5. High Blood Pressure and the Brain linked to Dementia Released 16 Oct 2016 What are the effects of vascular dementia? The effects of vascular dementia depends on which parts of the brain are affected. Most commonly, people will have difficulty with co...
  6. Alzheimers Disease a Humanitarian Crisis that Leaves Patients Needing Released 16 Oct 2016 The truth of his words becomes evident when we reflect on what makes Alzheimer’s disease dementia a disease. An essential feature of a disease is that patients tell a story of...
  7. Alzheimers Disease Science Released 15 Oct 2016 German physician Alois Alzheimer, a pioneer in linking symptoms to microscopic brain changes, describes the haunting case of Auguste D., a patient who had profound memory loss...
  8. Caregiver Burnout Released 24 Jan 2016 The caregiver role can be stressful, and identifying these patients can give the family physician opportunities to help patients cope with the challenges of the caregiver role. ...
  9. Alzheimers Disease Facts and Figures Released 24 Jan 2016 Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a condition that causes abnormal changes in the brain mainly affecting memory and other mental abilities. Alzheimer's is a disease, not a normal part...