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"From now on, this point right here will been known as Pat's Summitt," Thunder Enterprises CEO John Thornton said.

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Too much help teaches people with dementia learned helplessness. We don't need to learn helplessness; we need to fight it every fraction of an inch along the way.

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Two thirds of GPs say many people with dementia are not being diagnosed because they are not making an appointment to see their doctor, an Alzheimer's Society survey revealed. (A GP, or General Practitioner, is known in some countries as a family doctor or primary care provider.)

The survey of 382 GPs provides new insight into why diagnosis rates for dementia continue to be so low. Currently, just 43 per cent of people with the condition in the UK are diagnosed.

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Does anyone know of someone using Targretin (Bexarotene) off-label for Alzheimer;s Disease?  If so, are there any safety issue and is it working?

Thanks very much for your input.

Levy

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In a settlement deal regarding federal and state claims alleging the improper marketing of Depakote, Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay out $1.6 billion. Reportedly, the settlement includes $700 million for criminal penalties, $100 million to settle state consumer protection related issues and $800 million to settle federal and state civil allegations.

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The Family Caregiver Guide is a free 16-page collection of the most important issues facing a caregiver of a person with dementia.

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Watch this moving, award-winning commercial from The Alzheimer's Society of British Columbia. (Awards include SHOOT Online's Top 10!)

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Coach Pat Summitt is delivering unparalleled intensity, hope and inspiration in her fight against Alzheimer's. See her tremendous Alzheimer's community impact & why she's a source of strength to everyone.

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People living with dementia are often stripped of their dignity by the disease and the people who care for them. We often forget to help them maintain their sense of identity, and often treat them like children. How many times have your heard someone say: No you can't, Stop, Don't do that, etc? How much better if would be if people would say: Why don't we, would you help me, let's do this together. It is so much better to do things with someone rather than for them. Isn't that what we would want for ourselves? 

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A new study by researchers at the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia shows that implementing a seniors’ exercise program, specifically one using resistance training, can alter the trajectory of decline. Perhaps most importantly, the exercise program improved the executive cognitive process of selective attention and conflict resolution functions, as well as associative memory, which are robust predictors for conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia.

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