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Memory Screening Starts Now
With Tuesday, November 16 recognized as National Memory Screening Day in the awareness month for Alzheimer’s Disease, it is appropriate to encourage the campaign to have memory screening as a normal occurence in a senior person’s health care evaluation. The past debate has included the issue of at what age to start the screening. Since the oldest baby boomers turn age 65 [...]
World Alzheimer’s Day
The World Alzheimer Report 2010 was released today. Over $600 billion in costs of Alzheimer’s and related dementia was highlighted in the report. Conclusions in the report include: – .5% of the world’s population live with dementia. – costs are lower in developing countries because of reliance on informal care from family and friends. – [...]
Singing For An Alzheimer’s Cure
The summer edition of Preserving Your Memory magazine has a special story about two musicians who have created thoughtful songs about people with Alzheimer’s. Aaron Angello made the song Fade about his grandparents who both lost their lives to the disease. Augusta Crawford’s song, Lost Lullaby, is about a friend’s grandmother who has Alzheimer’s. The musical artist applies the [...]