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10 Warning Signs for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Here are 10 warning signs and symptoms that should not be ignored and should prompt you to schedule an appointment…
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Assisted Living Rules to Block Dementia Patients
Legislation before the D.C. Council would update nearly 20-year-old laws regulating the city's assisted-living facilities, but the bill has provisions…
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WILLIAMS/DAVIS: D.C. Council Must Not Support Discrimination Against Seniors with Dementia
The D.C. Council legislative bill B22-0689 is discriminatory against older adults and should be removed from the agenda for the…
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Alzheimer’s ‘Walk’ Puts Focus on Surge of Cases and Costs
Thousands of participants from the greater Washington area, including dedicated and concerned children, gathered on the National Mall on Saturday,…
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Alzheimer’s Affect Blacks at Disproportionate Rates — Why Are We Still Silent?
While the average life span for Americans has increased, many older Blacks and Hispanics will inevitably come face-to-face with this…
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Baker: Black Community Must Confront, Combat Mental Health Issues
Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III recalled when he and his wife went to the doctor in February…
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Cost of Alzheimer’s Disease Skyrocketing
It’s the only cause of death in the top 10 in America that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed.
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Report: Nearly 47 Million People Now Have Dementia
LONDON (AP) — Health researchers say there are now nearly 47 million people living with dementia globally, up from 35…
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Assisted Living Residents with Dementia Receiving Too Many Antipsychotics, GAO Says
(McKnight’s) – Government investigators are calling for greater scrutiny of antipsychotics use among dementia patients in post-acute settings beyond…
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Dementia ‘Linked’ to Common Over-the-Counter Drugs
(BBC) – All of the types of medication in question are drugs that have an “anticholinergic” effect. Experts say…
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