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Ranbaxy gets Health Canada nod for generic anti-dementia drug
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Drug maker Ranbaxy Laboratories today announced receipt of approval from Health Canada to sell generic version of Pfizer’s Aricept, a drug used for treatment of dementia in Alzheimer’s patients. The approval by Health Canada is given to …
Canada Approves Ranbaxy’s Dementia DrugDrug Discovery & Development
Ranbaxy gets approval to market Donepezil tablets in CanadaHindu Business Line

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Low-carb ketogenic diet prevents Alzheimer’s and ADHD, says Dr. David …
Examiner.com
Dr. Perlmutter says we can ward off — and in some instances reverse — Alzheimer’s, dementia, diabetes and ADHD by following a gluten-free, low-carb, high-fat diet. The beauty of this is that our brain health is entirely in our hands. Dementia should …

MN Town ACTS on Alzheimer’s with “Dementia-Friendly” Businesses
Public News Service
PHOTO: In cities like Willmar, Walker, Forest Lake and St. Louis Park, efforts are underway to make their communities more supportive of those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Photo credit: Abdulsalam Haykal …

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Alzheimer’s needs US attention
Evening Observer
A National Institutes of Health funded study found that Alzheimer’s is now the most expensive disease in America, costing more than cancer and heart disease. In 2013, caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost our country an …

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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society provides early stage memory loss …
Dixie Press Online
ST. GEORGE – The Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society is offering a 10-week class to registered participants which will benefit those with early stage memory loss or dementia diagnosis and their care partners. The class, which begins Jan. 28, from 10 a.m …
Don’t worry, be happy and 8 other ways to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’sPBS
Bringing Dementia Patients to LifeThe Atlantic
Empowering those with dementiaMoose Jaw Times-Herald
The Courier-Journal –Southwest Booster –Timmins Press
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‘Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: How Can Families Cope?’
My Eastern Shore
FitPatrick has more than 22 years experience in health care and is the founder of Jenerations Health Education Inc. She has served as an adjunct instructor at Johns Hopkins and Towson University and serves as an education consultant for the Alzheimer’s …

Half of Canadians with dementia wait too long for diagnosis, Alzheimer Society …
Globalnews.ca
Watch the video above: Half of Canadians with dementia wait too long for diagnosis. Crystal Goomansingh reports. TORONTO — With more than 30 years of working as a registered nurse, Barbara Crawford frequently saw the quick decline dementia patients …

Don’t worry, be happy and 8 other ways to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s
PBS
Doctors say there are a number of steps, like socializing regularly, that can be taken to reduce the risk factors of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Photo by Vince Talotta/Toronto Star. When Jamie Tyrone found out she had a 91 percent genetic risk of …
Empowering those with dementiaMoose Jaw Times-Herald
Up to 50 per cent of Canadians with dementia wait too long for diagnosisSacramento Bee
Alzheimer’s Disease: Top-Priority Effort NeededThe Ledger
Hillsboro Times Gazette
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Dementia cases on the rise
Timmins Press
Dementia may still be one of the medical world’s greatest mysteries, but events like those being held in Timmins throughout Alzheimer Awareness Month during January are aimed at helping the conversation surrounding the disease continue and grow.
Bringing Dementia Patients to LifeThe Atlantic
Up to 50 per cent of Canadians with dementia wait too long for diagnosisEIN News (press release)
Don’t worry, be happy and 8 other ways to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’sNET Website

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Bringing Dementia Patients to Life
The Atlantic
We know a lot about Alzheimer’s disease. For example, we know that it is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. We know that one in three seniors dies with some form of dementia. And we know that over 5 million Americans are currently …
Dementia cases on the riseTimmins Press
Memory Café helps patients, caregivers deal with dementiaThe Courier-Journal
TauRx Expands Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials in the United StatesPR Newswire (press release)
NET Website
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