Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia and the fifth leading cause of death for those 65 and older write Casey, Antimisiaris, and O’Brien in their 2010 article in Pharmacy and Therapeutics, “Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease: Are They Effective?” I imagine… Continue Reading
Do you remember when anyone exhibiting signs of dementia was simply said to have Alzheimer’s? Wait–kind of a heavy pause here. What’s happening for me in this silence is the realization that to this very day, a significant minority, if… Continue Reading
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, only the second such observance ever. The idea is for organizations to run awareness-raising activities around the world for 30 days. It’s true this Awareness Month is only a year old–a mere baby as far as “Awareness”… Continue Reading
