MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'alzheimer's blog'. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:46:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2358858&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FZdww9IPQH1I%2Falzheimers-advice-just-let-em-do-it-you.html We have a lot of new subscribers this month, so I'll start with a little background.I'm Bob the caregiver for my mother, Dorothy. Dorothy will be 93 in two months. She suffers from Alzheimer's disease and was diagnosed about five years ago.Near the end of the first year of caring for my mother, I received some excellent advice from our new found doctor.Here is the background. My mother who had been buying lottery tickets and scratch-off tickets for 20 years could no longer do it. She didn't know how to do it anymore. If I took her in the store, she would literally ask me what to do.I wish I could describe in words how disconcerting this was to me. I can't. It was horrible. A real feeling of despair.When we went to see our doctor, I told him what had happened. He looked at me and asked if I... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2358858 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:34:03 +0100 2358858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349592&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FmkOsjMYc4OA%2Falzheimers-new-findings-resolve-long.html This is interesting and exciting news. Definitely worth reading and considering."When you understand these mechanisms better, you have a better chance of being able to pharmaceutically counteract them as a possible treatment. For instance, if amyloid-beta thins membranes, this general effect might be difficult to treat. On the other hand, if it forms pores, this effect might be treatable with pore blockers. Ion channel blockers are medications sold today to treat a variety of diseases," Mayer said.Follow the Alzheimer's Reading Room on TwitterSubscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room--via EmailFor a decade, Alzheimer's disease researchers have been entrenched in debate about one of the mechanisms believed to be responsible for brain cell death and memory loss in the illness.Now researchers... Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349592 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:19:19 +0100 2349592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668547&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F350526828%2F AlzheimersNotes.com I’m offering a copy of A Glass Full of Tears, Dementia Day-By-Day by June Lund Shiplett as a giveaway here at Alzheimer’s Notes as part of the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival. In this book, June Lund Shiplett shares the journal she kept during her husband Charlie’s encounter with multi-infarct dementia and the challenges she faced as his caregiver.  This is a particularly good book for a spouse caregiver since so many books are written from the child caregiver point of view, as mine was. June Lund Shiplett is the author of numerous romance novels and is known to many readers of this genre.  Sometimes we don’t realize our favorite authors often face the same or similar challenges that we do. Guidelines for the giveaway - Leave a comment below. Sh... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668547 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:13:17 +0100 1668547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603190&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F330980457%2F AlzheimersNotes.com  In the post, For Alzheimer’s Caregivers Considering an At-Home or eBay Income, I mention Suzanne Wells and her new blog at b5media, eShopOwner.com. Suzanne has offered some additional insights for Alzheimer’s Notes’ readers:  eBay is becoming more and more popular for the “sandwich” generation who are looking for additional means to bring extra income into the home, whether to save for retirement or to care for a parent or spouse. eBay works great for caregivers or the homebound because sellers can interact with their customers and this helps with the isolation factor, and it gives the caregiver another focus, a hobby, and something fun to do to combat “caregiver’s syndrome.” Whether the caregiver develops an e-busine... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603190 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:00:36 +0100 1603190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1535845&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=35357&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAlzheimersNotes%2F%7E3%2F317009639%2F AlzheimersNotes.com Liz Lewis, my co-blogger here at Alzheimer’s Notes,  writes a very interesting and informative new blog at b5media, Traveling the Green Way.  Going “green,” traveling “green,” wearing “green”, in fact, anything “green” that helps save the environment has become a very popular word.  So this new Traveling the Green Way should fit right in with current worldwide interests. Congratulations, Liz!  This is a very timely topic, so I know your blog will be widely read.  About 18 months ago, Liz decided to pursue her dream of becoming a full time writer.  She started a blog, My Year of Getting Published, detailing her experiences.  After about a year, she joined me as co-blogger here at Alzheimer’s Notes and i... Alzheimer's Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1535845 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:47:31 +0100 1535845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261889&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F242253329%2Fmemory-and-thinking-problems-decline.html clipped from www.alzheimersanddementia.orgclipped from www.medicalnewstoday.comA new US study suggests that brain health is improving among older Americans as demonstrated by a decline in thinking and memory problems in this group. The researchers said improved cardiovascular care, better education, and being financially better off could be the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver) I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261889 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:06:00 +0100 1261889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188868&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F226000288%2Falzheimers-and-brain-fitness.html I mentioned before that daily exercise has a dramatic effect on the quality of my mother's daily life. I first started taking her to Gold's Gym about three years ago. I did this after reading about the potential benefits of exercise for Alzheimer's patients. I feel confident in saying that exercise has had a dramatic positive effect on her daily... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver) I am an Alzheimer's Caregiver blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188868 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:52:21 +0100 1188868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1158511&cid=t_188443_137_f&fid=36083&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIAmAnAlzheimersCaregiver%2F%7E3%2F217781063%2Fearly-signs-of-dementia-alzheimers.html Looking back, there is little doubt in my mind I should have realized my mother was suffering from dementia sooner. Sadly, I didn't have the proper education, information, or frame of reference. Most people tend to ignore the early symptoms of the disease believing they are simply signs of "old age". Anyone who ends up in my shoes knows and... [[ This is a content summary only. 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