Latest Health Articles for Alzheimer's Disease
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Fla. man gets deal in dementia-plagued dad's death
article 2009-11-13 | Author: Matt SedenskyA man charged with killing his Alzheimer's disease.Bobby Yurkanin, 53, of Fort Lauderdale, will ...
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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Obama moving slowly on judges
article 2009-10-03 | Author: StaffEDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at how Washington works — or doesn't.By LARRY MARGASAKAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Eight months into office, President Barack Obama is moving far more slowly than his predecessor to fill federal court vacancies, leaving liberals waiting for the judiciary to tilt to the left.At ...
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Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia
article 2009-09-21 | Author: Lauran NeergaardMore than 35 million people around the world are living with dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness — and it's an ominous forecast as the population grays.The new count is about 10 percent higher ...
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Obituaries in the news
article 2009-09-05 | Author: StaffChris ConnorTOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Chris Connor, a smoky-voiced jazz vocalist who had numerous hits during a career that spanned more than 50 years, has died. She was 81.Connor, who performed with several big bands and also had an extensive solo career, died of cancer Aug. 29 ...
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Starting to get crowded in 100-year-olds' club
article 2009-07-20 | Author: Hope YenIt's starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds' club.Once virtually nonexistent, the world's population of centenarians is projected to reach nearly 6 million by midcentury. That's pushing the median age toward 50 in many developed nations and challenging views of what it means to be old and middle-age.The number of ...
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2 Minn. teens face charges over nursing home abuse
article 2009-01-22 | Author: Amy ForlitiTwo 19-year-old nursing assistants faced charges of abuse and assault Wednesday for allegedly groping, spanking and spitting on seven patients at a nursing home, authorities said.Brianna Marie Broitzman and Ashton Michelle Larson face multiple charges over the alleged abuse that was spread over several months in early 2008 at Good ...
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Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
article 2008-05-05 | Author: Lindsey TannerDoctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.Now, an influential group of physicians has drafted a grimly specific list of recommendations for which patients wouldn't be treated. They include the very ...
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Use of physical restraints on patients declines greatly in nursing homes
article 2008-03-27 | Author: Kevin FrekingThe use of physical restraints on nursing home patients declined nearly 40 percent nationally in recent years as the federal government, states and the nursing home industry placed greater emphasis on eliminating what once was a common practice.Overall, about 5.9 percent of 1.5 million long-term patients were physically restrained repeatedly ...
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Joe Louis' sister, 92, dies in cold outside assisted-living center near Detroit
article 2008-02-21 | Author: StaffThe 92-year-old sister of boxing great Joe Louis, was found frozen to death outside her apartment at an assisted-living center, authorities said.The body of Vunies High, who had Alzheimer's disease, was found Monday outside The Heatherwood retirement complex in Southfield, a Detroit suburb, said Capt. Tom Colombo of ...
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Former Guatemalan police director wanted in Spain for crimes against humanity dies
article 2008-02-18 | Author: Juan Carlos LlorcaGerman Chupina, a former Guatemalan police director wanted in Spain for crimes against humanity, died Sunday of health problems related to old age, family members said. He was 86.Chupina, police director from 1978 to 1982, was arrested in November 2006 after Guatemalan Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchu levied charges of ...