Mayor tours health care center in Fresno 
Madera Tribune - 1 minute ago
Mayor Robert Poythress toured the Valley Adult Day Health Care Center (VADHCC) last week, located at 4835 E. McKinley Ave. in Fresno. His tour was conducted by Edward Saliba, director of operations, and board member Jeff Melikian.Save to My Web

Unannounced Assisted Living Visits Stem From Complaints
WBAL Channel – BALTIMORE — The less-regulated world of assisted living appears to have its fair share of unhappy consumers. The WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team’s seven-month-long investigation into assisted living facilities turned up complains and concerns about specific

Alzheimer’s develops faster in educated
Daily Mail – UK, UK - Feb 16, 2006It is thought that high levels of education helps to ward off dementia caused by Alzheimer’s at first, but then speeds up the deterioration of thought process …

Regular exercise may keep Alzheimer’s at bay 
NorthJersey.com - Feb 12 7:06 AM
THE QUESTION: With the number of Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s expected to more than quadruple to 16 million in the next four decades, people are searching for ways to prevent the disease. Might exercise help?Save to My Web

Therapy assistants can check out jobs at PCC
Orlando Sentinel – Polk Community College will put on a Job Fest for physical-therapist assistants and occupational-therapy assistants from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the student center on the Winter Haven campus. Sheriff’s Advisory Council Polk County residents 18 or

Actress’ daughter teeing off Alzheimer’s tourney
Desert Sun – Princess Yasmin Aga Khan spoke of her mother, actress Rita Hayworth, on Thursday at the ballroom lounge of the Thunderbird Country Club. Yasmin announced the start of a new celebrity golf tournament dedicated to her mother, who died of complications

Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimers Disease Announced 
PNN - Feb 20 4:56 AM
The winners of the 20th annual MetLife Foundation Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimers Disease were announced in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2006. The event was marked by a historic gathering of previous award recipients, as well as leaders in science, gerontology, government, business and philanthropy, for a research briefing and awards luncheon.Save to My Web

Low Fidelity
Boston Globe – IT’S 1 P.M. ON A SUNNY , cold Wednesday in Boston. The lunchtime people walk in quick, straight lines through Copley Square under the Romanesque gaze of Trinity Church. They’re all in a rush, but I’m stopping them anyway, asking what Fidelity means

Bush: Biotech key to economy
Miami Herald – WEST PALM BEACH – Cutting taxes, rewarding businesses with incentives and luring the biotechnology industry to Florida are key to diversifying the state’s economy, Gov. Jeb Bush told researchers, venture capitalists and biotech executives Tuesday

Study says education can mask Alzheimer’s 
Duluth News Tribune - Feb 19 4:14 AM
The perception that better educated people have less risk of Alzheimer’s disease has long stumped scientists.Save to My Web