Boston Catholic Television is moving
Boston Globe – WATERTOWN — Bishop John Dooher’s father lived with stroke complications for 17 years. Then, his mother developed Alzheimer’s disease. But they still shared their faith, even if they couldn’t make it to a church. “The one thing they would never miss

Former Dallas sheriff gets probation for felony theft
Des Moines Register – vote the judge out Reader Comment Posted by: legato on Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:11 pm There are judges – and then there are judges. I was on jury duty three times. Two of the judges were good but the other must have had Alzheimers – he acted like his mind was

Rising Growth Potential for Disease Modification Drugs in the U.S
Phramalive.com – PALO ALTO, Calif., June 26, 2007 /PRNewswire/ — The Alzheimer’s disease (AD) medication market is set to gravitate toward therapies capable of arresting or slowing the disease progression. As the currently marketed drugs provide only symptomatic

Police looking for missing Toms River woman who suffers from early
Asbury Park Press – TOMS RIVER Police are searching for an 89-year old woman in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Maria Porter, of Balfrey Drive in Toms River, was last seen driving a white four-door 1998 Dodge Stratus with New Jersey license plates on

Cause of Alzheimer seizures is sought
The Money Times – Boston — U.S. scientists say an Alzheimer’s disease-associated enzyme that disrupts neural activity in the brain might cause seizures in some Alzheimer patients. The Massachusetts General Hospital researchers said the enzyme involved in the

Health talk ties in with indie film
Waterbury Republican-American – Singer will talk about Alzheimer’s disease before a showing of the film “Away From Her.” In the film, Julie Christie’s character grapples with the memory-loss disease. The talk, which precedes the movie, is free and open to the public. It will be at

Monday wild card
Spokane Spokesman-Review – With apologies to those of you with Tony Orlando songs still stuck in your head – here’s the afternoon wild card At DFO’s request, I’m taking another run at blog-sitting while he’s on vacation. And so, I’m making a plea to all of you to help me