Police looking for missing man with Alzheimer’s disease
Fort Worth Star-Telegram – DALLAS — State officials issued a Silver Alert on Wednesday for a missing 77-year-old Dallas man. Louis Bell, who has Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, was last seen at 4 p.m. Monday at 1446 Denley Drive in Dallas, according to the Texas Department

A look back at Hurricane Rita
Southeast Texas Live – This program allows Alzheimers caregivers a break from their daily difficulties by providing safe, social interaction for the Alzheimers patient. Caregivers drop off their family member with Alzheimers and get work done or relax for a few hours while

One man’s undying devotion
New York Daily News – Freeman had been taking care of Mildred at home for eight years as she deteriorated from Alzheimer’s disease. His life as head of an engineering company and a national Jewish organization was put on hold. So, 3%BD years ago, the couple moved into the

Obesity, dementia not linked
Health 24 – “While past studies have found obesity in middle age increases a person’s risk for dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, our finding shows obesity in old age has no effect on a person’s memory. These findings are consistent with previous studies

Surge puts spring back in McCain s step
Times Online – At a campaign stop in Concord a student asked the 71-year-old if he was too old to be president and if he thought that he might get Alzheimer s in office. He said no, before adding: Thanks for the question, you little jerk. It brought the

MARK TOLLE
Dallas Morning News – Judge Tolle, 76, died Sunday of complications of frontal temporal dementia at Stone Bridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Dallas. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. today at Christ the King Catholic Church. He will be buried in Calvary Hill Cemetery

Heart disease drugs may help Alzheimer’s
Australian Broadcasting Corp. – MARK COLVIN: Few illnesses are more distressing, for families as well as for the sufferers themselves, than Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a new study from the United States has grabbed the attention of researchers still grappling with the possible causes

Mount Sinai developing Alzheimer’s drug
Crain’s New York Business – The Mount Sinai School of Medicine said Thursday that it is teaming up with Medisyn Technologies to develop a drug that could be used to treat Alzheimer s disease. Manhattan-based Mount Sinai and Minnetonka, Minn.-based Medisyn are working on new

‘Charity Bob’ will be remembered forever
Bucks Herald – The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance was one of the recipients, along with the Alzheimers Society and the MS Society. The Air Ambulance Area Fundraiser, Carl Undery said: “This is fantastic. We supply a big life saving service for the

The Month in Milestones
Egypt Today – He had suffered from Alzheimers disease since 1994. Reagan went down in history books as the man who fought the closing chapter in the nearly 45-year-long Cold War with the now-former Soviet Union, which he famously called the Evil Empire. At home