Illnesses Go to......... ADD/ADHD Addiction Alzheimer's Disease Arthritis Asperger's Syndrome Asthma Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Colitis Colon Cancer Coronary Disease Crohn's Disease Diabetes Drug Addiction Environmental Illness Fibromyalgia Heart Disease High Blood Pressure Hodgkin's Disease Hypertension Hypothyroidism Infertility Inflammatory Bowel Disease Insomnia Leukemia Lyme Disease Lymphoma Metabolic Syndrome Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Multiple Sclerosis Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Osteoarthritis Osteoporosis Parkinson's Disease Prostate Cancer Raynaud's Ringing in the Ears Sleep Disorders Syndrome X Tinnitus Alzheimer's Disease "There are a vast number of choices in both drugs and nutritional supplements available for patients with Alzheimer's disease. A well-informed holistic or naturopathic medical doctor can be of great help in ordering the appropriate lab tests and identifying the key supplements that will provide the greatest benefit." Life Extension Foundation "Caring for someone with Alzheimer's takes patience and a focus on the things a person can still do and enjoy. Those with Alzheimer's — as well as those who care for them — need support and affection from friends and family to cope." MayoClinic.com BACKGROUND INFORMATION Alzheimer's Disease from MayoClinic.com Detailed Alzheimer's Disease from Life Extension Foundation Recommended Alzheimer's Disease from Health and Age Information About Alzheimer's Disease from the Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine Is It Alzheimer's? Warning Signs You Should Know. from the Alzheimer's Association Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's ... Or is it NPH? from All About NPH (Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus) Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Information Page from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Management of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus by Meg Verrees, M.D. and Warren R. Selman, M.D. Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus from Barrow Neurological Institute CAUSES/RISK FACTORS/PREVENTION Alzheimer's Disease: Causative Factors by Linda Lazarides Abstracts of Journal Articles Linking Diet to Alzheimer's Disease Can Aluminum Cause Alzheimer's Disease? by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. Alzheimer's Disease by John McDougall, M.D. New Findings in Alzheimer's Research from Life Extension Foundation A New Hypothesis about Alzheimer's Disease from Medical News Today High Homocysteine Levels May Double Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease NIH Press Release - February 13, 2002 Mercury Toxicity & Alzheimer's Disease from CureZone.com Cataracts and Alzheimer's Disease from The Health Report Antioxidants Shown to Reduce Alzheimer's Risk from Health and Age Functional Therapeutics in Neurodegenerative Disease by David Perlmutter, M.D. Current Hypotheses for Alzheimer's Disease from Alzheimer Research Forum "A collection of special seminars, on-line journal club discussions, recorded talks and other presentations on the Forum web site that describe a variety of scientific hypotheses about the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease." CAREGIVERS' SUPPORT Caregiver Stress from The Elderly Place Respite Care Services from The Elderly Place Online Caregiver Support from The Elderly Place How Can Our Family Live Well with Alzheimer's? Seven Hints for Coping from The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's TREATMENTS/THERAPIES William B. Grant: A Dietary Approach To Alzheimer's by Peter Barry Chowka Articles and Press Releases Brain Scans May Predict Cognitive Decline In Normal People - February 14, 2006 from Science Daily History Of Depression Linked To More Brain Plaques And Tangles, Rapid Decline In Alzheimer's Disease - February 8, 2006 from Science Daily Immune System Problem Linked to Alzheimer's - June 10, 2005 from WebMD Alzheimer's Risk Higher in Diabetics - May 17, 2004 from HealthDay Low Vitamin B12 Is Associated With Poorer Memory In Older People With High Risk For Alzheimer's - April 5, 2004 from Science Daily Smoking Hastens Decline of Aging Brain - March 22, 2004 from HealthDay Common Bacteria Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - March 19, 2004 from HealthDay Alzheimer's Drug May Slow Disease - February 25, 2004 from MSNBC Alzheimer's Related to Low Testosterone Levels?- January 26, 2004 by Robert W. Griffith, M.D. Drug Can Help Improve Memory and Cognition in Advanced Alzheimer’s Patients - January 20, 2004 from the University of Rochester Combining Vitamins E and C May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's - January 21, 2004 from HealthDay Low Blood Pressure Linked to Dementia in Elderly - January 14, 2004 from SeniorJournal.com Stroke May Boost Alzheimer's Risk - December 15, 2003 by Amanda Gardner Chelation Therapy May Ease Alzheimer's Disease - December 15, 2003 from Reuters Health Clioquinol May Slow Mental Decline in Alzheimer's - December 15, 2003 from Reuters Health Nicotine Boosts Memory for Elderly - December 5, 2003 from Medical News Today MRI Brain Scan Predicts Memory Decline - November 25, 2003 from MSNBC Alzheimer's News: Sage Improves Memory - November 24, 2003 from AlzheimerSupport.com Caregivers Need Help in End-of-Life Care - November 12, 2003 by Jennifer Warner FDA Approves Memantine for Alzheimer's Disease - October 17, 2003 from FDA News Antibiotics May Slow Alzheimer's - October 9, 2003 by Salynn Boyles Leisure Activity May Prevent Alzheimer's - October 2, 2003 by Jennifer Warner Gleevec May Fight Alzheimer's Disease - September 29, 2003 by Daniel DeNoon New Test in Diagnosing Alzheimer's - September 23, 2003 by Helen R. Pilcher Viral Infections Linked to Dementia - August 14, 2003 by Jennifer Warner Creatine May Boost Brain Performance - August 13, 2003 by Salynn Boyles Common Drugs May Raise Alzheimer's Risk - July 25, 2003 by Daniel DeNoon New Test Detects Alzheimer's Early On - July 24, 2003 by Jennifer Warner Fish Once a Week Cuts Alzheimer's Risk - July 21, 2003 by Daniel DeNoon Lose It: Fat Might Raise Dementia Risk - July 11, 2003 by Jeanie Lerche Davis Preserving Brain Function with GPC - July 2003 Report on L-alpha glycerylphosphorylcholine (GPC) from Life Extension Foundation Arthritis Drugs Flunk Alzheimer's Test - June 3, 2003 from HealthFinder Silent Strokes Boost Alzheimer's Risk - March 28, 2003 by Salynn Boyles Elderly Dementia Linked to Homocysteine - February 28, 2003 by Jeanie Lerche Davis Antioxidants Fight Alzheimer's - June 25, 2002 by Jeanie Lerche Davis Consuming More Calories and Fats May be Associated with a Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease - August 21, 2002 from AlzheimerSupport.com Vitamins Fight Alzheimer's - May 28, 2002 by Liza Jane Maltin New Alzheimer's Risk Factor Identified - February 13, 2002 by Salynn Boyles Curry Spice Could Slow Alzheimer's - November 21, 2001 from BBC News Metal Remover Clears Alzheimer's Plaques in Mice - June 21, 2001 by Daniel DeNoon High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's - June 14, 2001 by Liza Jane Maltin Should You Be Tested for Alzheimer's? - July 9, 2000 by Gina Shaw Music Therapy Helps Alzheimer's Patients - January 28, 2000 from Health Central Articles from Joseph Mercola, D.O. Alzheimer's Epidemic is Coming You Don’t Have to Get Alzheimer's Eat Right to Reduce Alzheimer's Risk Aluminum in Water May Increase Alzheimer's Risk Mercury Contributes To Alzheimer's Disease! Low Folate Levels Linked To Alzheimer's Disease Fluoride Also Responsible for Alzheimer's Disease Keep Active to Avoid Alzheimer's Eating Fish May Prevent Onset of Alzheimer's Clioquinoline Antibiotic May Help Alzheimer's Patients CBSNews.com - November 6, 2000 "An antibiotic tested on mice genetically designed to mimic the effects of Alzheimer's disease reduced and even eliminated protein deposits that are a major feature of the disease." An Alternate Take on Alzheimer's Oxidation of Trace Metals in Brain Might Cause Disease News from Harvard Medical School - July 13, 2001 "Research led by Ashley Bush, HMS associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, questions some of the paradigms of Alzheimer's research and offers a very different model for the pathology of the disease, involving the oxidation of trace metals in the brain." Novel Chelation Therapy Shows Promise for Alzheimer's from AlzInfo.org - December 15, 2003 "An innovative therapy using a drug called clioquinol showed some early promise in slowing the progressive memory loss of Alzheimer's." Scientist is Winning Converts on Alzheimer's from USA Today - December 26, 2003 "Ashley Bush, a 44-year-old researcher at Harvard Medical School, was pilloried after he put forth a radical theory of Alzheimer's disease in 1994." "Now scientists are giving Bush more credence. He has a five-year grant from the NIH and this year won an American Academy of Neurology prize for Alzheimer's disease research." OTHER RESOURCES Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Australia Alzonline.net Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Network Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University Medical Center Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation International AlzheimerSupport.com American Health Assistance Foundation Buck Institute A research center conducting clinically relevant biomedical research and education on the aging process and age-associated diseases. National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Links Articles from The New England Journal of Medicine Participating in a Clinical Trial from AlzInfo.org RECOMMENDED BOOKS Please click on the picture of the book or the title to order.
Jolene Brackey, Creating Moments of Joy for the Person With Alzheimer's or Dementia: A Journal for Caregivers	Donna Cohen, Ph.D. and Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D., The Loss of Self: A Family Resource for the Care of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Joanne Koenig Coste, Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease	Robert Davis, My Journey into Alzheimer's Disease
Thomas Debaggio, Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's	B. J. Fitzray, Alzheimer's Activities: Hundreds of Activities for Men and Women With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Nancy L. Mace, M.A. and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life	Larry Rose, Show Me the Way to Go Home
Patricia B. Smith, Alzheimer's For Dummies	Claudia J. Strauss, Talking to Alzheimer's: Simple Ways to Connect When You Visit with a Family Member or Friend