The Northern Echo: News: Don't Stop Dementia Drugs Campaign
The Northern Echo: News: Don't Stop Dementia Drugs Campaign: "Don't Stop Dementia Drugs Campaign........deadline....make sure you submit your objection by Friday November 10 at the latest.
Don't Stop Dementia Drugs Campaign
Known for its previous successful campaigns
The Northern Echo: News: Don't Stop Dementia Drugs Campaign: "The Northern Echo is launching a campaign against a decision to deny certain drugs which can improve the quality of life for many Alzheimer's and dementia sufferers. We have joined forces with the Alzheimer's Society and are calling on the Department of Health to set aside guidance from NHS drugs watchdog the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) and ensure that the relevant treatments are made available for doctors to prescribe to all patients where they feel they will be of clinical benefit."
NICE says anti-dementia drugs should be used only for moderate Alzheimer's disease -- Day 333 (7572): 774 -- BMJ
Ruling to affect thousands of dementia sufferers and their carers...
NICE says anti-dementia drugs should be used only for moderate Alzheimer's disease -- Day 333 (7572): 774 -- BMJ: "NICE says anti-dementia drugs should be used only for moderate Alzheimer’s disease...More than 80 000 people with Alzheimer’s disease are expected to be denied the drugs"
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Pot's Active Ingredient Could Fight Alzheimer's - Forbes.com
Pot's Active Ingredient Could Fight Alzheimer's - Forbes.com: "Pot's Active Ingredient Could Fight Alzheimer's ....The active ingredient in marijuana -- delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) -- may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests."
Apparently thee active bit works in the same way as trad alzheimers drugs but it still seems counter-intuitive to me given the general dopiness and forgetfulness attributed to dope smokers
Mediterranean Diet May Keep Alzheimer's at Bay - washingtonpost.com
Mediterranean Diet May Keep Alzheimer's at Bay - washingtonpost.com: "Mediterranean Diet May Keep Alzheimer's at Bay Tuesday, October 10, 2006;
" well designed survey concludes..."After taking into account other factors that could affect the risk of developing the devastating brain disease, such as age and weight, the researchers found that those whose food choices were closest to a Mediterranean diet were 68 percent less likely to have Alzheimer's than those whose diets were least like it.
Researchers had thought that the protective benefits of the diet came primarily from protecting blood vessels. But the researchers said their study found evidence indicating that is not the case, suggesting that the diet may instead produce its benefits through other means, such as reducing inflammation and the amount of oxidation in the body."
But could this be enough to cancel out the genetic factor, reportedly as much as 75%?
