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By: Sarah Boesveld The Globe and Mail January 20, 2009 If your New Year’s resolution is to stop tippling, you may want to reconsider. Instead, vow to spend 2009 drinking in moderation if you want to keep Alzheimer’s at bay, a new report…
Read article Drink a day may keep Alzheimer’s at bay↗By: Donna Lero Canadian Healthcare Manager Vol. 14:4; August 2007 While our workforce is aging, employees today are dealing with the stress of being caregivers to aging family members, spouses and partners, siblings, grandparents,…
Read article Integrating Work and Care↗By: Sandra Block USA Today June 27, 2007 How do you decide which kind of health care facility is best suited for an elderly parent? Everyone’s situation, of course, is different. Here are tips on seeking the best, most appropriate…
Read article Getting the best elder care means not waiting until the last minute↗Macleans Magazine April 9, 2007 Is loss of memory and brain function an inevitable part of aging? New studies say a little tinkering can change all that Doris Howard, a 79-year-old former psychologist, has lived in the Heritage Retirement…
Read article The secret to not losing your marbles↗By: Malcolm Ritter Canadian Press January 24, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) – A huge international study has identified a gene that apparently can raise the risk of developing the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery that may help…
Read article Study links gene to risk of Alzheimer’s disease, may help in finding treatments↗