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This is Your Brain on Google

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:15:00 +0000

A brain study conducted by Dr. Gary Small, a UCLA expert on aging, found that people who search the Internet use more of their brain while engaging in Internet searching.

This suggests that just searching on the Internet may train the brain -- that it may keep it active and healthy," said Small, whose research appears in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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By Bob DeMarco
Alzheimer's Reading Room
Editor

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Popular Articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room -- September (Top Landing Pages)

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:08:00 +0000

Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer's or Dementia in Five Minutes(#1 June, July, August, September)
A new cognitive test for detecting Alzheimer's disease is quicker and more accurate than many current tests, and could help diagnose early Alzheimer's, dementia, or mild cognitive impairment. To continue reading go here.

Dementia and the Eight Types of Dementia Dementia is a an illness that usually occurs slowly over time, and usually includes a progressive state of deterioration. The earliest signs of dementia are usually memory problems, confusion, and changes in the way a person behaves and communicates. To continue reading go here.

Five Ways to Keep Alzheimer's Away
A recently released study showed that regular exercise is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of dementia and can help slow progression of Alzheimer's disease. Less well known is the fact that if you have a big belly in middle age the chances that you could suffer from dementia are tripled. To continue reading go here.

The Combination of Aricept and Namenda Helps Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer's Patients
"The results of this study should change the way we treat patients with Alzheimer's disease. Cholinesterase inhibitors are approved for use in mild to moderate dementia, while memantine has been approved for advanced dementia. But it looks like there is an advantage in prescribing both drugs as initial treatment."--John Growdon, MD To continue reading go here.

A Simple Three Minute Test Can Detect the Earliest Stage of Alzheimer's Disease
The study shows that the combination of a very brief three-minute cognitive screening test, called the Mini-Cog (MC), with a Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) -- administered to a family member or friend -- could accurately identify individuals with MCI and undiagnosed dementia. To continue reading go here.

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Bob DeMarco is the editor of the Alzheimer's Reading Room and an Alzheimer's caregiver. The Alzheimer's Reading Room is the number one website on the Internet for news, advice, and insight into Alzheimer's disease. Bob has written more than 800 articles with more than 18,000 links on the Internet. Bob resides in Delray Beach, FL.

Popular articles on the Alzheimer's Reading Room
The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer's Caregiver (Part One)
Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer's or Dementia in Five Minutes
Does the Combination of Aricept and Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer's Patients
Five Ways to Keep Alzheimer's Away
Is it Really Alzheimer's or Something Else?
Alzheimer's Wandering Why it Happens and What to Do
10 Good Reasons to Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Now
World Health Care Spending and Performance Ranking by Country (Table)
What is Dementia?
Dementia and the Eight Types of Dementia
Walmart and this Alzheimer's Caregiver
Dimebon Connection Study
Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?
A Simple Three Minute Test Can Detect the Earliest Stage of Alzheimer's Disease
Wii a Useful Tool for Alzheimer's Caregivers
2009 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
The Mini-Cog Test for Alzheimer's and Dementia

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, and Memory Loss

Original content Bob DeMarco, Alzheimer's Reading Room

From the Alzheimer's Reading Room -- Featured Articles

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:43:00 +0000

This is a list of popular articles that I wrote on the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

Alzheimer's Wandering Why it Happens and What to Do
Does the Combination of Aricept and Namenda Help Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer's Patients
10 Good Reasons to Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room Now
Test Your Memory (TYM) for Alzheimer's or Dementia in Five Minutes
World Health Care Spending and Performance Ranking by Country (Table)
What is Dementia?
Five Ways to Keep Alzheimer's Away
Dimebon Connection Study
Are Alzheimer's Caregivers the Forgotten?
A Simple Three Minute Test Can Detect the Earliest Stage of Alzheimer's Disease
Is it Really Alzheimer's or Something Else?
Wii a Useful Tool for Alzheimer's Caregivers
2009 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
The Mini-Cog Test for Alzheimer's and Dementia
The Alzheimer's Reading Room--Press Release
Walmart and this Alzheimer's Caregiver

Caring for Our Parents (Book Review)

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000

This is a serious book by an accomplished journalist, writer--Howard Gleckman.

'If you are a Boomer, you should buy this book and put it on the coffee table. You will need it in the future to take care of yourself. The notes section of this book, alone, is worth the purchase price. The 22 pages of notes come in the form of a bibliography that you will be referring to over and over in the years ahead.

Caring for Our Parents is chock full of information and example that you, and I, will need as we age'. --Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis

To continue reading go here.

Will President Obama put an End to the Medicare Rip-Off?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:47:00 +0000

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

I bet you didn't know this. When your elected representatives in Washington voted on the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 they slipped in this dilly -- when Medicare buys prescription drugs from the pharmaceutical companies they are not allowed to negotiate the price they pay.

Let me put it this way, we the taxpayers pay full retail price when Medicare buys prescription drugs -- for us.

I can buy a 16 ounce can of Old El Paso refried beans in Publix for a $1.49. Or, I can go to Walmart and buy the same product in the same size for $1.09. I have a choice -- Medicare doesn't.

100 Million Adults Touched by Alzheimer's

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Astounding. More information at the Alzheimer's Reading Room.

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

HBO The Alzheimer's Project Open to all Cable Subscribers

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:23:00 +0000

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

HBO is opening The Alzheimer's Project to all cable subscribers. Got cable? Find the HBO channel and you are good to go starting May 10.

Want a free copy of The Alzheimer's Project DVD? Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading Room and then go here to find out how to do it.

The Alzheimer's Project

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Announcement.

Subscribers to the Alzheimer's Reading Room can now obtain a free, complimentary, copy of the Memory Loss Tapes from HBO.

The Alzheimer's Project How to Get it on DVD -- HBO

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:19:00 +0000

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

I am getting bombarded with emails asking me how to get HBO's The Alzheimer's Project if you don't have HBO.

There is good news. HBO is offering the Alzheimer's Project on DVD and in book form. You can order it now, but it won't ship until June 2.

To order a copy of the DVD -- The Alzheimer's Project -- go here.

The Alzheimer's Project -- HBO

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:43:00 +0000

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

The Memory Loss Tapes -- Sunday, May 10 at 9 PM
Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? -- Monday, May 11 at 7:30 PM
Momentum in Science -- Monday, May 11 at 8 PM
Caregivers -- Tuesday, May 12 at 7 PM
Momentum in Science, Part 2 --Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST –

How We Saved $624.72 on Prescription Drugs

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:47:00 +0000

clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

Ask the next baby boomer you see if they understand how the Medicare prescription drug program works. Unless they have a relative in the donut hole, I'll bet you a doughnut they can't tell you how it works.

Ok, here is the recap. We are saving $624.72 on the switch from Felodipine to generic Norvasc. We will likely save $310 on Benicar. Total savings so far $934.72 (estimate).

Housing Starts Like a Bullet Hitting Water (Chart)

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:44:00 +0000

clipped from allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com

Is the next shoe ready to drop in the Housing market?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:27:00 +0000

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that defaults on so called 'Option ARM' mortgages are rising fast.

As of December, 28% of option ARMs were delinquent or in foreclosure, according to LPS Applied Analytics, a data firm that analyzes mortgage performance.

Nearly 61% of option ARMs originated in 2007 will eventually default, according to a recent analysis by Goldman Sachs

This is sobering news and indicates the bad news from the housing market is far from over.

Is the next shoe ready to drop in the Housing market?

According to our slideshow, Prostitution Scandals of the Rich & Famous, who revealed Sen. David Vitter's illicit secret?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:11:00 +0000

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In our slideshow, "Notable Sex Scandals," which disgraced figure is wearing a red pattern necktie?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:09:00 +0000

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Which scandal-tinged investor allegedly attempted to fake his suicide?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:35:00 +0000

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On our Web site's Credit Spreads page (hint: find it via the Market Buzz box), what is the first type of data shown?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:10:00 +0000

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In Maria Bartiromo's Jan. 20 video "Market Message," which of these topics did she mention first?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:39:00 +0000

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rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:17:00 +0000

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What is the name of CNBC contributor Janice Dorn's own business site?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:09:00 +0000

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What did "Dow 12,000" trader Ben Lichtenstein call a "major speed bump" on Friday?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:11:00 +0000

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rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:15:00 +0000

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EF Hutton: In Cliff Mason's blog post about legalizing narcotics, which economist does he refer to?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:21:00 +0000

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What stock(s) did Fast Money trader Joe Terranova recommend Thursday to play a gasoline price bottom?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:34:00 +0000

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In Allen Wastler's blog post, "Time to Start a Fugitive Watch?", which infamous 1970s criminal does he refer to?

rtdemarco@gmail.com (Bob DeMarco) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:12:00 +0000

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