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How to Handle Frustrating People with Dementia
TEEPA SNOW VIDEO: People with dementia can say, do and act in the most frustrating ways. Learn why it happens the way it does, how to take it, and what to do about it. amzn_assoc_title = "Amazon Can...
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9 Tips for Coping with Agitation and Aggression
MOODINESS: As Alzheimer’s progresses, people may become more agitated or aggressive. Check out 9 tips for handling it. Agitation means that a person is restless or worried. He or she doesn’t seem to...
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Antidepressants, Antihistamines & Dementia
MEDICATION VIDEO + ARTICLE: From allergies to moods, most of us get relief from drugs known as “anticholinergics”. Some raise dementia risk, some don’t. Do we always need them? A study of 300,000...
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Effects of Lying to a Dementia Patient
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How to Manage Dementia’s Hallucinations without Drugs
DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES VIDEO: Hallucinations in dementia often pose bigger challenges than memory and cognitive problems. Watch these smart caregiver strategies from the University of Texas....
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Dark Chocolate Boosts Memory
DIET NEWS – ARTICLE & VIDEO: These studies show dark chocolate improves memory & mood, boosts immunity and reduces stress as well as inflammation. LOMA LINDA, CA — Findings from two studies...
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Get into the Head of People with Dementia
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Thoughtful Dementia Care is today’s best book on understanding the dementia experience. It is an easy-to-read, sensitive portrayal of the changing world of people with dementia and...
View ArticleAgitation in Alzheimer’s: Rexulti® Makes Meaningful Improvements
PRINCETON, N.J. & DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On November 9, 2023, Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals announced treatment with REXULTI® (generic name: brexpiprazole) resulted...
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A new University of Iowa study further supports an inescapable message: caregivers have a profound influence — good or bad — on the emotional state of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. Patients...
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Warning letters from Medicare can safely cut prescribing of a powerful but risky antipsychotic, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The antipsychotic...
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