[ExI] Alzheimer

BillK pharos at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 15:53:23 UTC 2011


2011/4/22 Stefano Vaj wrote>:
<snip>
> Thank you very much. I will check all that.
> Unfortunately, your quotations seem essentially to concern risk factors and
> strategies allegedly effective in preventing Alzheimer, but do not make any
> assumptions, not even far-fetched ones, as to what might be one way or
> another useful to somebody who already *has* Alzheimer.
> --
>

That's because you are looking at the risk factors page.  :)

You want the treatments page -
<http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_treatments.asp>

Quote:
Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer's. But drug and non-drug
treatments may help with both cognitive and behavioral symptoms.

Researchers are looking for new treatments to alter the course of the
disease and improve the quality of life for people with dementia.

In this section:

    * Medications for Memory Loss
    * Treatments for Behavior
    * Treatments for Sleep Changes
    * Alternative Treatments
    * Questions for Your Doctor
    * Treatment Horizon
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BillK



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