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      <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle A Factor In Development Of Alzheimer's]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-08-03 15:34:46</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Raised blood pressure, high  cholesterol  levels, obesity and lack of exercise in middle age are risk predictors for  dementia  later in life, scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said on Thursday. The scientists said their findings show that changes in lifestyle could prevent  Alzheimer's ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers: Dementia risk can be tested 
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      <pubDate>2006-08-03 10:16:58</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Researchers have for the first time developed a "risk score" to try to predict which people may develop  dementia .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Midlife Test May Predict Dementia Risk]]></title>
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      	<description><![CDATA[It might be possible to determine risk factors to  dementia  decades before it starts. Scientists from Finland and Sweden have come up with a dementia-risk test for middle-aged adults. The aim is to help identify risk factors that individuals can change prior to the onset of  dementia ....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle key predictors for dementia -study 
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      <pubDate>2006-08-03 04:13:41</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - As with heart disease and other 
illnesses, lifestyle factors are key to preventing the risk of 
 Alzheimer's  disease and other forms of  dementia , Swedish 
researchers said on Thursday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Art boosts Alzheimer's patients' spirits 
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      <pubDate>2006-08-03 03:12:53</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Not a word is spoken as five aging artists sit at a table in a small room and draw. Talking is discouraged, since it can be distracting: The artists are  Alzheimer's  patients in the first stages of the  dementia  disorder that afflicts an estimated 4.5 million Americans.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers create dementia 'risk score' 
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      <pubDate>2006-08-02 19:38:15</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Researchers have for the first time developed a "risk score" in an attempt to predict future cases of  dementia . In a study published Thursday in the publication Lancet Neurology, researchers identified several key factors that are believed to determine  dementia  in later life.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lifestyle factors key predictors for dementia-study 
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      <pubDate>2006-08-02 19:07:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - As with heart disease and other 
illnesses, lifestyle factors are key to preventing the risk of 
 Alzheimer's  disease and other forms of  dementia , Swedish 
researchers said on Thursday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eye Test Can Inspect For Early Dementia]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-25 07:38:22</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[U.S scientists said that with a simple eye test, early  dementia  can be determined. The test makes use of a non-invasive laser to inspect the lens of the eye.
                    
                
                
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      <title><![CDATA[Diabetes treatments may help Alzheimers - meeting 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-17 14:01:40</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Diabetes  and pre-diabetic conditions 
appear to worsen the risk of  Alzheimer's  disease but drugs that 
help regulate blood sugar may help patients with  dementia  as 
well, researchers report.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weight Loss May Yield Alzheimer's Clues 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-17 09:13:35</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gradual weight loss can precede  dementia  and begin as early as 10 years prior to memory loss, concludes a Mayo Clinic study involving women with and without  dementia .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Study: Weight Loss Could Signal Future Dementia In Women]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-17 08:58:28</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[A study conducted by team of Mayo Clinic doctors and released last week shows that weight loss could be a signal that a woman would develop  dementia  later in life. The study, which analyzed 1,000 people, showed that women who later developed  dementia  had a drop in weight even 10 years before they...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Global Bill for Alzheimer's Nears Quarter-Trillion Dollars 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-16 23:52:55</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The estimated total worldwide cost of caring for people with  Alzheimer's  disease and  dementia  now tops $248 billion U.S annually, researchers said Sunday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Global Bill for Alzheimer's Nears Quarter-Trillion Dollars 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-16 09:13:58</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The estimated total worldwide cost of caring for people with  Alzheimer's  disease and  dementia  now tops $248 billion U.S annually, researchers said Sunday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Depression boosts aggression in demented elderly 
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      <pubDate>2006-06-29 16:29:25</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Depression  triples the 
likelihood that a nursing home resident with  dementia  will be 
physically aggressive, a new study shows.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dementia Does Not Improve In Vitamin B Study]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-29 12:30:38</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[The longest study to date performed to determine if folate and B vitamins can prevent  dementia  showed there is no benefit to taking a supplement. In the New Zealand study, the homosysteine levels of those taking the supplements - which contained 1,000 micrograms of folate, 500 micrograms of B-12...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[FDA Approves Exelon For Parkinson's Disease]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-06-28 06:55:18</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration approves Exelon (rivastigmine tartrate) for the treatment of mild to moderate  dementia  associated with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's is a disorder of the central nervous system that causes chronic loss or impairment of intellectual capacity....]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memory Lapses May Herald Early Alzheimer's 
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      <pubDate>2006-06-27 23:51:33</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors with no outward signs of  dementia  but some deterioration in memory could still harbor the accumulated brain plaques that are typical of  Alzheimer's  disease, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[FDA OKs drug to treat Parkinson's dementia 
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      <pubDate>2006-06-27 17:32:57</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - A drug already sold to treat mild to moderate  dementia  in  Alzheimer's  disease patients won federal approval Tuesday to treat the same condition in Parkinson's patients.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Memory Lapses May Herald Early Alzheimer's 
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      <pubDate>2006-06-27 09:12:40</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors with no outward signs of  dementia  but some deterioration in memory could still harbor the accumulated brain plaques that are typical of  Alzheimer's  disease, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Poor physical performance may precede dementia 
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      <pubDate>2006-05-25 14:58:46</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Poor physical performance is 
associated with an increased risk of  dementia  and  Alzheimer's  
disease among individuals 65 years of age or older, according 
to a new report. The findings suggest that diminished physical 
function precedes the onset of cognitive impairment.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Poor Physical Function Warning Sign For Dementia]]></title>
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      	<description><![CDATA[ Poor physical function could indicate an increased risk of Alzheimer&#146;s disease and other dementias, according to a new study.
 "Even the mildest degree if physical disability is going to predict a heightened risk of Alzheimer&#146;s," says...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-23 00:03:54</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poor physical function may be a warning sign of increased risk of  Alzheimer's  disease and other dementias, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-22 16:13:57</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poor physical function may be a warning sign of increased risk of  Alzheimer's  disease and other dementias, a new study suggests.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[US advisers back Parkinson's dementia drug 
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      <pubDate>2006-05-17 23:04:18</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Novartis 
Pharmaceuticals' drug Exelon is safe for treating  dementia  in 
patients with Parkinson's disease, a U.S. advisory panel 
recommended on Wednesday.]]></description>
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    (Reuters)
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      <pubDate>2006-05-17 14:59:24</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Novartis 
Pharmaceuticals' drug Exelon is safe for treating  dementia  in 
patients with Parkinson's disease, a U.S. advisory panel 
recommended on Wednesday.]]></description>
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