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Archive of 1998 Articles

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JANUARY

Patent protection maintained for brand-name drugs -- Generic manufacturers will still have to wait 20 years before marketing similar products; Manley seen as besting Rock in cabinet tussle
Jan. 22, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Physical exercise is beneficial to the brain, scientists find
Jan. 22, 1998, The Toronto Star

Portrait of mother and daughter love
Jan. 18, 1998, The Toronto Star

Health & Diet column -- Memory booster?
Jan. 17, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Diagnosing Alzheimer's -- Society issues list of the disease's 10 warning signs
10 warning signs for Alzheimer's disease
Jan. 15, 1998, Montreal Gazette

The Medical Post's Bulletin Board -- Alzheimer's Info
Jan. 13, 1998, The Medical Post

Alzheimer's Disease Warning Signs -- Learn to read the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease
Jan. 12, 1998, Canadian Living Online, Health and Family

This Long Disease
Jan. 12, 1998, Time

Signs of hope in Alzheimer's fight
Warning signs of disease
Events mark awareness month
Give Alzheimer's patients right to die, doctor says
Jan. 10, 1998, The Toronto Star

Baycrest test helps diagnose mental disorders in seniors
Jan. 9, 1998, The Toronto Star

Program takes team approach to Alzheimer's care
Jan. 6, 1998, The Medical Post

Facing the Alzheimer's challenge -- A new program helps patients and caregivers
Is it Alzheimer's? Ten signs to watch for
Raise a cup
January/February 1998, Eldercare

New hope for Alzheimer's?
What about ginkgo?

January 1998, Chatelaine

Alzheimer Awareness Month
January 1998, The Canadian Nurse

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FEBRUARY

Alzheimer: Ten Warning Signs
Winter 1998, Eldercare Quarterly

Is It Alzheimer's Disease? 10 Warning Signs
February 1998, CARP News

Coping with Alzheimer's disease
February 1998, Good Times

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MARCH

Family curse may hold key to Alzheimer's disease cure
March 23, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Adult animals grow new brain cells
March 17, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Scientists to track rare ailment: Creutfeld-Jakob brain disorder connected to mad-cow disease
March 16, 1998, The Toronto Star

The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: A New Initiative
March 1998, The Canadian AlzheimerDisease Review

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APRIL

Folic acid may prevent Alzheimer's, scientists discover
April 26, 1998, Ottawa Citizen

Fuzzy thinking about an Alzheimer's cure -- Nymox Pharmaceuticals has done valuable research, but is unsure how to distribute the results
April 21, 1998, The Financial Post

Higher dosage of drug slows Alzheimer's
April 17, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Barrier Reef shells may help stop Alzheimer's damage
April 7, 1998, Medical Post

Small Steps, Minor Miracles
April 1998, Canadian Living

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MAY

Calming dementia
May 23, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Brain diseases linked to bleach used in flour
May 22, 1998, The Toronto Star

Supplement section on Alzheimer's disease
May 19, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Auld acquaintance not forgot
May 6, 1998, The Globe and Mail

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JUNE

Rocking may relax seniors with dementia, study finds
June 20, 1998, The Toronto Star

Smokers twice as likely to get Alzheimer's, study suggests
June 19, 1998, The Toronto Star

Airline regrets handling of death
June 18, 1998, The Toronto Star

Drug could treat Alzheimers
June 17, 1998, ABC News

Alzheimer's registry offers peace of mind
June 13, 1998, The Toronto Star

Supplement on Alzheimer's disease
May/June 1998, Volume 1, No. 1, Geriatrics and Aging

  • Search continues for Alzheimer's disease test
  • Future bright for Alzheimer's disease research
  • Physicians to have drug options for AD treatment in Canada
  • Donepezil improves cognition in AD patients
  • Dementia: the search for treatable causes -- where do you draw the line?
  • Programs offer support for patients, caregivers and families
  • Living wills ease patient's fear
  • Fall prevention clinics minimize risk, maximize independence
  • Benefits of exercise in the elderly: doing something is better than nothing
  • Acetominophen risk factor for excessive anticoagualtion in patients taking Warfarin
  • Estrogen decrease implicated in higher risk of developing AD
  • Four genes associated with AD and counting: an e-mail interview with Dr. Peter St. George-Hyslop
  • Shrinkage, neuron and synapse loss: aging takes its toll on the brain
  • Distinguishing depression from dementia difficult
  • Bank for brains robbed of funding

New Guidelines for Health Professionals and Caregivers
Spring 1998, Vol. 1, #10, Alzheimer's Digest

Caregiving -- "The hardest thing is the guilt"
Spring 1998, The Caregiver (Caregiver Network Inc.)

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JULY

Long-term health care minister named: Alzheimer's strategy in the works
July 28, 1998, The Toronto Star

Genetic variations may affect Alzheimer's
July 24, 1998, The Toronto Star

Book helps children talk about Alzheimer's
July 13, 1998, The Toronto Star

Families and Caregiving:
Who Does the Work?
July 1998, Canadian Alzheimer Disease Review

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AUGUST

Alzheimer plaque formation found in AIDS/HIV patients
Aug. 25, 1998, Medical Post

Social Studies: Elderly drivers
Aug. 25, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Alzheimer's, microbe linked
Aug. 17, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Ontario denies new drugs to seniors
Aug. 12, 1998, The Toronto Star

Letter Of The Day: Strategy means dad remembered
Aug. 5, 1998, The Toronto Star

Words that can save a life
August 1998, Reader's Digest

Tackling Tough Questions
August 1998, IE: Money

New help for Alzheimer's sufferers
Summer 1998, Homemaker's

Driving Ms. Hazy; Taking the Car Keys
Summer 1998, Eldercare Quarterly

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SEPTEMBER

Help for declining minds
Sept. 30, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Alzheimer's care requires big bucks: study
Cell-cycle genes may play a role in Alzheimer's
Sept. 29, 1998

Alzheimer patient's inquest starts
Sept. 28,1998, The Toronto Star

Word games sharpen memory
Sept. 26,1998, The Toronto Star

Alzheimer drug not covered by benefits
Sept. 25, 1998, The Toronto Star

Charity made easy: just go for coffee
Sept. 24, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Lives Lived: Howard Thomas Douglass
Sept. 23, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Inheriting Alzheimer's
Sept. 22, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Alzheimer's risk linked to dad's age
Sept. 17, 1998, The Toronto Star

Birds remember the way we do:
Study shows humans aren't only ones with episodic memory

Sept. 17, 1998, The Toronto Star

On Sept. 24, take a break for Alzheimer's
Might folic acid aid those with Alzheimer's?
How some declining dementia patients gain creative abilities
Sept. 15, 1998, Medical Post

Cost of Alzheimer's treatment studied
Sept. 12, 1998, The Toronto Star

Alzheimer's Disease Costs Business $33 Billion a Year In Caregiver Loss and Medical Expenses, Study Shows
Sept. 9, 1998, Alzheimer's Association

Plot to kill mother alleged
Sept. 8, 1998, The Globe and Mail

New Canadian study: Relation between severity of Alzheimer's disease and costs of caring
Sept. 8, 1998, Canadian Medical Association Journal

Dementia: How to tell when it can be treated
Top 10 practical tips in geriatric care
Sept. 7, 1998, Family Practice

Alzheimer Society of Canada Funds $1.2 Million in Research
August/September 1998, Geriatrics & Aging

Drug helps Alzheimer's
September 1998, Reader's Digest

Familial Alzheimer in Harvey, NB
Alzheimer's Disease International
September/October 1998, Mature Medicine Canada

Ethical Guidelines for an unethical disease
Vol. 34, Issue 4, 1998, Health Promotion

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OCTOBER

Brain cells can regenerate, research team says:
Finding offers a ray of hope on Alzheimer's
Oct. 30, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Disease can unlock patients' artistic genius:
As their brains break down, victims become creative and uninhibited
Oct. 30, 1998, The Toronto Star

Staging the drama that is Alzheimer's:
Play works best when it depicts the illness as an alternative reality.
Oct. 28, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Home care crisis looms, doctors' survey says
Oct. 16, 1998, The Toronto Star

Scientists may have solved role of gene in Alzheimer's
Oct. 15, 1998, The Toronto Star

Antipsychotic helps Alzheimer's patients
More funding for Alzheimer's
Oct. 13, 1998, Medical Post

'High-risk' patients need monitoring, inquest finds
Oct. 8, 1998, The Toronto Star

Study analyzes hormone replacement therapy as treatment for Alzheimer's
October 1998, The Senior Times

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NOVEMBER

Fading away
Nov. 22, 1998, The Toronto Star

Nymox says new data backs claim of Alzheimer's test:
But other researchers are still skeptical and say more scientific proof is required
Nov. 12, 1998, National Post

Vitamin E found to combat effects of aging
Nov. 10, 1998, The Globe and Mail

Nicotine May Benefit Memory: Could Be Used Against Alzheimer's
Nov. 8, 1998, The Associated Press
ABCNEWS.com -- Health & Living

Scientists find new answers in mystery of Alzheimer's:
'Senile plaque blobs damage paths in the human brain, new research reveals
Nov. 5, 1998, The Toronto Star

Bad news on Alzheimer's
Nov. 2, 1998, TIME

The Burden of Caring
November 1998, Better Health

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DECEMBER

The 36-Hour Day
December 1998, Health Watch

A gift to my father: What do you give a man with Alzheimer's? Reagan's daughter gets an unexpected answer
December 1998, The Globe and Mail

Comic looks at Alzheimer's
December 1998, National Post

Fading Memories: What researchers are doing to stop Alzheimer's Disease
Winter 1998, HealthDigest

Aid package for Alzheimer's
December 1998, CARP News

New program helps AD patients and families
December 1998, CARP News

Together they go into the dark night
Dec. 31, 1998, The Globe and Mail

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