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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

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

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

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

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

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.)

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

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

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

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

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

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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