What IS alcohol-induced dementia? Everything you need to know - as Wendy Williams' son blames her diagnosis on hitting bottle too hard
Wendy Williams ' family has revealed that her early-onset dementia could have been caused by excessive alcohol use. Experts told DailyMail.com that heavy drinking could increase dementia risk. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should women take Viagra to ward off dementia? PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY investigates a potentially game-changing discovery
Problems such as erectile dysfunction are often not taken seriously; the attitude is very much, if you suffer from impotence, just take Viagra - and no need to worry, warns Prof ROB GALLOWAY. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wendy Mitchell obituary
Writer and dementia campaigner who believed that people should have the right to choose their own deathThe writer-activist Wendy Mitchell, who has died aged 68, won hearts and minds by advocating for living positively with dementia. She was determined to remind people that those living with the disease are not “sufferers” and that there is “a beginning, a middle and an end to the disease – with so much life to be lived in between”. She held strong beliefs that people should have the right to choose their own death, and campaigned for assisted dying laws in Britain – one of the subjects of her final book.Wendy w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Anna Wharton Tags: Dementia Books Mental health Society Assisted dying Alzheimer's Medical research Yorkshire Source Type: news
Late onset suicide and dementia - Ekladios H, Flugrad N, Aziz R, Stern R.
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Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Rethinking epilepsy diagnosis and medical fitness to drive laws - Fitzsimmons M, Drabiak K.
Driving is an essential aspect of an individual's autonomy and ability to function as an active member of the community, travel to work, and participate in social functions. A variety of neurological conditions such as epilepsy, dementia, and Parkinson's d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Effect of explicit prioritization on dual-tasks during standing and walking in people with neurological and neurocognitive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Criekinge TV, Sahu U, Bhatt T.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the effectiveness of explicit task (i.e., equal, motor or cognitive) prioritization during dual tasking (DT) in adults with neurological and neurocognitive disorders (Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Alzheim... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
When people facing dementia choose to hasten death: the landscape of current ethical, legal, medical, and social considerations in the United States - Largent EA, Lowers J, Pope TM, Quill TE, Wynia MK.
Some individuals facing dementia contemplate hastening their own death: weighing the possibility of living longer with dementia against the alternative of dying sooner but avoiding the later stages of cognitive and functional impairment. This weighing reso... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Workplace peers may help you form healthy habits
Health experts have long known that an excessively sedentary lifestyle is bad for you in many ways, raising risks of so many health problems — diabetes, weight gain, depression, dementia, multiple cancers — that it’s often equated with the dangers of smoking cigarettes. Mark Pireira, a professor…#markpireira #nt #fitbit #apple #standmoveatwork #matthewbuman #nih #tribunenewsservice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer ’s?
Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the conditionScientific discoveries can emerge from the strangest places. In early 1900s France, the doctor Albert Calmette and the veterinarian Camille Gu érin aimed to discover how bovine tuberculosis was transmitted. To do so, they first had to find a way of cultivating the bacteria. Sliced potatoes – cooked with ox bile and glycerine – proved to be the perfect medium.As the bacteria grew, however, Calmette and Gu érin were surprised to find thateach generatio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Robson Tags: Alzheimer's Immunology Science Society Health Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Tuberculosis Vaccines and immunisation Dementia Source Type: news
‘I'm a psychiatrist - here are the four most common types and causes of dementia'
Alzheimer's disease might be the most common type of dementia, but it's also worth knowing about other causes and their tell-tale symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I’m a GP - this powerful diet could slash your cancer, dementia and heart disease risk'
He also warned against popular foods that could be causing serious health risks. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ Docuseries Is Unsettling and Exploitative: TV Review
Less than 72 hours before the premiere of Lifetime‘s two-part docuseries “Where Is Wendy Williams?,” the former talk show host’s team announced that she has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the same disease that Bruce Willis has. Amid the news of…#whereiswendywilliams #brucewillis #wendywilliams #cierapayton #imnotacrier #wendywilliamsshow #willshelby #shawnzanotti #reginashell #kevinhunterjr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I ’ve been diagnosed with dementia. I suddenly could not spell or write legibly: ‘I don’t want my wife to lose everything.’
None The scourge of fine print: Even Donald Trump’s new line of sneakers comes with caveats. • None DWAC updates SEC filings to reflect new risk factors in plan to buy Trump Media & Technology Group • None ‘I gave up a job that I loved passionately’: My husband secretly set up a trust that…#donaldtrump #nonedwac #medicaid #dementia #cdc #ftd #wendywilliams #brucewillis #aphasia #diy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This practice can drastically reduce your risk of getting dementia
I don’t want to get dementia. I really, really, really don’t want to get dementia. Almost any other way of dying would be OK with me. Just, please, not that. Which is why, now that I’m well into middle age, I walk a lot. I get more exercise, including high-intensity interval training. I try to…#evidence #exeter #brunel #nonmusicians #senecablock #sweden #nt #twins (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One secret to preventing dementia, diabetes, and heart disease may lie in your oral health habits. Here ’s the dental routine to follow
While the connection between oral health and general health is well documented, it’s not generally discussed at well or dental visits. It should be: An April 2022 report from The National Institutes of Health found that 90% of adults ages 20 to 64 experience tooth decay, while almost 50% of adults…#michaelroizen #clevelandclinic #roizen #mariaryan #dds #phd #naveemjain #viome #hypertension #colgatepalmolives (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
