Dr. Peter Whitehouse, a geriatric neurologist and author of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis” says that Alzheimer’s disease is a 100-year-old myth that’s over the hill.
Whitehouse has replaced the term “Alzheimer’s disease” with “severe brain aging.” That distinction, he says, makes all the difference. He says we need to stop throwing money at searching for a cure to what he calls “age-associated cognitive challenges.” Instead of medication, the focus should be on preventing brain aging through simple strategies such as exercise, reading and eating right.
To read the interview with Dr. Whitehouse, click here.
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
The first $136 million from the hotelier Leona Helmsley’s disputed multibillion-dollar estate has been distributed, but the bulk went to medical centers instead of dogs. Only $1 million of the estate, valued at about $5 billion, was donated to the care of dogs, which Mrs. Helmsley had designated as her primary beneficiary.
In a small experimental study, type 1 diabetics who received stem cell transplants were able to forgo taking insulin for up to four years, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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You probably either know Mary Tyler Moore as Dick Van Dyke’s wife on the “Dick Van Dyke Show” or as Mary Richards, the spunky, independent single woman form the “Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Both are favorites of mine and she is a wonderful actress, who has also made some incredible movies, like “Ordinary People.”
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Yes, you read that right. PETA2, the youth division of PETA, has honored Miley Cyrus for her kindness to chickens. Evidently, Miley adopted one of the birds that was featured in her new film, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and made sure the other chickens used in the film found good homes too. These actions earned her a Compassionate Citizen Award from PETA2.
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