dementia patients

Effort Launched To Boost Alzheimer’s Treatment

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Pharmaceutical companies have for the past 20 years barraged the public with commercials about pills that help people lose weight, control cholesterol or…

A document developed by a New York end-of-life agency permits people who want to avoid the ravages of advanced dementia to make their final wishes known — while they still have the ability to do so. One version requests that all food and fluids be withheld under certain circumstances.

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'Aggressive' Advance Directive Permits Halting Food And Water In Severe Dementia

JoNel Aleccia

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Supporters call this right-to-die proposal the strongest move yet to document a person's advance wishes in cases of severe dementia. Critics say it would deny basic care to society's most vulnerable.

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"Music & Memory" Helps Alzheimer's Patients In Orlando, Worldwide

Call it a “musical movement.” Music & Memory is a program that uses favorite tunes to help people with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other cognitive…