Thursday, December 29, 2011

Butterball Abuse: Undercover Mercy For Animals Investigation Reveals Cruelty Video



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Butterball has become synonymous with turkey. But how do the millions of turkeys who end up in the grocery store, or served at restaurants, under the Butterball brand, really live and die?

A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation reveals the truth: extreme cruelty and violence is the harsh reality for birds on Butterball's factory farms.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Happy Holidays from the Alzheimer's Reading Room



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Happy Holidays from the Alzheimer's Reading Room



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The latest from Marc Faber



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@AllAmerInvest Shanghai Doink, Tax Cut Doink, GE Buy, Fitch Doink



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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

I Remember Better When I Paint: Treating Alzheimer's through the Creative Arts (Video)



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GrandPa Do You Know Who I Am? Maria Shriver Video



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GrandPa Do You Know Who I Am? Maria Shriver Video
This film tells five stories of children, ages 6-15, who are coping with grandfathers or grandmothers suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
Maria Shriver provides commentary and delivers valuable "lessons" for the kids, urging them not to blame themselves for what their grandparents do or say.
"We are all children of Alzheimer's."
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

I Forgot My Mother Has Alzheimer's



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In Alzheimer's World, Dotty is the person I always knew. Sure, her brain is sick. But, once I started treating Dotty like the person I always knew, she rewarded me by becoming kinder, gentler, and more cooperative.
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The Price of Aricept Falls by 90 Percent



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You can now buy a one year supply of Donepezil for $109.00.
When you go into the pharmacy looking for the lowest price generic Aricept available you want to ask for Donepezil. This will take all of the guess work out of the equation.
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Monday, December 19, 2011

http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com/2011/07/how-do-alzheimers-patients-die.html



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@AllAmerInvest Uh Oh Here Comes the FBI, Go Twitter, MF Global the Inside, Alzheimer's



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SEC charges former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac executives with fraud
Twitter Wins $300 Million Alwaleed Investment Amid Site Revamp
Uh-Oh! The FBI Is Now Investigating Former Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Execs
Inside the Collapse of MF Global
Alzheimer's Reading Room
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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Alzheimer's Disease, Types of Dementia, and What is the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia



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How Memory Is Affected in Alzheimer's



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This interesting Health Alert from John Hopkins discusses the different memory systems -- episodic, semantic, procedural, and working -- of the brain and how they are affected by Alzheimer's disease...
and memory.
Normal aging leads to changes in the brain, especially in areas involved in learning and memory. Some neurons shrink; others are disabled by damaging molecules called free radicals. Daily "insults," such as high blood pressure or elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also take their toll.
Over time, these changes can make it more difficult for an older person to learn new tasks or to retrieve information from memory, such as someone's name. With Alzheimer's disease, the damage is more severe and ultimately affects larger regions of the brain.
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

About Alzheimer's Reading Room



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The goal of the Alzheimer's Reading Room is to Educate, sometimes Entertain, and Empower Alzheimer's caregivers, their families, and the entire Alzheimer's community.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Salk Scientists Develop New Drug that Improves Memory and May be First to Prevent Alzheimer's



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The drug (J147) may be the first capable of halting mental decline associated with Alzheimer's disease.
A new drug candidate may be the first capable of halting the devastating mental decline of Alzheimer's disease, based on the findings of a study published today in PLoS one.
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AllAmerInvest S&P 500 is Vunerable to the Downside, Chart



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The S&P 500 is now hovering around the critical 1222 area. Continued closes below this price will likely send the S&P 500 back into the trading range bounded by 1068 at the low (bottom red line), and 1222 on the high (see chart below).
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

You're that Guy



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Are People Living with Dementia Being Conned Out of Billions of Dollars in the United States and Around the World?



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The Morning Call Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right



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@AllAmerInvest China Lets Housing Sink Along with Stocks, Who Wins Wind or Solar?



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China Prepared to Let Housing Prices Sink in Spite of Economic Slowdown; Transition to New Regime Underway; Decoupling in Reverse
China Affirms Property Curbs Amid ‘Grim’ Outlook
Who Wins In The Contest Between Wind And Solar?
Original content Bob DeMarco, All American Investor
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The ‘God Particle’



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Today's successful test run of a massive particle collider is being called "one of the great engineering milestones of mankind."


Alzheimer's Caregiver Comments Make Me Feel Verklempt



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I have to admit, when I read Alzheimer's caregivers comments here on the Alzheimer's Reading Room, I often feel verklempt.


Monday, December 12, 2011

The Pat Summitt Alzheimer's T-Shirt



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The "We Back Pat" T-Shirt is now available for purchase online.
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Goal: Keep an Alzheimer's Patient Happy



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All of tips are simple things you can do to create happiness inside Alzheimer's World.


@AllAmerInvest Stocks Slipping, China Stealing, Confidence Lacking, Gold, EL Erian



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Friday, December 9, 2011

TJ Maxx (TJX) 2011 Review



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Challenging Dementia Behavior Can Be Caused by the Thyroid



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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a common cause of hypothyroidism, can cause a person with dementia to feel anxiety ridden. This in turn can cause mean, unruly, or challenging behaviors.
I receive emails every week from Alzheimer's caregivers telling me about challenging behavior problems of their loved one living with Alzheimer's.



I always make two very specific recommendations.
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@AllAmerInvest Household Wealth Takes Big Hit, Shadow Banking, EU, Won't Work, S&P Chart



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Household wealth takes biggest hit since '08
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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Deepak Chopra A Story of Alzheimer's with Jean Houston



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I am interesting in hearing your reaction to this Deepak Chopra video about Alzheimer's and music.


@AllAmerInvest Equites Cheap, Corzine Dumb, Mortgage Debt Worries, China Doink, Rates Cut



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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Alzheimer's and The Invisible Siblings



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Amplify’d from thecaregiver.blogspot.com
If you’re burdened by a family member who is missing-in-action, what do you do?
Are Alzheimer's Caregivers

the Forgotten?
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Music and Alzheimer’s Disease: Using Music to Engage, Comfort and Bring Joy to Your Loved Ones



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Music has the power to reach Alzheimer’s patients on a deep level. Many can sing songs, including most or even all of the lyrics, long after their Alzheimer’s has progressed beyond the point of recognizing loved ones, dressing themselves, or even remembering what happened five minutes earlier.
Can any of you out there share stories of your own experiences using music to connect and bring pleasure, comfort, or calm to your loved one?
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@AllAmerInvest Bloomberg vs Bernanke, Pearl Harbor Buff, Euro Swap, Stocks Dropping Now



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Bloomberg vs Bernanke
Bloomberg News Responds to Bernanke Criticism
Pearl Harbor + 70: A History Buff's Guide
9 Huge Dates In Europe You Can't Afford To Miss
Euro edges lower as dollar swap demand jumps
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

30-Year Conventional Mortgage Rate (Chart, 1206)



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Bernanke Letter to Congress, There Was No 'Secret' Bank Bailout



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Dementia Poem



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Alzheimer's Disease Tip Communication and Socialization (Part 2)



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I am trying to help Dotty not to forget, I accept that she won't be able to remember.
For Dotty and me, I made a simple decision early on -- we would continue to live our life as we always had.
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@AllAmerInvest World Doink, Lifetime Returns, OIL Freak Out, Weird Cain, Euro, Packers Sell Stock



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Monday, December 5, 2011

Alzheimer's World -- The New Reality



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Why do People with Alzheimer's Wander and What you can do to keep them Safe?



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Alzheimer's disease can erase a person's memory of once-familiar surroundings and make adaptation to new surroundings extremely difficult. As a result, people with Alzheimer's sometimes wander away from their homes or care centers and turn up — frightened and disoriented — far from where they started, long after they disappeared.
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How Important is Play for Alzheimer’s Patients in the Late Stages?



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One question readers might ask is, “Gosh, Well Then What Can He Do?”
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Stanford researchers have developed part of that dream battery



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@AllAmerInvest Charts, Stocks UP, Gold Down



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@AllAmerInvest Charts, Stocks UP, Gold Down



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Sunday, December 4, 2011

Alzheimer's Care, What If This Happens to You or Me?



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Friday, December 2, 2011

The Estrogen Dilemma and Alzheimer's Disease Revisited



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“Why did my primary-care physician give me an antidepressant when I could have had something simple, like estrogen?” she asked. “Why don’t they know?”....
“Sixty-eight percent of all victims of Alzheimer’s are women. Is it just because they live longer? Let’s say it is, for purposes of discussion. Let’s say it’s just because these ladies get old. Do we just say, ‘Who cares?’ and move them into a nursing home? Or alternatively, maybe they are telling us something.” -- Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton
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Caregivers Identify Memory Loss, Personal Safety and Confusion as Concerns Related to the Progression of Alzheimer's



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Alzheimer's Care, the Importance of the Early Morning Wake Up Routine



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The daily routine gives a person a sense of homeostasis. A sense of stability in their life.
After years of floundering around I finally concluded that the only way I was going to be able to accomplish my mission was to introduce a systematic routine to our daily activities.



The "our" in this equation is my mother, Dotty, the person living with Alzheimer's, and me, Bob, the Alzheimer's caregivers.
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Alzheimer's Care, the Importance of the Early Morning Wake Up Routine



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The daily routine gives a person a sense of homeostasis. A sense of stability in their life.
After years of floundering around I finally concluded that the only way I was going to be able to accomplish my mission was to introduce a systematic routine to our daily activities.



The "our" in this equation is my mother, Dotty, the person living with Alzheimer's, and me, Bob, the Alzheimer's caregivers.
See more at www.alzheimersreadingroom.com
 

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- NOVEMBER 2011



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The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 8.6 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Read the Detailed Report and Tables
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@AllAmerInvest Crowding Out, Heineken, Debt Crisis, CNBC, Thank China



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Banks Vie With Nations to Sate $2T Funding Need
Heineken Just Bought 918 British Pubs, To Become Biggest Pub Owner In UK
CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers for Friday, December 2
Euro Central Banks May Provide $270B Through IMF to Fight Debt Crisis
State sues big US lenders
We Should Thank China for Its Currency Policy
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Overprescribed: Antipsychotics in Nursing Homes for Dementia Patients



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Eighty-eight percent of atypical antipsychotic drugs claims were for nursing home residents with dementia.

83 percent of Medicare claims for atypical antipsychotic drugs for elderly nursing home residents were prescribed for off-label uses.

Half of these drug claims should not have been paid for by Medicare because the drugs were not used for medically accepted indications.
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The latest from Marc Faber



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Thanksgiving Postscript, If You Couldn't See Your Mashed Potatoes, You Probably Wouldn’t Eat Them



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I believe in the Bunkhouse Logic approach to Alzheimer's caregiving. So when I have a problem I always try to think about all the variables, and all the potential solutions to the problem.
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CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers for Thursday, December 1



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CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers for Thursday, December 1
1. What is the “most shorted” stock in the S&P 500 stock index, according to figures compiled this week by CNBC.com?
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