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Learning How to Communicate with Someone Suffering From Alzheimer's Disease

2011-02-26T18:12:00.000-05:00

As I thought about this I came to a simple conclusion. Instead of trying to change Alzheimer's World, instead of trying to fight Alzheimer's World, not only would I accept Alzheimer's World as a reality, I would go into Alzheimer's World and learn how to communicate effectively... By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Earlier today, Carole Larkin published an interesting article -- How the

Communication in Alzheimer's World

2010-01-06T23:28:00.001-05:00

Let's face it, dealing with Alzheimer's is not easy. Understanding Alzheimer's disease is not easy. Some people can't do it...ever... By Bob DeMarco It takes a lot of energy, learning, and patience to deal with the Alzheimer's disease. In order to begin the process of dealing with communication in a world fill with Alzheimer's you first need to make a simple important decision -- you want to

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

2007-08-31T15:56:00.000-04:00

This development has wonderful implications for diagnosing Alzheimer's; it has far reaching implications for those predisposed by genetics to Alzheimer's disease.Read this article at the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Robert T DeMarco Weblog: CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers

2007-04-18T11:45:00.000-04:00

CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers for Wednesday, April 18, 2007 and CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio ChallengeAccording to the Mortgage Bankers Association, borrowing costs on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged how much last week?The European Patent Forum kicks off today in which major European city? Get the Answers

CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge

2007-03-30T12:45:00.000-04:00

CNBC Portfolio Challenge Bonus Bucks Answers for Friday, March 30, 2007 and CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio ChallengeHow many new stores did Home Depot open in the U.S. in 2006?The FDA-approved drug Provenge is used to fight what disease?Get the Answers

Announcing CareGiver: The Book

2006-12-28T23:25:00.001-05:00

I started a new Weblog that is devoted to my Caregiving activites. Caregiver the Book contains a table of contents and is written in the form of a book. The blog contains a description of the trials, tribulations and wonder of dealing with an Alzheimer's patient, my 90 year old mother. The blog contains our story. Bob

Robert T DeMarco

2006-12-23T13:56:00.001-05:00

You can read the articles on this blog plus all the posts from all my blogs at the Robert T DeMarco Weblog.

The CareGiver: Huperzine A Factsheet (Alzheimer's)

2006-11-18T15:39:00.000-05:00

I recently read about Huperzine A. The following page contains a fact sheet about the herb. Huperzine A may have cognition-enhancing activity in some.Source Huperzine ATRADE NAMESHuperzine A is available from numerous manufacturers generically. Branded products include Memorall (PharmAssure), Huperzine Rx-Brain (Nature's Plus).DESCRIPTIONHuperzine A is a plant alkaloid derived from the Chinese

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)

2004-07-06T19:55:00.000-04:00

Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, often called TIPS, are government issued securities whose value is linked to the inflation rate. To read more on this go to the All American Investor: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)

Instant-messaging virus costs a man his job

2004-06-30T12:08:00.000-04:00

A businessman whose computer had been infected by a virus found that his entire buddy list had been sent a record of all his IM conversations, said Derek O'Carroll, managing director of IM software vendor IMLogic on Tuesday. Read this and more at IMFrame Instant Message News

Inflation: CPI Breaks Secular Downtrend

2004-06-20T13:52:00.000-04:00

Today's CPI report shows the annual rate of change in the CPI at 3.1%. This breaks the down trend which has been in place since rates last peaked in late 1990. The down trend in Core inflation remains intact... By Gibbons Burke Chart Read this and more investment stories at All American Investor

Inflation on the Horizon?

2004-06-14T14:28:00.000-04:00

I am old enough that I lived through the big inflation in the late 70's. And right now it appears to me that we are embarking down a similar road. The thing that surprises me most is that most analysts I read and see on CNBC say the same thing, "inflation is not a problem." They must not do any of their own shopping. Read the Entire Article

Is gold's gut check over?

2004-05-25T09:12:00.000-04:00

An interesting thought provoking article on CBS Marketwatch. You need a subscription to get the news--its free and worth the price.

Welcome to Willow Street

2004-05-20T12:51:00.000-04:00

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