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Rita Hayworth gala sets record
More than 900 guests filled two Hilton Chicago ballrooms on May 11 for the 26th annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala. The black-tie event, which benefited the Alzheimer's Association, began with a reception and silent auction in the Grand Ballroom and...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Awards and Prizes, Yasmin (drug), Diseases and Illnesses
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James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset
James Ray Pyle, 81, of Somerset, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 16, 2013. Born Feb. 8, 1932, the son of Ralph and Ruby Pyle. Preceded in death by his parents and two infant brothers, Donald and Frederick. Survived by his wife of...Tags: International Military Interventions, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, U.S. Army
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Howard County Briefs
Spring Party The Columbia Foundation's annual Spring Party will be held beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at Howard Community College's Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway. Tickets are $100. Information: 410-...Tags: Fine Artists, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Alzheimer's Disease, Ellicott City, Howard Community College
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Can foods keep you healthy?
It seems every time you turn on the news there's a new superfood quinoa, pomegranate, acai berry and more. Walk down every grocery aisle and packages use words like "healthy" and "nutritious" to catch a shopper's attention. But can eating...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diets and Dieting, Drugs and Medicines, Healthy Diet, Dietary Supplements
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People on the move
Education Kevin Wagner, associate professor and director of graduate studies in Florida Atlantic University's Department of Political Science, was chosen to be an academic fellow on the study of terrorism by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies...Tags: Teachers, Everglades, Science, Alzheimer's Disease, Florida Atlantic University
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Baxter stock drops as Alzheimer's drug trial halted
Tribune reporterBaxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Placebo, National Institutes of Health, Baxter International Inc., Diseases and Illnesses
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Memory Cafe Lunch will be May 23 at Always Rons
Memory Cafe Lunch will be held at noon Thursday, May 23, at Always Rons, 29 N. Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown. Memory Cafe is a safe and relaxed place where people with dementia, their families and friends, and health and social care professionals come...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease
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Richard H. Hynicka, 87, formerly of 1003 Orchid Way, Mountville
Richard H. Hynicka, 87, formerly of 1003 Orchid Way, Mountville, died May 2, 2013. He was born on May 13, 1925. He was a resident of the Mennonite Retirement Community, a caring, loving home away from home: Thank You. He was the husband of Anne M....
Tags: Human Interest, U.S. Navy, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), PTA, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Alzheimer's conference teaches patients, loved ones to 'Care and Conquer'
Gordon Broom was 55 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Or was he 56? He says he can't remember. Broom, 61, of West Palm Beach, is one of 450,000 people in Florida with the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. "When I first got the...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Diseases and Illnesses
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Violet Louise Shaunaman Thornton Knudson
Violet Louise Shaunaman Thornton Knudson, 92, was born Feb. 19, 1921, to William and Minnie Bell in Aberdeen. She peacefully left this earth to join her Lord in her heavenly home on April 25, 2013. Vi was raised with her brothers and sisters on a...
Tags: Scrabble (game)
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Guys who care: Male caregivers need special support
Do you ever get used to changing the diaper of the woman who once diapered your babies? How do you deal with not knowing how to cook a simple meal when you used to be a company CEO? What should you say when your wife, afflicted by Alzheimer's disease,...
Tags: Nursing Homes, Alzheimer's Disease, Wilton Manors, Medical Specialization, Delray Beach
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How to determine what medical screening is necessary
There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...
Tags: Osteoporosis, University of Iowa, Colonoscopy, Drugs and Medicines, Prostate Cancer
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