Years ago, I consulted a Jungian therapist after a  painful divorce (
they are all painful but this one was especially tough). I had been
referred to her by the Tavistock clinic in London where I was living at
the time. The therapist, an Austrian woman, had lived in Vienna most of

Public release date: 23-Feb-2006
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/uof-abt022306.php
Contact: Mark Davidson
mark@microfab.ufl.edu

Did anyone see the report this week that the regular taking of statins (to
lower cholesterol) may also mitigate against Az? As I've been told I may
need to take them, I plan to go for that for sure now once I have further
checked up.

I finally lost my mam last week. I was called the tuesday before last to go
home. I drove all through the night to get home and my sister flew in from
Ireland. We were at her bedside when she died.  It was so difficult to see
her take her last breath.She had been in terrible pain ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060206232300.htm
How does this fit in with the assertion that A.D. is caused mostly by statins?
Alzheimer's Found To Be Mostly Genetic: Largest Twin Study Ever Undertaken
Confirms Highest Estimates Of Genetic Risk

Quantitative MR Imaging R2 Relaxometry in Elderly Participants
Reporting Memory Loss.
House MJ, St Pierre TG, Foster JK, Martins RN, Clarnette R
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Feb ; 27(2): 430-9

I've been corresponding with the doctor who wants my wife to join the
Flurizan Phase III trials and I'd like an opinion on something he's told
me.  I originally mentioned to this group that one of the biggest concerns
we had was that my wife would have to come off of Aricept in ...

Hi all...I was just thinking about an older brother that lives 50 miles away
who is retired and does not make an effort to see his mother.   My oldest
brother, my daughter and her family and I are the only family members that
see her these days.   Mom moved into an assisted ...

My wife, 58 years old, was diagnosed in December with early onset AD.  Her
neurologist immediately put her on 5mg daily of Aricept and then recently
increased the dose to 10mg daily.  Aside from a frighteningly poor short
term memory, she is only very minorly impaired at this ...

Has somebody read any articles about the relationship between damage of
the entorhinal cortex and Alzheimer's disease? I'm trying to work on
that topic and find it very difficult to find/get informations.
Thanks!

Excerpts from the People's Pharmacy column, see the full column at:
http://www.peoplespharmacy.org/archives/editorial/are_cholesterol_drugs_linked_t
o_memory_loss.asp
Are Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Memory Loss?
February 13, 2006

An important new study done by the Harvard Medical School and published in
the New England Journal of medicine has identified and quantified some risk
to caregivers.
The news report about the study did not mention statins directly, but we all

FLURIZANT (MPC-7869)
saw a report on television here in the states, this looks promising.  Any
have any dealings with it yet?  I know its still in clinical trial, but the
report that I saw looked good.  Unfortunately, my mom is not eligible for

http://tinyurl.com/apg66
MRI of Brain Iron in Neurodegenerative Disease
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by Albany Medical College November 2005

 Recognition memory impairment and brain oxidative stress induced by
postnatal iron administration.
de Lima MN, Polydoro M, Laranja DC, Bonatto F, Bromberg E, Moreira JC,
Dal-Pizzol F, Schröder N