Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Alzheimer's Project -- HBO


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  1. The Memory Loss Tapes -- Sunday, May 10 at 9 PM
  2. Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? -- Monday, May 11 at 7:30 PM
  3. Momentum in Science -- Monday, May 11 at 8 PM
  4. Caregivers -- Tuesday, May 12 at 7 PM
  5. Momentum in Science, Part 2 --Tuesday, May 12 at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. EST
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

How We Saved $624.72 on Prescription Drugs


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The FDA has granted special permission for two, five year old twins girls, to receive intravenous infusions of 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-Cyclodextrin (also known as HPBCD). The girls received the go ahead for the treatment after a "compassionate use" exception was granted. The girls are suffering from Niemann Pick Type C disease, a fatal cholesterol metabolism disorder that is often referred to as the "Childhood Alzheimer’s".
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Housing Starts Like a Bullet Hitting Water (Chart)


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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Penn State Solar Decathlon team ready to make Natural Fusion a reality


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"Natural Fusion was born out of the idea of building an integrated house and using things that have been used for years but in a new way," said ThomasRauch, team member and media liaison. "Its redefining the engineering processand what is considered the cross-disciplinary educational process."
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Industrial Production--A Picture Worth a Thousand Words


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Monday, April 13, 2009

Doctors not Good at Detecting Alzheimer's and Dementia


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Diagnosing mild-to-moderate dementia cases can be difficult. Indeed, more than half of such cases are not recognized by physicians, according to a recent review of the literature at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

30 Year Treasury in Perspective (Graph)


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