Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks.

• Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 50 to 70 percent of dementia cases.
  

	Alzheimer's is not the only cause of memory loss. Many people have trouble with memory — this does NOT mean they have Alzheimer's. In fact, most do not. There are many different causes of memory loss. If you or a loved one is experiencing symptoms, it is best to visit a doctor so the cause can be determined.

• Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging, although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early-onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s.
  Learn more: Risk Factors
• Alzheimer's worsens over time. Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, where symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer's, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Those with Alzheimer's live an average of eight years after their symptoms become noticeable to others, but survival can range from three to 20 years, depending on age and other health conditions.

Brand New Playstation Phone

 

There were several ongoing gossips that Sony Ericsson is coming up by a grand disclosure that might hit the mobile phone and gaming console marketplace. It appears that, Sony Ericsson is almost immediately to launch a Playstation-branded gaming mobile phone which will run a newest Android 3.0 OS.

A fine convictions source gave a clue the Sony Ericsson is presently working on a product’s new device that is purportedly intended to redefine gaming on Google’s mobile phone platform. The said device is described as a mixture of the Samsung Captivate and PSP Go and in fact this device is already on its previous stages of preparation already.

Stewart Rips Fox News For Making Obama's Car Analogy Racist

Stewart returned "The Daily Show" to New York last night after a week in Washington D.C., and didn't waste any time doing what he does best: exposing Fox News for their hypocrisies.
While the President was rallying for Democrats this weekend, he used one of his favorite analogies for a Republican take over of Congress, saying that it's like they want the keys back after driving the car into a ditch. He finished by saying that they can come along for the ride, but "they've got to sit in the back."
Stewart thought the comment innocuous, but then asked the audience if they had "heard it the Fox way?"

Why does Demi Lovato going rehab?

Now that Demi Lovato has bowed out of the Jonas Brothers' tour to  "emotional and physical issues," concerned fans are rallying behind the singer-actress and wondering what was troubling her.
A representative for the 18-year-old teen sweetheart declined to describe the nature of Demi's issues, but a source close to the Camp Rock star's family telss people that in the past, she has "fought through eating disorders and has struggled with cutting. … Demi is taking control by getting help."

Sound of Sunday: Most intriguing quotes

(CNN) -- Here are some of the most quotable sound bites from the Sunday morning shows:
On Election Day predictions:

"If we get 39 seats and take the majority, that's success. If we get 37 seats, that's success. ... We have battled our way back here, so to have the kind of night that we're anticipating on Tuesday is not just a blessing, but it comes from the hard work of our candidates out there engaging with the people." -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, CNN's "State of the Union"

"People aren't going to be voting for generic candidates on Tuesday. They'll be voting for actual candidates. And what I found as I traveled around is that in many of the states that I visited, when people listen to the candidates and know them and directly ask them questions and trust them, you get a much different outcome." -- Majority Whip Dick Durbin, "State of the Union" 

"I don't know what the headlines are going to be the day after the election. I don't think there's much doubt because of public opinion polls that Republicans are going to take over control of the House of Representatives. That's almost a foregone conclusion. I hope they won't get Senate as well, and I don't think they will. But this, I think, may have some benefits in the long term." -- Former President Jimmy Carter, CNN's "Reliable Sources"
Carter: Tea Party forebears elected me