African-Americans And Hispanics More Likely To Have Alzheimer’s Disease And Dementia Than Whites – According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s® 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are about two times more likely and Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias…

Alzheimer’s Association Honors Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue With Humanitarian Award – Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue is the recipient of the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 Humanitarian Award. The award is given each year to a public official who has made a significant contribution to help those who are struggling with Alzheimer’s disease…

New Evidence Further Validates Ketone Body Therapy As An Effective Approach In Managing Alzheimer’s Disease – Accera, Inc., a biotechnology company delivering breakthrough therapies in central nervous system diseases, announced data which showed that augmentation with ketone bodies significantly improved cognitive function in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. An early feature of AD is region specific declines in cerebral glucose metabolism…

State Roundup: N.Y. Drug Pricing, Vermont Hospital Ads, Massachusetts Nursing Homes And Anti-Psychotics – Poughkeepsie Journal: A new report on New York drug prices, “issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group, Consumers Union, the Center for Medical Consumers and AARP, looked at the price of the 10 most popular drugs found in the state’s pharmacies provided through a Freedom of Information Law request…