Art helps patients prepare for challenges ahead
Once a month, they come to Ray Maloney's collage-making class at the Alzheimer's Association to make art.
( BY FRANK PROVENZANO, FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER, 11/20/2002 06:57 AM PST)

Piecing together a future: A collage artist with Alzheimer's helps others hold on to who they are
On an unseasonably warm fall day, Jan Maloney packed the picnic basket with apples, oranges, chicken sandwiches and a thermos of iced tea.
( BY FRANK PROVENZANO, FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER, 11/20/2002 06:57 AM PST)

Mammograms valuable even in elderly women
When it comes to women over the age of 75, researchers now say there's evidence that regular screening mammograms offer the same benefits afforded to younger women.
( BY LINDA CARROLL, Reuters, 11/19/2002 07:11 AM PST)

A cozy feeling
On a breezy day in Central City Park recently, a flutist eased along a garden path puffing out "When the Saints Go Marching in." A few people with Alzheimer's disease ambled behind her. For one of them, the moment stirred memories of first grade when she first heard that same song.
( By Joe Kovac Jr., Telegraph Staff Writer, 11/18/2002 07:16 AM PST)

Nursing home nursery school
Research shows young children can reduce feelings of depression and isolation in seniors, as well as increase their physical mobility and appetites.
( By Katherine Corcoran, Mercury News, 11/18/2002 07:20 AM PST)

Alzheimer's and me
In July, Sylvia Fiano was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She's 49. Recently, Fiano spoke about her disease, her life and her future.
( PAM KELLEY, Staff Writer, 11/18/2002 07:07 AM PST)

Study: Older Patients Benefit from Statin Use
Elderly patients who use cholesterol-lowering drugs may enjoy the same benefits as their younger counterparts, researchers reported on Monday, based on results of a landmark trial.
( Reuters, 11/18/2002 12:28 PM PST)

Study Links Frailty in Elderly to Inflammation
The tendency for certain elderly people to become frail with age may have a biological explanation, scientists now say. In a study of almost 5,000 elderly adults, researchers discovered that frail seniors were more likely to have signs of increased inflammation than their more active counterparts, according to the report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
( Reuters, 11/18/2002 07:26 AM PST)

US Study Finds Offspring of Centenarians Healthier
Whether it's the genes or the lifestyle, living to an old age appears to confer benefits to one's children. Researchers said on Monday that the children of people who live to be 100 have strikingly lower problems with heart disease and other health troubles than those whose parents die in their 70s.
( Reuters, 11/18/2002 07:26 AM PST)