Talk:Alzheimer's disease/Archive 1

archiving
In an effort to keep the talk page fresh and reasonably sized, I created an archive with older questions. --Chrispounds 12:14, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Costs to society due to Alzheimer's
Research into this disease is ongoing and should be ongoing. In fact this disease is costly to society. Alzheimer's disease is quite common and nursing homes are filled with people who have Alzheimer's, are unable to take care of themselves, and need supervision. Also, many Alzheimer's patients live at home and full time caretakers need to be hired to look after them. As the disease progresses, it becomes very debilitating, requiring caretakers to help victims with toilet activities, feeding, and bathing. In the end constant supervision is needed. Long-term care insurance policies are now becoming common because of Alzheimer's as well as other infirmities of old age. H Padleckas 09:48, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)

- What's a "nosologic entity"? Is there a simpler alternative term that would do the job? --Robert Merkel  - :The wikitionary doesn't have it, but Merriam-Webster Online has an entry right here --24.76.141.132 05:13, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)   -   -   -

Question
- is alzihimers non-communicabel  - just wondering   -
 * It is not. Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease caused by a genetic predisposition and amplified by various other factors, such as inflammation and vascular dysfunction. Why, are you looking for an excuse not to visit your grandmother? JFW | T@lk  11:01, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Request for expansion
- I would like to see some recent research included in this aricle, especially about the stress hormone cortisol.
 * Cortisol is not a major issue. You are free to include material you see fit; I do not have access to the required resources. Wikipedia can be a learning experience if you include material that you have found on your quest, as long as it's verifiable and relevant. JFW | T@lk  09:05, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Famous Sufferers
-  - I believe that Vermont Senator Jim Jeffords is in the early stages of ALzheimer's. It seems to me that is why he is retiring from the US Senate. -
 * Unless he declares this openly, stating that on this page would amount to libel. JFW | T@lk  13:36, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Human and Social Side
Suggestion: I'd like to see more discussion of the human side of Alzheimer's in this entry. It's good from a clinical point of view, but I'd be interested in reading descriptions and/or anecdotes of what Alzheimer's patients are like in person, and how the disease feels to them and their relatives. Anyone up for this? --Shibboleth 21:26, 8 Jun 2004 (UTC)  - - +
 * Research into the disease may, I'm afraid, be limited due to the fact that the disease impacts people primarily after their prime income generating/tax paying days are over. -- Coasting
 * False. Impact has been well-documented to extend well beyond the individual with the ailment for the majority of cases (Prigerson, H. G. (2003) N. Engl. J. Med. 349, 1891-1892). Likewise, unlike many other age-associated disorders, there are no effective treatments that simply cost a lot of money. Rich people are as likely as poor people to get the disease, and the treatments available to rich people are no better than those available to poor people.Dogface 15:22, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)