Contributor
Lerner, Adrienne Wilmoth.
Imprint:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Description151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Note:"All volumes in the series [Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders] include primary and secondary viewpoints, bibliographies, detailed indexes, and lists of organizations to contact for additional information"--Publisher
Note:Understanding Alzheimer's disease. Overview of Alzheimer's disease / Judith Sims, Teresa G. Odle, Tish Davidson ; Relationship between diet and Alzheimer's disease / National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center ; Researching the origins of Alzheimer's disease / Sue Halpern ; Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease / University of Maryland Medical Center ; Developing drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease / Catharine Paddock ; Alternative treatments / Alzheimer's Association -- Alzheimer's issues and controversies. Embryonic stem cell research is needed for Alzheimer's disease / Lawrence S. Goldstein ; Embryonic stem cell research is unlikely to benefit Alzheimer's patients / Rick Weiss ; Alzheimer's research is too narrowly focused on one dominant hypothesis / Sharon Begley ; The Alzheimer's field supports many lines of research / Gabrielle Strobel, Martin Citron ; Aluminum exposure may increase Alzheimer's risk / Melissa Knopper ; There is no strong link between aluminum and Alzheimer's / Alzheimer's Society -- Patients and caregivers coping with Alzheimer's disease. A patient's reflections on advanced Alzheimer's / Thomas DeBaggio ; Caring for a parent with Alzheimer's / Kathy Gade Whirity ; Coping with caring for Alzheimer's patients / Kim Archer ; Caretakers deal with grief / Sandy Braff, Mary Rose Olenik.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
