Sleeping pill warning for Alzheimer’s

Sleeping pill warning for Alzheimer’s

By Jasminee Sahoye A new study by Canadian and French researchers has revealed that long-term use of pills to help with sleeping and anxiety could increase an elderly person’s chance of getting Alzheimer’s disease by up to 51%. Scientists from the University of Bordeaux in France and the University of Montreal tracked 8,890 people over […]

Some docs award vitamin D an ‘E’

Some docs award vitamin D an ‘E’

Some docs award vitamin D an ‘E’ Last week, we explained that vitamin D can assist with reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. This week we take a closer look at what dissenting studies have found. By Jasminee Sahoye Over the years vitamin D has been gaining a reputation as a wonder vitamin that offers […]

Highway death sparks Alzheimer’s debate

Highway death sparks Alzheimer’s debate

Highway death sparks Alzheimer’s debate Grandmother Chandrowtie Basdeo, who had Alzheimer’s disease, died after wandering onto Hwy. 400. By Jasminee Sahoye The death of a mother of eight and grandmother who suffered from Alzheimer’s in a hit and run on Hwy. 400 near Vaughan is raising questions about how to take better care of people […]