Part of the problem in finding drugs which may be effective for dementia is that our ideas about what constitutes dementia have been undergoing radical change in recent years. It had been traditional to distinguish between Alzheimer’s dementia, or senile dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (SDAT) and multi-infarct dementia (MID), which is theoretically caused by small strokes which insidiously pick off brain tissue to the point where an individual’s cognitive function is compromised.
Archive for October, 2009
Eyes Wide Shut
Graduating to a pair of contact lenses was a big deal for me. What I could now see, thanks to my freed peripheral vision, took some getting used to. It’s like being led out of a cave and into the sunlight. The crisp clarity of my contacts compelled me to wear them as much — and for as long — as possible. In fact, I wore them to bed for the first couple of months, though my doctor warned me not to. Soon, I found out why this was not a good idea — it was the morning I awoke to find my eyes wide shut.
Benefits Of Different Breathing Methods For Asthmatics
With the increasing number of children getting affected with asthma every year, the condition has gained more and more attention from the masses. Asthma is a chronic lung condition characterized by the tightening of the chest muscles, inflammation of the lung linings, and accumulation of mucus. The constriction of the airways allows little air to pass through; making it hard to breathe. Asthma is defined in a number of ways. You can find information in allergic asthma, bronchial asthma, and cardiac asthma on the web. While the names may be different, all of them work the same way.










