Increased mortality risk warning necessary for off-label use of antipsychotics.

Patience and cooperation have been the hallmarks of an award-winning career in Alzheimer's care for pharmacist Robert Cluxton.

Peggy Memoli is recognized for her work with Alzheimer's patients. She is one of three recipients of 2007 Eisai award recognizing the role of pharmacists in Alzheimer's care.

Three pharmacists nab award for their strong Alzheimer's care November 5, 2007

Three pharmacists are the proud recipients of Eisai's hhc (human health care) Pharmacist Recognition Award.

Efforts to educate others about Alzheimer's disease earns hospital pharmacist Eisai award.

Researchers have found that patients that used statin drugs had fewer signs associated with Alzheimer's disease. Statins may impact Alzheimer's patients

Drug therapies for Alzheimer's disease, have the ability to reduce functional and cognitive decline but don't necessarily work for all patients.

The phone rings and it's the manager of the local supermarket. He asks whether you know a woman named Margaret. It's your mother. He informs you that she had been wandering the store aisles for more than two hours and then proceeded to get into her car and back into the side of the building. Although not injured, she seems disoriented, he says. On your way to her aid, you start thinking about all that hasn't been right with Mom for sometime. She's been so forgetful, her speech seems off, she repeats the same question multiple times, and she can't seem to find anything. You wonder if it could possibly be Alzheimer's disease.

I know the jury is still out on this issue, but I firmly believe mercury exposure is to blame for Alzheimer's disease (AD). It's a subject I feel strongly about because my grandmother is a victim of this horrible condition. I can see firsthand the toll it takes on patients and their families. Even though my grandmother is still alive at 89 years old, she is often so disoriented and confused, it's almost as if she's not here.