Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) brings cruel catastrophe to both its victims and their caregivers. It robs its victims of their memory, physical control and finally their lives, while their caregivers suffer from anxiety and increasingly stressful demands on their time and energy. Since AD was first described in 1907, there has been no treatment to alleviate its devas tating effects. Now, after exten sive testing in animals, human clinical trials have shown that a new drug called tacrine can allevi ate AD’s symptoms. Approximately 4 million Americans suffer from AD, most of whom are over 6S. and as many as 50% of those 85 and older suf fer from the disease. AD results in Learn To Profit From A NEWARK, Del. A niche market and a little land can add up to extra income for people who like to grow flowers and hefbs. Fronting From A Few Acres is a two-evening workshop on the bas ics of starting this kind of home grown enterprise. 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The office is located on the College of Also available; years of testing in fish, mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, and baboons, medical researchers regarded tacrine, a drug known for Tacrine is by no means a cure, thirty years, to have extraordinary and cannot help all patients. In promise to become the first drug addition, tacrine has not been effective against AD. Due to the shown to slow the progression of notoriously uneven nature of the the disease. Yet to the victims of symptoms of AD, and the difficul- AD and to their loved ones, the ty in measuring symptoms like relief that tacrine can bring is cer loss of attention, it took years of tainly welcome. And the promise carefully controlled trials to show of better drugs to come, symbol that tacrine’s effect was real and ized by tacrine, is good news was not due to the placebo effect indeed. or "wishful thinking” on the part... _ «... ___ o f caregivers or physicians. Final- Help For Alzheimer $ Caregivers ly, the Food and Drug Admmistra* * tion was convinced and approved Four million Americans, one in . part Two. “Choices in Care tacrine for alleviating the symp- 10 over 65 and one in three over giving” shows the caregiver how toms of patients suffering from 80, are stricken with Alzheimer’s to seek help, deal with the anxiet mild to moderate stages of AD. disease, a progressive neurologi- ies of family and friends and pre cal illness affecting memory and pare the home for the Alzheimer’s Cpui reason. It is the fourth leading sufferer. ■ cause of death among American • Part Three. “Challenges of Agriculture grounds on South adults ' alone c °? ts Caregiving” presents the thoughts College Avenue, across from the some 580-590 billion annually. 0 f caregivers about handling the Chrysler plant. 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