From medical at olympus.net Sat Nov 4 12:47:44 2006 From: medical at olympus.net (Douwe Rienstra) Date: Sat Nov 4 12:49:20 2006 Subject: [Medicine-for-people] Brain Health as We Age Part Nine: Dementia -- Know Thy Enemy Message-ID: ========================================== Medicine for People! November, 2006 ---------------------------------------- Contents - Brain Health as We Age Part Nine: Dementia -- Know Thy Enemy - Review and Look Ahead - What is Dementia? - Irreversible Forms of Dementia - Alzheimer's Disease Close Up - What Your Doctor Would Look For - Conclusion: The Choices Ahead ----------------------------------------- === A Note to Our Readers === This month Medicine for People presents the ninth in a series of articles entitled "Brain Health as We Age." We feel this issue is vital to long-term happiness and quality of life. We are temporarily changing our practice of emailing you the text of our article and instead we have posted it on our website. We did this because we wanted to include some excellent visual aids that would be cumbersome to send and download. To read this month's article, Dementia -- Know Thy Enemy, please follow this link: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Nov.html ========================================== === Recent issues of Medicine for People! === October, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Park 8 - Phosphatidylserine Preserves Brain Function thru Membrane Support; Not-For-Profit Nutritional Dispensary http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Oct.html Septermber 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 7 - Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12 http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Sep.html August, 2006 Health Care Finance Reform: Small Changes; Big Results http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Aug.html July, 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 6 - Microinflammation and the Brain http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Jul.html June, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 5 - Inflammation, Nutritional Dispensary Now Not For Profit http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006June.html May, 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 4 - Circulate and Stay Sharp http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006May.html April 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 3 - The Little Engines That Could http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Apr.html March 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 2 - What Happens in the Aging Brain http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Mar.html ========================================== === Reader Alert === We publish this newsletter monthly. If you do not receive every issue, your spam filter may be intercepting it. Please add us to your email "accept list." ========================================== Medicine for People! is written by Douwe Rienstra MD, edited by Carolyn Latteier, and published at Port Townsend, Washington. Copyright November, 2006. Click here: http://lists.olympus.net/mailman/listinfo/medicine-for-people to subscribe. Click here: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/archive.html for previous issues. Write Dr Rienstra here: MedicineForPeople@RienstraClinic.com. More information about the clinic: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/ From medical at olympus.net Thu Nov 30 08:01:13 2006 From: medical at olympus.net (Douwe Rienstra) Date: Thu Nov 30 09:08:17 2006 Subject: [Medicine-for-people] Shingles Vaccine Message-ID: ========================================== Medicine for People! December, 2006 ---------------------------------------- Contents The Shingles Vaccine, Is it Right for You? - What is Shingles? - What Causes Shingles? - Why Worry About Shingles? - Treatment of Shingles - The Shingles Vaccine Study - Cost Versus Benefit of the Vaccine - Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) - Shortcomings of the Research - The Lowdown on PHN - Health Decisions - My Advice ----------------------------------------- === A Note to Our Readers === This year people are being offered the opportunity to be vaccinated against shingles, also known as herpes zoster. In this month's newsletter I examine the medical and financial implications, so you can decide whether this vaccine is right for you. To read this month's article, "The Shingles Vaccine, Is it Right for You?" please follow this link: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Nov.html ========================================== === Recent issues of Medicine for People! === November, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 9 - Dementia - Know Thy Enemy http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Nov.html October, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 8 - Phosphatidylserine Preserves Brain Function thru Membrane Support; Not-For-Profit Nutritional Dispensary http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Oct.html Septermber 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 7 - Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12 http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Sep.html August, 2006 Health Care Finance Reform: Small Changes; Big Results http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Aug.html July, 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 6 - Microinflammation and the Brain http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Jul.html June, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 5 - Inflamation, Nutritional Dispensary Now Not For Profit http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006June.html May, 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 4 - Circulate and Stay Sharp http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006May.html April 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 3 - The Little Engines That Could http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Apr.html ========================================== === Reader Alert === We publish this newsletter monthly. If you do not receive every issue, your spam filter may be intercepting it. Please add us to your email "accept list." ========================================== Medicine for People! is written by Douwe Rienstra MD, edited by Carolyn Latteier, and published at Port Townsend, Washington. Copyright December, 2006. Click here: http://lists.olympus.net/mailman/listinfo/medicine-for-people to subscribe. Click here: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/archive.html for previous issues. Write Dr Rienstra here: MedicineForPeople@RienstraClinic.com. More information about the clinic: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/ From medical at olympus.net Thu Nov 30 10:59:56 2006 From: medical at olympus.net (Douwe Rienstra) Date: Thu Nov 30 11:00:42 2006 Subject: [Medicine-for-people] CORRECTION - Shingles Vaccine Message-ID: ========================================== Medicine for People! December, 2006 ---------------------------------------- Contents The Shingles Vaccine, Is it Right for You? - What is Shingles? - What Causes Shingles? - Why Worry About Shingles? - Treatment of Shingles - The Shingles Vaccine Study - Cost Versus Benefit of the Vaccine - Post-Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN) - Shortcomings of the Research - The Lowdown on PHN - Health Decisions - My Advice ----------------------------------------- === A Note to Our Readers === This year people are being offered the opportunity to be vaccinated against shingles, also known as herpes zoster. In this month's newsletter I examine the medical and financial implications, so you can decide whether this vaccine is right for you. To read this month's article, "The Shingles Vaccine, Is it Right for You?" please follow this link: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Dec.html ========================================== === Recent issues of Medicine for People! === November, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 9 - Dementia - Know Thy Enemy http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Nov.html October, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 8 - Phosphatidylserine Preserves Brain Function thru Membrane Support; Not-For-Profit Nutritional Dispensary http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Oct.html Septermber 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 7 - Homocysteine, Folic Acid and Vitamin B-12 http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Sep.html August, 2006 Health Care Finance Reform: Small Changes; Big Results http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Aug.html July, 2006 Brain Health as We Age Part 6 - Microinflammation and the Brain http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Jul.html June, 2006 Brain Health As We Age Part 5 - Inflamation, Nutritional Dispensary Now Not For Profit http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006June.html May, 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 4 - Circulate and Stay Sharp http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006May.html April 2006 - Brain Health As We Age Part 3 - The Little Engines That Could http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/2006/2006Apr.html ========================================== === Reader Alert === We publish this newsletter monthly. If you do not receive every issue, your spam filter may be intercepting it. Please add us to your email "accept list." ========================================== Medicine for People! is written by Douwe Rienstra MD, edited by Carolyn Latteier, and published at Port Townsend, Washington. Copyright December, 2006. Click here: http://lists.olympus.net/mailman/listinfo/medicine-for-people to subscribe. Click here: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/newsletter/archive.html for previous issues. Write Dr Rienstra here: MedicineForPeople@RienstraClinic.com. More information about the clinic: http://www.rienstraclinic.com/