Monthly Archives: October 2011

走基层·现场目击：福利院老人的幸福与期待

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Chen Li

2011年10月05日 18:19:13　来源： 新华网 记者张建松 重阳节前夕，记者来到上海市闵行区社会福利院，平日里老人很多的福利院，节日里却显得冷冷清清。一打听，原来今年的重阳节恰逢国庆长假，许多老人都被子女接回家过节了。 “福利院是我第二个家，在这里生活习惯了，回到家里反而住不惯。”７９岁的沈贵宗老人对记者说。在福利院七楼公寓活动区，沈贵宗老人与几位留下来的老人正拉着家常。

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Looming dementia epidemic in Asia

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Dementia is increasing fast in Asia placing a huge burden on a growing army of carers, who are mainly family members. Jane Parry and Cui Weiyuan report on how dementia is starting to receive the recognition it deserves. Bulletin of … Continue reading →

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CHINESE AMERICANS AND DEMENTIA

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS The true prevalence of dementia is unknown since there are currently no large scale prospective population-based studies examining the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders among Chinese Americans.  Huang et al. 2002 published … Continue reading →

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