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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Lilly going back to the drawing board, maybe this time we can get a better test?

 

 
 
           
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December 19, 2012   
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Eli Lilly & Company has announced it plans additional study of solanezumab, an experimental Alzheimer's drug that previously failed to improve the condition of people with the disease. The company released results of two clinical trials in August that showed the drug did not significantly improve cognition or daily mental function of people with mild and moderate Alzheimer's. However, when the results for people with mild Alzheimer's were separated out, they showed the drug did slow cognitive decline.
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Tania Richard was a caregiver for her mother, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2011 and passed away the following year. During her mother's illness, her father was hospitalized with lung cancer. Tania and her sister, Gina, found themselves embracing the challenge of caring for their parents, who were in separate hospitals in different cities.
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Young people may sometimes focus on the gifts they'll receive for their birthday. An 11-year-old Florida girl, whose great-grandmother has Alzheimer's and lives in a nursing home, rejected gifts for her 12th birthday and instead requested donations for senior citizens.
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