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    Mar 11, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Alzheimer's musical surprises and moves

    As a subject for a musical comedy, Alzheimer's disease can be a tough sell.
    As a subject for a musical comedy, Alzheimer's disease can be a tough sell. Even Avrum Krause, director of the Time of Your Life Players, who came up with the idea of writing a musical comedy about a rock guitarist who develops early onset Alzheimer's,...

    Tags: Music, Chicago Cultural Center, Diseases and Illnesses, Prostate Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease

    2. Jan 30, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Magic should silence trade talks involving J.J. Redick

    J.J. Redick shouldn't have to look at the Orlando Magic management team and plea, "call me, maybe."
    J.J. Redick shouldn't have to look at the Orlando Magic management team and plea, "call me, maybe." Ryan Totka -- he of http://www.StayDwight.com fame -- shouldn't be burdened with setting up a website groveling for J.J. to stick around. Season-ticket...

    Tags: Amway Center, Arron Afflalo, Dwight Howard, Basketball, Sports

    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Alzheimer's disease presents family challenges

    <strong>Dear Amy:</strong> My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a few years ago and has steadily slowed down. She comes to visit my family three times a year.
    Dear Amy: My grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a few years ago and has steadily slowed down. She comes to visit my family three times a year. We used to have so much fun — going for walks, playing games, or going to movies and shows....

    Tags: Alzheimer's Disease

    4. Nov 21, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  4. Battle of Hastings is treasured family memory

    This was how I began a column I wrote in 1999. My family gathered for dinner at Henny's restaurant in Stone Harbor, N.J., one night last July during vacation. As we were all talking, my dad leaned toward my mother and muttered, "1066." She replied,...

    Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Alzheimer's Disease

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Howard County Briefs

    Gardening volunteers The Howard County Conservancy seeks Wednesday morning drop-in gardening volunteers from 9:30 a.m. to noon to help maintain its themed and native plant gardens. All levels of experience welcome. For information, call Tabby Fique at...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Habitat for Humanity International, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture

    6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Rita Hayworth gala sets record

    &nbsp; More than 900 guests filled two Hilton Chicago ballrooms on May 11 for the 26th annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala. The black-tie event, which benefited the Alzheimer's Association, began with a reception and silent auction in the Grand Ballroom and continued in the International Ballroom with dinner and a live performance by Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Richard Marx.&nbsp;
      More than 900 guests filled two Hilton Chicago ballrooms on May 11 for the 26th annual Chicago Rita Hayworth Gala. The black-tie event, which benefited the Alzheimer's Association, began with a reception and silent auction in the Grand Ballroom and...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Yasmin (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease

    7. May 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Baxter stock drops as Alzheimer's drug trial halted

    Baxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3 percent, to $68.17, in morning trading.
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    Baxter International Inc. said Tuesday that a late-stage clinical trial of a plasma product it was testing to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease failed to slow cognitive decline and preserve physical function, sending its shares down more than 3...

    Tags: Placebo, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, National Institutes of Health, Baxter International Inc.

    8. May 13, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  8. People on the move

    Education Kevin Wagner, associate professor and director of graduate studies in Florida Atlantic University's Department of Political Science, was chosen to be an academic fellow on the study of terrorism by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Everglades, Sears

    9. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. How to determine what medical screening is necessary

    There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks.
    There has been a lot of news about medical tests lately. Physicians are coming out against unnecessary testing and screenings to save patients time, money and health risks. As a senior, how do you know which tests or screenings you should have done, and...

    Tags: Oncology, Glaucoma, General Practitioners, Vitamin B12, Medical Research

    10. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Can foods keep you healthy?

    It seems every time you turn on the news there's a new superfood — quinoa, pomegranate, acai berry and more. Walk down every grocery aisle and packages use words like "healthy" and "nutritious" to catch a shopper's attention. But can eating...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet, High Blood Pressure, Blueberries

    11. May 6, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  11. Richard H. Hynicka, 87, formerly of 1003 Orchid Way, Mountville

    Richard H. Hynicka, 87, formerly of 1003 Orchid Way, Mountville, died May 2, 2013. He was born on May 13, 1925. He was a resident of the Mennonite Retirement Community, a caring, loving home away from home: Thank You. He was the husband of Anne M. Dickey Hynicka for 65 years. Richard was the son of the late Thomas and Nellie Gast Hynicka and he lived his entire life in Lancaster County. A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Class of 1943, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was employed by RCA for 38 years and retired from being the Lancaster site plant manager. He enjoyed being active and immersed himself with intramural baseball, basketball, bowling, home remodeling, ponies and horses, Black Angus steer, sheep and a menagerie of interesting fowl. In 1992, he designed and supervised the construction of his retirement home at 1003 Orchid Way and enjoyed it for 20 years. He also maintained his wife's childhood Dickey homestead farm of six generations, &quot;Belfast", located in Berlin. He volunteered in his community as President of the PTA for Mountville Elementary School, Mountville Borough Councilman and served on the committee to manage the Froelich Community Park and Pool. He provided and maintained a ball field for local youth who did not participate on the organized community baseball teams. He taught the senior high Sunday school class and led the Youth Fellowship at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. He later attended Grace Baptist Church. He always made time to support his sons' many activities. He will be sorely missed. Surviving in addition to his wife, three sons: Robert Richard Hynicka, Taylors, S.C.; Robin Michael Hynicka, Philadelphia and Steven Franklin Hynicka, Mountville. Five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Three sisters: Dorothy Hartman, Lancaster; Margaret Rutt, Aurora, Colo., and Betty Overly, Lititz, and many nieces and nephews. Richard was preceded in death by one sister: Ruth Bare and one brother: Walter Hynicka. The funeral service will be held at the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., 114 West Main St., Mountville, on Friday, May 10, 2013, at 11 a.m. with his son, Rev. Robin M. Hynicka, officiating. Interment in Conestoga Memorial Park. Friends may call at the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., from 10 to 11 a.m. Please omit flowers. Donations in Richard's name may be directed to: Mennonite Home Promise Partner Fund, (Memorial Care), 1520 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601 or the Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110. To send an online condolence, visit: workmanfuneralhomes.com. <span style="font: 12.0px Geneva;">&ldquo;The Lord is my Shepherd&rdquo;</span>
    Richard H. Hynicka, 87, formerly of 1003 Orchid Way, Mountville, died May 2, 2013. He was born on May 13, 1925. He was a resident of the Mennonite Retirement Community, a caring, loving home away from home: Thank You. He was the husband of Anne M....

    Tags: PTA, U.S. Navy, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest

    12. May 6, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Alzheimer's conference teaches patients, loved ones to 'Care and Conquer'

    Gordon Broom was 55 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
    Gordon Broom was 55 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Or was he 56? He says he can't remember. Broom, 61, of West Palm Beach, is one of 450,000 people in Florida with the disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. "When I first got the...

    Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), West Palm Beach, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease

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