Do you have fond memories of summers when you were a kid? No school. Running around barefoot. Playing outside on sunny days. There’s no doubt about it…summer can be a fun season. But, it can also be deadly. Consider this: During the summer of 1995, more than 1,000 Americans died during a heat wave. Half of those deaths occurred in Chicago, during a few
short days in July. The ‘95 Chicago Heat Wave, as it is called, was an extended period of high temperatures above 90° F. The temperature peaked on Thursday, July 13th, at 106° F.—the highest ever recorded in Chicago. That may not sound so extreme for those of you who live in warm, dry climates like the southwestern U.S. You are used to the temperature topping 100° F. However, it wasn’t just the temperature that was responsible for so many deaths in Chicago. The humidity soared to
record levels at the same time. This caused mugginess and made the heat much worse. Just imagine day after day of unrelenting heat and high humidity!
Keep safe this year with these helpful Summer Safety Tips
Several drugs are available to treat memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease. They are sometimes used in other forms of dementia, too. But, they are mainly for Alzheimer’s disease.
In some people with Alzheimer’s, these drugs can help improve memory. They can also cut down on confusion and help with thinking, talking, and judgment.
Don’t expect any big changes. These drugs only improve memory. They don’t get memory back to normal and they don’t cure Alzheimer’s disease. Memory will still get worse over time. After 6 months to a year, memory will usually be worse than when the medicine was started.
These drugs don’t help everyone. They only help about half of people with Alzheimer’s. Perhaps most important, these drugs do not cure Alzheimer’s disease or any other form of dementia. They only boost memory for a while, and dementia will still get worse.
Learn more about Drugs for Memory Loss
