With no treatment available, it could cause unnecessary heartache
(NEWSER) - Advances in medical testing allow Alzheimer's disease to be diagnosed earlier than ever before—sometimes even before symptoms occur. But one man says that his wife's testing, which yielded a diagnosis at age 56, "was the biggest mistake of my life." Linda Dangaard is still the same in many ways, still able to work at the family business, but has lost friends, self-esteem, and her driver's license. "Her golden years were ripped out from under her by a diagnosis that I think is cruel, because there's nothing anybody can do about it," husband Colin tells the Wall Street Journal . More»
