BRADENTON - A 94-year-old man whose arrest in a prostitution sting here caused an international buzz will not be prosecuted. A judge ruled Tuesday that Frank Milio was a victim of entrapment. ...more

July 16, 2008

Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. ...more

June 23, 2008

TAMPA - A Riverview woman was arrested today, accused by detectives of stealing more than $86,000 from an 80-year-old woman who suffers from dementia, according to an arrest affidavit. ...more

June 18, 2008

A missing Manatee County man has been found in good health and returned to his home in the Colony Cove area of Ellenton, a sheriff's office spokesman said today. ...more

June 17, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration warned doctors Monday that prescribing a certain group of psychiatric drugs to seniors suffering from dementia can increase their risk of death. ...more

June 17, 2008

ELLENTON - Deputies are searching for an elderly man who has gone missing after he left for church this morning, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 15, 2008

What To Do When Trust Turns To Suspicion Dear Lyn: My husband has been memory-impaired for some time. His doctor called it Alzheimer's. Lately, my husband is suspicious of everyone and everything. He's always been very trusting. Now he accuses me of taking things and doing things I haven't done. He locks all the doors and no longer likes our neighbors. Will this continue? It's really hard for me. The doctor put him on a new medication a few weeks before this began. - Isolated in my own home ...more

May 23, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - An 80-year-old man with Alzheimer's who left home to get breakfast three days ago and never returned was found this morning by Port St. Lucie police and has been taken to a hospital there for observation, authorities said. ...more

May 21, 2008

Dear Lyn: I take care of my mother who has dementia. We don't have many problems, with the exception of bath time. It's always a battle! I try to convince her that she needs a bath, but she resists. She can't bathe herself anymore, and we can't afford to bring someone in to do it. I need some tips. - Battle-fatigued Babe ...more

May 9, 2008

Sometimes life interrupts our plans. It came as a surprise to Anthony Lomonico after 18 years of working for the Florida Department of Transportation in the engineering field. He was rear ended by a drunk driver, suffered pinched nerves and herniated discs, and was declared permanently disabled. ...more

February 25, 2008