One data point in support... Or at least heading in that direction. My mother. Had c-pox as a kid, had shingles ~age 70, has no short-term memory at this point... Long term is reasonably intact.
-Mark -----Original Message----- From: Harry Veeder [mailto:hlvee...@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 10:43 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Alzheimer's and herpes zoster should be studied. one data point: I know someone who had shingles about 14 years ago, but he has not developed Alzheimer's. Possibly a new method of detecting Alzheimer's: Eye test that spots Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms: Middle-aged could be screened at routine optician's visit http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243181/Simple-eye-test-Alzheimers-catch-disease-crucial-ear ly-stage.html http://tinyurl.com/ycgesjs Harry No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2726 - Release Date: 03/06/10 23:34:00