Training helps Alzheimer's caregivers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_on_he_me/alzheimer_s_caregiving"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070812/capt.501ddbe10ea74b67ab875fd5bce590bf.alzheimers_caregiving_wx202.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=WWEjrrlEs4QQ.1D87mqDMQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Alzheimer's patient Dorothy Eckert and her husband John Eckert's hold hands at their home in Norristown Pa., Thursday, April 19, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>AP - The findings are stunning: Offering simple training to people struggling to care for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease not only eases their burden — it even can keep patients out of nursing homes for an extra 1 1/2 years.</p><br clear="all"/>

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