Families of 13 Alzheimer's disease patients filed a class action law suit to order the government to approve the drug THA. Dr. William Summers of Arcadia was the first to report that THA was effective against Alzheimer's disease 5 years ago.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way Monday for expanded testing of the drug THA, a promising drug to treat Alzheimer's Disease. Arcadia resident Dr. William Summers first reported that THA was beneficial to Alzheimer's patients in 1986 in an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Clara Baldwin Stocker offers assisted living for people with Alzheimer's Disease. This ad describes services provided and accompanies an article on the same page. Photo.
Former Arcadia resident David Thornton has been involved in fundraising for kidney research ever since a rare kidney disease began tormenting him five years ago.
Services are scheduled today for Rick Fessenden, 47, of Camarillo, a former Arcadia resident who was killed Saturday demonstrating an experimental aircraft in the Santa Paula Airshow. Article.
Artistry in horse bronzes and on horseback have proved a potent combination in the life of Arcadian T. K. Heller, whose work is currently on show at Descanso Gardens Gallery.
William Kelly, with 22 years of city government experience in Burbank, Brea, Baldwin Park and San Bruno, has been hired as Arcadia's first community development director and assistant to the city manager. This new position replaces the planning director job that had been vacant for several months.