The Alzheimer’s Association recently released a fascinating new report I want to share with you:
Alzheimer’s Disease Prevalence Rates Rise to More than Five Million in the United States:
http://alz.org/news_and_events_rates_rise.asp and full report: http://alz.org/national/documents/Report_2007FactsAndFigures.pdf
I find these stats particularly amazing:
* In the United States, someone develops Alzheimer’s Disease every 72 seconds.
* There are 5 million Americans with...
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