Can A Heart Disease Cause An Epidemic?
Ten years ago, 58-year-old Charles Rios was diagnosed with
"Things just seemed to fall into place" after the diagnosis, says his wife, Della. "Conversations with him that were originally confusing to me, now made sense." Today, Della Frazier Riosserves as director of education and training at the Alzheimer's Association-NYC Chapter.
Approximately 4.5million people in the U.S. have...
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