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Alzheimer's Disease Booming Among American Baby Boomers

Every 71 seconds in this country, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and a startling new report out today from the Alzheimer's Association predicts that one out of every eight baby boomers — or almost 10 million Americans — is expected to develop the disease. If new treatments are years away, is there anything you can do today that might prevent it? Click HERE to submit a question to an Alzheimer's expert. Fran Hershkowitz's mother began losing her memory more than a decade ago,...Full Story
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