Alzheimer education needed

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Baby Boomers in Kitimat, like their counterparts around the rest of the country, have a troubling lack of awareness about Alzheimer disease, according to a new on-line survey.

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Sechelt boomers not ready for alzheimer’s: study

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Alzheimer Society of B.C. Baby Boomers in Sechelt, like their counterparts around the rest of the country, have a troubling lack of awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new on-line survey.

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Alzheimer’s disease: Tested

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Baby Boomers need to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease and its symptoms, according to the Alzheimer Society of B.C. The conclusion comes after a national study on boomer knowledge about the disease, which will be striking more people as the boomer population ages.

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Alzheimer’s Association offers December education programs

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

ROCKFORD – More than 210,000 Illinoisans have Alzheimer’s disease. This number will rise at drastic rates as the Baby Boomers enter the age of greatest risk of development. In all, more than a half-million people in Illinois are affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

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Nearly 100 Medicines in Development for Alzheimer’s

Monday, November 1st, 2010

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alzheimer’s threatens to create a national crisis as Baby Boomers on Jan. 1 begin turning 65. PhRMA report shows 98 medicines in development for dementia.

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