Alzheimer’s Disease In Latinos Expected To Surge

To celebrate National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month this November, the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading resource for Alzheimer’s care, is launching a comprehensive portfolio of educational tools for Latinos, one of the fastest growing populations with the disease. There are currently 200,000 Latinos in America with Alzheimer’s and that number could increase to 1.3 million by 2050¹, a growth rate of 600%. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Alzheimer's / Dementia News XML/RSS Feed on November 20th, 2007