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Thursday, November 04, 2010

November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month

5 Reasons Why Alzheimer's Awareness Matters Than You Think

by Dennis Fortier,President, Medical Care Corporation

More so than with any other major disease, our near-term progress in the battle against Alzheimer’s will be determined largely by our ability to improve awareness about several aspects of this encroaching threat.

Summarized here are five reasons why greater awareness about Alzheimer’s disease, and a deeper public understanding of risks and prevention strategies, will play a key role in the nation’s ability to triumph against the prospect of a devastating AD epidemic.

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