• Every 71 seconds someone develops Alzheimer’s disease.
• Alzheimer’s disease is now the sixth leading cause of death (recently surpassing diabetes).
• One in every eight adults over the age of 65 suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
• One out of every two adults over the age of 85 suffers from Alzheimer’s disease.
• Ten million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease in their lifetime."
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Ten Million Baby Boomers likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s during their lifetime
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