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Alzheimer Disease
Women bear double burden: Caregiving and higher risk of developing AD
January 20th, 2005
Despite the prevalence of Alzheimer disease, and the recent high-profile death of former President Ronald Reagan from complications associated with it, Americans know little about Alzheimer disease and the progress being made in preventing, diagnosing and treating it. "Women bear a special burden with Alzheimer's disease," according to Amy Niles, president and CEO of the National Women's Health Resource Center, which publishes the bimonthly National Women's Health Report. "Because the disease is strongly associated with aging and women live longer than men, more women than men can expect to develop it. And as in President Reagan's family, the burden of caring...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-01-20)
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