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September 21, 2007
WORLD ALZHEIMER'S DAY
Join in the global effort to eradicate Alzheimer's disease
World Alzheimer's Day was first inaugurated in Edinburgh in 1994 by the World Health Organisation. It is marked across the world on 21 September, as dementia is a growing issue in every part of the world. Dementia affects 1 in 20 people over the age of 65 and 1 in 5 over the age of 80. Worldwide there are an estimated 24 million people with dementia. By 2040 the number will have risen to 81 million.

5 million Americans have Alzheimer's
360,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year
Hundreds of thousands of people will die from the disease this year
By 2050, between 11.2 and 16 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease
Tens of millions more Americans are affected as caregivers and family
There is hope. New effective treatments are just around the corner

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