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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%. Some of the factors for this exponential growth include:
- Cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, are all factors that may increase the risk for Alzheimer's and have high rates among Hispanics2. The high incidence of diabetes in Hispanics - 64% higher than non-Hispanic white Americans - is of particular concern³.
- A 20044 study also indicates that Alzheimer's disease symptoms begin, on average, almost seven years earlier in Latinos than they do in non-Latino white Americans.
- Increasing age is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and Hispanics soon will have the greatest life expectancy of all ethnic groups in the United States. Hispanic life expectancy will increase to age 87 by 20505, increasing their portion of the total elderly population from 5% today to 16%6.
The Alzheimer's Association already provides a number of critical programs and services, including a toll-free help line 24/7, 7-days-a-week (800.272.3900) with translators for 140 languages. Local services offered at the 78 chapters nationwide include the most timely, accurate information and referral, care consultation, peer- and professional-support groups and educational material resources. For National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, the informative Alzheimer's Association's Hispanic Web site, www.alz.org/espanol, has been enhanced with a new look and updated with new content for Latinos affected by Alzheimer's at every stage of the disease.
"Latinos are twice as likely as the general population to be living in multigenerational households7, including grandparents," says Peter Reed, Ph.D., senior director of programs for the Alzheimer's Association. "The Association is constantly looking to improve the lives of those living with the disease and their families. We have proactively developed resources that provide necessary education." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com
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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%. Some of the factors for this exponential growth include:
- Cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes, are all factors that may increase the risk for Alzheimer's and have high rates among Hispanics2. The high incidence of diabetes in Hispanics - 64% higher than non-Hispanic white Americans - is of particular concern³.
- A 20044 study also indicates that Alzheimer's disease symptoms begin, on average, almost seven years earlier in Latinos than they do in non-Latino white Americans.
- Increasing age is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and Hispanics soon will have the greatest life expectancy of all ethnic groups in the United States. Hispanic life expectancy will increase to age 87 by 20505, increasing their portion of the total elderly population from 5% today to 16%6.
The Alzheimer's Association already provides a number of critical programs and services, including a toll-free help line 24/7, 7-days-a-week (800.272.3900) with translators for 140 languages. Local services offered at the 78 chapters nationwide include the most timely, accurate information and referral, care consultation, peer- and professional-support groups and educational material resources. For National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, the informative Alzheimer's Association's Hispanic Web site, www.alz.org/espanol, has been enhanced with a new look and updated with new content for Latinos affected by Alzheimer's at every stage of the disease.
"Latinos are twice as likely as the general population to be living in multigenerational households7, including grandparents," says Peter Reed, Ph.D., senior director of programs for the Alzheimer's Association. "The Association is constantly looking to improve the lives of those living with the disease and their families. We have proactively developed resources that provide necessary education." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com
Almonds could boost smokers' defences
A big handful of almonds every day could boost the antioxidant defences of smokers, a group at risk of low antioxidant levels due to higher oxidative stress.
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