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| Written by Stanton O. Berg |
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This site dedicated in honor and memory of my wife June K. Berg and my mother Ellen F. Silbaugh, victims of Alzheimer's. June passed away on 23 October 2008. My mother Ellen passed away 21 October 2007, Alzheimer's is 5th leading cause of disease death in the U.S. Alzheimer's kills over 8 times more people every year in U.S. than die of the so called AIDS epidemic. (Over 216 daily.) The NIH still (2010) spends about $3 billion + a year on AIDS research, while Alzheimer’s, with over 8 times as many victims, receives a mere $469 million. Alzheimer's annual mortality No's increased 77% from 1999 - 2009. (Year 1999 = 44,507 deaths. 2009 = 78,889.) (+34,382) . There are 450,000 new cases a year. Over 1,200 daily! Yearly 2050 projections = 1,000,000 cases. There are 35.6 + million cases worldwide. The disease is raging out of control with inadequate funding.- Contact the President and your Congressman! *Data - U.S. Govt (CDC) 2009 estimates. AA 2011 Report uses final 2007 data. (Data lags 3-4 years behind.)
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