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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: HARRY
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JOHNS, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO. THEY ARE OUT WITH THEIR ANNUAL REPORT. THIS IS THE HEADLINE. "BURDEN CLIMBS WITH ADMINISTRATIOALZHEIMER'S...
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ARE THREE BIG PIECES OF INFORMATION IN THIS 2011 ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FACT AND FIGURES. 5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S IN AMERICA,...
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HOST: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR POLICY MAKERS? GUEST: WE BELIEVE IT MEANS
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THEY HAVE TO ACT AND THEY HAVE TO ACT NOW. THEY NEED TO ENACT THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S PROJECT ACT, WHICH THEY PASSED LAST YEAR. THE PRESIDENT SIGN...
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FIGURE YOUR GROUP CAME UP WITH. 80% OF CARE PROVIDED AT HOME IS THE LIVER BY FAMILY CAREGIVERS. NEARLY 15% OF AMERICANS PROVIDE UNPAID CARE. WHAT DOES...
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DRAMATICALLY ALTERS THEIR DAILY LIVES. I WAS A CAREGIVER FOR MY MOM. SHE HAD THE DISEASE. IT CHANGES LIFE FOR EVERYONE. CERTAINLY, THE INDIVIDUAL WHO...
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INSIDE OF THE REPORT, WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE EFFECT OF CAREGIVING ON WORK. YOU BREAK THIS DOWN BY MEN AND WOMEN. MOST OF THE CAREGIVERS ARE WOMEN....
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ALZHEIMER'S CARE GIVERS -- WOMEN ARE CAREGIVERS, 60%. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE, DIRECTLY, ABOUT 2/3 OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE DISEASE...
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WOMEN HAVE TO GO IN LATE, LEAVE EARLY, TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE EMPLOYER? GUEST: IT
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CERTAINLY HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THE EMPLOYERS IN THE UNITED STATES. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, THE BABY BOOMER GENERATION STARTED TURNING 65 AT THE...
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YOU ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT? WE'RE SHOWING A CHARGE THAT BY 2015, IT COULD BE 13 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES AGED 65 AND OLDER WHO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S.
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HOST: HOW DID YOU FIGURE THAT OUT? GUEST: THERE
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GUEST, -
ARE MULTIPLE STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE THAT INDICATE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE DISEASE IN AMERICA OVER TIME. THESE ARE THE BEST...
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MARK IS OUR FIRST PHONE CALL ON THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GO AHEAD.
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CALLER: HI. A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN ALZHEIMER'S IS BEGINNING? I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND I'M NOT...
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IS HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU THIS MORNING. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE SAID. HE WAS ASKING ABOUT THE SYMPTOMS. HOW CAN YOU TELL WHEN SOMEBODY IS GETTING...
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KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED SYMPTOM IS MEMORY LOSS. OTHER THINGS CAN OCCUR. WHEN MY MOM HAD THE DISEASE, SHE COULD NOT DO SOMETHING SHE HAD DONE FOR HER ENTIRE...
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WARNING SIGNS. CHANGES IN MOOD AND PERSONALITY. IS THAT A BIG INDICATOR? GUEST: IT DEPENDS
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ON THE INDIVIDUAL. ONE THING THAT IS TRUE FOR ALZHEIMER'S IS THAT IT VARIES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL IN TERMS OF HOW THESE SYMPTOMS ULTIMATELY AFFECT THEM....
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IT PREVENTABLE?
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GUEST: IT IS NOT. OF THE TOP 10 KILLERS IN AMERICA, ALZHEIMER'S IS THE ONLY ONE OF THOSE THAT HAS NO MEANS OF PREVENTION, NO MEANS OF YOUR -- OF CURE,...
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IS SPENT ON RESEARCH? GUEST: LESS THAN $500
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MILLION ON ALZHEIMER'S CURRENTLY IN THE UNITED STATES COMPARED TO THOSE OTHER INVESTMENTS. HOST: ACCORDING
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TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, IS THE FIFTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR THOSE 65 AND OLDER. LET'S GO TO ALBERT, A DEMOCRAT IN PENNSYLVANIA. GOOD MORNING....
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WAS WONDERING IF ALZHEIMER'S IS MORE PROMINENT IN SOME AREAS THAN OTHERS? GUEST:
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IT IS NOT. ALZHEIMER'S IS DISTRIBUTED BASED ON THE AGE OF THE POPULATION. ALZHEIMER'S IS NOT NORMAL AGING, BUT AGE IS CERTAINLY THE GREATEST RISK FACTOR....
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AT A MOUNTAIN SIDE OF THE LATEST REPORT FROM THE ASSOCIATION, IT SHOWS THERE'S A PREVALENCE IN ONE PART OF THE COUNTRY. IT COULD BE THAT THERE'S AN OLDER...
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IS TRUE. IT IS CERTAINLY AGE-DRIVEN. HOST: MAC, A
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REPUBLICAN IN TEXAS. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: THANK YOU
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SO MUCH. MY WIFE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AT AGE 68 FROM DEMENTIA. I WENT TO SEVERAL CAREGIVER GROUPS, ALZHEIMER'S CARE GIVER GROUPS IN THE HOUSTON AREA....
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HEARD OF THAT BOOK? GUEST: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
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IS TRUE IS THAT ALZHEIMER'S IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEMENTIA IN AMERICA, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. FRONTAL TEMPLE IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THOSE. THERE'S...
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THE INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. I'M CALLING ABOUT YOUR TALKING ABOUT THE INCREASE OF ALZHEIMER'S TODAY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU BELIEVE IT IS NOT CAUSED BY THE PEOPLE...
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IS NOT NORMAL AGING. AGING IS THE SINGLE GREATEST RISK FACTOR FOR CAUSING ALZHEIMER'S. WE ARE SEEING AN AGING POPULATION IN AMERICA AND WORLDWIDE. THOSE...
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DEMOCRATIC CALLER. GOOD MORNING.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I TAKE CARE OF MY PARENTS AT HOME. THEY HAVE DEMENTIA. MY FATHER, HE STARTED OUT FIRST AND MY MOTHER TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF HIM...
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HOST: WE WILL GET A RESPONSE. GUEST: CERTAINLY, YOU
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CAN CALL THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE ANY TIME AND WE WILL HAVE SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO ABOUT WHAT IS A VERY DIFFICULT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES....
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US FROM NEW YORK. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: IT IS A
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SAD SUBJECT, PARTLY BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY DEEP INTEREST IN THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF LONGEVITY. I WONDER IF WE ARE CHASING A FALL SCHOOL. IS THERE A POINT...
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OF THE FACTORS IN CONSIDERING ALZHEIMER'S IS TO RECOGNIZE THE REALITY OF THE DISEASE. IT'S NOT ABOUT ADDING YEARS TO LIFE. IT'S ABOUT CHANGING THE...
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FROM A VIEWER. GUEST: CERTAINLY,
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THERE ARE CONSIDERATIONS OF HEREDITARY BACKGROUND, BUT THAT'S NOT ABSOLUTE BY ANY MEANS. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT -- MY MOM HAD THE DISEASE, SO IT'S ABSOLUTE...
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HOST: WHAT CAN BE DONE? IS IT JUST A MATTER OF SLOWING IT DOWN? GUEST: IF
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WE COULD SLOW THE PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE, WE WOULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE IT, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COST OF AMERICA. IT...
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HOST: FLORIDA, RACHEL, DEMOCRATIC ALIGNED. CALLER: THANK YOU
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FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WANT TO BRING TWO THINGS UP. ONE IS -- WHEN YOU HAVE A HEADACHE, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WHAT'S MISSING FROM YOUR BODY IS ASPIRIN. RATHER...
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SORTS OF STUDIES CURRENTLY CONDUCTED BY THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, EVEN DESPITE LIMITED RESEARCH FUNDS. SOME RESEARCH...
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PITTSBURGH, FRANK. DEMOCRATIC LINE. GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. I TOOK CARE OF MY MOTHER. SHE HAD ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA APPEARED I TOOK CARE OF HER FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS. I TOOK CARE OF HER DURING THE DAY...
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I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO WHAT THE APPROPRIATE AGE IS AND I DO NOT THINK ANYONE DOES ON THIS EARTH. WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN THEN PROVIDE THE BEST...
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FOR DEMOCRATS.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING.
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GUEST: GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I
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HAVE A FRIEND OF MINE WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S. IS IT HEREDITARY? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF -- THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING...
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CONFUSION AND PARANOIA CAN BE FACTORS IN THE DISEASE. MY OWN MOM WOULD PUT UP SIGNS ON HER REFRIGERATOR TO TELL HER CAREGIVERS NOT TO STEAL HER FOOD....
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ASSOCIATION IS OUT WITH THEIR ANNUAL REPORT. HARRY JOHNS IS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. THIS IS THE FIGURE THEY'VE COME UP FOR...
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. AN EARLIER CALLER SAID THIS IS A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THE DISEASE. I AGREE WITH THAT. I DO NOT THINK IT REALLY IS...
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GET RID A RESPONSE FROM HARRY JOHNS ABOUT THE LACK OF OXYGEN. GUEST:
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GUEST, -
THAT'S NOT A SCIENCE IN THE CASE FOR ALZHEIMER'S SPECIFICALLY. I'M NOT A DOCTOR MYSELF, GEORGE, SO I CANNOT SPEAK TO WHAT KIND OF CONDITION YOUR MOM MAY...
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TO THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION REPORT OUT TODAY, THOSE THAT HAVE THE DISEASE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE OTHER CONDITIONS FOR ITS 60% ARE LIKELY TO HAVE HYPERTENSION....
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I'M SORRY I DO NOT HAVE YOUR NAME IN FRONT OF ME. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS. MY MOM HAS THE ALZHEIMER'S...
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DISEASE IS PROGRESSIVE. IT COULD WELL BE THAT THE TIMING OF THE SHOCK OF THE LOSS OF YOUR SISTER ALSO TIMED WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE PROGRESSING....
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OUR DEMOCRATIC LINE IS CALLING FROM JEFFERSON, NEW YORK. GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. GUEST: GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING ABOUT THIS. IT HAS A LITTLE BIT TO DO WITH ALZHEIMER'S, BUT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DISABLED. MY HUSBAND WAS TOTALLY...
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LOOKING AT INNOVATIVE WAYS TO DO HOME CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THE DISEASE ARE IMPORTANT POSSIBILITIES IN WHAT WOULD BE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE...
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AN AVERAGE DOLLAR FIGURE ON HOW MUCH? CARE GIVERS? GUEST:
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GUEST, -
SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS THEMSELVES EACH YEAR, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER MEDICARE AND MEDICAID COSTS PAID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ABOUT $130 BILLION...
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GOOD MORNING. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. GUEST: GOOD MORNING. CALLER:
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HAVE YOU CHECKED INTO FLUORIDE? HAVE YOU CHECKED TO SEE HOW MANY YEARS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DRINKING WATER WITH FLUORIDE? GUEST: I'M NOT
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SURE IF THERE HAVE BEEN IN THE FLUORIDE TESTS. IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME. I CANNOT TELL YOU IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RESEARCH ON THAT AT THIS POINT. MANY...
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US FROM GEORGIA. GO AHEAD. CALLER: MY
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HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER'S IN 1991. I TOOK CARE OF HIM AT HOME UNTIL I COULD NOT KEEP TRACK OF HIM AT NIGHT. HE WOULD GET UP AND LEAVE THE...
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GUEST, -
HUGE PROBLEM FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE TO PROVIDE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS, BOTH AT HOME AND CERTAINLY WHEN THEY GO TO A CARE FACILITY. THE COST OF THOSE FACILITIES...
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GO TO NELSON IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA ON THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. GO AHEAD. CALLER:
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GOOD MORNING. GUEST: GOOD
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GUEST, -
MORNING. CALLER: I'VE BEEN
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IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA FOR 30 YEARS. I TRAVEL A LOT. I GREW UP AROUND ELDERLY. I GREW UP WITH MY GRANDPARENTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I GET A LITTLE CHEST PAIN --...
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THAT?
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GUEST, -
GUEST: CERTAINLY, PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S ARE NOT STILL TREATED TODAY WITH THE SAME APPROACH THAT WE TREAT OTHER DISEASES. IN THE 1960'S, DOCTORS...
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MINUTES LEFT WITH MR. JOHNS. HE IS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. THEY'RE OUT WITH THEIR ANNUAL REPORT. IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE,...
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WHAT KIND OF CORRELATION THERE MIGHT BE IN BETWEEN ALZHEIMER'S AND POLLUTANTS. AS COMPARED TO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT HAVE...
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DO NOT KNOW ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS THAT HAVE THE EFFECT OF CAUSING THE DISEASE. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE TO NOT EXIST, BUT WE DO...
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RANGER, INDIANA.
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CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS THE INGREDIENTS IN DIET POP. IT SEEMS LIKE MY GRANDPARENTS WERE JUST FINE AND THEN MY AUNT AND MY MOTHER...
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OF ANY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON THOSE FRONTS. CERTAINLY, WE NEED MUCH MORE RESEARCH. WE DO NOT KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. WE NEED MUCH...
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HOST: HARRY JOHNS, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND CEO. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORT, GO TO ALZ.ORG. THANK YOU. GUEST: THANK YOU
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GUEST, -
VERY MUCH. HOST: THAT DOES IT FOR
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HOST, -
TODAY'S "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW WITH MORE OF YOUR PHONE CALLS AT 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. MY APOLOGIES....
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