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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
TO BE DONE ABOUT IT IN AMERICA TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE DISEASE. NOT ONLY NOW BUT PEOPLE THAT ARE FACING THE DISEASE BUT IN THE FUTURE THROUGH RESEARCH....
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Harleston, Robb - Host
GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS AND THE DRUG MAKER GENOTECH WILL TEST THE INJECTABLE DRUG TO SEE IF CAN PREVENT COGNITIVE DELINE IN 300 PEOPLE FOR...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
ALZHEIMER'S. A GENETICALLY INHERITED FORM OF THE DISEASE BUT THE POTENTIAL IS. WHAT THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY BELIEVES IS THAT IF WE CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE ADMINISTRATION ON TUESDAY WHICH AIMS TO PREVENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BY 2025. WE'VE DECIDED THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY ON THIS ONE. PAY...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
CANCER UNDER THAT UMBRELLA. DIMENTIA IS THE UMBRELLA TERM HERE FOR THE CONDITION. ALZHEIMER'S IS BY FAR THE MOST FREQUENTLY OCCURRING VERSION OF...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
HOW ALZHEIMER'S IS THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY'VE GOT THE TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH BY PERCENTAGE FROM 2000 TO 20008 AND...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
MOM HAD THE DISEASE. I'VE SEEN IT PERSONALLY. ULTIMATELY, ALZHEIMER'S WILL ROB PEOPLE OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY KNOW AS THEMSELVES AND ALL OF THEIR...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
GOOD MORNING, MR. JOHNS, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU IF YOU WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE
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TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S, . I SAW A WOMAN ON A NATUROPATHIC TV PROGRAM THAT SHE HAD WORKED FOR THE PENTAGON AS A RESEARCHER AND SHE WAS RETIRED. ...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
VIRGINIA LAW WHO WRITES THE MORE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY THE PERSON IS, THE MORE LIKELY THEY'LL LIVE LONG ENOUGH FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S TO KILL HIM. YOUR THOUGHTS...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
OUT THE TERM OF THE DISEASE AND PROGRESS THROUGH ALL THE PHASES. ONE THING I WANT TO SAY ABOUT HER CALL, WE DON'T KNOW OF ANY SUBSTANCE AT THIS POINT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WONDERFUL. BUT IN FACT, ALZHEIMER'S IS A HORRENDOUS BURDEN ON A FAMILY.
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
IT CAN BANKRUPT A FAMILY AND REALLY, IT'S -- YOU KNOW, FOR MANY PEOPLE, IT'S JUST A VEGETABLE EXISTENCE AND WE DENY A LOT OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HEALTH CARE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ALZHEIMER'S WHICH IS ABOUT $200 BILLION. HALF OF IT IS PAID FOR BY MEDICARE, ABOUT ANOTHER PORTION $35 BILLION MEDICAID AND $33 BILLION OUT OF POCKET...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
BOOMERS STARTED TURNING 65 AT THE RATE OF 10,000 A DAY LAST -- A YEAR AGO JANUARY 1ST. ALZHEIMER'S IS NOT NORMAL AGING BUT AGE IS THE BIGGEST RISK FACTOR...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
JOURNAL." CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I'VE WATCHED YOUR PROGRAM MANY YEARS. I HAVE OSTEOPOROSIS AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE FLUORIDE ISSUE IN THE UNITED
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STATES AND THE UNITED STATES WE'VE FLUORIDATED THE WATER FOR 67 YEARS. WE DON'T USE SODIUM FLUORIDE, OUR COUNTRY DOESN'T, THEY USE HYDROPLURASTIC...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WE KNOW THAT WHAT HAPPENS IS THERE'S AN ACCUMULATION OF PLAQUES
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
AND TANGLES IN THE BRAIN. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, YOU GET NERVE CELL DEATH AND REDUCTION IN THE ACTUAL VOLUME OF THE BRAIN SO THAT AS THE NERVE CELLS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
SHE'S LUCKY SHE DIED OF THAT. CALLER: HI, MR. JOHNS, HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I THANK YOU FOR COMING ON THE SHOW. HEY, I HAVE SORT OF A FAMILY PROBLEM...
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WHERE SOMEBODY DEFUNDED A WILL THAT WAY. AND I WAS TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF RICHARD RAINWATER, HE'S A FELLOW -- HE WAS A VENTURE CAPITAL PERSON AT,...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
FACING THIS DISEASE AT THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION 24 HOURS A DAY. HOST: WE ALSO GOT ANOTHER TWEET FROM ONE EYED PONY WHO WRITES, COULD YOU TELL...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT ORPHAN DRUG CALLED BEXAROTINE. GUEST: I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT ONE SPECIFICALLY. I SHOULD SAY I'M NOT A DOC. WE CERTAINLY HAVE LOTS...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, MEDICAL INCENTIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE. THERE ARE A NUMBER...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TRIAL THAT EXAMINED WHETHER THE HERB GINGKO BILOBA THAT COULD CURE ALZHEIMER'S COST MORE THAN $20 MILLION. TYPICALLY TRIALS OF EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
BE SO EASILY ATTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY AFFORDABLE. THOSE KINDS OF TRIALS THAT HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE'S NO MONEY IN THE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
MY HUSBAND HAD ALZHEIMER'S. I'M 79
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NOW. AND I'M DOING FINE. BUT I TOOK CARE OF MY HUSBAND FOR ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AT HOME BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I COULD AFFORD TO PUT HIM ANYWHERE AND DIDN'T...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
A TERRIBLE DISEASE. IT'S A HUGE BURDEN FOR THE --
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
NOT JUST FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, BUT ALSO FOR THE FAMILIES AS YOU'VE INDICATED AND NOT UNCOMMON FOR IT TO HAVE A DEVASTATING FINANCIAL EFFECT ON FAMILIES...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS. COGNITIVE MEMORY LOSS AND DETERIORATION IN THINKING AND PLANNING FUNCTIONS, PHYSICAL IN MID STAGE DISEASE COULD...
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| 00:20:30 |
Johns, Harry - President and CEO
THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TO RAISE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE AND I THINK WE MADE HUGE PROGRESS. THE NATURE OF THE CONVERSATION...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION. ARE YOU THERE? ALL RIGHT. CINDY IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, GO AHEAD. CALLER: THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WORK AT A...
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WHEN THAT LADY FROM COLORADO CALLED AND SAID MAYBE WE SHOULD EUTHANIZE THESE PATIENTS FROM ALZHEIMER'S. THESE PATIENTS ARE PAYING FOR MEDICAID ALL...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
DISEASE. SO THAT WE CAN GET THE RESOURCES COMMITTED TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO THE DISEASE. THERE ARE MANY, MANY DEDICATED PEOPLE LIKE THIS CALLER AND...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WHO HAVE AND WILL EXPERIENCE IT. ARAB, ALABAMA, I BELIEVE IT IS. YOU'RE ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." GO AHEAD. CALLER: OK, MY MOM HAS ALZHEIMER'S...
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MUCH. WE KEPT OUR MAMA AT HOME. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, SHE WAS IN THE BED. AND ME AND MY BABY SISTER TOOK CARE OF HER AND WE CALLED IN HOSPICE ABOUT...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
IN SOME SORT OF AN ASSISTED CARE FACILITY. AND HOW THIS BILL IS GOING TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. GUEST:...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
AT HOME. FOR MANY FAMILIES, IT REACHES THE POINT WHERE THEY SIMPLY CAN'T HANDLE THE CARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL. AND NURSING HOME FACILITY CAN COST 70 PLUS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OF ALZHEIMER'S. DOES IT MATTER WHETHER THE PERSON IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF AT HOME OR WHETHER THEY'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF AT AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
AND THE FURTHER FUNDING OF IT IS AS HOW WE CAN BETTER CARE FOR PEOPLE AT HOME WITH BETTER SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE, IN FACT, PAID FOR. THE COST...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
WASHINGTON JOURNAL. GO AHEAD. CALLER: I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. ONE ON ALZHEIMER'S AND ONE ON H.I.V. AND AIDS. IT DOESN'T HELP THE ELDERLY
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WHEN THEIR HOMES ARE CONTAMINATED WITH THINGS LIKE ALUMINUM. I HAVE A JAR OF BABY POWDER THAT I'M HOLDING IN MY HAND RIGHT NOW THAT CONTAINS ALUMINUM...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
TO
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
ALUMINUM. THAT HAS BEEN SETTLED FOR SOME TIME SO I WOULD NOT WANT VIEWERS TO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS THE CASE. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE OTHER ISSUES HE RAISES...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN SELECTIVE CAUSES OF DEATH IN ALL AGES BETWEEN 2000 AND 2008. THE CHANGE IN DEATHS FOR THOSE LAST EIGHT YEARS FOR ALZHEIMER'S...
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Johns, Harry - President and CEO
THESE OTHER CHRONIC DISEASE SITUATIONS. FUNDING FOR CANCER IS ABOUT $6 BILLION A YEAR. HEART DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR, ALL TYPES OF FUNDING FOR THAT TYPE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
HEY. WELL, I THINK MY GUY STOLE MY QUESTION ABOUT THE ALUMINUM BUT I DID WANT TO TELL HIM, YOU CAN BUY BAKING POWDER WITHOUT
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ALUM -- ALUMINUM. HOST: YOU'RE ABOUT THE THIRD CALLER THAT MENTIONED ALUMINUM. WHERE DID YOU GET THIS INFORMATION FROM REGARDING A CONNECTION BETWEEN...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
OK. I GUESS ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, THAT WAS THE STANDARD THING THAT YOU WOULD READ IN ANY HEALTH
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MAGAZINE OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WERE READING, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND ALZHEIMER'S. SO, OF COURSE, I MADE IT MY BUSINESS TO TRY NOT TO HAVE...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
AND, AGAIN, SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY HAS LOOKED AT THAT AND THEY BELIEVE HAVE RESOLVED THAT ISSUE. I'M A BIG LOVER OF THE INTERNET BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS...
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ON THE "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE
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Harleston, Robb - Host
ADMINISTRATOR AT THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. USAID, HE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON FRIDAY ABOUT THE NEW FOOD -- THE NEW...
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