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Minorities more likely to suffer Alzheimer's disease Minorities more likely to suffer Alzheimer's disease As deaths from heart disease and many types of cancers have dipped, Pearl necklaceliving longer is putting more people at risk for Alzheimer's disease,#x the brain-wasting condition that a new report shows African-Americans and Hispanics are particularly vulnerable to as they grow older. According to the Alzheimer's Association's report released today, "2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures," 5.3 million people are living with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. African Americans are almost twice as likely as whites to have Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, and Hispanics are about one and a half times more likely to be stricken with it.

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Maria Carrillo, the Alzheimer's Association's senior director of medical and scientific relations, #xsays higher rates of diabetes and heart disease in the African-American and Hispanic communities probably are linked to increased rates of dementia.

Carrillo, who has Hispanic roots and whose mother-in-law has Alzheimer's, Pearl necklacesays a lack of awareness of community health resources deters disease education and prevention measures,中小企业国际市场开拓资金, and cultural attitudes, including respect for the elderly (not questioning the authority of a senior even if he or she exhibits symptoms of dementia) can be roadblocks to early diagnosis and treatment.

Many people do not realize they have the power early on to reduce their risk of developing dementia, says Alzheimer's expert Steven DeKosky, senior vice president and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

"Exercise, watch your lipids (cholesterol) and blood pressure and abdominal girth," #xDeKosky says.Pearl necklace "Exercise your brain, stay active, challenge yourself with puzzles like sudoku. Don't do just passive sorts of things." 相关的主题文章：