Alzheimer's deaths much more common than realized: study

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Alzheimer's deaths much more common than realized: study

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/alzheimers-deaths-much-more-common-realized-study-211045904.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EsvId4Wliy7l7ICKhlPxuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.scripps.com/C1AF00BC40A64AB8826F4843BC15339E_large_image.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Alzheimer Deaths" align="left" title="Alzheimer Deaths" border="0" /></a>By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly half a million elderly Americans likely died from Alzheimer's disease in 2010, a figure almost six times higher than previous estimates of annual deaths, according to a new study released on Wednesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that approximately 5 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States, and that 83,000 die from the condition each year. &quot;Many people do not realize that Alzheimer's is a fatal disease,&quot; said lead author Bryan D. James of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago. &quot;Alzheimer's disease starts in the part of your brain that controls your memory and thinking, but over years it spreads to the parts of your brain that control more basic functions such as breathing and swallowing,&quot; he told Reuters Health in an email.</p><br clear="all"/>

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