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Mar

African-Americans And Hispanics More Likely To Have Alzheimer’s Disease And Dementia Than Whites

According to the Alzheimer's Association'sÂ® 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, African-Americans are about two times more likely and Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer's and other dementias... (Source: Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today)

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