http://www.alzheimerscaregiverblog.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:12:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to the Alzheimer's Association's® 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. More: African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk for developing Alzheimer's and dementias (News-Medical-Net) http://www.alzheimerscaregiverblog.com/2010/03/10/african-americans-and-hispanics-are-at-higher-risk-for-developing-alzheimers-and-dementias-news-medical-net/ Throughout the month of March, visitors to Rockefeller Center in the heart of midtown Manhattan will get an unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease. Here is the original:  Visitors to Rockefeller Center to get unexpected lesson on Alzheimer’s disease throughout March (News-Medical-Net) http://www.alzheimerscaregiverblog.com/2010/03/10/visitors-to-rockefeller-center-to-get-unexpected-lesson-on-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-throughout-march-news-medical-net/ As deaths from heart disease and many types of cancers have dipped, living longer is putting more people at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Now a new report shows African Americans and Hispanics are particularly vulnerable to the brain-wasting disease.African Americans are almost twice as likely as whites to have Alzheimer's ... http://www.alzheimerscaregiverblog.com/2010/03/10/alzheimers-more-likely-to-hit-blacks-hispanics-chicago-sun-times/