WWMT Newschannel 3 :: Twitter WWMT Newschannel 3 :: Facebook $station $stationNickName :: Contact $station $stationNickName :: See It WWMT Newschannel 3 :: Programming Guide
 
News»Health Headlines»  1 in 3 seniors die from Alzheimer's
Health Headlines

More Health Headlines

 
text size

1 in 3 seniors die from Alzheimer's

Updated: Tuesday, March 19 2013, 09:04 PM EDT
(NEWSCHANNEL 3) - One in three American seniors die from Alzheimer's or dementia.

A recent Alzheimer's Association report found the death rate for the disease rose 68 percent during the past decade, and unless researchers find a way to prevent it or treat it, that number is expected to climb even higher.

The report also found that 70-year-olds with Alzheimer's are twice as likely to die within 10 years compared to 70-year-olds who do not have the disease.

This is due to the fact that their bodies are more prone to pneumonia and other illnesses.
1 in 3 seniors die from Alzheimer's


Advertise with us!

Related Stories

 
Advertise with us!

Newscast Links Archive

March 2013


Back to Main "News Links" page

Washington Guardian

AP News Wires

  • Entertainment News

    "HANGOVER 3"

    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- All hangovers come to an end eventually, and so, too, "The Hangover" franchise.

  • Get This

    SWINGERS CLUB LAWSUIT-VEGAS

    LAS VEGAS (AP) -- David Cooper wants to bring a little more sin -- to Sin City.

  • Business News

    Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.

  • Consumer Info

    BC-US--Dow Record-Three Personal Stories, 1st Ld-Writethru,1173
    Dow Record: Three tales of ups, downs and changes
    AP Photo FX102, FX103
    Eds: With BC-US--Dow Record. Adds photos.
    By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
    AP Business Writer
       NEW YORK (AP) -- When the Dow first crossed 14,000, investors were overjoyed. ...

  • Science/Tech News

    IN THE NEWS: TEEN ONLINE FAREWELL SONG ATTRACTS MILLIONS OF VIEWS

    LAKELAND, Minn. (AP) -- High school student Zach Sobiech (SOH'-bee-eck) says he wanted to be remembered as "a kid who went down fighting and didn't really lose."

 
 

Site:

News

Weather

Sports

Entertainment

Contests

Community

Blogs

Station

Mobile

Learn More:

Terms & Conditions

Copyright Notices

Privacy Policy

Contact WWMT Newschannel 3

FCC Public File

EEO Public File Report

Site Map

Stay Connected:

WWMT Newschannel 3 :: Twitter WWMT Newschannel 3 :: Facebook

c 2013, WWMT-TV | Portions are Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.