Is Alzheimer’s Even More Deadly Than We Previously Thought?

11 Tuesday Mar 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Facts & Figures, Research, Weight Loss

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Watch this PBS clip as Dr. Bryan James of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago explains the findings of his recent study. These new numbers would move Alzheimer’s up from the sixth leading cause of death to the THIRD leading cause of death in the US, behind only cancer and heart disease. As you listen, keep in mind that ALZ receives ~$550 million in funding per year, while cancer and heart disease combined receive over $10 billion.

Alzheimer’s Deaths Grossly Understated

07 Friday Mar 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Facts & Figures, Prevention, Research, USAgainstAlzheimer's, Washington

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#ENDALZ

In 2010, reports indicated there were ~84,000 deaths resulting from Alzheimer’s annually in the U.S. However, a study just published in the Journal of the American Academy of Neurology, suggests that number could be understated by over 400,000.

Is it possible that deaths attributed to ALZ actually exceed 500,000 per year? That’s SIX times the original estimate. Watch this report from NBC News to find out why there is such a huge discrepancy.

If these new numbers are accurate, it would mean Alzheimer’s is the THIRD leading cause of death in the United States, behind only cancer and heart disease. Did you know cancer receives $5.7 billion in annual funding compared to $550 million for Alzheimer’s.

Click here to tell Congress a cancer-size problem requires a cancer-size response.

Call to Action: An Easy Way to Help

25 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, Fundraising, Help Stamp Out Alzheimer's, Research, Washington

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Commemorative Stamp 07.19.15 IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Alzheimer’s Disease Semipostal Stamp has been reintroduced as part of the Alzheimer’s Action Act. If passed, this would allow for the voluntary purchase of a stamp that would raise funds for critically needed research. Please write or call YOUR representatives and urge them to Help Stamp OUT Alzheimer’s by co-sponsoring HR 3092!

You may recall my recent post regarding the Alzheimer’s Disease Research semipostal stamp. Here is easy another way for you to take action and make a difference!

This comes from the Help Stamp OUT Alzheimer’s page on Facebook, and I’m asking for your help. Please consider taking just 10 or 15 minutes to send an email and then share with a friend or friends and encourage them to do the same. If you aren’t on Facebook, leave your zip code in a comment here, and I’ll get the the HLA’s contact information for you.

We need YOUR help in writing to ALL members of the House to ask them to sign on as COSPONSORS to the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Semipostal Stamp!

It’s simple: Continue reading →