Call to Action: Global Alzheimer’s Resolution

17 Thursday Apr 2014

Posted by Ann Napoletan in Advocacy and Awareness, USAgainstAlzheimer's, Washington

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As the third most deadly disease in the U.S., Alzheimer’s is taking a huge toll on us. But it is not just a U.S. crisis, it’s a global crisis. And only by working together can we find a treatment or a cure.

Reps. Smith, Fattah, Waters, Burgess and Meadows have come together to propose the Global Alzheimer’s resolution, which would create a much-needed global action plan and fund for fighting Alzheimer’s.

Take action TODAY and tell your representatives to co-sponsor this critical legislation, H. Res. 489 – there’s no time to waste. It’ll take no more than a few minutes of your time, and your voice could make all the difference in the world.

Click here -> http://actions.usagainstalzheimers.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13792

And, please share with your friends and family.

Call to Action: Ask Your Represenatives to Support the Collins-Klobuchar Resolution

25 Tuesday Mar 2014

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

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We’ve just learned that Alzheimer’s is much more deadly than we realized. Shocking new data reveals that Alzheimer’s actually rivals cancer as the second most deadly disease in the U.S.

Yet Alzheimer’s research receives relatively little funding – just $550 million annually compared to $5.7 billion annually for cancer research.

Increasing funding for Alzheimer’s research is the only way to find an effective treatment or cure for Alzheimer’s.

Please join me in urging your Senators to double funding for Alzheimer’s research at the NIH in the FY15 budget.

Alzheimer’s champions, Senator Susan Collins and Senator Amy Klobuchar, have introduced a bipartisan resolution that calls on Congress to make stopping Alzheimer’s by 2025 “an urgent national priority.” Continue reading →

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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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.