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MARGARET WARNER (Newshour): The numbers are daunting. More than five million Americans now suffer from Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. And barring a breakthrough, the figure could triple by 2050.
That prospect prompted the first-ever national Alzheimer's plan mandated by Congress and formally announced today. The secretary of health and human services, Kathleen Sebelius, set a deadline of 2025 to find effective ways to prevent and treat the disease.
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