Saturday, December 17, 2005

New Dementia Case Arises Every Seven Seconds. The number of people that have dementia is set to double every 20 years, according to a report in this week's issue of The Lancet. The study reveals that 24 million people have dementia today, and this is set to rise to 42 million by 2020, and 81 million by 2040. Researchers from Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) combined data from published reviews on the prevalence of dementia for the major regions of the world... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:35:48 AM    comment [] Vermont Legislative Panel Approves Medicaid Waiver Plan. The Vermont Legislature's Joint Fiscal Committee on Tuesday voted 7-1 to approve a five-year Medicaid plan that would have the state operate a managed care organization for beneficiaries, the http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051214/NEWS02/512140305/1007&;theme=Burlington Free Press reports (Hallenbeck, Burlington Free Press, 12/14)... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 5:34:21 AM    comment []

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