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A ticking time bomb in health

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney : Australia | 2 months ago

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Andrew Dyson Planning must begin now to combat dementia, set to be the major disease of the century. N EW figures released today, to mark World Alzheimer's Day, estimate that by 2050 more than 115 million people will have dementia worldwide.

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