Here’s a startling statistic for you: Latino Americans get Alzheimer’s disease on average at rates almost seven years earlier than white Americans, a phenomenon the Alzheimer’s Association calls a “looming crisis” and that many attribute to economic concerns and access to health care. —JCL The LA Times: Arturo Reyes sat quietly as his family talked about traveling to Mexico over the holidays. Suddenly, he broke into the conversation. “We cannot do it; we are illegal,” his daughter Angelica Reyes-Servin remembers him saying. “If we leave, we may never get back again.” The room fell silent. Reyes and his family, who crossed the border from Mexico to Arizona more than three decades ago, have been U.S. citizens for more than 20 years. Read more Related Entries November 18, 2010 Look Who’s the Decider Now November 18, 2010 Recessions Are Not Good for Your Mind
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