Alzheimer's Under-reported per USA Today- Right at Home North of Boston

From USA Today.....Alzheimer's deaths may be as much as 500,000 per year!

Alzheimer's disease accounts for many more deaths than we've realized, a new study concludes, making it nearly as lethal as the nation's two biggest killers, heart disease and cancer.

Death certificates record immediate cause of death, but often miss the underlying cause, which is why Alzheimer's has been undercounted, according to Bryan James, an epidemiologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, who led the research.

The new study, published today in the journal Neurology, found that annual death rates from Alzheimer's should be closer to 500,000 than the 85,000 currently counted by the government. Heart disease and cancer both account for more than 500,000 deaths per year....see the rest of the article HERE