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The Alzheimer Week online newsletter, presenting the latest news on prevention, detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is one of a family of specialized medical newsletters brought to you by Medical Week, L.L.C.

The newsletters, each focusing on a specific medical condition or specialty, are intended to be a comprehensive source of information for patients and their families as well as for doctors, scientists, nurses and health care administrators.

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In an effort to insure that the information provided in this site portrays developments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease as accurately as possible, Alzheimer Week relies on an Editorial Advisory Board comprised of distinguished physicians and scientists for guidance.

Beyond providing highlights of each week's developments in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer Week intends to become a forum for the expression of views by the nation's leading professionals.

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