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Aberrations such as these mark the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the insidious and heart-breaking malady of advancing age. The memory lapses, confusion and dementia inevitably get worse. The intelligent and athletic Mrs. Holmes, now 65, forgot how to cook: she set a chicken ablaze by trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Slow, Steady and Heartbreaking | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

The disease will become more common and take an even greater toll as the U.S. population continues to age. On July 1, the U.S. reached a milestone: for the first time there are more Americans over 65 (27.4 million) than teen-agers (26.5 million). In March, Health and Human Resources...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Slow, Steady and Heartbreaking | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

Alzheimer's disease was first identified in 1906 by German Physician Alois Alzheimer. His patient, a 51-year-old woman, suffered loss of memory, disorientation and later, severe dementia. After her death, Alzheimer conducted an autopsy on her brain and found the two distinctive characteristics of the disease: tangled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Slow, Steady and Heartbreaking | 7/11/1983 | See Source »

Your Essay "Against a Confusion of Tongues" [June 13] should be posted in schools that have bilingual programs. The first priority of every immigrant should be to learn the language of the adopted country. Placing non-English-speaking students in separate classes merely prolongs the painful road of integration. Minorities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 4, 1983 | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

The court has also thrown into confusion the pending bills that seek to limit the Administration's "covert" aid to antigovernment guerrillas fighting in Nicaragua. For months Congressmen and White House aides had been crafting compromise legislation that would have consisted of little beyond a legislative veto provision, giving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Epic Court Decision | 7/4/1983 | See Source »

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