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...scourge of the elderly: a progressive, relentless disorder. Doctors have greatly improved the accuracy of iagnosis, but they can neither cure Alzheimer's disease nor arrest its victims' horrifying decline, as their minds--and the memories that fill them--grow inexorably dim, then fade away. Indeed, despite all the new knowledge about how the brain works--or perhaps even because of it--medical researchers seem as far from understanding what causes Alzheimer's as they have ever been...
...which has been used for years to treat heart attacks, can also alter the course of a stroke. But many physicians wouldn't try the new treatment because there is also a chance that it can make a stroke patient's condition worse. That reluctance may begin to fade now. The American Heart Association, having reviewed the data, last week issued new guidelines that should help doctors use the drug safely and effectively...
...problem of the American future before which all others fade is entitlements--to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid payments and veterans' benefits. When the baby-boom generation starts to retire in 20-odd years, there will simply not be enough money to pay those entitlements. Taxes will have to zoom, or benefits will have to be slashed, or both...
...work of a band in turmoil, performing with one eye on the charts because it is uncertain about its future. The secret to R.E.M.'s success over the years has always been its ability to remain focused on the music, regardless of outside pressures. Good bands hit and fade. Great bands, like R.E.M., endure...
...FADE TO WHITE...