... ). Although the mortality rate of stroke patients is low, stroke survivors are more likely to suffer from dementia and epilepsy, which require further medical attention. As a result, stroke is "a major drain on health-care funding" (Rothwell 1613). Medical research costs hundreds of millions of dollars to fund and it comes to no surprise that research-funding organizations have been reluctant to support ... the boomers as they continue to age and become more prone to disease since effective treatment (in comparison to 50 years ago) is more readily available. Future generations will benef...

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