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Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away

November 20, 2008, 8:37 am by CNN Health

We have some bad news for all you ginkgo biloba fans out there: A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows it doesn't work to stave off Alzheimer's disease as had been previously thought. In this week's Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen tells you five things experts recommend to try to keep Alzheimer's at bay.

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