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Culture, language pose challenge in dealing with disease

When Charles Tang's wife Amy, 76, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's several years ago, he started looking for a support group for himself. He was shocked to find that of the more than 300 Alzheimer's support groups in the metropolitan area, none were available in his native Chinese language.

"Every time I was attending the education meetings at the Alzheimer's Association, NYC chapter, I found...

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