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A couple visits their mother, who suffers from dementia, at the Shanghai 3rd Welfare House in Shanghai, China on 28 Dec. 28, 2010. A new law is being pitched in China to encourage people to visit their aging parents, allowing pensioners who are ignored by their children can take them to court with the threat of fines or jail time.

China takes on its Alzheimer's problem

China has begun to acknowledge its Alzheimer's problem, as the New York Times reported recently.


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