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Re:Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38 by nicklaf on Monday September 07, 2015 @12:18AM (#10180044)
> even remotely suspect there is a chance

Generally speaking, this is not a cost-effective approach to medicine.

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Re:Slipping Away: Jo Aubin Has Alzheimer's. He's 38 by oska on Monday September 07, 2015 @04:54AM (#10180605)
Not even just the cost factor. You can do damage to your health from getting treatments for false positives.
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