Obama signs National Alzheimer's Project Act into law.USA Today (1/6, Marcus) reports that on Tuesday, Jan. 4, "President Obama signed the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) into law." The aim of the new law "is to create a coordinated national strategy that deals with Alzheimer's, a brain-wasting condition projected to leap from 5.3 million cases this year into the double digits by midcentury." Even though "the new law doesn't in itself deliver money for research to find a cure or support services for patients and caregivers grappling with the disease, it will help establish an interagency council that will work with the secretary of Health and Human Services to give a full assessment of what needs to be accomplished to stem the disease." CQ HealthBeat (1/6, subscription required) also covers the story, providing a link to the bill text.
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