PHILLIPS: So there's talk now being bilingual could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. That's what this new study says. Researchers in Toronto studied 450 Alzheimer's patients. They found that being bilingual does nothing to prevent Alzheimer's Disease from striking. But it can help delay symptoms by four or five years. If you haven't mastered a second language yet, well, there's still time. Scientists say that even those who try to learn another language later in life stand to gain. A new study that says HPV, a sexually transmitted disease is being linked to a rise in oral cancers. It may even pose a larger risk now, than tobacco. Some forms of HPV are already known to cause cervical cancer in women. And doctors are saying teens should pay extra close attention to this new warning since many are under the impression that oral sex is not anything to worry about. And then flu has reached an epidemic level in the U.S. This is according to the Centers of Disease Control. We're told that the flu is circulating in all 50 states. And experts say that each year about 200,000 Americans are actually hospitalized with the virus. Thirty- seven thousand people will die. The CDC encourages flu vaccinations for people over six-months old. Health experts say talk to your doctor before getting the shot. Well, we're less than a year away from votes being cast in the first presidential contest of 2012. And some big name politicians are saying no way, no how to running. We'll tell you about these non- candidates. A new reason to check your mailbox. The invitations have been sent for the impending royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. We'll tell you who is on the guest list and who's not.
Being Bilingual Could Delay Onset of Alzheimer's Disease