13.2 Million Americans Have Alzheimer
February 28, 2050 - An estimated 13.2 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease. The number of people with Alzheimer has tripled during the last 45 years although the general US population has only increased during the same period by 45%. The reason is mainly due to the aging population; about 60% of those who have Alzheimer are 85 years or older.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people. It involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. Alzheimer is an irreversible disorder, and even though progress has been made in detecting the disease at an earlier stage, for earlier diagnosis and prevention efforts, there is still no cure.
So how can you tell if someone you know have begun to develop Alzheimer? Usually it starts with slight forgetfulness. Then the person asks the same question over and over again and repeats the same story, word for word. The person can also forget recent events and how to do simple tasks.
Argument: According to National Institutes of Health in the US, 13.2 million Americans will have Alzheimer's disease by 2050, while the US population by then will be 419 million (US Census Bureau).
Questions: Since a lot of stress is put on families where a person has been diagnosed with Alzheimer, what will this increase in people with Alzheimer do to the society in general, when a higher percentage of the population has to become caregivers?
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Comments:
one problem though:
Alzheimer's will of been cured by 2050, although if it hasn't then the neural implants will more than make up for what we loose...
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Posted by: FTLNewsFeed
I hope you are right.
Posted by: Pontus Edenberg
i forgot what i was going to say....
nevertheless if alzeihmers is cured (money also being an issue pharmaceutical co. are known for trying to make as much as they can)and it probably will be odds are something else will come up
as devastating and as sad and alzeihmers.
their should be a law staing that you cannot make more than 75% profit on drugs or medicine.
thats something to put in future news viable medication cost.
Posted by: sufjan.
wow
Posted by: keisha
I'm pretty sure alzheimers will be cured by then. From what I've heard, they've already made a lot of progress
Posted by: Steve
now imagine , a paracetamole ( techinicaly acetaminophen) like tylenol, etc per 100 tablet cost companies around 1 US$ and they sell it at around 12-15 US$.crazy isn't it.......?
Posted by: rick
omg thats sooooo sad!! i feel soo bad for those americans!!!!!
Posted by: Ellie
All I really want see by 2050 the cure of this disease, I can tell you that you will understand what I mean when you see someone of our family with this. I believe in the human, we have 40 years until there.
Posted by: Cláudio Xavier
Has anyone else heard that this disease may be the result of aluminum poisoning (ie; aluminum cookware, etc)?
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