Dementia a spreading global plague: report
Indicative of medical biological technology advancing beyond the realm of physcological capabilities, no??? Just my opinion. 'The single most significant health and social crisis' Last Updated: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 7:42 AM ET The Associated Press The global cost of dementia will likely exceed $620 billion this year, or one per cent of the world's total economy, a new report says. In a study issued Tuesday, European researchers estimate that 35 million people have dementia worldwide. They said this figure is likely to almost double every 20 years, to nearly 66 million in 2030 and 115 million in 2050. In the report, scientists called the spread of dementia an epidemic that is increasing its pace with the greying of the population around the world. As people live longer, particularly in developed countries, they become more susceptible to dementia. After age 65, the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, doubles every five y