9/22 Dementia News

Dementia News Escalating Alzheimer Epidemic Focus Of White House Meeting September 21, 2010 at 10:42 PM Main Category: Alzheimer's / Dementia Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 21 Sep 2010 Tomorrow on World Alzheimer's Day, the Alzheimer's Association recognizes the efforts of the Obama Administration for bringing stakeholders to the table to begin an important dialogue on how best to address the Alzheimer epidemic. 'More Indian women suffer from dementia than men' September 21, 2010 at 6:37 PM NEW DELHI: Dementia affects more women in India than men -- a trend that counters recent global studies, which claim males are more prone to suffering from this brain destroying condition . Dementia Cost Burns Through 1% of Global GDP, Will Increase September 21, 2010 at 5:32 PM Bloomberg's Pat Wechsler talks with Mark Crumpton and Julie Hyman about the outlook for the global cost of treating Alzheimera s and other dementias. Innovative new program September 21, 2010 at 3:27 PM Improving the lives of people with memory loss and the early stages of dementia is the goal of a two-day program that takes place late next month. The Cost of Dementia September 21, 2010 at 11:17 AM "We are on the verge of a revolution in medicine: understanding, treating, and ultimately preventing the causes of degenerative aging. Dementia costs hit $604 billion in 2010 September 21, 2010 at 9:07 AM People attend a memory training class at the community ambulatory care in Hong Kong June 21, 2010 in a file photo. News Details September 21, 2010 at 8:02 AM The cost of treating dementia worldwide hit a 420 billion in 2010, with 70 per cent being borne in Western Europe and North America. Media Files mini-77c1c58fa73258c0f211923d2c48afd4 (14 KB) Mental Performance Significantly Enhanced by Ginkgo-Biloba-Extract September 21, 2010 at 6:58 AM In a systematic review, known as a meta-analysis, a group of scientists at the University of Shanghai has demonstrated yet again that Ginkgo-special extract EGb 761 significantly improves the mental performance of dementia patients . Show more September 21, 2010 at 2:43 AM OBESITY puts a drag on the wallet as well as health, especially for women. Doctors have long known that medical bills are higher for the obese in the United States, but that is only a portion of the real-life costs. Global cost of dementia now 388bn say experts September 20, 2010 at 6:27 PM The global cost of dementia this year will be A 388bn a ' more than 1 per cent of the world's GDP, according to a report out today.