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Global Burden of Dementia Underestimated: Report
Medscape
The new estimates are a “staggering” increase of 17% over figures published in 2009, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) said in a Policy Brief for heads of government released this week, ahead of the first G8 Dementia Summit, which will take place …
Alzheimer’s burden shifts to low- and middle-income countriesBig News Network.com
Experts: Prepare For Big Increase In Those Who Suffer From DementiaCBS Local
Monthly jab to prevent Alzheimer’s in five yearsFinancial Express
BDlive –Guardian Express
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Dementia Epidemic Looms With 135 Million Sufferers Seen By 2050
Huffington Post
Leaders from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised countries are due to meet in London next week for a special summit on dementia – a condition that includes Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), fronto-temporal dementia and …
Dementia Cases Expected To Triple, Rob Ford, and Man Boobs: In Other NewsBustle
Dementia will affect 135 million worldwide by 2050, report warnsCBS News
135 Million People Worldwide Will Have Dementia by 2050: ReportU.S. News & World Report
RTT News –The Independent
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Alzheimer’s Dementia Slowed By Yoga and Meditation
Newswire (press release)
(Newswire.net — December 5, 2013) Portland, OR –Caring for an person with Alzheimer’s or dementia places an extreme burden on a person, almost as much as the one with Alzheimer’s. If you are caring for someone with dementia then it should be …

More information on Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Globalnews.ca
First Link is an early intervention service designed to connect individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia with services and support as soon as possible after diagnosis. Formal referral from physicians and health …

Alzheimer’s, dementia expected to soar in next decades
Examiner.com
According to a new policy brief from the advocacy group Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), we are facing a global epidemic of dementia. ADI’s report, The Global Impact of Dementia 2013-2050, notes an astonishing 17% increase in the number of …

Alzheimer’s Disease International warns of dementia epidemic
South China Morning Post
Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more than treble to 135 million people by 2050, health experts and campaigners said yesterday. Fresh estimates from the …
Dementia Epidemic Looms With 135 Million Sufferers Seen By 2050Huffington Post
Dementia Cases Expected To Triple, Rob Ford, and Man Boobs: In Other NewsBustle
Dementia will affect 135 million worldwide by 2050, report warnsCBS News
U.S. News & World Report –RTT News –The Independent
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Dementia Cases Expected To Triple, Rob Ford, and Man Boobs: In Other News
Bustle
A new report released ahead of the G8 dementia summit in London (that’s a thing) finds that the world is horribly underprepared for just how old we’re all about to get. The rate of dementia — and Alzheimer’s disease — is expected to triple by 2050 …
Dementia will affect 135 million worldwide by 2050, report warnsCBS News
Dementia Epidemic Looms With 135 Million Sufferers Seen By 2050Huffington Post
135 Million People Worldwide Will Have Dementia by 2050: ReportU.S. News & World Report
Irish Examiner –Hillingdon Times
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44 million living with dementia worldwide – study
RTE.ie
A new analysis by experts at the charity Alzheimer’s Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. The figures were released ahead of a G8 dementia summit in London next week.
Dementia Cases Expected To Triple, Rob Ford, and Man Boobs: In Other NewsBustle
Dementia will affect 135 million worldwide by 2050, report warnsCBS News
Dementia epidemic looms with 135 million sufferers seen by 2050Reuters AlertNet
U.S. News & World Report –Irish Examiner –Hillingdon Times
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Dementia suffers set to triple by 2050 as population ages, says Alzheimer’s …
Courier Mail
If we look into the future, the numbers of elderly people will rise dramatically,” said Marc Wortmann, executive director of ADI, which represents Alzheimer’s groups worldwide. “It’s vital that the World Health Organisation makes dementia a priority …

‘Dementia Epidemic’ Is Coming, Warns Group
Newser
(Newser) – Dementia cases worldwide will triple by 2050 to 135 million sufferers, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease International. The group released the figures in anticipation of the G8 dementia summit in London next week, the BBC …