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Alzheimer’s disease is a mind robbing disease that has no cure. Everyone diagnosed with the disease dies from it eventually. Even though the treatments for Alzheimer’s disease improve every year, the number of people who die from the disease increases. Research for a cure continues with some amazing discoveries.. The Alzheimer’s Association predicts that 10 million baby boomers will get Alzheimer’s disease. All will die eventually if a cure is not found. The cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s is rising in dollars and the toll it takes on caregivers.

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It robs people of their memory, thinking skills, and eventually the ability of being able to take care of themselves Death is always the outcome.. Often unwanted behaviors accompany the disease.
.The Numbers

According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s disease is one of top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. Of people over 65, it is number five.
In 2004 approximately 63,000 people died from Alzheimer’s disease. In 2005, 72,000 people died of this disease. In 2006 almost 73.000 died from Alzheimer’s disease.
These numbers are probably low because many people die of complication of Alzheimer’s disease. Sometimes it is not recorded as the cause of death because of this. As you age your chances of dying from Alzheimer’s disease increases. The death rate of people over 85 who die of it increases every year. In fact 23 percent more people over 85 die from Alzheimer’s disease now than did in 2000. As baby boomers age death from Alzheimer’s disease will increase.All these statistics are reported in the 2008 Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures, a statistical abstract of U.S. data on Alzheimer’s disease published by the Alzheimer’s Association
.Treatment

Alzheimer’s disease is a much more complicated disease than first thought. The treatment now only slows down the progression of the disease. Although the treatments are improving, eventually, they do not work and people die from the disease.
Doing these things also helps slow down how fast persons die from Alzheimer’s disease. Engaging in mental and physical exercise, as well as eating right, socializing and eliminating poor health practices reduce your chances of dying from Alzheimer’s disease.
.Research

Research for a cure for Alzheimer’s disease is improving because of new technologies and increased funding. In early 2009 neuroscientists Frank LaFerla and Mathew Blurton-Jones started studying a stem cell treatment. Renewed effort on a vaccine continues at Southampton University. Hormone replacement therapy seems to have some promise as well. Research on diagnostic testing, so Alzheimer’s can be detected earlier, is occurring. The earlier the disease is found, the better the treatment options are. Genetic testing has also improved. All this research gives hope to those who have the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and to their families.
.Cost

People with Alzheimer’s disease have problems that require frequent visits to the doctor’s office or hospitalization. Many people with Alzheimer’s disease are on Medicare or Medicaid. Many are at a nursing home or another long-term care facility. These people eventually need end-of-life care. All these things are expensive and drain our healthcare system. Costs will only increase.
Also business incurs high indirect costs due to lost productivity, high absenteeism, and replacement costs for employees who care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease. Many caregivers reduce the hours they work, take extended time off, or quit work entirely because of the demands of caregiving. Caregiving for someone with Alzheimer’s disease is mentally and physically draining so caregivers often get sick themselves.