Dementia costs hit $604bn in 2010, seen soaringThe worldwide costs of dementia will reach $604 billion in 2010, more than one per cent of global GDP output, according to a report. The costs will soar as the number of sufferers triples by 2050, the Alzheimer's Disease Internati More… |
Novartis holds seminar on Alzheimer's diseaseNovartis, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry, recently gave a series of lectures on Alzheimer’s disease, one of the most common forms of dementia, as part of its efforts to spread awareness about the distressing disease in Jordan. Att More… |
Britain's 'Iron Lady' Thatcher has dementiaFormer British prime minister Margaret Thatcher - once known as one of the world's most formidable political minds - has been suffering from dementia for the past seven years, according to her daughter, Carol. Carol Thatcher tells in h More… |








