It’s the sleeping giant. The expected increase in global Alzheimer dementia cases will do what everyone expects and acknowledges, but really refuses to do anything about. According to a report released within the past 24 hours from the Alzheimer’s Association, estimates are that 35 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The figure is a 10% increase over 2005 numbers.

It’s no secret that research in the field for novel forms of treatment are going at a breakneck pace, with new agents expected to hit the market by 2011; the real hope is that these treatments will be widely available within the first year of availability. But the real fear is that the potential for the promise of these disease altering drugs will only be realized for a privileged few — those who can afford them. | LINK

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