The World Alzheimer Report 2010 was released today.  Over $600 billion in costs of Alzheimer’s and related dementia was highlighted in the report.

Conclusions in the report include:

- .5% of the world’s population live with dementia.

- costs are lower in developing countries because of reliance on informal care from family and friends.

- cost of dementia will soar with the aging of the population.

- there is an urgent need for cost effective packages of medical and social care.

Learn more of the details from the World Alzheimer Report 2010 now.

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