Tok that is flatout hard to watch. He suffered a concussion. As a result, he also had a seizure. New developments on the coronavirus. Good evening. A Significant Development in just the last hour. We learned a u. S. Soldier based in south korea has tested positive. The 23yearold man is in self quarantine. Just a short time ago, south korea also reported 169 new cases near the city. Where most of the infected patients are clustered. Health officials in the u. S. Are preparing for the worst. The current global circumstances suggested is likely this virus will cause a pandemic. All of this is having a huge impact on the financial markets. Stocks tanking for a second day in a row. The dow had its worst today percentage drop in two years. The dow closing nearly 900 points lower. The nasdaq was negative for the year. S p 500 also dropped three Percentage Points for the second day. We now know three coronavirus patients from Travis Air Force base are being treated in Contra Costa County. One
Proliferating so fast throughout the globe. And according to dr. Marie menard, who we will hear from, the number is estimated to grow to 115 million by 2050 as populations around the world age, although there is early onset as l but predominantly it is one of the byproducts of all of us ages and there seems to be a higher proclivity the woolder one gets. Once someone reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. The total cost of addressing this is 818 billion. But as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion. Thats per year. It will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and their identities. Robbing their family and friends of the person they know and love. It is excruciatingly painful for someone who lose themselves gradually. I have spoken myself to many individuals, especially those who are early onset who have young families and are dealing with the agony t
Global selfhelp committee. Researchers who studied the disease, new jersey congressman Christopher Smith chairs the hearing. The committee will come to order, good afternoon, everybody, i apologize for the delay. We had a series of votes, and we have one later too, so i want to get right to it, i want to thank you for being here. Millions living in the world with apples heimers disease. More than the entire population of spain international. The number of victims who have alzheimers is tripling every year. We are in a race like few other diseases, its proliferating so fast throughout the globe. According to dr. Menard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on aging, who well hear from moment air lily. The number is increasing. Theres also early on set as well. There seems to be a higher proclivity the chances of some form of dementia is 1 out of 2. The cost of addressing this question today. As early as next year, its estimated this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion, thats
It would be nice if we had a cure. There are certainly cultural differences rather than keeping people at home than institutions. We have supported research on care givers in the Spanish Language. The way you make a clinical diagnosis based on history is linked to the terms that are used for dementia and for the disease. I think its an area where we are learning but not breakthroughs and such, just in the quality of care giving. I understand that. My mother suffered for four years. A woman from trinidad and from ghana treated my mother like they were their mother. We had thanksgiving with these two women. My mother passed go years ago. The toll it takes on people. Almost my mother had this innocence about her. It was everybody around her who was suffering. Is reck cognition is just as important. When you are successful and you do develop a treatment or a cure another one of my fears is as we spoke about Global Health and child health or even Prenatal Health is that we are not getting t
Alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years, we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe and according to dr. Maria bernard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on age who will hear from momentarily, the numbers estimated to grow to 15 million by 2050 as populations around the world age. Predominantly it is a one of the byproducts of all of us aging and there seems to be a higher procliffty the older one gets and its been estimated that once somebody reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. Its a very serious problem. The total estimated global cost of addressing this condition today is 818 billion but as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion per year and it will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and identities, robbing their family and friends of the person they know