Lost Minds: A Study of Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease is one of the most common diseases among elderly people today. Alzheimer's creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many American families every year. It affects nearly 4 million people in the United States. Alzheimer's Disease is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States, and nearly 90 billion dollars go towards Alzheimer's research each year, most of this money is funded largely by Medicare and …showed first 75 words of 1025 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1025 total…senile we should stop and consider the root of their problems. We know more about the disease now then at any other time in history. Doctors are closer to a cure then ever, but until there is a cure for Alzheimer's Disease, we are all at risk. Bibliography: "Alzheimer's Disease." World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed. Davis, Patti. "Long Good-Bye." Ladies Home Journal. Nov. 1997: 170-175. Gillick, Muriel R. "Tangled Minds." New York: Penguin Books, 1998. "Medical Self-Care." Retrieved 4/13/99.