Over 5 million living with Alzheimer's
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070320/ap_on_he_me/alzheimer_s"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070320/i/r366860385.jpg?x=130&y=66&sig=r7OxJFICYVpo6DBck8k_Yg--" align="left" height="66" width="130" alt="A split-view image showing PET scans of a normal brain (L) and a brain with Alzheimer's disease. More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease and an aging population is likely to fuel a steady rise in new cases, a report released by the Alzheimer's Association said on Tuesday. REUTERS/National Institute on Aging/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer's Association estimate five years ago — and a count that supports the long-forecast dementia epidemic as the population grays.</p><br clear="all"/>

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