More bad news for chronic disease & the health care system

In the NYT today is an article about Alzheiner's disease which among other items, notes that most "researchers say no breakthrough is around the corner, and it could easily be a decade or more before anything comes along that makes a real difference for patients." The numbers associated with the condition "are staggering." About 4.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's, one-in-10 over 65 and nearly half of those over 85. "Taking care of them costs $100 billion a year, and the number of patients is expected to reach 11 million to 16 million by 2050.