From the front page of Yahoo news. Alzheimers has obviously hit the tipping point. But if you look at the figures, stroke will have more people affected by 2050. Why hasn't stroke been more visible?
http://news.yahoo.com/video/alzheimer-39-disease-084835094.html
36 million people suffer from Alzheimer's around the world. According
to a World Health Organisation estimate, this figure could reach 115
million by 2050 in the absence of a cure. With a new case diagnosed
every 4 seconds, the disease remains one of medicine's greatest
challenges as it robs ever more people of their memory and
independence.VIDEOGRAPHIC
At 10 million survivors a year stroke will have 350 million survivors by 2050 and 175 million dead.
Sounds like a major catastrophe to me.
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