On June 10, 2009, a British medical journal published a report on an accurate test for detecting Alzheimer's Disease. The test is called "Test Your Memory" (TYM) and is said to be able to correctly detect 93% of patients with Alzheimer's as opposed to the widely used Mini Mental State Exam, which only detects memory loss in 52% of patients.http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Alzheimers/story?id=7799303&page=1

• Confusion with time and location
• Memory loss which affects the ability to function each day
• Having difficulty planning and problem solving
• Problems with completing familiar tasks
• Misplacing of things, corresponding with an inability to backtrack
• Problems in following and being part of conversations
• Difficulty in reading, visual recognition, and distance perception
• Bad judgment in personal decision making
• Personality changes
• Mood changes
• Withdrawal from items of past interest, hobbies, people, sports, etc.
• Lack of attention to personal care

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_know_the_10_signs.asp

• Someone develops Alzheimer's every 71 secondsAlzheimer's Association: Alzheimer's Disease: Facts and Figures
• Sixth leading cause of deathAlzheimer's Association: What is Alzheimer's
• Over 5 million sufferersAlzheimer's Association: What is Alzheimer's
• Costs about $148 billion annuallyAlzheimer's Association: Alzheimer's Disease: Facts and Figures