Those with Alzheimer's could double over 20 years

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Article Launched: 10/01/2008 06:44:51 AM PDT

With members of the baby boomer generation approaching their mid-60s, the number of Los Angeles County residents living with Alzheimer's disease could nearly double over the next 20 years, according to reports released today.

At least 147,000 Angelenos currently suffer from the chronic condition, which manifests itself as a loss or decline in memory and other thinking abilities, according to reports by the county Department of Public Health and the Southland chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

By 2030, that number is expected to swell to nearly 279,000 people, as the number of 65-and-older residents in Los Angeles County grows from 1 million to 2.4 million, the reports predicted.

More than 325,000 baby boomers living in the county today will likely develop the
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