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Show Page B2 Sunday, February THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 25, 1990 predicts 2.3 million cases Alzheimer's by the year 2000 CDC By ROBERT BYRD Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- - At least 2.2 million Americans will suffer from severe, debilitating dementia such as Alzheimer's disease by the close of this decade, federal health officials predicted Thursday. A California study, meanwhile, finds that two out of three Alzheimer's patients are women and one in four is under 65. "As the U.S. population ages, the public health impact of dementias is increasing in importance," the Centers for Disease Control said in its weekly report. An estimated 1.6 million Americans currently suffer from semost often Alvere dementia zheimer's disease, but also some with Parkinson's disease, Huntington's chorea or dementia-i- n the University of California at San Francisco. While trie California patients do not represent an accurate national survey, Alzheimer's is more frequent in women than in men, said Dr. Charles Helmick, a CDC Alzheimer's expert. And while the disease is often regarded as an affliction of the very old, 106 of the California were or 24 percent patients under 65. "It's been recognized it can occur in middle age," Helmick said. "It's more prevalent among the older population, and age is certainly a risk factor, but there are people in middle age affected ducing strokes, CDC researchers reported. "By the year 2000, at least 2.3 million persons are expected to be affected," the Atlanta-base- d agency said. The estimated annual cost of care and related expenses for patients with severe dementia in 1985 was as much as $48 billion, the CDC said. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder marked an inability to by dementia remember, reason or understand what is going on. The cause is unknown, and no cure is available. A patients with of 439 survey Alzheimer's at six California by V. i j, j. .' . jvj I O r . this." The largest numbers of Alzheimer's patients in the California study were in their 70s. Ages of patients ranged from 45 to 92. treatment centers from 1985-8- 7 showed that 298, or 68 percent, were women, according to data from the Institute for Aging at r an AP Laserphoto Christine Hill, 24, who used to be an amphetamine user and slept with people for money, paints a d terrace of the Delancey Street Foundation Triangle in San Francisco. With the help of the foundation, she soon hopes to become a sales executive. nearly-complete- Half a million AIDS patients TROUBLED: may benefit from using AZT ; By ROBERT BYRD Associated Press Writer An estimated ATLANTA (AP) 1 million Americans are infected with the AIDS virus and about half of them those who haven't actumay ally developed the disease benefit from treatment with the drug AZT, researchers said Thursday. Although the increase in AIDS has slowed since 1987, the number of Americans infected with the AIDS, or HIV, virus is up 33 percent from about 750,000 three years ago, the federal Centers for Disease Control said. About 60 percent of the infected people have low levels of critical immune system cells called T-- 4 cells including about 500,000 who do not yet suffer from AIDS, the CDC said. Those people may benefit from early treatment with AZT, or zido vudine, the agency said. "Recent studies indicate that early treatment with zidovudine can slow disease progression" in people with no AIDS symptoms, the CDC said. Federal health experts believe many of those people do not know they are infected. The total of actual AIDS cases reported bv the CDC is now more than immune systems but not AIDS could account for a decrease in AIDS rates among that group, the CDC said. The CDC's report Thursday concerned findings at an AIDS workshop last fall. "A major concern," the CDC said, "is the number of new infections that continue to oc- 117,000. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 new infections are occurring each year in newborns infected by their mothers, while a minimum of 40,000 new infections are occurring, each year in adolescents and adults, the CDC said. Participants in the workshop concluded that AIDS will continue to increase through at least 1993 in each of the main risk groups:' homosexual men and drug abusers, people infected through heterosexual contact and children infected in the womb. half-milli- Under FDA guidlines, AZT is recommended for use in people with 4 cell levels of less than 200 per cubic millimeter. Many of those people have AIDS already. However, an FDA advisory committee recommended last month that AZT be prescribed for those with T4 cell levels of less than 500, an earlier stage of infection. A study has estimated that AZT treatment given in early 1987 to 5,000 to 7,000 homosexual or bisexual men with severely weakened T-- cur." (Continued from Page 1) Wayne Clark, who runs the city's programs, which make referrals to Delancey Street, praised the foundation for having former addicts run the program and creating a homelike but envistrictly drug- - and alcohol-fre- e ronment. substance-abus- e often "I wish we could be doing for all ... addicted people what they do," he said. "If you had something like this nationwide, you'd make a significant dent in the problem." But Delancey Street now turns away more than 90 percent of its applicants because of a lack of space, Silbert said. The new apartment complex is being built on the San Francisco Bay waterfront almost entirely by the people who will live there, and will enable the foundation to accommodate twice the 350 residents now crowded into two buildings. "It's a hell of an accomplish- - White, black youths face the same problems Dear Ann lenders: I am a black, student attending the University of Maryland. I live in Ann the city that has the highest murder rate in the United States, the District of Columbia. It also lias the highest school dropout rate. This L.A. TIMES city is terrorized by d & CREATORS who wear beepers, carry Uzi machine guns and do not go to SYNDICATE school. Who says Russia is the enemy? I am writing to you, because the of 14- - and who might American middle class, both black shoot you if you look at them and white, has become apathetic to wrong. There arc certain sections the dangers that threaten us all. in this city that no sane person Dropouts have an enormous impact would venture into after dark. on society. In 1986. the government Many believe the problem is spent over $200 billion on welfare. being poor and black. Wrong. It is Of those receiving Aid to Families much more complicated. There is with Dependent Children. 27.4 perno single answer, but the family, cent were mothers who did not church and black community must have a high school education. Dropplay a larger role in making Ameriouts not only place a financial ca's black youth proud of their burden on taxpaying heritage. citizens, they are also responsible Black children need role models. for much of the crime. Many teens We read and hear too much about who drop out of school turn to drug black pimps and drug dealers and not enough about blacks who have dealing. Our nation's capital is nut govmade it. Maybe this is what haperned by the president or by Conpens when the press, radio and TV gress. It is governed by fear. Fear are predominantly while. D.C lishing Landers hard-workin- tycoon John Johnson, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Gen. Colin Powell, attorney Marian Wright Edelman, and Dr. Louis Sullivan of Health and Human Services. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the idea. middle-clas-s Dear Ann Landers: This letter is a blueprint for husbands who are sure their wives would never cheat. Pay attention to unexplained absences, especially when she says she needs a vacation alone because she must get a rest from the children. She needs diversion, and bowling every Tuesday with the girls is perfect. Night classes at the local college are stimulating. Be alert to changes in the way she dresses, new makeup, a sudden interest in losing weight or a younger hairdo. She suddenly buys new lace undies and nighties but rarely wears them with you. Check the mileage on the car just to make sure. I hated doing these things, but that's how I caught her. Fooled Reader Dear D.C. Reader: You've written a provocative letter. I wish to point out, however, that major problems facing black youths are the same ones white youths have no tore family unit, no parental guidance, inadequate education and joblessness. A specifically black problem, however, is that 84 percent of crimes against blacks arc committed by blacks. You lose me when you complain of bias in the field of communications and an absence of black role models. A few who come to mind are Oprah Winfrey. Bill Cosby, Home. Sidney Poilier, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, pub No More ment, we feel," said Abe Irizarry, 46, a foreman at the project whose only previous construction experience was helping pour the concrete handball court at San Quentin Pris- didn't get this chance in life. I feel to catch up on that score." I'm trying on. Maher, Delancey Street's founder, rebuilt his own life, but resumed drinking in the early 1980s. He resigned from the foundation to undergo treatment, suffered a series of heart attacks and died in his sleep in, 1988 at age 48. with MahSilbert, 47, er since 1972, now runs the foundation with a board of directors. 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