Are you or someone you care for becoming increasingly forgetful, forgetting how to do simple tasks or how to perform everyday routines? Are there problems finding words or speaking the right word? Are questions being repeated? Are dates mixed up, appointments forgotten, or is getting lost a problem? Are irritability, anxiety or depression occurring? If so, you or the one you care for may be experiencing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia (a condition of worsening memory and thinking). Although there is no cure for Alzheimer's disease, it is possible to relieve some of the symptoms and sometimes slow progression. By managing the disease life can be easier for you and your family.

To find out more about Alzheimer's disease - what it is, what it is not, how common it is, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated - please read on.