or delay the onset of alzheimer's. >> experts from around the world discussing how to best diagnose alzheimer's disease as early as possible. at this weekend's symposium they talked about looking at alzheimer's from a different approach, like heart disease. >> it should be detected just like we detect high cholesterol in people's blood and we start treating it whether or not they have any symptoms. >> plaques that deposit in the brain is one of the symptoms for alzheimer's. so is shrinking of the brain's memory system, which can happen 10 to 20 years before symptoms develop. daily exercise is one of the lifestyle changes recommended for prevention or delay of alzheimer's. the doctor at the university of miami put all of his patients on a diet. >> margaret is following his orders for her 93-year-old mother who has alzheimer's. >> she is very strong -- has very strong cravings for servers, so we have worked at cutting back as much as possible. >> in his book that focuses on ways to treat and prevent alzheimer's, he explains the carbohydrate connection. >> carbohydrates that have a hig

when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are also, the majority of seniors, who are hard-working, who had minimum wage jobs their whole lives, who paid social security. think about living on $889 a month in the city of san francisco needing to buy medication, one meal a day, hopefully, and health care. if we could provide health care early on we might prevent (inaudible) and people would be less likely to end up in

when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it is going to increase as the population increases. there are quite a few seniors who have mental health problems but they are also, the majority of seniors, who are hard-working, who had minimum wage jobs their whole lives, who paid social security. think about living on $889 a month in the city of san francisco needing to buy medication, one meal a day, hopefully, and health care. if we could provide health care early on we might prevent (inaudible) and people would be less likely to end up in the emergency room with a drastic outcome. we could actually provide prevention and health care to people who had no other way of getting health care, those without insurance, it might be more cost effecti >> welcome to the rules committee. my name is supervisor kim. joined by supervisor farrel. the court today is linda wong. they record each meeting and make the transcripts available onli

that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch -- it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. she uses one exelon patch daily for the treatment of mild to moderate alzheimer's symptoms. [ female announcer ] it cannot change the course of the disease. hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience more side effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers who take certain other medicines should talk to their doctor because serious stomach problems such as bleeding may worsen. people with certain heart conditions may experience slow heart rate. [ woman ] whenever i needed her, she was there for me. now i'm here for her. [ female announcer ] ask the doctor about your loved one trying

when you get them in your 30's and 40's and you have them into your aging process, you are not going to have a comfortable old age. you are also seeing in terms of epidemics, an increase in alzheimer's and it i