November 2, 2004

More than four million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and experts expect number to increase as population ages; Dr Constantine Lyketsos, Johns Hopkins University psychiatrist and Alzheimer's expert who recently testified before Senate hearing on violence among dementia patients, holds that every year between 15 and 17 percent of dementia patients have violent outbursts, most them unpredictable; although there is no current treatment for Alzheimer's, many doctors are prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric symptoms or suggesting behavior therapy or activity programs; caregivers of Alzheimer's patients are understandably disturbed by violent or aggressive shift in behavior and change is leading reason Alzheimer's patients are placed in nursing home; various treatment options described; photos (L)

British builder Balfour Beatty and 3 partners win 400 million pound ($733 million) contract to build world's largest shopping center in Dubai; mall is part of complex that will include world's tallest building; stock price graph (S)

Japan redesigns its bank notes for first time in 20 years, issuing pretty new series of bills; Prime Min Junichiro Koizumi says main reason for change is to foil counterfeiters; change will cost far more than $1 million a year in direct losses to counterfeiting; high cost suggests real agenda is bringing into economy trillions of yen that elderly stash at home; photo (M)

New York Jets defeat Miami Dolphins, 41-14; photos (M)

Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal starts anew after asking for trade from Los Angeles Lakers because of disagreements with teammate Kobe Bryant; photos (M)