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A new study showed that reducing risk factors in young onset dementia is effective modifying the course of their disease. The study was about people with young onset dementia where several risk factors were identified. People can concentrate on modifying these risk factors, which s

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January 24, 2024

by Ray Schilling

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alcohol use disorder, c-reactive protein, diabetes, hearing impairment, lower formal education, risk factors, social isolation, stroke, vitamin d deficiency, young onset dementia

Notably, a new study showed that sexual assault leads to health consequences. It concentrated on a group of women who were sexually assaulted in their teenage years. Specifically, several decades later brain studies showed that they were now developing white matter hyperintensities in

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September 26, 2021

by Ray Schilling

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carotid artery plaque, cognitive decline, dementia, disruptions in blood flow, health consequences, mortality, physical trauma, sexual assault, stroke, white matter hyperintensities

A new study about the importance of fiber was confirmed for the prevention of major diseases. It was the World Health Organization that commissioned this study. The results appeared in a publication in the journal “Lancet” . Notably, it was based on analyzing 185 observational studie

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December 18, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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almonds, artichoke, cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, coronary heart disease, dark chocolate, fiber, oats, stroke, type 2 diabetes

A new study significantly found that optimism is associated with a longer life. Indeed, optimism is an independent protective factor against chronic diseases and translates into an 11 to 15% longer lifespan in both women and men. The data is based on two cohorts, 69,744 women from the

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September 18, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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cancer, heart disease, longer lifespan, lower mortality, optimism, respiratory disease, stroke

A new JAMA publication shows that egg consumption can cause heart attacks, so skip those three-egg omelettes. This study looked at 6 prospective cohort studies in the US. There were 29,615 adults who were part of the study, and the follow-up period was 17.5 years on average. Each addi

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April 17, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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cardiovascular disease, cholesterol consumption, egg consumption, egg white, egg yolk, heart attack, heart attacks, Prostate cancer, seafood, stroke

A meta-analysis involving 164,225 participants from 13 trials appeared in JAMA re-examining the risk versus benefit of Aspirin (ASA). The study was published January 22, 2019. The average age of the participants was 62 years. There were 19% diabetics among them. The average risk to de

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February 27, 2019

by Ray Schilling

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asa, aspirin, bleeding in the brain, cardiovascular event, gastrointestinal bleeding, heart attack, hemorrhagic stroke, numbers needed to treat, protective effect of asa, stroke

A new study from Intermountain Medical Centre in Salt Lake City, UT has shown that testosterone replacement prevents heart attacks in men. Since last year the FDA required that manufacturers of all approved testosterone products add labels outlining the coronary risks of the testoster

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May 11, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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anti-aging circles, coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart protective effect, low testosterone levels, stroke, testosterone, testosterone deficient, testosterone receptors, testosterone replacement

Introduction It is important to realize that a weak hand grip predicts mortality. This is what a research team led by Dr. Darryl Leong from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., Canada found. They studied 139,691 people 35 to 70 years old for four years. They were from 17 various co

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June 24, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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cardiovascular death, death from any cause, dynamometer, essential organs, grip strength, heart attack, mitochondria, muscles, non-cardiovascular death, stroke

Introduction For years doctors have been prescribing anti-inflammatory drugs for arthritis; now they find that the new arthritis drugs can kill. The “improved version” of them that have less stomach irritation are the COX-2 inhibitors. This includes celecoxib (brand names: Celebrex an

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April 15, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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anti-inflammatory drugs, arthritis, arthritis drugs, cardiovascular side effects, cox-2 inhibitors, etodolac, Lodine, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, nsaids, stroke

Introduction A study published in the medical journal Stroke in Sept. 2014 showed that potassium can lower the risk of a stroke. 90,137 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. Specifically, they had no history of stroke in the beginning of t

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March 31, 2015

by Ray Schilling

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high blood pressure, ischemic strokes, potassium, potassium supplement, primary aldosteronism, risk of dying, stroke

Reducing Risk Factors in young onset Dementia Is effective

Sexual Assault Leads to Health Consequences

Importance Of Fiber Was Confirmed

Optimism Is Associated With Longer Life

Skip Those Three-Egg Omelettes

Risk Versus Benefit of Aspirin (ASA)

Testosterone Replacement Prevents Heart Attacks

Weak Hand Grip Predicts Mortality

New Arthritis Drugs Can Kill

Potassium Can Lower the Risk of a Stroke

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