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Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb Prostate Cancers
The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metformin, did seem associated with an increase in survival.
5 days ago - Web MD
Does "bad cholesterol" have a role in early-onset Alzheimer's disease?
Alzheimer's disease is a chronic illness that robs a person of his memory and thinking skills. In the US, as many as five million adults suffer from this debilitating illness...
23 days ago - Natural News
Pre & Peri Menopause: Love Yourself Through It
Hot flashes. Night sweats. Mood swings. Crazy periods. Weight gain. Insomnia. Forgetfulness. Sadness. Anxiety. These are the symptoms us 40-something women may experience with...
2 monthes ago - Food Confidence
Early menopause raises risk for CVD
PHILADELPHIA - In a new study, women with natural and surgical premature menopause before age 40 years had a small but significant elevated risk for CVDs, researchers reported...
2 monthes ago - Healio
Men who are on statins may have a reduced risk of developing lethal prostate cancer
Researchers at Queen's University in Belfast suggested the cholesterol-lowering drugs could reduce swelling the prostate and avoid deadly cancer, but overall rates of cancer...
2 monthes ago - Daily Mail - 3 articles
Statin use may reduce risk of developing lethal prostate cancer
New research led by Queen's University Belfast has found that men who are on statins, medicine used to lower blood cholesterol, may have a reduced risk of developing a more...
2 monthes ago - News Medical - 3 articles
High-dose statin therapy may heighten fracture risk
Individuals prescribed high-dose statin therapy to manage cardiovascular risk are more likely to receive a diagnosis of osteoporosis compared with those prescribed a low-dose...
3 monthes ago - Healio - 2 articles
Trans Fats, Bad for the Heart, May Be Bad for the Brain as Well
People with high levels of trans fats in the blood were at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
3 monthes ago - NY Times - 2 articles
Doctor Warns: Eat Soy and You'll Look Five Years Older
By Dr. Mercola In the early 1990's, soy and soy products exploded onto the supermarket scene with promises of bountiful health benefits. This "new miracle food," soy, was...
4 monthes ago - Mercola
Statins May Affect Your Bone Health
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may affect osteoporosis risk, depending on the dose.
4 monthes ago - NY Times
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People With Dementia May Double by 2050 Despite Reduction In It's Prevalence
Neww Alzheimer Europe report hosted by Christophe Hansen MEP , says that the number of people with dementia may double by 2050 in spite of decreased prevalence.
How patches made from human placenta could save men's love lives
Patches made from human placenta could prevent men becoming impotent following prostate cancer surgery. Incontinence and erectile dysfunction can occur in up to seven in ten men.
Denosumab may mitigate fall risk in osteoporosis
A post hoc analysis of five randomized controlled trials suggests that older adults with osteoporosis assigned denosumab therapy were 20% less likely to experience a fall...
Osteoporosis, Fracture Risk Higher in Patients With IBD
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Combined testing may detect Alzheimer's disease earlier than standard methods
Initiating Alzheimer's disease treatment before amyloid-beta levels become pathological provides patients with significant benefit, according to study findings published in...
Cupertino to Lead Community Engagement and Disparities Research at Wilmot...
Paula Cupertino, Ph.D., will join the University of Rochester Medical Center as Professor of Public Health Sciences and Oncology and as Wilmot Cancer Institute's Associate...
VIDEO: Dextenza makes cataract surgery process easier for surgeon, staff
ORLANDO - At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, P. Dee Stephenson, MD, discusses how incorporating Dextenza (dexamethasone ophthalmic insert 0.4 mg, Ocular Therapeutix)...
How Aluminum Damages Your Brain
For years, I've warned that aluminum is a serious neurotoxic hazard involved in rising rates of autism and Alzheimer's disease. I've also warned that vaccines are a significant...
UGA historian shines light on the evolutionary purpose of menopause
Menopause- that time in every woman's life when the ovaries no longer release an egg each month and menstruation ceases forever- is a rare thing among Earth's infinitely varied...
Dementia prevalence falling but the number of cases will double by 2050
Alzheimer Europe presented a new study at a European Parliament lunch debate in February 2020, which projects a doubling of the number of cases with Alzheimer's disease by 2050.