Research in the Journal of Neuroscience suggests that loss of smell be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. People with Alzheimer’s are already known to suffer from loss of smell. But the new research pinpoints a direct link between development of amyloid plaques and a worsening sense of smell. The...
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Cell Phones and Alzheimer’s
So your damned if you do an damned if you don’t. There has been a debate for years about the potential harm of cell phones and cancer incidence. Now, an international team of researchers from the U.S., Japan and China conducted a study that concluded that the electromagnetic waves generated...
Watch Out for This Diabetes Medication
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reports that a commonly prescribed diabetes medication is contributing to higher rates of bone fractures among elderly women. The drug thiazolidinedione (TZD) is commonly used to treat insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes. Researchers studied 19,070 men and women, 4,511 of...
Let’s Move Should Not be for Just Kids
I applaud Mrs. Obama’s efforts to fight childhood obesity. But we should not lose site of the fact that many of us share the blame for our kid’s poor eating and exercise habits. Yes there is shameful, clever, manipulating marketing out there that sways behavior. But kids first look to...
Long-Term Quality Alliance Launched
A group of the nationÛªs leading health, consumer, and aging advocates has formed a new alliance, The Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA), which aims to broaden efforts to improve quality of care to include community-based settings as well as nursing homes. It will do so by fostering ÛÏperson-centeredÛ quality measures for...
Researchers Call into Question Marijuana’s Ability to Treat Alzheimers
Past studies have indicated that low levels of marijuana’s ÛÏactive ingredient,Û THC, could help prevent the accumulation of Amyloid plaques in the brain, and even stimulate brain cell growth. A new study by Canadian researchers comes to a different conclusion. Using mice that carry a human genetic mutation that causes...
Is Aging Healthy Out of Our Control?
Scientists have discovered genetic variations that could explain why some people seem to age faster than others perhaps suggesting that healthy aging may be somewhat out of our control. The researchers analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations in search of those linked to aging. According to study co-leader Dr. Nilesh...
How to Deal with Health Care Ratings
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Sebelius Calls on Anthem Blue Cross to Justify 39% Premium Increase
I am not one to be a mouthpiece for the government but this caught my eye and seemed appropriate to pass on. I would be glad to blog about Anthem’s response to this and do not profess that I have dug through the facts to know if HHS’s figures are...
Anthem Responds to Sebelius on Rates
Here is the response that Anthem sent to me in reaction to HHS secretary’s Sebelius’s letter. Anthem Blue Cross Regarding Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services February 8, 2010 Anthem Blue Cross in California has received the letter from Secretary Sebelius. We will reply to her promptly. It...