Be a smarty pants. @www.sodahead.com From the Assisted Living Federation of America:A new study has found that highly educated individuals with AlzheimerÛªs can cope better with the disease thanks to cognitive reserves presumably built up from years of performing complex intellectual activities. Scientists have long theorized that the human brain...
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Being American Is Bad for Your Health (VIDEO)
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Hearing Loss Associated With Hospitalization
ÛÏHearing loss (HL) is a chronic condition that affects nearly 2 of every 3 adults aged 70 years or older in the United States. Hearing loss has broader implications for older adults, being independently associated with poorer cognitive and physical functioning. The association of HL with other health economic outcomes,...
Vegetarian Diets Associated With Lower Risk of Death
@Veria Vegetarian diets are associated with reduced death rates in a study of more than 70,000 with more favorable results for men than women, according to a report published byåÊJAMA Internal Medicine. Vegetarian diets have been associated with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, metabolic syndrome, diabetes...
Your Cholesterol Drug Could Be Hurting You
I paid attention to this one as I use Crestor once a day. According to a study in JAMA, using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, joint diseases and injuries.. While statins effectively lower cardiovascular illnesses and death, the full spectrum of musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs) is unknown....
Senior Health Worsening Though Much is in Our Control
Time to Take Control From my article at Ground Report: United Health Foundation recently released AmericaÛªs Health Rankings Senior Report ÛÒ A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. It finds preventable chronic illness at troubling levels among seniors. Nationwide, about 80 percent of seniors are living with at...
Dietary Change May Support Wound Healing
An honest to goodness diabetic rat! According to a study published by the American Physiological Society, proline and arginine supplementation can help heal wounds in diabetic patients.Diabetic ulcers are a common problem among diabetic patients. It is estimated that approximately 80% of such patients undergo lower leg amputation.French researchers found...
Video Games Better Than Crosswords for Slowing/Reversing Declines in Brain Function (VIDEO)
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Being American Is Bad for Your Health
According to the New York Times, a growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. And while their American-born children may have more money, they tend to live shorter...