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Protection from Dementia

...e other half received a placebo. Participants were followed for around four years. Results showed no clear-cut effect of the active treatment on the overall risk of dementia, but the risk of developing dementia with recurrent stroke was lowered by about a third in those who took the blood pressure medication...

Women Benefit More from Quitting Smoking than Men

...eart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the study followed more than 5,300 middle-aged smokers for five years. //All participants had mild or moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the first year after quitting, women's lung function improved more than twice that of the men's. Among those ...

Vitamins Harming, not Helping, the Heart

...least 1,000 patients. Patients in the studies were followed between 1.4 years and 12 years. Researchers evaluated whether people who received the active treatments had a lower mortality rate, decreased risk of cardiovascular death, and decreased risk of stroke. Researchers found vitamin E supplements had no ...

Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Risk Factors

...at least 20/200 in at least one eye. Patients were followed for about four and a half years to see what role body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and physical activity would have on the progression of the disease. About 100 patients progressed to more advanced disease during the study. R...

Restricted Activity Predicts Disability

... declining function.// In this study, researchers followed 680 older people who were living in their own homes to see if restricted activity might predict increasing disability and functioning. The subjects were divided into three groups according to their risk for disability in activities of daily living (A...

Eat Like a Greek for Good Health

...ose in the mid-range (4-5); and 61 among those who followed the diet most closely (6-9). The risk of death from heart disease was 33 percent lower and the risk of death from cancer, 24 percent lower. The scientists had excluded anyone already diagnosed with a serious medical condition. The study was not abl...

When Man Bites Man

...r standard medical care. On average, patients were followed for around four months. Researchers were especially interested in finding out what role infection plays in human bites and how surgical intervention might influence the development of infection. Results showed six of the wounds that were closed soon...

Use of zinc supplements tied to possible increase in risk of prostate cancer

... have been inconclusive.Among more than 46,000 men followed in the health professionals study, there were 2901 documented cases of prostate cancer during 14 years of //follow-up, including 434 cases that were advanced at diagnosis. The relative risk of advanced prostate cancer increased by a factor of 2.29 a...

New Treatment for Chronic Eczema

...n one of two ways: a potent topical corticosteroid followed by a lower potency preparation upon improvement of...ition or a short course of topical corticosteroids followed by a maintenance regimen using emollients.// However, neither of these methods has proven to be part...

Death Among the Homeless

... in the general population. Researchers in Denmark followed more than 750 homeless people for 10 years. Participants were divided into two groups: a registration group and an interview group. Researchers studied the information provided in annual reports for the registration group. Those in the interview grou...

Bone Strength After Menopause

...gth. The Swedish study involved 146 women who were followed through menopause. Every other year they had bone scans done to determine bone size and density. //All fractures related to a fall were recorded during the length of the study. Bone mineral density decreased annually by around 1.9 percent and bone mi...

Almonds Help Lower Cholesterol

...ts were divided into three groups. The first group followed a low-fat diet that included whole-wheat cereals and dairy foods. The second group followed the same diet and also took a 20-milligram cholesterol-lowering pill each day. The third group follo...

Anemia may Lead to Physical Decline

...e normal blood hemoglobin levels.// Investigators followed 1,146 people, ages 71 and older, for more than four years. Researchers assessed participants' standing balance, a timed eight-foot walk, and the ability to rise from a chair. Each activity was scored on a scale (a zero equaled inability to do a test;...

Fitness Level Predicts Stroke

...xygen level measured during exercise. The men were followed for 11 years. During this time, 110 of the men suffered a stroke. Researchers report the unfit men were more likely to suffer a stroke than the fit men. They also found after adjusting for other risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, dia...

Heroin to Treat Addiction

...heroin, or six months of methadone treatment alone followed by six months of methadone plus heroin treatment. Results show adding heroin to methadone is a safe and effective treatment. Researchers say the combination can reduce the many physical, mental and social problems experienced by heroin addicts. The ...

Scanning Combo Helps Detect Lung Cancer

... justified, and lesions up to 5 millimeters can be followed up at 12 months without any major risks of progression."...

Early Detection of Lung Cancer

...ol called for lesions up to five millimeters to be followed up with using another scan in a year rather than further treatment. Only 9 percent of the participants underwent further investigation of suspicious lesions using a higher-resolution CT scan with or without PET scanning. In this group, 23 percent wer...

Optimum Timing for HIV/AIDS Prognosis

.... The study analyzed the patients’ cell counts and followed how well they fared. Results showed patients with higher CD4 counts had lower risks of AIDS or death six months after starting HAART than patients with low CD4 counts. They also found lower viral load indicated a better prognosis. However, study aut...

Better Drug for Heart Transplant

...nation with other standard treatments. Researchers followed patients for one year to determine if they had any complications from the transplant. Researchers report the patients on either dose of everolimus fared much better than the patients on azathioprine. After one year, researchers say it was clear ever...

Flu Shots Best for Protection

...ere vaccinated or who were low-risk, rapid testing followed by the newer drug (if the test was positive) was the best strategy. Researchers say the newer anti-flu drugs cost significantly more than the older drugs, but they work for both influenza type A and B. Older, less expensive anti-flu drugs only work ...

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