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CT Scans Unreliable as Heart Test
Wednesday, the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that even though Medicare, the United...
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Inactivity in Depressed Heart Patients Increases Cardiac Risk
Depression is one of the issues today’s world faces and tries
to overcome. Scientists have shown...
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Caregivers’ Stress Can Bring Down Family Members
In the case of a family member, the stress caused by
providing care for a loved one with...
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Research Proves Gingko Biloba Is No Good
The widely used herbal supplement, Ginkgo biloba, does not appear to prevent the Alzheimer disease...
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Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Prevent Alzheimer’s, Study Shows
Millions of people take the herbal
supplement, hoping that it will cut their risk of developing...
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Study: Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Tuesday, United States researchers revealed that the Ginkgo
biloba herbal supplement did not...
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Ginkgo Biloba No Good To Prevent Alzheimer’s
Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of
years. Today, it is one of the top...
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Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well
“Be
active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care
providers and not only...
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Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight
According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
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Folic Acid, Vitamin B Supplements: No Benefit In Cancer Prevention
Contrary to other studies, a new study
shows that daily supplements of folic acid, vitamin B6, and...
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Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics
One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney
disease. British researchers have...
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Researchers Detect More Genes Associated with Alzheimer’s Risk
Researchers have detected more genes
associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s...
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Fatty Acid Study Points to New Strategies for Tacking Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease has long been associated with an
unhealthy lifestyle based on a wrong diet,...
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New Institute Dedicated to Alzheimer’s Study
The Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (BRNI)
opened its doors on Friday to...
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New Breakthrough in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Hamburg, Germany - A new enzyme-blocking method is being termed a breakthrough in the treatment of...
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Vitamin B - Useless In Treating Alzheimer’s
Fighting Alzheimer’s is proving more difficult by the day,
as the merciless disease has become...
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Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study
A new study by researchers at the University of California,
San Diego, found
no difference in the...
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Vitamin D Linked To Parkinson’s
The reasons for which pediatricians recommended doubling the daily dosage of vitamin D in...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Parkinson’s Disease
A study
published in the October issue of the Archives of Neurology has revealed
that Parkinson’s...
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Excess Drinking Linked To Brain Shrinkage
It appears that heavy drinkers have smaller
brains than non-drinkers, a new study published in the...
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Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Vitamin D Insufficiency
A new study by US researchers has found
that Parkinson’s sufferers have insufficient levels of...
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20-Year Disease Risk Study Commences
Increasingly younger people are developing chronic, progressive
and consumptive diseases, such as...
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Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity
Children and adolescents should do an hour
or more of moderate-intensity to vigorous aerobic...
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U.S. Government: Adults Should Exercise 2.5 Hours Per Week
Obesity is one of the most dangerous diseases of the 21st
century, and it wasn’t negligible at...
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FDA Study: Statins Don’t Pose Risk Of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Cholesterol-lowering drugs or statins do not increase the
incidence of amyotrophic lateral...
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Stem Cell Research Advocates Gather at the World Stem Cell Summit
On Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of
researchers, stem cell research advocates and investors...
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New York City Launches Aggressive Anti-Smoking Campaign
Images with throat cancer, mouth cancer,
gum disease, or lung cancer, massages like “Cigarettes...
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Midstage Trial on AstraZeneca, Targacept Alzheimer’s Drug Inconclusive
AstraZeneca Plc and Targacept Inc. announced on Monday that
their treatment for Alzheimer’s...
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Mediterranean Diet Keeps Us Young, Prevents Diseases
A new study published in the British Medical Journal highlights
once again the health benefits of...
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Palin Promises to Be A Friend, An Advocate of Families with Disabled Kids
In her acceptance speech as the Republican
vice presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin...
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New Harvard Research Investigates the Causes of Aging
Harvard Medical School scientists claim to have discovered a mechanism that may be the
universal...
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Gingko Biloba and Alzheimer’s Disease
More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease,
a condition that causes a progressive...
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Genetic Screening for Diabetes No More Useful than Traditional Methods
Genetic testing to see someone’s predisposition to type 2 diabetes
is not significantly better...
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Ginkgo Unable to Fight Against Dementia
The popular herbal supplement ginkgo biloba does not prevent or slow the progression of Alzheimer’s...
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Herbal Supplement Gingko Biloba Fails In Preventing, Slowing Dementia
Millions of seniors take ginkgo biloba, hoping that the herbal supplement will prevent or slow the...
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B Vitamins Do Not Block Mental Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer’s patients given high-dose vitamin B supplements
to decrease levels of homoceyteine saw...
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Study: Excessive Alcohol Intake Shrinks Your Brain
If you’re one of those people liking their daily shots of
alcohol, here is another good reason to...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease
Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases,
to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
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Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize
One Japanese and two American scientists won this year’s
Nobel Prize for chemistry for taking the...
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Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits
San
Diego’s Scripps Translational
Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients
The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
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PET Scans Could Detect Alzheimer’s Brain Plaques
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), a method of medical
imaging, appears to be a successful...
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US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process
If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better
start running on daily basis according...
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High Levels of HDL Cholesterol Cut Risk of Dementia in the Elderly
New study in the July issue of the American Heart
Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis,...
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FDA to Investigate Possible Risks of Mercury Dental Fillings
Following a lawsuit filed by a number of consumer advocacy groups looking to eliminate the use of...
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A Glass of Red Wine May Hold the Secret to Longevity
Researchers may be closer than ever to discover the secret to
longevity, as new research by...
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Politicians Share Personal Alzheimer’s Woes
In an attempt to make the Congress more aware of the catastrophic
consequences of Alzheimer’s...
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Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk
Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the
risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
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First Animal-Human Embryo Created in U.K.
The creation of the first part-human, part-animal hybrid
embryo in the U.K. by researchers in...
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