Archive for December, 2008
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Monday, December 22nd, 2008Scientists have discovered differences in the sensory areas of the brains of people who develop migraines. They found a part of the cortex is thicker than in people who are free from the debilitating headaches.
What is not clear is whether the difference causes, or is the result of migraine attacks.
The Neurology study, by Massachusetts General [...]
Elderly With Hypertension Less Likely To Get Lifestyle Modification Advice From Doctors
Monday, December 22nd, 2008People older than 60 with high blood pressure are less likely than other groups of patients to receive advice from their doctors about lifestyle modifications that can help lower their blood pressure, a study by UNC researchers concludes.
In addition, hypertension (high blood pressure) patients who are not taking antihypertensive medication and patients who are not [...]
Report: Vermont Residents Healthiest, Louisiana Unhealthiest
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Vermont is the healthiest state in America when it comes to people and medical-related issues, according to the 2007 America’s Health Rankings listMinnesota, which came in first last year, finished in second place this time around. Hawaii, New Hampshire and Connecticut round out the top five.
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Southern states once again found themselves on the bottom of [...]
Younger Adults Increasingly Treated For Heart Disease Related Conditions
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Heart disease, high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries - conditions that are usually associated with the senior population - are creeping into young adulthood. According to new research conducted by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS), prescription drug use by younger adults for heart disease- related conditions is increasing at a rapid rate, [...]
Number Of Americans Living With Dementia Growing At An Epidemic Rate
Monday, December 22nd, 2008One in seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia, according to the first known nationally representative, population-based study to include men and women from all regions of the country.
About 3.4 million people, or 13.9 percent of the population age 71 and older, have some form of dementia, the study found. As expected, [...]
Cancer Claim Is Dismissed Against Wyeth Hormone Drugs
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Wyeth, the largest maker of hormone-replacement medicines used during menopause, won dismissal of a lawsuit in Minnesota linking its Premarin and Prempro drugs to breast cancer.
Judge George F. McGunnigle of state district court in Minneapolis granted Wyeth’s motion to throw out the case, ruling that a woman who blamed the drugs for her breast cancer [...]
Investigational New Drug Application For “Fat Melting” Injections Cleared By The FDA
Monday, December 22nd, 2008The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate a clinical trial investigating the safety and efficacy of one type of injection lipolysis treatment.
Treatments most properly called injection lipolysis have been commonly associated with the terms mesotherapy or fat dissolving “Lipodissolve”. [...]
LifeMasters Provides Tips For Maintaining A Healthy Blood Cholesterol Level
Monday, December 22nd, 2008More than 105 million Americans have high cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association. September marks the start of National Cholesterol Month, and LifeMasters, a leading national provider of health improvement programs, offers simple tips to maintain healthy blood cholesterol levels.
Cholesterol, a fat-like substance found in arteries, is produced by the body and absorbed from [...]
New Data Show Olmesartan, An Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Has Significant Anti-atherosclerotic And Vascular Protective
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Vascular protection data presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) 2007 Annual Congress in Vienna have shown that Daiichi-Sankyo’s angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), olmesartan, can prevent and reverse atherosclerotic processes including: oxidative stress,1 endothelial inflammation,2 remodelling of cardiac vascular tissues,3,4 development of atherosclerotic lesions5 and reduction of large plaques.6,7 These additional vascular protective effects appear [...]
Prevention: Older Bones See Benefit of Calcium and Vitamin D
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Calcium supplements, or calcium and vitamin D taken in combination, may reduce the risk for bone fracture and bone density loss in older people, provided the supplements are taken regularly and in large enough doses.
A review of 29 randomized trials including more than 63,000 men and women older than 50 found that the risk for [...]
