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Preventing memory loss

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Preventing memory loss

Memory loss due to Alzheimer’s Disease can’t be reversed. But there are some proven ways to delay further decline, at least over the short term.
According to the Rush Memory and Aging Project, stimulating the brain with puzzles, reading, crosswords, writing, playing the piano, playing games such as chess, or even learning a language [...]

Exciting New Health Benefits for Old Drugs

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Exciting New Health Benefits for Old Drugs
Medication side effects can range from unpleasant (a rash) to fatal (heart problems). But some drugs come with pleasant surprises:
Inhaled steroids. Women who used these for asthma were 65 percent less likely to die from heart disease over five years than asthmatic women using other treatments, says a Nurses’ [...]