May 22, 2012

Insidermedicine in 60 – August 30, 2007

From Rochester – Estrogen may prevent against memory loss and dementia in women. Research from women who were followed for nearly 30 years shows that women who had their ovaries surgically removed and didnt receive estrogen following the surgery until the age of 50, were twice as likely to develop dementia. This who did receive estrogen were at no higher risk. From Maryland – After nearly a decade, the clinical guidelines for Asthma have been revised. Changes include recognizing that children aged 5-11 respond differently to medications and placing more emphasis on self-monitoring of symptoms. In addition the document, called EPR-3, reaffirms that patients with persistent asthma- those with symptoms more than twice a week- need both long-term control medications to control asthma and prevent exacerbations, as well as quick relief medications for symptoms as needed. From British Columbia – Smoking harms many genes. Researchers using the cutting-edge SAGE technique have identified over 600 genes that are affected by smoking. Over 120 genes remain permanently affected, helping explain who those who quit smoking remain at risk for lung cancer. And finally from San Francisco – A Botox injection gets you in faster to see your dermatologist- even if you are waiting to get in to assess a potentially cancerous mole. Based on research from 12 cities, you wait 8 days for a Botox injection and 26 to evaluate a changing mole. Doctors make approximately 0 for a Botox injection and
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Alzheimer cure? prevention? 65% of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s has a history of sleep apnea..

www.nasivent.us … Take out the uncertainty of your sleep, and make sure u dont suffer from Sleep Apnea. Alzheimer is strongly related to sleep apnea, substantiated by Many medical reports. It should be treated immediately as it is, also the cause of many other unhealthy symptoms. Mouth breathing must be avoid all times, and nose breathing must be improved! Go for your confidence information and a healthy solution to www.stopsnoringnowshop.com SLEEP APNEA MAY RAISE DEMENTIA RISK, STUDY FINDS Sleep apnea, a fairly common, treatable disorder that causes people to stop breathing momentarily while they sleep, may lead to cognitive impairment and even dementia, according to a new study of elderly women. Women in the study with sleep apnea or other sleep disorders that affected their breathing were much more likely than those with normal sleep habits to develop cognition problems within five years, said researchers at UCSF and California Pacific Medical Center, who published the results in the Journal of the American Medical Association today. Sleep disorders, and sleep apnea in particular, have long been associated with memory loss and dementia in particular, but the study is among the first to strongly suggest that the sleep problems may be a cause – NOT AN EFFECT – of the cognitive impairment. “The extent of information has been limited before, because the studies were based on people with advanced dementia who, surprise, surprise, had sleep problems. It’s been hard to tell
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Brains Gain From Physical Activity by Older People

This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com | http Increasing evidence suggests that being active can reduce a person’s risk of dementia. Dementia is the name for the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, stroke and other brain disorders. People may be considered to have dementia if they lose abilities in two or more areas such as memory and language skills. Other signs of dementia include a loss of ability to think clearly or control emotions. The World Health Organization says about thirty-five million people worldwide are living with dementia. Most studies of exercise and dementia depend on self-reporting — asking people to report their levels of physical activity. Laura Middleton is a researcher at the Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Waterloo in Canada. She says there are problems with self-reporting. “It does a very good job of capturing jogging, or biking or tennis but does a relatively poor job of capturing low-intensity activity like walking or daily chores, which may also be important to the risk of cognitive impairment.”So, Professor Middleton led a team in a new study to measure activity levels scientifically. The study lasted five years. Almost two hundred people took part. Their average age was seventy-five. The people drank small amounts of what scientists call doubly labeled water. It contains forms of hydrogen and oxygen that can mark, or label, these elements within body water. This way scientists can measure