Research Suggests Ways to Slow Alzheimer's
A new study released at the International Conference on Prevention of Dementia on June 11th suggests that treating other health factors - like diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol can help slow the onset and severity of dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease.
This research further links heart and brain health. Cardiovascular problems like heart attacks or stroke may also increase the onset of dementia. Taking positive actions, like treating high blood pressure, exercising, and changing diet can all help reduce dementia.
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There’s an old phrase—fat and happy—and it may bear some truth.
New research in the archives of internal medicine showed that among men, the risk of death from suicide is inversely related to one’s body mass index--a marker of overweight and obesity.
Men with lower BMIs---those with less fat were at a higher risk for suicide compared to men with a higher BMI.
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Tommy Lasorda High Blood Pressure Awareness
July 4th goes together with baseball, hot dogs, loads of sodium…and the accompanying high blood pressure.
So not to throw a damper on your barbeque, but baseball legend Tommy Lasorda is traveling the country urging folks to keep their blood pressure under control 24 hours a day.
Who can forget Tommy Lasorda waddling out of the dugout when Kurt Gibson hit his famous home run. Yes obesity plays a role--so do diet and genetics in contributing to high blood pressure.
But Lasorda now has a healthy message for baseball fans and non-fans alike on how to keep the blood pressure down, and along with it, one’s heart attack risk.
Today, Tommy Lasorda is slimmer and healthier. He’s addressing his cardiovascular risks, and now spreading the word on blood pressure control, especially 24 hour blood pressure control.
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Beta Blockers Blasted
A popular class of blood pressure medicines has been for the most part dissed in a major medical journal, prompting questions as to whether patient should switch from the treatment they’re currently taking.
For three decades now, beta-blockers have been an important treatment for high blood pressure. However, there have been several studies that have questioned their effectiveness, and this latest one makes it clear that this once-favorite group of blood pressure medicines is rapidly falling out of favor.
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Blood Pressure Control Disparity
There is a concerning report tonight, and a bit of a wake-up call to women and blacks, and especially black women, that they are being short-changed when it comes to being treated for high blood pressure.
You might be on medicine, but are your numbers where they should be?
At first it sounds like we’re making great progress in treating high blood pressure in blacks and women; but then, when you look at the fine print, you realize, yes these individuals are getting treated, but the treatment is far from adequate.
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HEART CAT SCANS
Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now.
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There’s a good chance either you or someone you know and care about has high blood pressure. But are you--or they--faithful about taking prescribed medicine and following up with the doctor?
New research shows why many people don’t, and another shows how many years of life you could be losing if you don’t keep your pressure under control. In fact, it’s a battle millions of Americans are facing….and losing.
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NEW STROKE DRUG
New drug Cerovive could help lessen the damage once a stroke has occurred. It appears to do damage control, and limit the amount of brain affected by stroke after it’s happened. Learn more about it in this two-minute video clip. Cerovive significantly reduced disability from stroke compared to placebo in a study that involved 1700 people. It works to insulate the brain tissue that surrounds the initial area suffering a stroke, so that the damage is limited. It might be used along with other medications that reopen blood flow.
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ASPIRIN AND ELDERLY CONCERNS
ASPIRIN AND ELDERLY CONCERNS
There is a warning out tonight by medical researchers that individuals over the age of 70 need to think twice about using aspirin on a daily basis.
It’s important to realize that as benign as certain drugs. Maybe, and even if they’re available over the counter, there are risks and side effects. This study says that those risks become markedly significant in those over 70…so much so that maybe, it’s not worth it to use it.
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OBESITY AND RACE
Recent studies have uncovered new links between obesity and race, showing that body fat distribution varies between different races.
We’ve all been told that America’s bulging waistline is increasing our risk for serious diseases like hypertension, stroke, diabetes and heart disease. But, what you may not know is that body fat distribution varies among individuals, thus varying individual susceptibility for developing heart disease.
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