Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news for aging adults: Prevalence of dementia declined in the United States from 2000 to 2016, a new study reveals. In people ages 65 and up, prevalence of dementia dropped by 3.7 percentage poin…
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Ovary removal before menopause could raise a woman’s risk for Parkinson’s. In a study of 5,000 women, those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with the disease. Read moreScientists use ‘g…
Learn MoreStudy Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with heart failure are often prescribed a diuretic or “water pill” to prevent fluid buildup. A new study has found that two often-prescribed medications work equally well at reducing deaths. “Given th…
Learn MoreTelemedicine’s Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Telemedicine became widespread during the pandemic, and that may have shifted patient views about using technology as way to communicate with their doctors, a new study suggests.Certain groups, including Black…
Learn MoreHeat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state’s non-air-conditioned prisons.“The majority of Texas prisons do not have univer…
Learn MoreTelmisartan Linked to Reduced Risk for Alzheimer Disease in Black Patients
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In African American patients, telmisartan is associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Pengyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Indiana …
Learn MoreENT-01 Safe, Improves Constipation in Patients With Parkinson Disease
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Oral ENT-01, which inhibits the formation of α-synuclein aggregation, is safe and improves constipation among patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and constipation, according to a study published online Nov. 8 …
Learn MoreMonkeypox Infection Rare in Children, Adolescents Younger Than 18
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox infection is rare among children and adolescents, and infections are usually not severe, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mor…
Learn MoreSecond, Third COVID-19 Vaccine May Up Relapse in Glomerular Disease
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to a second or third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is associated with an increased risk for relapse for adults with glomerular disease, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of the Ame…
Learn MoreSubcutaneous ICD Reduces Lead-Related Complications
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) reduces lead-related complications, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Jeff S. Healey, M.D., from the…
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