Atorvastatin shows promise in small trial for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
... the symptoms of AD come from the blood because of increased circulating levels." "Finally, although the results clearly hold promise, this was a pilot proof-of-concept trial with a small number of participants," the authors conclude. "We believe that we provide evidence for proof of concept, and establishment...US Latinos may develop Alzheimer's disease symptoms at earlier age than white, non-Latinos
...aribbean and Mexican-American Latino people and an increased incidence of Alzheimer's in the Latino populations of New York City and Houston, compared with Anglos. This study compares the age at which Alzheimer's symptoms first appear between Latino and Anglo subjects evaluated through the National Institute o...Arm lift surgery generally safe, minor risks need to be considered, Mayo Clinic finds
...ts out, however, that recently he has witnessed an increased interest in this surgery from non-massive weight loss patients. This study involved a retrospective review examining all arm lift (brachioplasty) procedures performed between 1988 and 2004 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. All of the 40 patients we...Carbonated soft drinks and sleeping pills cause heartburn during sleep
... of heartburn during sleep that were found include increased body mass index (BMI), various sleep abnormalities, hypertension, and asthma. "Heartburn during sleep is indicative of nighttime reflux, which has been shown to be associated with a more severe form of gastroesophageal reflux disease," said Dr. Fas...News briefs from the journal Chest, MAY 2005
...er patients, and the patients experienced slightly increased bleeding, none of the patients in the study required more transfusions, nor were there any deaths in either group. The study appears in the May issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. Perceptions of De...Study suggests antibiotic may limit or prevent vision problems caused by diabetes
...at the changes diabetes causes in the body lead to increased production of cytokines, proteins that cause inflammation of the nerves. This study goes a step further to show that in early diabetes elevated levels of cytokines activate microglia, which produce neurotoxins and kill nerve cells. The neuron death c...Three-fold risk of sudden cardiac death from some non-cardiac drugs
...ters (within around 90 days) and was significantly increased in users of GI medication and anti-psychotics," said Dr Stricker. "Past use was not associated with increased risk. Although the antibiotics have been reported to be linked to sudden cardiac death, we found no ...Children with high blood lead levels often do not receive follow-up tests
... exposure in children has been associated with an increased risk for reading problems, school failure, delinquency, and criminal behavior," Dr. Lanphear writes. "The effects of lead exposure extend beyond childhood. In adults, lead exposurehas been associated with some of the most prevalent diseases of indust...Lag-time often occurs before new treatments for pediatric HIV infection are used
...switching decreased with age at ART initiation and increased with year of initiation. The risk of switching was higher in children who started with 1 or 2 NRTIs or an unconventional regimen vs. children who started on a protease inhibitor-containing regimen. "The use of unorthodox regimens not recommended by t...A hospital stay can make an older person more likely to commit suicide
...d than in the middle-aged can be attributed to the increased prevalence of medical hospitalization." Further data show that increased frequency of illness with age could explain part of this suicide risk, especially in women. Researc...Study: Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise
...standing the role of the environment may result in increased physical activity for persons with diabetes."...Type 2 diabetes is increasing among children all over the world
...etes among children worldwide also appears to have increased significantly over the last 15 years. Weight gain, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise reduce the action of insulin--a hormone that allows sugar to enter cells where it can be used for energy--a condition called insulin resistance. Initially, the...Penn study shows liver receptor key to diet-dependent differences in blood lipid levels
... of decreasing atherosclerosis and bad in terms of increased triglycerides," explains Lazar. Indeed, although L...ch gave the mice high levels of cholesterol and an increased risk of heart disease. They found that LXR, which senses fat in the liver, could adjust the conseque...UK is in the grip of a nationwide mumps epidemic
...number of mumps notifications in England and Wales increased to 16,436 from 4,204 in 2003. Most cases were in young adults born before 1988, who would not have been routinely scheduled for MMR during childhood. The highest attack rate was in those born between 1983 and 1986, who were too old to be offered MMR ...High overnight blood pressure linked to increased blood sugar levels
...non-dippers experienced a higher likelihood having increased fasting glucose than people whose blood pressure d... glucose and insulin rates could contribute to the increased rate of cardiovascular problems among non-dippers, says Mark Supiano, M.D., professor of geriatric m...Drug combination boosts survival rate in head and neck cancers
...e) to the cisplatin and 5-fu regimen significantly increased the complete pathological response rate to 89 percent. The data (Abstract 5511) will be presented as a poster discussion session on Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m., Level 4, 414. Using data obtained from treating 72 patients with locally advanced squamou...Mayo Clinic researchers report on effectiveness of treatments for hot flashes
...arge clinical trials linking hormone therapy to an increased risk for cancer have caused concern about the use of estrogen therapy, given with or without progesterone. "Given that it has taken tens of thousands of women, studied for decades, to understand the safety of estrogen or combined hormonal therapy, fu...Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures and anxiety during the menstrual cycle
...women with catamenial epilepsy and may lead to the increased anxiety women experience during PMDD, according to the researchers who also filed a patent for the potential new therapies. The next step will be to determine the precise mechanisms behind these changes, Mody said. "We have to find the molecular iden...Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk
...nsume even moderate amounts of alcohol may face an increased risk of breast cancer, particularly if their cancer is fueled by the hormones estrogen or progesterone, according to a data analysis by researchers at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard School of Public H...Test predicts risk of blood clots in women receiving tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer
... may help physicians determine which women have an increased risk of blood clots when taking tamoxifen for the ...he protein, known as Factor V Leiden (FVL) are at increased risk for blood clots when pregnant or taking oral contraceptives or estrogen replacement therapy. In...