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Most Women Can Delay Bone Density Retesting If your bone density test result is normal at age 65‚ you can safely wait as long as 15 years before your next one‚ according to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine. The reason: bone loss and osteoporosis develop very slowly. READ MORE.
Heart Attack Risk Increases after Loved One’s Death Grieving for a loved one may increase the risk of having a heart attack in the days following the death‚ according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. The risk decreases with each passing day‚ but remains six times higher than normal within the first week and stays elevated for at least a month. Researchers say the reason may be a higher heart rate‚ increased blood pressure‚ and increased blood clotting caused by the stress. READ MORE.
Aspirin Risk Outweighs Benefit for Heart Attack Prevention
Millions of middle-age people take a daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack. New research in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows the risk of daily aspirin use among those who haven’t had a previous heart attack or stroke outweighs the benefit. Aspirin users were 10 percent less likely to have a heart event‚ but they were 30 percent
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more likely to have a serious stomach bleeding issue from the aspirin. READ MORE.
Eating Fish Helps Reduce Colon Polyps in Women A study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that women who ate three or more servings of fish a week were a third less likely than other women to have adenomatous colon polyps‚ a polyp that is likely to become cancerous. The researchers say fish high in omega-3s may have an anti-inflammatory effect that helps reduce cancer risk. READ MORE.
Soy Supplements: Thumbs Down on Preventing Breast Cancer The theory that eating soy-based foods helps to reduce the risk of breast cancer was contested by a small study in Cancer Prevention Research. Researchers found that premenopausal women taking soy supplements had an increased level of a protein marker that indicates cancer cell growth. READ MORE.
Breast Cancer Drug May Weaken Bones Exemestane‚ a drug used to prevent breast cancer recurrence‚ appears to cause significant bone loss‚ according to a study in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers found that women taking exemestane had an average 6.1 percent decline in bone density compared with only a 1.8 percent decline among women taking a placebo. READ MORE.
Longtime Statin Use Raises Diabetes Risk in Older Women There is a nearly 50 percent increase in developing diabetes among longtime statin users‚ according to a study inArchives of Internal Medicine. The researchers say people taking statins should know the early warning signs of diabetes‚ which include fatigue and increased thirst and urination. READ MORE.
Brain Power Linked to Certain Vitamins Eating a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins B‚ C‚ D‚ and E is linked to cognitive functioning among the elderly. A study in Neurology found that elderly adults who had the highest blood levels of these five vitamins had better mental functioning than those who did not. Those with higher blood levels of trans fats‚ had significantly impaired mental abilities and a smaller brain volume. READ MORE.
Too Few Americans Screened for Colon Cancer Increased screening and prevention could cut deaths from colorectal cancer‚ but not enough people are utilizing either. Only 65 percent of adults who should be screened are getting the test. A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found the top three reasons people aren’t screened: doctor didn’t suggest testing; patients unaware that they should be screened; and patients believing testing is too costly. READ MORE.
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