Treating high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes may lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills or memory problems. The research is published in the April 13, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Health Fair Checklist
We spoke with health fair organizers about what you need to keep in mind before you plan on going to the fair.
If you plan to have your blood drawn, they recommend that you fast for 12 hours before the blood chemistry screening test. If you do not fast, your glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides may be slightly elevated.
Another thing to keep in mind is to drink plenty of water before your blood screening test. Why? Check in with us later to find out.
They also offered several other recommendations that we will share with you later.
Click here to find a health fair location near you.
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Calcium Heart Scan May Help Cut Cholesterol, Blood Pressure
Calcium heart scans could help people lower their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, according to a new study on the controversial x-ray tests
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Dark Chocolate May Harbor Benefits for the Heart
THURSDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) — If you can handle the fat and calories, there may be a health benefit to enjoying dark chocolate on occasion. New research suggests that the cocoa ingredient may lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels while preventing diabetes and improving the health of blood vessels.
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Polypill ‘a viable treatment option for patients at high risk of CVD’
Window sills lined with prescription bottles – a pill for cholesterol, another for blood pressure, and an aspirin to keep blood thin and flowing – the list can get quite long and, as a result, many people, especially the elderly, often forget doses or take the wrong pill at the wrong time.
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UNITED STATES: Diagnosis Reinforces Need for HIV Testing in Older Adults
“Wanda, a 68-year-old widow and retired bank worker, was admitted to the hospital by her family physician, who was worried about her diarrhea and 30-pound weight loss. … “On the second day of her hospitalization, the hospitalist … explained that he needed to share with her some bad news. … “The doctor told her she had HIV, and her white blood cell counts were very low, a sign that the infection had been present in her body for some time. Her jaw dropped. ‘HIV? Me? But how could that have happened? I don’t use drugs.’ Her primary care doctor had never tested her for HIV. “Given that 15 percent of all new cases of HIV occur in people older than 50, [CDC] recommends routine HIV testing for older adults. “While doctors often are aggressive about checking old people for cholesterol, blood sugar, and thyroid hormones, they often forget about HIV. Perhaps that is because they are uncomfortable talking with older people about their sexual behaviors, or perhaps doctors stereotype those with HIV as young people who engage in high-risk behaviors. “Doctors have overlooked the fact that 73 percent of people in their late 50s and 60s engage in sexual activity, and the percentage who are sexually active drops only slightly as people get older. “In addition, as lifetime partners die from any number of causes, the survivors often seek out new partners without thinking about, or even knowing, the risk of [STDs] like HIV. They are often not aware of the need to use condoms, feeling that there is no reason to fear an unwanted pregnancy. “When we delay diagnosis of HIV in older adults, this often leads to poorer outcomes as the infection has a chance to cause more damage to the immune system. “It makes sense for doctors and their patients to talk about sexual behaviors and to consider requesting permission from the person for an HIV test along with other tests that are intended to look for hidden diseases.” The author is a professor of medicine at the University of California-Davis. Identifying characteristics were changed to protect patient confidentiality. [Article source: http://www.sacbee.com]
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Cholesterol drugs could cut clots
Drugs used to regulate levels of cholesterol in the blood may also reduce the risk of dangerous blood clots, say researchers.
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Stigma May Further Health Decline
Three new studies say obesity rates across the world have doubled during the last three decades, even as blood pressure and cholesterol levels have dropped. Here’s a double whammy for obese …
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Reducing insulin requirements a possibility
Lisa Ritchie Adding metreleptin to insulin therapy improves blood glucose control and helps regulate blood lipid (including cholesterol) levels, according to a new study conducted on rodents. Metreleptin is closely related to the human hormone leptin, which… March 01, 2011
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High cholesterol and blood pressure in middle age tied to early memory problems
Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems as well. That’s according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9-16, 2011.
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