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Decline in dementia rate offers “cautious hope”
“The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will grow each year as the size and proportion of the U.S. population age 65 and older continue to increase. The number will escalate rapidly in coming years as the baby boom generation ages.” 2015 Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures Despite these alarming projections, a report from a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) offered a few words of encouragement. Researchers from the longstanding Framingham study found that the rate of dementia has declined over the course of three decades. Framingham researchers had been study...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Caregiving Healthy Aging Memory Mental Health Prevention cognitive decline dementia Source Type: news

Newer blood thinning drugs safer for reducing atrial fibrillation
Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- Researchers at Loyola University found newer blood thinning drugs are effective as warfarin at thinning blood to reduce stroke risk but require less monitoring.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AF-related symptoms and quality of life worse in women
Women with atrial fibrillation experience more severe symptoms, a lower quality of life and a higher risk of stroke than men, but they have better overall survival, US study data show.
Source: MedWire News - May 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news

Women Less Likely to Get Blood Thinner for Irregular Heartbeat
They have a higher stroke risk from the condition than men, doctor notes Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Thinners, Heart Disease in Women
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Less heart care, more strokes for women?
HealthDay News U.S. women with the common heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation are more likely than men with the condition to suffer a stroke, a new study shows.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Less Heart Care, More Strokes for Women?
Study reflects gender differences in treatment of atrial fibrillation Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Disease in Women, Ischemic Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Worsening renal function linked to increased cardiovascular risk in AF
Patients with atrial fibrillation and declining renal function are at increased risk of subsequent stroke or systemic embolism, major bleeding and death, US researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - June 17, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news

Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation
Blood thinners -- not aspirin -- dramatically cut the risk of stroke, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Thinners
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Irregular Heartbeat More Deadly in Blacks: Study
They were twice as likely to suffer stroke, heart failure and death than whites with atrial fibrillation
Source: WebMD Health - June 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Race impacts adverse outcomes in atrial fibrillation
Black individuals with atrial fibrillation have markedly higher rates of stroke, heart failure, coronary heart disease and mortality than their White counterparts, data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study show.
Source: MedWire News - June 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news

‘Comprehensive’ management approach needed for AF
Death is a bigger risk than stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation, particularly during the first 4 months after diagnosis, research shows.
Source: MedWire News - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Arrhythmia Source Type: news

Aspirin Often Wrongly Prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation
Blood thinners -- not aspirin -- dramatically cut the risk of stroke, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Atrial Fibrillation, Blood Thinners
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Alcohol Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Ups Stroke Risk
Doctors should ask patients with atrial fibrillation about their drinking
Source: WebMD Health - September 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Heart Rhythm Disorder May Be Tied to Range of Ills
Review links atrial fibrillation to increased risk for heart and kidney problems, not just stroke
Source: WebMD Health - September 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Alcohol May Damage the Heart -- at Least for Some
Booze linked to atrial fibrillation, a dangerous condition that raises stroke risk
Source: WebMD Health - September 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news