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The 5 Best Ways to Control High Cholesterol, According to People With the Condition
There are a variety of factors that influence cardiovascular risk—but cholesterol is one of the first things that doctors pay attention to.
Having high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is “definitely a variable we try to manage, because it’s been shown to be problematic for heart health,” says Dr. Adriana Quinones-Camacho, a cardiologist at NYU Langone Health.
Though it’s often called the “bad” kind of cholesterol, LDL cholesterol makes up most of your body’s cholesterol stores. That means it’s not a villain on its own, but when levels start creeping ...
Source: TIME: Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate heart health Source Type: news
What It ’s Like Living With Aphasia—and How to Support a Loved One With the Condition
Bruce Willis, the 67-year-old actor and star of classic action movies like Die Hard, is halting his acting career after being diagnosed with the language disorder aphasia. On March 30, his daughter Rumer, ex-wife Demi Moore, and other family members announced the diagnosis on Instagram.
“Our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities,” the family wrote. “As a result of this and with much consideration Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”
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Source: TIME: Health - March 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news
Snoring link to Alzheimer ’s disease unproven
Conclusion
This relatively large cross-sectional analysis has found a link between certain measures of breathing problems during sleep and poorer cognitive function in middle-aged to older adults.
The strengths of this study include its size and use of a prospective sleep study to assess whether people had sleep apnoea or other problems with breathing during sleep. The use of standard cognitive tests is also a strength.
However, the study does have its limitations:
The study did have mixed findings – while certain measures of problems with breathing during sleep (e.g. oxygen levels) were associated with cognitive outco...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Study finds protective effect of obesity after a stroke
A new study by Boston University suggests that although obesity raises the risk of stroke, overweight or mildly obese people survive strokes at higher rates.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 29, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reported link between diet drinks and dementia and stroke is weak
Conclusion
The researchers used data from a large ongoing cohort study to look for links between consumption of sugary and artificially sweetened drinks and risk of stroke or dementia.
This cohort study benefits from the large overall sample size, long period of data collection, careful and valid diagnostic assessments, and adjustments for a number of confounders. However, care must be taken when interpreting these results – particularly if latching on to the maximal tripled risk figures reported in the media.
There are several points to consider:
Small numbers
The new number of strokes and dementia in this study was sma...
Source: NHS News Feed - April 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Heart/lungs Neurology Source Type: news
Study: Drinking Diet Soda Could Increase Risk Of Dementia, Stroke
BOSTON (CBS) – Diet soda has long been touted as a healthier alternative to sugary soft drinks, but a new study raises some concerning questions.
According to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, consuming one or more artificially sweetened drinks per day may be linked to a higher risk of stroke and dementia.
Those who drank one or more artificially sweetened drinks daily had a 2.89 times higher risk of dementia, and 2.96 higher risk of stroke than people who had less than one of those drinks per week.
The people studied are participating in the Framingham Heart Study, which is A...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Uncategorized Diet Soda Study Source Type: news
Diet drinks TRIPLE your risk of stroke and dementia
The Boston University study of almost 4,400 adults suggests diet drinks are more likely to cause strokes and dementia than those full of sugar.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study Links Living Close To Highways With Heart Attack, Stroke
BOSTON (CBS) — A new study conducted by Boston-area researchers shows evidence that links living near highways to increased health risks.
The study by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Boston University School of Health claims people living close to the Massachusetts Turnpike and Interstate 93 were at higher risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.
The study used mobile labs to study ultrafine particles–microscopic metals and chemicals in the air–in Chinatown, Dorchester, and South Boston.
Tufts University professor Doug Brugge said he and his colleagues worked on the study for...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Palmer Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Boston University Pollution Tufts University Source Type: news
Sugary drinks linked to increased fat levels around vital organs
Conclusion
This US cohort study found drinking sugar-sweetened beverages on a daily basis is associated with the highest increase in fat accumulation around the abdominal organs, compared with people who do not consume them.
But there was an average increase in the amount of this fat in all people who took part in the study, although this was lowest in people who never consumed sugar-sweetened beverages.
The study was prospective, which limits some sources of bias, but it has some limitations. For example, the food frequency questionnaire was only conducted once, at baseline.
The results are therefore reliant on the p...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Diabetes Heart/lungs Obesity Source Type: news
A Nearly $16 Million C.T.E. Grant, but N.F.L. Does Not Fund It
Researchers are seeking to unlock mysteries about the brain disease linked to repeated head hits, including how to diagnose C.T.E. in living patients.
Source: NYT Health - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: KEN BELSON Tags: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Brain Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Source Type: news
$16 Million for Brain Research, but $0 from N.F.L.
The league will not help pay for a study to try to find a way to diagnose a degenerative brain disease, despite its potential implications for football players.
Source: NYT Health - December 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: KEN BELSON Tags: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Brain Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Tied To Gout Risk And Flare-Ups
(Reuters Health) - Sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing gout and experiencing flare-ups, according to a new study. The intense pain and swelling of a joint, often a big toe, that marks gout is caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in joints and tissues. Sleep apnea, the study team notes, causes periods of oxygen deprivation during the night when people stop breathing, which triggers overproduction of uric acid in the bloodstream. But little was known about the relationship between the two conditions, the study team writes in Arthritis and Rheumatology. In 2007-2008, almost six percent of men and t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People with gout have lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Conclusion
This population-based study has found that people with gout had a 24% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. It was a well-designed study, in that there were large numbers of people in each group and multiple potential confounding factors were taken into account. The validation of the study was also valuable in showing the expected lack of a link between osteoarthritis and Alzheimer’s disease.
However, there are some limitations with this type of study, with a major one being that it cannot prove cause and effect. While some potential confounding factors were accounted for in the statistical analysi...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Neurology Older people Source Type: news
Campbell’s Soup, American Heart Association Accused Of Misleading Customers
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Adam Levitt American Heart Association Campbell's Soup Dr. William Weintraub Joan Salge Blake Paula Ebben Sodium Source Type: news
