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More Seniors Should Be Getting Brain Health Screenings, Experts Say
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing issue among Americans, but just 16% of seniors reported being regularly screened for cognitive issues, according to the Alzheimer’s Association’s new 2019 report.
“There’s under-utilization of cognitive assessment in the clinical setting, and a disconnect between patient and provider over who should be initiating it,” says Joanne Pike, chief program officer at the Alzheimer’s Association. “[In] an ideal world, 100% of physicians initiate it, and 100% of seniors bring it up.”
The new report finds that while the majority of doctors and sen...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Brain Source Type: news
Big Number: Diet drinks linked to 23 percent increase in stroke risk in women
Consuming two artificially sweetened beverages a day also connected to heart disease.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 24, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Diet drinks linked to a higher risk of stroke after the menopause
A large, long-term study of postmenopausal women has linked higher consumption of diet drinks to a raised risk of stroke, heart disease, and death.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news
Women face a health risk from just TWO diet drinks a day
AS FEW as two diet drinks a day increase a woman's risk of stroke, heart disease and an early death, research suggests. And experts admitted they did not know which artificial sweeteners may be bad for health and which may be harmless.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could diet soda raise a woman's stroke risk?
New research looks at the possible connection between diet sodas or artificially sweetened fruit juices and heart health
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diet Sodas and Juices Are Linked to Higher Stroke Risk, Study Says
Diet drinks may seem like healthier options than sugary sodas and fruit drinks, but studies haven’t all backed up their health benefits.
In the latest look at the popular beverages, researchers found that older women who drank more diet drinks had a higher risk of stroke and heart disease, as well as a higher risk of dying early from any cause, compared to women who drank fewer of the drinks.
In a study published in the journal Stroke, researchers studied data from more than 81,000 post-menopausal women enrolled in the large population-based Women’s Health Initiative. Three years into the study, the women answe...
Source: TIME: Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Heart Disease Source Type: news
Post-menopausal women who drink diet soda have increased stroke risk
Consuming multiple diet beverages in one day is associated with elevated stroke risk in post-menopausal women, a study says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Could Diet Sodas Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk?
Women who drank two or more diet drinks per day saw their overall stroke risk rise by 23 percent, compared with those who had diet drinks less than once a week.
Source: WebMD Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drinking two or more diet beverages a day linked to high risk of stroke, heart attacks
Drinking two or more diet sodas a day is linked to an increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, a new study says. The risk was highest for obese and African American women.
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diet drinks could raise risk of DYING young and increases the chance of stroke 'by nearly a third'
The major study led by New York's Albert Einstein College of Medicine tracked 80,000 women over 50 for 12 years. The findings add to controversy around artificial sweeteners.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diet Drinks Linked To Increased Stroke Risk & Heart Attacks
This study, as well as other research on the connection between diet beverages and vascular disease, is observational and cannot show cause and effect. That’s a major limitation, researchers say, as it’s impossible to determine whether the association is due to a specific artificial sweetener, a type of beverage or another hidden health issue.
“Postmenopausal women tend to have higher risk for vascular disease because they are lacking the protective effects of natural hormones,” North Carolina cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell said, which could contribute to increased risk for heart disease and stroke...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Heart Attack Stroke Source Type: news
Diet Beverages Linked To Increased Stroke Risk & Heart Attacks
This study, as well as other research on the connection between diet beverages and vascular disease, is observational and cannot show cause and effect. That’s a major limitation, researchers say, as it’s impossible to determine whether the association is due to a specific artificial sweetener, a type of beverage or another hidden health issue.
“Postmenopausal women tend to have higher risk for vascular disease because they are lacking the protective effects of natural hormones,” North Carolina cardiologist Dr. Kevin Campbell said, which could contribute to increased risk for heart disease and stroke...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - February 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Heart Attack Stroke Source Type: news
Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease?
“ We all have someone in our first-degree circle that has either died suddenly or had premature cardiovascular disease, ” said one researcher.
Source: NYT Health - February 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ANAHAD O ’ CONNOR Tags: Obesity Heart Diabetes Cholesterol Blood Pressure Diet and Nutrition Weight Asian-Americans Stroke Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Six foods to include in your diet if you want to lower your reading
HIGH blood pressure isn ’t always easy to spot, but left untreated it can increase your risk of serious health problems, such as stroke. One of the best ways to control your reading is through diet - while some foods should be avoided, here are six experts recommend you eat.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nearly Half of Americans Have Some Form of Heart Disease
About 48% of adults in the U.S. have some type of heart or blood vessel disease, according to a new annual report from the American Heart Association published in the journal Circulation. The finding, based on data collected from 2016, means that almost half of Americans have had a heart attack, stroke, angina, abnormal heart rhythms, or narrowing of the arteries.
The new report also shows that deaths from heart disease, after declining in recent years, rose from 2015 to 2016, from 836,546 to 840,678.
Dr. Mariell Jessup, chief science and medical officer at the American Heart Association, said much of the increase in the p...
Source: TIME: Health - January 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized Heart Disease Source Type: news
