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2013 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures
This report provides information to increase understanding of the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, health expenditures and costs of care, and effect on caregivers and society in general. It also explores the roles and unique challenges of long-distance caregivers, as well as interventions that target those challenges. An estimated 5.2 million Americans have AD. Approximately 200,000 people younger than 65 years with AD comprise the younger onset AD population; 5 million comprise the older onset AD population. Throughout the coming decades, the baby boom ...
Source: Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association - March 1, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alzheimer's Association Tags: Alzheimer's Association Report Source Type: research

Could Antibodies or Hormones Slow Brain Damage from Alzheimer’s?
Scientists have discovered that certain antibodies may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Patricia Salinas of University College London, UK, and her team focused on a protein called Dkk1, present in raised levels in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Using brain samples from mice, the team looked at the progressive disintegration of synapses in the hippocampus when exposed to a protein called amyloid-beta, thought to be central to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. “Synaptic loss mediated by amyloid-beta in early stages of the disease might contribute to cognitive...
Source: Psych Central - June 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jane Collingwood Tags: Aging Alzheimer's Disorders General Seniors Abnormal Deposits Alzheimer S Disease Antibodies Brain Area Brain Damage Cognitive Decline Cognitive Impairments Disintegration Dr Patricia Dr Simon Hippocampus Journal Of Neurosc Source Type: news

Fish oil supplements linked to prostate cancer
"Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements may increase the risk of aggressive prostate cancer by 70%," the Daily Mail reports. The story, covered widely in the media, comes from a large and well designed study that also found that high blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids were associated with a 44% increase in the risk of slow growing prostate cancer. Supporters of fish oil supplements have claimed that they can reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack and dementia as well as improving cognitive function and mental health. But there is little conclusive evidence to justify these claims. The findings match previous stud...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Food/diet Source Type: news

Was Arafat poisoned by radioactive polonium?
Yasser Arafat The Maybe-Murder of Yasser Arafat: In a must-read post on Wired Science Blogs, Deborah Blum points out that despite the recent confirmation of traces of radioactive polonium-210 in the exhumed remains of Palestinian Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat, it is far from certain that he died of radiation poisoning. In October 2004, a month before he died, Arafat developed vomiting and abdominal pain. The symptoms were so severe that he was transferred from his home on the West Bank to a hospital in France. The direct cause of Arafat’s death — which occurred on November 11 — was a hemorrha...
Source: The Poison Review - November 12, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical acute radiation syndrome arafat cesium himalayan mountain salt hypokalemia pablo neruda poisoning polonium-210 radioactivity smacc 2013 weekly web review in toxicology Source Type: news

Plasma testosterone, obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Abstract The frequency of diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome rises concurrently with that of body mass index (BMI). In adult men, plasma testosterone level changes evolve inversely to that of BMI. Plasma total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and free testosterone are significantly lower in adult men with a clinical and biological pattern of metabolic syndrome (MetS) than in those without such a pattern. After adjustment for confounding factors, diabetes type 2 (DT2) remains associated with a significant decrease of plasma testosterone level. The androgenic blockade, used as a treatment for dissem...
Source: Presse Medicale - November 21, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Prévost G, Eas F, Kuhn JM Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research

Adiponectin as a routine clinical biomarker.
Abstract Adiponectin is a protein synthesized and secreted predominantly by adipocytes into the peripheral blood. However, circulating adiponectin level is inversely related with body weight, especially visceral fat accumulation. The mechanism of this paradoxical relation remains obscure. Low circulating adiponectin concentrations (hypoadiponectinemia; <4 μg/mL) are associated with a variety of diseases, including dysmetabolism (type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, hyperuricemia), atherosclerosis (coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease), slee...
Source: Clin Med Res - January 1, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Kishida K, Funahashi T, Shimomura I Tags: Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab Source Type: research

Conservative management for low-risk prostate cancer improves quality-adjusted life expectancy at lower cost compared with initial treatment
Commentary on: Hayes JH, Ollendorf DA, Pearson SD, et al.. Observation versus initial treatment for men with localized, low-risk prostate cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Ann Intern Med 2013;158:853–60. Context What is the best treatment for localised prostate cancer? This simple question, for a common disease now affecting about one in six North American men, does not have a clear answer. This is not a ‘normal’ situation in medicine. For most common diseases, including most primary cancers, there is usually a consensus as to the best therapeutic approach. Not so for localised prostate cancer. Surge...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - January 22, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Klotz, L. Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Stroke, Screening (oncology), Radiology, Surgical diagnostic tests, Clinical diagnostic tests, Prostate Economic analysis Source Type: research

Cerebral microbleeding in varicella-zoster viral meningitis: An early sign of vasculopathy?
A 75-year-old man undergoing chemotherapy for prostate cancer for 3 months presented with headache after having blisters in his left ear canal and auricle. His body temperature at presentation was 38°C. Neurologic examination revealed nuchal stiffness and left peripheral facial palsy. We also noted leukocytopenia (2,000/µL) and elevated serum C-reactive protein (8.51 mg/dL). CSF analysis showed no erythrocytes, elevated leukocytes (640/µL; 3% monocytes, 97% neutrophils), an increased protein level (473 mg/dL), and slightly decreased glucose level (51 mg/dL, serum glucose 120 mg/dL). Brain MRI and magnetic r...
Source: Neurology - March 3, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ohtomo, R., Shirota, Y., Iwata, A., Shimizu, J., Tsuji, S. Tags: MRI, Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, Vasculitis, Viral infections CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES Source Type: research

Small study finds that 3 years after prostate cancer treatment, men may report high quality of life and functioning
Commentary on: Jakobsson L, Persson L, Lundqvist P. Daily life and life quality 3 years following prostate cancer treatment. BMC Nurs 2013;12:11. Implications for practice and research The male patients in this study reported high levels of quality of life, with high ratings for overall physical functioning and health. They appeared to adjust to the diminished sexual function. Nurses can use these outcomes and the results from other studies to inform patients. Nurses should understand that each individual will have a different prediagnosis level of and valuation of sexual activity/function. Further multicentred large studi...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - March 14, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Albaugh, J. Tags: Adult nursing, Stroke, Prostate cancer, Urological cancer, Sexual and gender disorders, Prostate, Health education Source Type: research

2014 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures
This report discusses the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, costs of care, and overall effect on caregivers and society. It also examines the impact of AD on women compared with men. An estimated 5.2 million Americans have AD. Approximately 200,000 people younger than 65 years with AD comprise the younger onset AD population; 5 million are age 65 years or older. By mid-century, fueled in large part by the baby boom generation, the number of people living with AD in the United States is projected to grow by about 9 million. Today, someone in the country d...
Source: Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association - March 1, 2014 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Alzheimer's Association Tags: Online Exclusives Source Type: research

Alzheimer's Association report.
This report discusses the public health impact of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality rates, costs of care, and overall effect on caregivers and society. It also examines the impact of AD on women compared with men. An estimated 5.2 million Americans have AD. Approximately 200,000 people younger than 65 years with AD comprise the younger onset AD population; 5 million are age 65 years or older. By mid-century, fueled in large part by the baby boom generation, the number of people living with AD in the United States is projected to grow by about 9 million. Today, someone in the country ...
Source: The Journal of Alzheimers Association - May 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Alzheimers Dement Source Type: research

Fruits And Vegetables May Not Prevent Cancer
BOSTON (CBS) – Who hasn’t heard that eating a lot of fruits and vegetables can help you fend off cancer? Dr. Walter Willett, a leading expert on nutrition and health at the Harvard School of Public Health, says your diet may play less of a role in cancer prevention as originally thought. “As better data have come along,” he says, “the benefits for cancer don’t look nearly as impressive.” And fat doesn’t appear to be as bad as once thought for promoting cancer either. “There had been a strong belief that fat in our diet was the major cause of breast cancer, colon cancer, prostate cancer and oth...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Cancer Dr. Mallika Marshall Dr. Walter Willett Fruit Vegetables Source Type: news

Patients miss gravity of cancer symptoms
Lack of concern, not embarrassment, stops people seeing GP about rectal bleedingRelated items from OnMedicaTV awareness ads on stroke and cancer to be relaunchedPlan to train more GPs in spotting cancer earlyWomen in 70s often clueless about breast cancer symptomsCall for improvements in prostate cancer screeningHPV behind dramatic rise in anal cancer rates
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 12, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

The Week Ahead: Stroke, Prostate Ca, Sports Med
(MedPage Today) -- After learning he has localized prostate cancer, what key factors influence a patient's choice of active surveillance over treatment? That question will be answered in the week ahead.
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - July 13, 2014 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Few people living with and beyond cancer meet current exercise recommendations
Commentary on: Bourke L, Homer KE, Thaha MA, et al.. Interventions for promoting habitual exercise in people living with and beyond cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013;9:CD010192. Implications for practice and research Cancer survivors benefit from regular exercise, therefore it is important that oncology nurses are knowledgeable about interventions that help patients increase and sustain exercise. Oncology nurses should also be aware of the limitations of current research when designing effective behavioural interventions aimed at promoting habitual exercise. Context An estimated 29 million individuals are living with...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - September 15, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Spector, D. Tags: Open access, Health promotion, Stroke, Colon cancer, Prostate cancer, Urological cancer, Prostate, Internet Source Type: research