Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Genetic Testing Costs Coming Down but Do You Want to Know?

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As you sit around the Thanksgiving table, an interesting conversation you might entertain is whether you would like your genes analyzed fo...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Only Two Percent of Boomers Have Dental Insurance Benefits

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There have increasingly been studies showing the relationship between dental health and overall health. For example, associations...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Retire at 73. Another Reason Young People Need to Pay Attention to Aging Issues

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This Millenial is the exception. At a recent publicity summit that I attended, I pitched the media on a story angle ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Breast Cancer Radiation May Increase Risk of Heart Disease

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(JAMA) Among patients with early stages of breast cancer, those whose hearts were more directly irradiated with radiation treatments on th...
Monday, November 18, 2013

BP Drugs May Cut Alzheimer's Dementia by 50%

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(From McKnights) Seniors who take certain blood pressure medications might be at a dramatically reduced risk for developing dementia as...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Are You Getting a Good Night's Sleep? Less Sleep, Poor Quality Sleep May Have Alzheimer's Link

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(From JAMA) Getting less sleep and poor sleep quality are associated with abnormal brain imaging findings suggesting Alzheimer disease (AD...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Are You Being Over-Diagnosed?

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(From JAMA) Cancer screenings can find treatable disease at an earlier stage but they can also detect cancers that will never progress to...