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Loneliness Tied to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risk

by admin | Oct 11, 2024 | Brain, Brain, Health & Environment, Medical Ethics, Mental Health, Mental, Dementia, Parkinson's disease

By Judy George Source Medpagetoday Loneliness increased the risk for all-cause dementia, a meta-analysis that included more than 600,000 people...

EBV Screening Tied to Lower Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality Risk

by admin | Oct 4, 2024 | Cancer, Cancer, Medical Ethics, Public Health

By Charles Bankhead Source Medpagetoday Individuals screened for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection had a significantly lower risk of nasopharyngeal...

Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group

by admin | Oct 3, 2024 | Cancer, Cancer, Medical Ethics, Public Health

By Jeff Minerd Source Medpagetoday Mean rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tripled among average-risk individuals 45-49 years old after the...

Newborns Fed Breast Milk Exclusively in Hospital Had Lower Asthma Risk

by admin | Sep 30, 2024 | CM, WM & IM policies, Diet therapy, Medical Ethics, Public Health

By Jennifer Henderson Source Medpagetoday ORLANDO -- Infants who exclusively received breast milk throughout their birth hospitalization were less...

Falling May Be a Harbinger of Dementia in Older Adults

by admin | Sep 30, 2024 | Medical Ethics, Public Health

By Judy George Source Medpagetoday A new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia was more common after falls than after other traumatic...