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General Anesthesia Raises Dementia Risk Among Elderly Patients Elderly patients who are exposed to general anesthesia have a 35% higher risk of developing dementia, researchers from INSERM and University of Bordeaux, France, reported at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (
Medical News Today | Jun 2, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Exposure To General Anaesthesia Could Increase The Risk Of Dementia In Elderly By 35% Exposure to general anaesthesia increases the risk of dementia in the elderly by 35%, says new research presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA). The research is by Dr Francois Sztark, INSERM and U
Medical News Today | Jun 1, 2013 07:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Immunological Tests Superior In Colon Cancer Screening For early detection of colorectal (colon) cancer, statutory health insurance in Germany offers a fecal occult blood test free of charge to all insured persons starting at 50 years of age. In addition, those 55 or older are entitled to an endoscopic examin
Medical News Today | May 29, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Older Patients With Central Vision Loss Benefit From 'Preferred Retinal Location' Perceptual learning techniques may provide a useful new approach to rehabilitation in patients with central vision loss - taking advantage of visual plasticity that persists even in old age, according to a special article in the June issue of Optometry an
Medical News Today | May 29, 2013 07:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Link Between Depression, Telomere Enzyme, Aging And Chronic Disease The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain. In recent years some studies have linked major, long-term depression with life-threatening chronic disease and with
Medical News Today | May 27, 2013 08:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Loss of reading vision If you’re an average Canadian you won’t be able to read this. Because 40 – the average age of Canadians today – is the same age at which presbyopia, or the loss of reading vision, begins.
Canoe.ca | May 27, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Fish oil supplements could cut diabetes risk On the heels of a recent study that finds fish oil can reverse the negative effects of junk food on the brain comes more good news: fish oil supplements could also help reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes, a new Harvard University study has found.
Canoe.ca | May 24, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

WHO voices deep concern over coronavirus The World Health Organization voiced deep concern Thursday over the SARS-like virus that has killed 22 people in less than a year, saying it might potentially spread more widely between humans.
Canoe.ca | May 24, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Chamomile tea may help fight cancer One good reason to brew a cup of chamomile tea: researchers say it may help fight cancer.
Canoe.ca | May 22, 2013 12:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to
Medical News Today | May 21, 2013 10:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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