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Healthwise 86 May 2007
Healthwise is a regular column written especially for laterlife.com members and visitors by Helen Franks, journalist and author. Welcome to healthwise 86. For previous articles in the healthwise series visit 'more healthwise'
You may have read this already, but in case you missed it, it’s worth repeating: if you take HRT for more than 5 years, you may be at risk from ovarian cancer. An authoritative study from Oxford University says women who take HRT to alleviate menopausal symptoms are more at risk. About a million women were followed up between 1996 and 2001.
Results showed one in 2,500 women will get ovarian cancer and one in every
3,300 will die from it.
No, it doesn’t aid memory, the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found, but it may offer longer life.
People who took ginkgo were 24% less likely to die during a 13-year
study, say researchers.
An oat-based alternative to cream has been launched – and it tastes really
good! Low in saturated fats, totally cholesterol free, it is suitable for
cooking and baking and pouring on fruit.
Drugs such as the antipsychotics and sedatives speed up the progress of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study has found. The worst combination is an antipsychotic with an antidepressant. When they are taken together, they are four times more likely to cause the disease to accelerate than doing nothing.
In the study, 224 Alzheimer’s patients were given various drug
combinations for a year. While drugs designed to treat dementia marginally
slowed the disease’s progress, statins – cholesterol-lowering drugs – had
the most positive impact, to the surprise of the researchers.
A folic acid supplement of 800 micrograms can help protect your hearing as you age, a study Annals of Internal Medicine has found. Men and women aged between 50 and 70 years who were given a folic acid supplement of 800 micrograms every day for three years witnessed a far slower decline in their hearing than those who were given a placebo. Folic acid can be found in green leafy vegetables, chick peas and lentils, as well as supplements. Grain products sold in America and Canada have been fortified with folic acid since 1998.
The NHS offers an interactive cessation support programme, Together, which helps smokers to quit by providing advice at key stages of the giving up process.
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IN THE PREVIOUS EDITION
There are two main types of arthritis
Doctors say a bystander can recognise a stroke by asking
three simple questions: Recent studies have uncovered what seems to be the real culprit behind 50% of cardiovascular, heart and stroke problems. Nearly half of people do not always carry a tissue outside the home, a new survey has found. A vaccine offers hope for hay fever sufferers, in the form of a pill. Why it's a bonus to brush your teeth Good oral hygiene could help prevent strokes and heart attacks say researchers. A new book tells how to use massage and combines ancient healing practices of the east with western massage techniques. More useful health related websites
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