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Combined results from two studies show that Solanezumab, an Alzheimer’s drug being developed by Eli Lilly & Co., might slow mental decline, particularly in milder Alzheimer’s cases. The results were announced on Monday by researchers at a conference of the American Neurological Association in Boston. While the separate studies showed that the drug did not […]
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A new ‘revolutionary’ trifocal lens implant offers a breakthrough for cataract patients by enabling clear near, far and intermediate vision through the use of three different focal points. In a bladeless operation under local anesthetic, the implant is inserted using a computer-guided laser in just a few minutes. This laser makes a 2mm incision in […]
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It has been discovered that women who undergo early menopause are at a greater risk of having a cardiac incident or a stroke. The study was conducted at the University of Alabama on twenty five hundred women. In this study there were almost seven hundred women that had undergone early menopause. It was discovered that […]
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A new study has given additional credence to something many researchers have long suspected: rheumatoid arthritis patients have a higher risk of blood clots in the first ten years after their diagnosis. While the Swedish study, which was published in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, does not prove […]
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A recent study suggests that individuals over the age of 65 who have taken certain sleeping pills or anti-anxiety drugs may face a higher risk of developing dementia within 15 years than those who have never taken the pills. According to a 2010 study in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal, it is estimated that between 22 […]
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