Many preventive measures for cognitive decline and for preventing Alzheimer’s disease — mental stimulation, exercise, and a variety of dietary supplements — have been studied over the years.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the new criteria last month for Crestor, which is made by AstraZeneca and is the nation’s second best-selling statin, behind Lipitor by Pfizer.
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Red wine best
Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
More than half of American adults drink alcoholic beverages, according to background information in the article.
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Individuals who regain weight should exercise to maintain health benefits of weight loss
With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality.
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Advanced paternal age is a risk only when the mother is younger
Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father’s age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers.
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