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Study reveals gaps in follow-up care after concussion
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- Written by NIH NIH
- Published: 26 May 2018 26 May 2018
Washington, DC - Being discharged from a hospital trauma center after receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) does not necessarily mean that a patient has fully recovered. TBI can lead to long-lasting physical and cognitive symptoms, but a new study in JAMA Network Open suggests that many patients may not be receiving follow-up care.
Annual Report to the Nation: overall cancer mortality continues to decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized
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- Written by National Cancer Institute National Cancer Institute
- Published: 26 May 2018 26 May 2018
Washington, DC - The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that overall cancer death rates continue to decline in men, women, and children in the United States in all major racial and ethnic groups. Overall cancer incidence, or rates of new cancers, decreased in men and were stable in women from 1999 to 2014. In a companion study, researchers reported that there has been an increase in incidence of late-stage prostate cancer and that after decades of decline, prostate cancer mortality has stabilized.
NSAIDs and risk for heart attack and stroke
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- Written by Rekha Mankad, M.D. Rekha Mankad, M.D.
- Published: 14 May 2018 14 May 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) - medications commonly used to treat pain and inflammation - can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Leaders in brain research join to fund better understanding of age-related cognitive impairment
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- Written by Alexson Calahan Alexson Calahan
- Published: 14 May 2018 14 May 2018
Dallas, Texas - As health advances allow people to live longer, healthy aging has become an urgent frontier for research. The burden of age-related cognitive impairment – whether from Alzheimer’s Disease, vascular dysfunction, or other causes – is growing exponentially. To accelerate collaborative brain-aging research, The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association are committing $43 million with additional partners to co-fund a new research initiative with the goal of shedding new light on how to better prevent, detect and treat age-related cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease.
Is your snoring just a nuisance or a sign of something serious?
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 14 May 2018 14 May 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder. It causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep.