Put Old on Hold Newsletter Links for April, 2010

Links for April, 2010

Belief in a Caring God Improves Response to Medical Treatment for Depression, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100223132021.htm

Research suggests that religious belief can help protect against symptoms of depression, but a study at Rush University Medical Center goes one step further.

Overweight Middle-Aged Adults at Greater Risk for Cognitive Decline in Later Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100223154344.htm

The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sciences.

Lower-Cost Hospital Care Is Not Always Lower in Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222161852.htm

The costs that hospitals incur in treating patients vary widely and do not appear to be strongly associated either with the quality of care patients receive or their risk of dying within 30 days, according to a report in the February 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Midlife Crisis: Unmarried Older Women Twice as Likely to Lack Health Insurance, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224132741.htm

Older women who are divorced, separated or widowed or who have never married have twice the uninsured rate of their married peers, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Remember Magnesium If You Want to Remember: Synthetic Supplement Improves Memory and Staves Off Age-Related Memory Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222162011.htm

Those who live in industrialized countries have easy access to healthy food and nutritional supplements, but magnesium deficiencies are still common. That's a problem because new research from Tel Aviv University suggests that magnesium, a key nutrient for the functioning of memory, may be even more critical than previously thought for the neurons of children and healthy brain cells in adults.

Single Men, Unhappily Married Men May Have Higher Risk of Fatal Stroke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100224151146.htm

Single or unhappily married men may have an elevated risk of fatal stroke in the coming decades, according to a large study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010.

Do Recreational Drugs Make Us Fail to Remember?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100223100659.htm

Have you ever forgotten to post an important letter or let an appointment slip your mind? A new study from UK researchers suggests that for those who regularly use ecstasy or other recreational drugs, this kind of memory lapse is more common. Their research, which uncovered potential links between memory deficits and cocaine for the first time, appears in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE.

Exercise Helps Protect Brain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100218141813.htm

Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows.

NIH Stem Cell Guidelines Should Be Modified, Researchers Urge

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100218173321.htm

A UCSF team, led by bioethicist Bernard Lo, MD, recommends that the National Institutes of Health ethics guidelines for embryonic stem cell research be modified to better protect the rights of individuals donating egg or sperm to patients undergoing in vitro fertilization.

Studies Show Marijuana Has 'Therapeutic Value'; Research Reported to California Legislature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100217152331.htm

Researchers from the University of California's Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) have found "reasonable evidence that cannabis is a promising treatment" for some specific, pain-related medical conditions. Their findings, presented February 17 to the California legislature and public, are included in a report available on the CMCR web site.

An Ibuprofen a Day Could Keep Parkinson's Disease Away, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100217171909.htm

New research shows people who regularly take ibuprofen may reduce their risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released February 17 that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.

McCain 'revisiting' supplements reform Bill

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/280951

Arizona Republican Senator, John McCain, has indicated he may withdraw support for the for Bill he sponsored in February that would have severely amended the way the US dietary supplements industry is regulated.

Readers Digest vitamins article misleads millions of Americans: CRN

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/281940

An article about vitamins published by Readers Digest has mislead millions of Americans about the important contribution dietary supplements can make to a healthy lifestyle, warns the Council for Responsible Nutrition. Its comments follow the publication of the article, 5 Vitamin Truths and Lies in the April 2010 issue of Readers Digest magazine. It suggested that the age-old advice to take your vitamins is a folk tale. "Once upon a time, you believed in the tooth fairy………And you figured that taking vitamins was good for you. Oh, it's painful when another myth gets shattered," wrote the author.

If You Take Simvastatin to Control Cholesterol, Watch out for Infection, Says New Report

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100301091430.htm

Simvastatin might help us control our cholesterol, but when it comes to infection, it's an entirely different story says a new research study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. In the research report, scientists from Italy show that simvastatin delivers a one-two punch to the immune system. First it impairs the ability of specialized immune cells, called macrophages, to kill pathogens. Then, it enhances production of molecules, called cytokines, which trigger and sustain inflammation.

Some 40 Percent of Surface Disinfectants Ineffective in Eliminating Viruses That Cause Gastroenteritis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100317101355.htm

Some 40% of commercial disinfectants used to clean surfaces are believed to be ineffective in eliminating noroviruses, a group of viruses responsible for more than half of all foodborne gastroenteritis outbreaks.

What Will Passage of the Health Care Bill Do For You? From Investor's Business Daily

http://blogs.investors.com/capitalhill/index.php/home/35-politicsinvesting/1563-20-ways-obamacare-will-take-away-our-freedoms

Source: April, 2010 Put Old on Hold Newsletter