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Fatty Fish May Cut Risk of Macular Degeneration

March 14th, 2011 Comments off

Eating fatty fish one or more times a week may reduce your risk for developing age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss in people aged 60 and older.

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Fatty Fish May Cut Risk of Macular Degeneration

Aggressive Diabetes Therapy May Raise Death Risk

March 3rd, 2011 Comments off

New results from a large government-run trial confirm that very aggressive treatment to lower blood sugar is associated with an increased risk of death in people with type 2 at high risk for heart attack and stroke.

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Aggressive Diabetes Therapy May Raise Death Risk

Diabetes Risks Go Beyond Heart Attacks, Strokes

March 3rd, 2011 Comments off

People with diabetes have triple the odds of dying of kidney disease and more than double the risk of dying of an infection (excluding pneumonia) or from liver cancer.

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Alcohol May Help Prevent Dementia

March 3rd, 2011 Comments off

Drinking a moderate amount of alcohol may protect against dementia, according to a new study in the journal Age and Ageing.

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Alcohol May Help Prevent Dementia