People with high blood pressure are up to six hundred per cent more likely to develop dementia according to new research, released by Alzheimer’s Society during Dementia Awareness Week (6- 12 July 2008). High blood pressure led to a six fold increase in vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia in the UK, according to the research.
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UroToday.com - While erectile dysfunction has been described since ancient times, adequate treatment has only been available for the last three decades. Modern penile prosthetic devices were first developed in the early 1970s when Small et al. along with Scott et al. reported the implantation of penile prosthetic devices into the corpora cavernosa to fill the corpora cavernosa and provide Read the rest of this entry »
Moving house or the separation of parents can significantly increase the risk of children developing allergies later on. These are the results from a long-term study correlating life-style, immune system development and allergies, led by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig (UFZ), the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and the "Institut f??r Umweltmedizinische Forschung" Read the rest of this entry »
New research findings suggest that some food-allergic children may not be equipped with enough potentially life-saving medication to reverse a severe allergic reaction.
According to research to be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, a second dose of epinephrine - the drug of choice for treating severe allergic reactions - was needed in nearly 1-of-5 Read the rest of this entry »
A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with fewer side effects than the current standard of care.
The study found a new drug telmisartan is as effective as the popular drug ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death in Read the rest of this entry »