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Calcium and vitamin D supplements do notprotect postmenopausal women from breast cancer, a new studyreveals.

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Measures of general body fat such as body mass index and measures of abdominal fat such as waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio can be used to assess the risk of death, according to an article in the Nov. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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In the largest study of its kind, Pittsburgh Compound B, an imaging agent that could facilitate the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, has been used to identify amyloid deposition in the brains of clinically older adults. The findings, published in this month’s issue of the Archives of Neurology, could not only shed more light on how the illness progresses, but also open the door to the possibility of prevention strategies, said senior investigator William E.

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High concentrations of fine particulate matter air pollution may result in adverse cardiovascular responses, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions held Nov. 8 to 12 in New Orleans.

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Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found. One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison, only 21 percent of those treated with drugs were symptom-free. Results were so convincing the trial was halted early.

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) — Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure have many more doctor visits and take more medications than those without heart failure, researchers are reporting.

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Alzheimer’s Society has welcomed draft regulations for direct payments today as the Department of Health consultation closes. The draft regulations extend direct payments to people who lack capacity and remove the blanket exclusion that currently applies to people who are subject to various provisions of mental health legislation. Extending direct payments will help to give more people with dementia choice and control over their lives.

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The Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines with recommendations for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes among patients with increased metabolic risk, published in the October issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and the University of Plymouth, have received a grant funding of £2million over the next five years from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate new ways of developing clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

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State Medicaid programs vary dramatically in implementation of prior authorization programs for biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, according to research published Nov. 15 in Arthritis Care& Research.

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