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A new report suggests that measuring how much an individual’s performance varies across several neuropsychological tests enhances the accuracy of predicting whether older adults will develop dementia. The study is published by researchers at Albert Einstein College of medicine of Yeshiva University in the August 20 issue of JAMA.Developing strategies to improve the prediction [...]

Trauma patients over age 65 are less likely than younger patients to be taken to Maryland trauma centers, according to a report published Tuesday in the Archives of Surgery, the Baltimore Sun reports. For the study, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of medicine and

A report published by researchers at Albert Einstein College of medicine of Yeshiva University in the August 20 issue of JAMA suggests that measuring how much an individual's performance varies across several neuropsychological tests enhances the accuracy of predicting whether older adults will develop dementia. Developing strategies to improve the prediction and diagnosis of dementia has critical therapeutic and public health implications.

People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Washington University School of medicine in St.

Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health. The study found that individuals with diabetes had higher levels of arsenic in the urine compared to individuals without diabetes. The results are published in the August 20, 2008, issue of JAMA.

CV Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) announced that the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology has published a study of ranolazine showing that ranolazine significantly (p

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Repeat exams using widely available and inexpensive ultrasound imaging could help identify patients at high risk for a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Radiology. Researchers performed ultrasound imaging on the carotid arteries of 1,268 patients who were asymptomatic but at high risk for cardiovascular disease.

Though B vitamins have some health benefits, a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA finds that they are not an effective means of preventing death or cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. To motivate this large randomized trial, researcher Marta Ebbing, M.D.

According to a study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA, an analysis using a representative sample of U.S. adults has found a relationship between higher levels of arsenic in the urine and an increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes. It has been widely documented that arsenic from inorganic sources is highly toxic and causes cancer in humans. Drinking water that is contaminated with inorganic arsenic exposes millions of individuals worldwide to the toxin.