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Depression may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with memory problems.
July 3, 2009... People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed, according to a study published in the June 16, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. However, the...

Complaints of fatigue and tiredness in people with OSA improve with CPAP treatment.
July 3, 2009... A study in the June 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the complaints of fatigue and tiredness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) improved significantly with good adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, suggesting that - like the...

Study shows transfer of heavy metals from water to fish in Huelva estuary.
July 3, 2009... A team of researchers from the University of Cadiz has confirmed that zinc, copper and lead are present at high levels in the water and sediments of the Huelva estuary, and have studied how some of these heavy metals are transferred to fish. The study shows that zinc, cadmium and copper...

Cost-effective measures could stop child pneumonia deaths.
July 3, 2009... Implementing measures to improve nutrition, indoor air pollution, immunization coverage and the management of pneumonia cases could be cost-effective and significantly reduce child mortality from pneumonia, according to a study led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health....

Hodgkin lymphoma survivors have increased risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack.
July 3, 2009... Patients treated for Hodgkin lymphoma with radiation therapy have a substantially higher risk of stroke, according to a new study published June 17 online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (see also Journal of the National Cancer Institute). The study was undertaken because...