Plano Texas leads the nation in fast food consumption. According to Insidebusiness.com, that apparently happens a lot in Plano, which it declared the city as the fast food capital of the country. There’s apparently a lot of pizza, sub sandwiches and other fast-food staples being consumed in the Collin County city, too. Plano’s roughly 220,000…Read the Rest of Article
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Women under 50 undergoing hysterectomy, with or without oophorectomy, are at an increased risk of heart disease, a new Swedish study suggests [1].
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Supplementation with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in older adults who have mild cognitive impairment may improve memory and cognitive function, a randomized controlled trial suggests.
According to the results of the Memory Improvement with Docosahexaenoic Acid Study trial, 900 mg/day DHA given for 24 weeks improved learning and memory function in healthy elderly adults with age-related cognitive decline.
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Women who discontinue postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) have a significantly increased risk for hip fracture, and the protective effect of HT disappears 2 years after cessation, according to new research presented here at the North American Menopause Society 21st Annual Meeting.
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