Mysterious disease in Kazakhstan – A new von Economo encephalitis, post-vaccine, or mass hysteria?
Posted on September 10, 2014 by
“There have been many such unexplained events. Some of them have been caused by agents such as virus that were discovered later, such as von economo encephalitis, others by vaccines, most have been unexplained medically and assumed to be mass hysteria”
Neurology.org: Poor sleep quality is associated with increased cortical atrophy in community-dwelling adults
Posted on September 9, 2014 by
Sleep and cognitive status is a developing hot topic. When will hospitals have to assure a peaceful, uninterrupted night for inpatients? Poor sleep quality is associated with increased cortical atrophy in community-dwelling adults Claire E. Sexton, DPhil, Andreas B. Storsve, MSc, Kristine B. Walhovd, PhD, Heidi Johansen-Berg, DPhil
Salt intake is associated with inflammation in chronic heart failure.
Posted on September 4, 2014 by
Int Cardiovasc Res J.
Neurology.org: Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease
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Our results confirm that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease. This adds to the ongoing debate about the role of vitamin D in nonskeletal conditions.
Use of bilateral mastectomy increased significantly throughout California from 1998 through 2011 and was not associated with lower mortality than that achieved with breast-conserving surgery plus radiation.
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September 2014, Vol 312, No. 9