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Depression May Accelerate Cognitive Decline

Depression May Accelerate Cognitive Decline

Depression in patients with type 2 diabetes is a significant risk factor for dementia. In that major depression occurs in up to 20% of diabetics and it has been shown to increase the risk for retinopathy and other microvascular complications, as well as macrovascular complications like heart attack and stroke, researchers from the University of …

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Employment Confers Health

Employment Confers Health

Postmenopausal women who work tend be in better health than their unemployed counterparts. Previous studies suggest that people who work tend to do financially better and are more physically active, and that may influence their risk of Metabolic Syndrome – a condition that is characterized by central obesity, hypertension, and associated with increased risk of …

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