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Sleeping Pills on The Brain

by Dr. Gayatri Devi

Okay, here’s a little quiz for you. Recognize any of these names?

Diazepam
Clonazepam
Lorazepam
Alprazolam
Temazepam

48 Million Americans Have Hearing Loss

Nearly a fifth of all Americans 12 years or older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers and published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.

The findings, thought to be the first nationally representative estimate of hearing loss, suggest that many more people than previously thought are affected by this condition.

Alzheimer’s and Herpes Link

In a related post, New Alzheimer’s Test, Dr. Perlmutter looked at the striking correlation between the amount of beta amyloid in the brain and the degree of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s patients.

Depression Screening Controversy

Does depression screening help?

Or does it lead, in the current medical system, to overmedicating the public with antidepressants?

These questions are at the heart of the depression screening controversy, reported in Medscape.

Alzheimer’s Prevention: Reducing Your Risk

by Dr. David Perlmutter

Alzheimer’s disease might well be considered an epidemic. With more than 5.3 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and that number expected to double by 2030, it makes sense to ask ourselves what can be done to prevent this devastating disease.

New Alzheimer’s Test

by Dr. David Perlmutter

Recently an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended the approval of a diagnostic brain scan for Alzheimer’s disease.

The new technology is based upon imaging and quantifying the amount of a specific protein, beta amyloid, in the brains of patients suspected of having the disease. Continue reading »