Doctors in Egypt tracking more than five hundred men in a study said patients with more grey hair were at a higher risk for heart problems, regardless of their age.
Researchers in Finland said dementia patients taking common sedatives may be at extra risk for pneumonia. Doctors said benzodiazepines such as xanax and valium were linked to a 30 percent higher risk of pneumonia in Alzheimer’s patients.
A new study looked at 21,000 teenagers over a 15 year period and found more hypertension among obese Hispanic and wWhite students, than their Black and Asian peers.
Sources:
1 – European Society of Cardiology
2- CMAJ
3 – Pediatrics
