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Dementia
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have published new data on dementia
May 16th, 2008
"Results from epidemiologic studies of postmenopausal hormone use and dementia have been conflicting. Investigators from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study reported that the incidence of dementia in women aged >= 65 years assigned to hormone use was increased," scientists in the United States report. "Here the authors report results from a prospective cohort study of 2,906 dementia-free women (1,519 hormone users and 1,387 hormone nonusers) aged >= 75 years who were recruited from a Southern California health plan in 1999 and followed through 2003. Cognitive status was assessed annually using the Telephone Interview of Cognitive Status-modified,...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-05-16)
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