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Dementia
Moderate consumption of alcohol associated with lower risk among older adults
March 31st, 2003
Having one to six alcoholic drinks a week is linked with a lower risk for dementia for older adults, compared to abstaining from alcohol, according a study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Alcohol consumption has been associated with complex changes in the brain and its blood vessels in older adults. How alcohol consumption affects the incidence of dementia has been less clear. Dementia imposes a tremendous burden on patients, caregivers, and society. Alzheimer disease alone causes more than 360,000 new cases in the United States annually, with a national annual cost of caring for such patients of more than $50 billion. This burden has spurred a...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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