http://nedleyhealthreport.com Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:32:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The most common internal organ transplanted is the kidney. In an effort to decrease the risk of rejection, researchers spend thousands of dollars trying to find the good kidney matches. As it turns out, good mental health is just as important as “good matches”. New research indicates that depression doubles ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/mental-health-important-to-the-success-of-kidney-transplants/ For years we have known that the trace mineral Boron reduces the risk of osteoporosis. According to researchers at the Anderson Cancer Center in Houston , Texas , higher levels of Boron have now been shown to be associated with a lower risk of lung cancer in women.  In the ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/higher-levels-of-boron-less-cancer/ In a 6-year “Health and Retirement Study”, researchers found that social integration helped delay the memory decline which is usually associated with old age. 16,638 Americans participated in the study, which measured memory by immediate and delayed recall of a ten word list.   Social integration was assessed by marital status, volunteer ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/social-integration-can-help-preserve-memory/ Researchers recently completed one of the largest cancer studies ever performed, which surveyed nearly 500,000 adult Americans age 50 and up, then followed their health for four years. The study identified smoking and heavy drinking as major risk factors for the development of head and neck cancers. Certain foods, however, ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/cancer-risk-declines-as-fruit-and-veggie-intake-climbs/ With sex scandals continuing to produce national headlines, the fact that 1 in 4 of U.S. teenage girls is affected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) has slipped under the radar screen. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, an estimated 3.2 million U.S. girls ages 14 through 19 ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/25-of-us-teenage-girls-have-sex-related-diseases/ Because working memory is the single most important predictor of learning, some psychologists are calling it the “new I.Q.” Working memory is what allows people to hold and manipulate a few items in their minds. Like a box, our minds can only hold so much. (Most people can hold 3-5 ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/working-memory-is-more-important-than-iq-here%e2%80%99s-how-to-improve-it/ New research suggests there may be a connection between retirement and mortality in apparently healthy people. The findings surfaced in a study of nearly 17,000 adults. Researchers found that those who were retired upon enrollment in the study were 51% more likely to die during the study period than their ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/early-retirement-may-mean-earlier-death/ The link between listening to pop music and later utilizing alcohol and drugs has been recognized for more than a generation. Syncopated rock and roll rhythms can suppress frontal lobe function. It can also lead individuals to participate in activities that they otherwise would not have, had the frontal lobe ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/the-link-between-rock-music-and-substance-abuse/ A morning-time dose of bright light, when combined with an evening dose of melatonin, may help normalize the sleep-wake cycle in elderly adults with Alzheimer’s. Dr. Glenna A. Dowling of the University of California, who headed the study, randomly assigned 50 nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s into three groups. The ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/melatonin-in-addition-to-light-therapy-may-help-people-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/ The Residential 10-day Nedley Depression Recovery Program has helped many people with depression. To date, the program has a 97% response rate, with more than 50% finding a lasting cure for their depression. Due to Dr. Nedley’s schedule for the rest of the year, only one of these programs will ... http://nedleyhealthreport.com/health_news/97-response-rate-in-treating-depressed-patients/