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Medical Notes: Week of December 16, 2018

Studies showing neither aspirin, nor omega 3 fish oil supplements help during a heart attack. Then, health issues related to inflammation and grief and finally, people with ADHD being recognized as assets to their employers.

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Published: December 16, 2018 by RHJ Producer

Millions of people take low dose aspirin in hopes of warding off a heart attack. Millions more take omega-3 fish oil supplements in part for the same reason. But a pair of studies in the Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine show that if you’re healthy and haven’t had a heart attack already… neither one will do you much good. In both studies, heart events were virtually the same as for people taking a placebo. And those taking aspirin had nearly twice the stomach bleeding… and a lot more indigestion.

People who’ve suffered a terrible loss often suffer worse health afterward. Now scientists have tracked one reason. A study at Rice University shows that people suffering from severe grief experience as much as 53 percent higher levels of inflammation throughout the body compared to normal people, and that outward signs of depression are no guide to the inflammation going on inside. Researchers say inflammation contributes to almost every disease in older people… especially heart attack and stroke.

And finally… some people consider attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder to be a disability. But a study in The Journal of Creative Behavior finds that in some fields, like marketing, product design, and technology, having ADHD is an asset to employment. Researchers find that people with ADHD resist conformity and ignore typical information. In short, they much more easily think outside the box.

Program #: 18-50Segment Type: Medical NotesTopics: Aging and the Elderly| Anxiety and Depression| Biology| Business and Industry| Cardiology| Death and Grief| Employment| Employment and Workplace Issues| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Inflammation and Pain| Medical Research| Mental Health| News and Headlines| Pollution| Research and Clinical TrialsMedical Conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)| Cardiovascular/Heart Disease| DepressionMedical Journals: Journal of Creative Behavior| New England Journal of Medicine| The LancetInstitutions & Organizations: Rice UniversityProducers: Jason Dickey
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