A new study suggests suicide rates for adults between the ages of 40 and 64 are climbing. Researchers in New Jersey found a sharp increase since 2007 and say the economic downturn may be to blame. SOURCE – American Journal of Preventive Medicine/MedDay/CBS
Blocked arteries
Patients who are not responding to cholesterol-lowering drugs may have blocked arteries. Doctors in Australia tracked nearly 700 people with coronary artery disease who were prescribed statin drugs. In about 20 percent of the patients, the drugs did not bring down bad cholesterol levels. SOURCE – American Heart Association/MedDay/CBS
Coffee
New data indicates drinking coffee may help protect against Multiple Sclerosis. That’s according to doctors at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Researchers found that Americans who didn’t drink coffee were about one and a half times more likely to develop MS than people who drank four or more cups per day. SOURCE – American Academy of Neurology/MedDay/CBS