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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ ++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THAT'SNEWS Video Games Could Spur Attention Difficulties in Children NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS children who log more hours on a video-game console could be at higher risk for acting impulsively and developing attention problems. The study, published in the American Psychological Association's new journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture, was authored by Douglas A. Gentile, Ph.D., associate professor of psychol- ogy at Iowa State University. Approximately 3,034 children between ages 8 and 17 participated in the study during a three- year period. Each child was questioned about how long and often he or she played video games and, additionally, completed psychological tests to gauge impulsiveness and attention span. Dr. Gentile found that while technology can help children improve their ability to process information on a visual level, it could actually impair overall concentration. Citrus INCORPORATING GRAPEFRUIT AND oranges into a balanced diet could boost women's defenses against ischemic stroke, according to a new study pub- lished in the journal Stroke. Conducted by the Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom and led by Aedin Cassidy, professor of diet and health at Norwich Medical School, the study utilized data from the Nurses' Health Study. With information spanning 14 years and approximately 69,622 participants, the team looked at how differ- ent flavonoids found in fresh foods could positively affect health. Researchers found that women who consume a high amount of citrus fruit have a 19% lower ischemic stroke risk compared with women who eat less citrus. 22 | Central New York MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM May Strike Down Stroke in Women Depression Risk in Cardiovascular Patients CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING MEDICATIONS, SUCH as statins, could have a mood-boosting effect for heart patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Previous research by study leader Mary Whooley, M.D., pro- fessor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, found that cardiovascular patients who are depressed are less likely to participate in healthy lifestyle changes such as exercise and regular medication intake. In the more recent study, of the 965 San Francisco Bay-area patients surveyed in 12 different outpatient clinics, approximately 65% of the patients took statins. Among the 776 patients who did not present depressive symptoms during a baseline period, a 48% reduction in the odds of being depressed during a six-year follow-up period was linked to statin use. This percentage was reduced to 38% after adjustment for potential cofounders. ADVERTISERS' INDEX Bryant & Stratton College ............................................................. 11 Crouse Hospital .................................................................................9 Danlee Medical Products, Inc ...................................................... 11 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield .................................Back Cover Hewlett-Packard............................................... Inside Back Cover Infusacare Medical Services, P.C.................................................17 Internist Associates ........................................................................ 21 Maico Hearing Aid Service ............................................................17 NY Heart Center ................................................................................9 St. Joseph's ....................................................... Inside Front Cover Wells Fargo ....................................................................................... 15 Statins Could Lower

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