Thu, Dec-27-18, 18:54
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Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
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This was a surprise, the study was released Nov 2nd and today's newsletter was first time heard about it.
Alzheimer’s Drugs Worsen Cognitive Function
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....On November 2, 2018, the American Medical Association, in their journal, JAMA Network Open, published the results of an extensive meta-analysis designed to determine the effectiveness not only of ChEIs, like Aricept, but also another medication also approved called memantine, marketed under the name Namenda. The research evaluated 10 high-quality studies published in peer-reviewed journals and included a total of 2,714 participants.
The findings of this study not only confirmed the lack of the effectiveness of either of these drug types, used alone or combined, but actually demonstrated that the use of these medications, again, drugs like Aricept and Namenda, where shown to correlate to a faster rate of cognitive decline. Again, the very drugs that are being prescribed across our country, and indeed around the world, with the idea that they are somehow going to treat Alzheimer’s disease are actually associated with a more aggressive decline in cognitive function:....
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https://www.drperlmutter.com/alzhei...nitive-function |