Daily aspirin to boost memory? Don’t bother
You're over 50 and getting a bit forgetful. Should you pop an aspirin a day? Lots of patients do. The rationale is that age related cognitive decline may be due to atherosclerosis, which aspirin helps to combat. Unfortunately, this well designed study (AAA) didn't show any cognitive benefit in men and women over 50 who took daily low dose aspirin. So the answer, for now, is "no; don’t bother with the aspirin". An editorial says that drugs that lower blood pressure are probably the best way of slowing vascular cognitive decline. Daily aspirin should be reserved for those at high risk of strokes or heart attacks and low risk of bleeding.
Source: BMJ 2008 337: a1198

Pill or op for reflux?
If you had long standing reflux, would you take a pill or opt for surgery? This three year study compared the effectiveness and safety of a daily tablet (esomeprazole 20-40 mg) versus laparoscopic antireflux surgery (LARS) for chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Both groups fared well; 93% on medical treatment remained symptom free after three years, compared to 90% after surgery. There were no major postoperative complications after surgery, but personally I'd still opt for the pills.
Source: Gut 2008;57:1207-1213

¿Recuerdas cuándo?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzae_SqbmDE

Dueling Banjos
Song Dueling Banjos from Deliverance.
"Dueling Banjos" is an instrumental composition that was made famous in a scene from the 1972 movie Deliverance. The scene depicts Billy Redden playing the piece opposite actor Ronny Cox on guitar. Redden plays "Lonnie"—a mentally retarded, and extremely gifted banjo player. Due to the unique sound of the song and its inclusion in the film, it went straight to #2 on the U.S. pop charts.The piece was arranged and performed for the movie by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel and was on the movie's soundtrack album.
Writers- Arthur Smith, Don Reno, arranged by Eric Weissberg, Steve MandelProducer- Joe BoydLabel- Warner Bros. Records