Evaluating Your Memory Lapses
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Memory lapses are common with age, but do not necessarily signal the onset of dementia.
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FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE
Can A Crazy Relationship Make You Sick?
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As it turns out, there is a direct correlation between bad relationships and depressive symptoms, alcohol problems, and lower scores of self-reported health.
Read MoreMedication management missing amongst elderly
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Older adults use more medications from prescriptions, over-the-counter (OTC) and supplements than any other age group in the United States.
Read MoreJust Exactly How Sweet is Revenge...?
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A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis finds that revenge has neither a temperature nor a flavor.
Read MoreHypertension: High in the general public
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High blood pressure or hypertension is a “silent killer” with few warning signs continuing to elude and remain at high levels in the American public. About 70 million people - 1 out of 3 adults – have it but only 52% have it under control.
Read MoreConnection between heart attacks & diabetes
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It has been known that individuals with diabetes are at a greater risk for developing heart disease along with a higher incidence of death following a heart attack.
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The Best Drinks for Hydration
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We Americans, never without our water bottles, are probably the most hydrated population on earth. But how much of what we drink is retained?
Read MoreKilling You Slowly: Your Office
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A new study by a Florida State University researcher shows that both a lack of stimulation in the workplace and a dirty working environment can have a long-term cognitive effect on employees.
Read MoreCan We Slow Down Aging?
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The future begins in July. A joint clinical study will be conducted by Washington University in St. Louis and Keio University in Japan, involving a bio-chemical that may slow down the aging process in humans.
Read MoreThe medicinal allure of lavender oil
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The sight of beautiful blue and purple hues of a field of lavender under a perfect summer sky is one you will never forget.
Read MorePros and cons of vasectomies and tubal ligations
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The decision to seek permanent sterilization should be well-thought out and researched by both men and women.
Read MoreMany patients share prescribed painkillers
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The opioid epidemic has a problem with patients who have been prescribed opioid painkillers receiving not only more than they needed but often sharing the medications with others.
Read MoreTherapeutic antibody improves outlook for stomach cancer
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A promising new study finds that an experimental therapy based on immune-system antibodies is helping extend the life of people with advanced stomach cancer.
Read MoreRisk of staph infections raised by steroid use
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The risk of life-threatening staph blood infections is shown to be increased in people using glucocorticoids in findings from a new study out of Denmark.
Read MoreAnaphylaxis: When Every Second Counts
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This describes an extreme, often rapid, and potentially life-threatening reaction. The allergen may be as innocuous as a peanut, latex, aspirin or an insect bite.
Read MoreLate Sleepers Need to Eat Better
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Late sleep timing is associated with lower body mass index and is not associated with total caloric intake; however, it remains associated with poorer diet quality.
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New Exoskeleton Designed for Disabled Children
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The Spanish National Research Council(CSIC) has unveiled the first exoskeleton aimed at children with spinal muscular atrophy.
Read MoreMRSA, The “Super Bug”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is an infection caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections.
Read MoreMicrocephaly: In The Shadow of Zika
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In addition to Zika, microcephaly can be caused by a variety of genetic and environmental factors.
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