TopicsA national survey suggests employment, meeting basic needs, living stability, social support, spiritual faith, ability to care for oneself, perceived self-determination, and the ability to adapt to stress are important factors in reducing the risk of violence among veterans.
A new study finds that a drop in testosterone levels over time is more likely to result from a man's behavioral and health changes than by aging. The study results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.
After two recent research reports claiming the benefits of red wine in boosting people's life span and being helpful in blocking fat cell formation, a recent live study states that drinking red wine could set off a migraine. ...
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH Scientists have discovered that plant compounds from a South African flower may in time be used to treat diseases originating in the brain – including depression. At the University of Copenhagen, a number of these substances have now been tested in a laboratory model of the blood-brain barrier. The promising results have been published in the Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology.
In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition.
Undergoing weight-loss surgery can be beneficial not only to attain a desirable figure, but also to cut down the risk of heart disease, a new study has found. ...
A new study claims that the desire to cough can be reduced psychologically since the irritation could be not just a reflex action. ...
Obesity are putting undue pressure on earth's resources, according to a new study. ...
Loneliness – the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation – can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age. But it can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, according to a new study by UCSF researchers.
Government report released on Monday suggests that the number of drugs dispensed to U.S. minors has dropped slightly in the last 10 years, while prescriptions to adults has risen. The use of antibiotics has fallen by 14 percent indicating that the drive to control overuse of drugs "may be working," researchers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) write in the journal Pediatrics, according to REUTERS. According to experts, the cause of the growing numbers of drug-resistant super...
With the growing concern of the obesity epidemic, exercise is an important step in maintaining a healthy body weight. Luckily, that's an easy task to achieve and you do not need to go to the gym to get it done.
Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression. However, new research published in the BMJ, suggests that adding a physical activity intervention to usual care did not reduce symptoms of depression more than usual care alone, even though it increased levels of physical activity.
State laws that limit driving privileges for teens have reduced the incidence of drinking and driving among the nation's youngest licensees, according to a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Not many doctors recommend weight-loss surgery for obese teenagers, the reason being the safety and effectively of the same is still under the scanner. However, a new study claims that weight-loss surgery might work out in the same for teenagers as for adults. For the study, researchers at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine analyzed data from more than 400 surgeons at 360 facilities across the United States who had performed weight-loss surgeries on nearly 900 patients aged betwee...
INDIANAPOLIS -- A new study shows that a practical clinical tool developed by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine to measure severity of dementia symptoms is reliable and valid. The Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor is simple, user-friendly and sensitive to change in symptoms.
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