Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the Rochester Epidemiology Project — which allows researchers access to medical records of nearly all residents of Olmsted ...

Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children and adolescents in a study that sought to determine the cardiac effects of prolonged exposure to HAART on children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics, a ...

Maternal use of valproate (a drug used for the treatment of epilepsy and other neuropsychological disorders) during pregnancy was associated with a significantly increased risk of autism in offspring, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA. The authors caution that these findings must be balanced against the treatment benefits for women who require valproate for ...

Western Australians with chronic musculoskeletal pain can now access a range of information and practical self-management tips with the click of a mouse. WA Health's new painHEALTH website is the first of its kind in Australia and will help the estimated 700,000 Australians who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain.

The use of celebrity endorsements by Nicole Kidman and others needs a rethink in light of a Therapeutic Goods Administration decision to ban a Swisse appetite suppressant after finding the scientific evidence does not support the product claims, says CHF CEO Carol Bennett.

Real-time social phenomenon, Twitter, can be a powerful tool to help prevent heart disease and improve health practices, according to a group of researchers affiliated with the University of Sydney.

According to a study published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, a baseline adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) is associated with a lower risk of hyperuricemia, defined as a serum uric acid (SUA) concentration higher than 7mg/dl in men and higher than 6mg/dl in women.

While colds and flus are often accompanied by fevers which literally make you hot, we all know that there’s nothing hot about the way you look when you’ve got the ‘flu! A snotty nose, red watery eyes and a hacking cough make you look and feel pretty ugly. These illnesses also have an ugly impact on your hip pocket when you add up the expense of days off work and ...

A new study has examined the cognitive effects of hormone therapy on memory, language and concentration in menopausal women.A study, published in the Menopause journal, examined the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) E2D, which used a combination of hormones estradiol and drospirenone to treat women. Early postmenopausal women aged between 49 and 55 who had ...

Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths globally. Unfortunately smoking cessation is difficult, with more than 90% of attempts to quit resulting in relapse.There are a growing number of available methods that can be tried in the effort to reduce smoking, including medications, behavioral therapies, hypnosis, and even acupuncture. All attempt to alter brain ...