The FDA has just issued a warning about the dangers of acetaminophen in popular prescription pain drugs. Health experts are wondering if the FDA warning went far enough.
Combining the caffeine jolt of energy drinks like Red Bull with the intoxicating effects of alcohol can prove far riskier than drinking alcohol alone, a new study suggests. The study is published online in advance of the July 2011 print issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research..
People with Alzheimer's disease tend to have lower glucose utilization in the brain than people who are not inflicted with Alzheimer’s disease and that those decreased levels may be detectable approximately 20 years prior to the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, according to new researcher from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
This new finding could lead to the development of novel therapies to prevent the eventual onset of Alzheimer's disease.
The study is published online in the journal Translational Neuroscience.
Low health literacy in older Americans is linked to poorer health status and a higher death risk, according to a new evidence report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
The report, an update of a 2004 literature review featuring findings from more than 100 new studies, also found an association between low health literacy in all adults, regardless of age, and more frequent use of hospital emergency rooms and inpatient care, compared with other adults.
Middle-aged men and women may be able to lower their blood pressure readings by laughing more and listening to music, according to new research.