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The Disconnect Between Science and Policy
Back in 1912, when hardly anyone smoked cigarettes, lung cancer was like a museum curiosity: extremely rare. In the next few decades, however, it rose dramatically around the...
1 month ago - Nutrition Facts
National Poll on Healthy Aging Finds Feelings of Isolation Among Older Adults with Health Issues
One in four older adults say they feel isolated from other people at least some of the time, and one in three say they lack regular companionship, according to a new national...
1 month ago - Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
Bell Peppers to Help Ward Off Parkinson's
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder striking 1 percent of our older population and is the 14 th leading cause of death in the United States. While we don't really know...
5 monthes ago - Nutrition Facts
Does Smoking Really Protect Against Parkinson's Disease?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently celebrated the 50-year anniversary of the landmark 1964 Surgeon General's report on smoking, considered one of the great...
5 monthes ago - Nutrition Facts
Juul Suspends Sales of Most Flavored Products, Stops Social Media to Address Underage Vaping
Juul Labs Inc., the maker of the e-cigarette that is wildly popular with American teens, said it stopped selling its fruit-flavored nicotine pods to stores and shut down its...
6 monthes ago - Time - 2 articles
Weekly Health Quiz: Biology, Heart Attacks and Alzheimer's
1 Which of the following is a necessity for all biological processes in your body, catalyzing biochemical reactions that otherwise cannot occur? Vitamin...
One year ago - Mercola
Philip Morris Seeks Cigarette No More Harmful Than Coffee
When Hans-Joerg Urban joined Philip Morris International Inc's research headquarters as a scientist in 2005, he said a senior executive laid out the tobacco giant's vision for...
One year ago - Medscape - 2 articles
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Antiepileptic drugs have NO place in Alzheimer's treatments: Study reveals...
People with Alzheimer's disease who use antiepileptic drugs are more likely to stay in hospitals for longer, according to a study published in the Journal of American Medical...
Dangerous Probiotic Myths, The Probiotic Ben Greenfield Uses, Anti-Aging...
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VIDEO: Amniotic membrane beneficial in many corneal diseases
SAN DIEGO - At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting, Mark S. Milner, MD, discusses the many uses and benefits of cryopreserved amniotic...
Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance
Residential senior care homes are treating workers as indentured servants - and profiting handsomely
Researchers map molecular structure and dynamics of one of Alzheimer's...
In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the University of Colorado Denver and Binghamton University are the first to map...
VIDEO: Personalized IOL approach yields good near, intermediate reading vision
SAN DIEGO - At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, George O. Waring IV, MD, discusses a study regarding reading vision following a personalized...
What does the menopause do to the body?
The brain, heart, bones and skin can all be affected by the hormonal changes brought on by the menopause.
The Best Neutral Makeup for Spring and Summer-From Coral to Amethyst to Copper
Spring and summer's go-with-everything shades! Way more interesting than your basic taupe and brown, these colors feel fresh and look good on everyone. Play up one feature or...
Molecular structure of one of Alzheimer's stickier culprits
Researchers have mapped the molecular structure and dynamics of an aggressive protein modification that spurs on Alzheimer's disease. A new study offers greater understanding...
VIDEO: New CATS tonometry tip aims to give more accurate pressure measurements
SAN DIEGO - At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Nathan M. Radcliffe, MD, discusses a new tonometer tip that gives accurate IOP measurements in...