Study revealed that the benefits of exercise extend beyond muscle as the cyclists had an immune system that had not aged Researchers at the University of Birmingham and King’s College London have found that staying active keeps the [...]
MEDPAGE'STODAY > Kevin.com Andrew C. Bland, MD | Policy | June 23, 2018 When we think of bullying, we’re usually worrying about our school-age kids or remembering bad experiences from high school. We learn quickly in the health care field that [...]
TIME Health Your nose is dripping like a leaky faucet, your throat is sore and you can’t stop sneezing. You don’t have a fever, but you feel wiped out—like you could curl up on the floor and fall asleep. Do you [...]
A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine suggests Jewish men who practice wearing tefillin, which involves the tight wrapping of an arm with leather [...]
TIME Health By Markham Heid October 9, 2018 Tens of millions of Americans struggle to sleep at night, and many of them turn to sleeping pills for relief. Prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids are especially popular among older adults. A recent [...]
Medscape Medical News Pauline Anderson July 27, 2018 CHICAGO — A lighting intervention that closely mimics natural light improves sleep efficiency and reduces depression and agitation in nursing home residents who have dementia. These effects appear to increase over time, new [...]
Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry News Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW July 09, 2018 Active participation in intellectual activities, such as reading and playing board games or card games, may delay or prevent dementia in older adults, even if these activities take place [...]
I’ve come to realize that “medicine cabinet” is a bit of a misnomer. The first reason is because until recently, my medicine cabinet was home to not only medicine, but also vitamins, creams, cosmetics, bandaids, hair accessories, a dozen half-used tubes [...]
Techin Rungwattnasophol / EyeEm—Getty Images/EyeEm By Jamie Ducharme September 12, 2018 Last year was the worst in at least a decade for people across the globe, according to Gallup’s annual Global Emotions report. Gallup’s Negative Experience Index — a measure of [...]
MEDPAGE’s KevinMD.com ROY A. MEALS, MD | PHYSICIAN | SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 The wizards have determined that an important monitor for the eventual success of your children is … drum roll please … whether or not the family eats dinner together. How prosaic. At first [...]