Parkinson's drugs may trigger pathologic behavior
About one in five patients taking a therapeutic dose of a dopamine agonist, a class of drugs used to treat patients with...
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Colorectal cancer risk appears unaffected by coffee
Coffee is not significantly associated with a decreased risk of colorectal, colon, or rectal cancer, contrary to the results...
Care assistance key to helping seniors stay at home
Older people with complex medical needs often prefer to stay at home -- and their loved ones want to have them -- but families...
Heart problem may predict early death after stroke
People who suffer a stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart's electrical activity when they arrive at the emergency...
Medivation prostate drug shows promise: study
A prostate cancer drug that takes a new approach to blocking tumor growth helped more than 40 percent of men with advanced...
Pre-surgery sessions boost prostate patients' mood
Men with prostate cancer who take part in a brief stress management program before undergoing surgery to remove their prostate...
Alzheimer's gene changes brain early, study finds
A gene known to raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease may alter brain activity throughout life, British researchers said...
Weekly phone advice helps diabetics cope
Among low-income men and women with diabetes, those who participated in weekly, automated telephone-prompt sessions saw their...
Age cutoffs for colon cancer screening debated
Decisions about the advisability of colorectal cancer screening should give more attention to life expectancy and less attention...
Program seen helpful in heart patients: report
A patient-centered program of telephone support, close monitoring and tight control of modifiable risk factors such as high...
Risk of progression to dementia overestimated
People with mild cognitive impairment appear to have a lower risk of progressing to full blown dementia than previously thought,...
Age-related mental decline starts in the late-20s
Declining mental function is often seen as a problem of old age, but certain aspects of brain function actually begin their...
Stem cells may offer cure for deafness
Stem cells may help deaf people hear again, according to early-stage research by British scientists. A team at the University...
Germany: Colonoscopy prevents 15,000 cancer cases
Researchers from Germany estimate that over 15,000 colorectal cancers will be prevented through 2010 since the country began...
Crop herbicide may cause cancer
Exposure to the crop herbicide imazethapyr might promote the development of some cancers, researchers report in the International...
Enzyme may reduce benefit of cholesterol drugs
New research suggests that the cholesterol-lowering ability of "statin" drugs, like Lipitor and Mevacor, is blunted when...
Women often overlook their pelvic health: expert
Strengthening the pelvic floor muscles with simple exercises is an important yet overlooked aspect of women's health, according...
Pregnancy problems up stroke risk in offspring
Adults whose mothers suffered from "preeclampsia" or "gestational hypertension" while pregnant appear to be at increased...
Poor balance a bad sign in Alzheimer's patients
A simple balance test may help doctors predict a decline in memory and brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease,...
"Watchful waiting" safe for some prostate cancers
Carefully selected men with "low-risk" prostate cancer can safely delay treatment and opt instead for active surveillance,...
Device proves option to warfarin in stroke study
A new device implanted in the heart proved in a large clinical study to be a potential alternative to a standard blood thinner...
Red meat diet tied to early eye problems
People whose diet includes a lot of red meat are more likely to develop the early stages of an eye condition known as age-related...
Treating ED in teens key for future well-being
It may seem unlikely that teenage boys could have erectile difficulties, but it can happen. Furthermore, the problem is...
Enzymes link brain injury to Alzheimer's disease
It's known that people who suffer a brain injury have a higher-than-normal risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and now...
Armstrong targets Giro with surgery set for Wednesday
Seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong still hopes to ride in May's Giro d'Italia, even though his broken collarbone...
Group says 5.3 million in U.S. have Alzheimer's
An estimated 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease and each patient, on average, costs Medicare three times more...
Pea protein restores kidney function in rats
A dietary supplement derived from yellow garden peas reduces high blood pressure and improves kidney function in rats with...
No benefit of radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy
In men with prostate cancer, follow-up radiotherapy after complete removal of the prostate (radical prostatectomy) does not...
New X-ray approach targets prostate cancer
The results of a small study suggest that a new type of radiation treatment called stereotactic body radiotherapy is a safe...
New analysis confirms vitamin D bone benefits
Older people can prevent fractures by taking vitamin D supplements, a new study confirms, as long as they use a high enough...
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