Now that the popularity of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has declined, so too has the number of myocardial infarctions, or heart attacks, in menopausal women each year, a new study has found.
A new Cochrane review finds that two commonly used topical treatments work best together to treat chronic psoriasis, but are not a cure.
Sometimes less is more: Lower doses of an Alzheimer's drug delivered via skin patches improve cognition with fewer serious side effects than higher doses, according to an updated review.
A new analysis suggests that universal health insurance might not save many adult lives - or any - if the United States actually puts it into place.
Most parents who have lost a premature baby still hold the baby in a central place in their lives. How they share this grief and suffering depends on the emotional exchange and communication between the partners.
People who live in city neighborhoods close to stores, transit stops, sidewalks, bicycle and low-cost recreational facilities are twice as likely to get enough exercise as people who have no access to these amenities - and this holds true worldwide.
Family members grappling with the decision to allow a feeding tube for a relative with advanced dementia will find little comfort from a new Cochrane evidence review.
Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can help reduce these symptoms, finds a Cochrane evidence review.
A new Cochrane review did not find serious side effects relating to the use of homeopathic medicine in patients having orthodox cancer care. Although it is not intended to treat cancer, patients sometimes turn to homeopathic medicine to prevent or ease side effects arising from cancer treatments.
Exercise programs that lend strength, flexibility and balance might be one of the best ways to prevent falls among people age 65 and older, according to a Cochrane review of more than 100 studies.
A new review of 23 studies found that listening to music reduced heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure in patients with coronary heart disease. However, the clinical significance is unclear.
Surgeons once recommended weight-loss surgery only for severely obese patients who failed to drop pounds with conventional weight-loss methods, but a review now finds that bariatric surgery helps the moderately obese lose more weight, too.
An increasing number of studies show that elevated serum cholesterol levels might be part of the cause of Alzheimer disease, but a new review of studies says that, even so, the most successful class of cholesterol-lowering medicines will not stave off the condition.
Women who walk, sit, kneel or otherwise avoid lying in bed during early labor can shorten the first stage of labor by about an hour, according to a new Cochrane evidence review. Women who labored out of bed during the early stages were also 17 percent less likely to seek pain relief through epidural analgesia, the review found.
For people with urinary incontinence who have run out of options, an electrical device might help, according to a new Cochrane Library review.
An analysis of three recent studies finds that heterosexual African men reduced their risk of HIV infection by half after undergoing circumcision.
A new treatment option could make life simpler for people with asthma: a single prescribed inhaler that contains both a maintenance and a "rescue" medicine.
Your insurance company would like you to stop smoking, lose weight and get off the couch "” for your health and its financial well-being.
As patients pay more for their prescription drugs"”whether it's through higher insurance co-pays or shouldering the full costs"”many people decide to opt out of taking the drugs altogether. But there are safer ways to cut costs than skimping on"”or skipping"”the medicines you need.
People with diabetes who feel they have better control over life events are more likely to take good care of themselves and to believe they have the condition under control, but these factors do not translate to improved blood sugar levels, according to a new study from Duke University.
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