The FDA has approved the drug Potiga as an add-on medication to treat partial seizures in adults caused by epilepsy.
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Republican White House hopefuls criticized President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy during their first major debate of the campaign season Monday night and pledged emphatically to repeal the administration’s year-old health care law. (June 13)
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Extremely obese adults who are middle-age or older may not be lengthening their lives by having weight loss surgery, a new study reveals.
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Brain-training video games that boost kids’ working memory may help improve their abstract reasoning and problem-solving ability.
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The Environmental Working Group’s 2011 report on produce finds the most pesticide in apples, celery, strawberries, peaches, and spinach and the least in onions, sweet corn, pineapples, avocadoes, and asparagus.
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Diets that are low in saturated fat and rich in carbohydrates that steady blood sugar and insulin can beneficially change levels of substances associated with the development of Alzheimer’s disease and may improve some measures of memory, a new study shows.
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A mutant protein known to be involved in the rare premature aging condition known as progeria appears to play a role in normal aging, too, scientists report. The same mechanism that triggers the premature aging seems to trigger normal cell aging as well.
Continue reading …Having a dog or cat at home during the first year of life may actually help prevent pet allergies later on.
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Protecting against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) may be yet another benefit of breastfeeding.
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He couldn’t have predicted this one. The 89-year-old radio evangelist is recovering after a stroke. The alleged May 21, 2011 doomsday came without a bang, showering attention (and scrutiny) on the man behind the failed prediction. And while the preacher awaits the next leg of the Judgment Day journey, rumored to come in October, he’ll
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