Osteoporosis is much more common in women than in men. This is because women have less bone mass than men, tend to live longer and take in less calcium, and need the female hormone estrogen to keep their bones strong. If men live long enough, they are also at risk of getting osteoporosis later in life.
Gerontology is the study of old age, stressing the social and behavioral looks of aging. Although aging is a lifelong process and changes in its effects on individual people, old age has been generally stated as beginning at the age of 65.
Researchers may have come up with another reason to eat well. A new study suggests diets rich in fruits, vegetables and dairy foods can prevent the disabilities that often come with age.
The obesity paradox lives on: Overweight and obese patients with multivessel coronary artery disease seem to fare better after coronary artery bypass surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, the results of a new study indicate.
Mom may have been right when she said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A small study suggests that skipping that morning meal may be a bad move for the heart, and possibly the waistline.
Blockages in cellular pathways called axons appear to occur much earlier in those with Alzheimer’s disease than once thought, researchers report in a new study.
Cryosurgery is a method of super-freezing tissue in order to destroy it. The technique is used to treat cancerous tumors, control pain, control bleeding, and reduce brain tumors.
Keloids are an overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. (Hypertrophic scar; Keloid scar; Scar – hypertrophic)
FDA has approved Vaccinia Immune Globulin Intravenous (VIGIV) — the first intravenous human plasma-derived product available to treat certain rare complications of smallpox vaccination. VIGIV, licensed to DynPort Vaccine Company LLC, in Frederick, Md., is made from the pooled plasma of donors who received booster immunizations with the licensed smallpox vaccine — Dryvax. This plasma contains increased levels of protective antibodies against the vaccinia virus, the live virus used in the currently available smallpox vaccine. The vaccinia virus is similar to the smallpox virus, but does not cause smallpox.
A physical examination of the mouth and throat can’t alone identify those whose snoring signals a more serious sleep-breathing problem, researchers said on Monday 2005-02-21.