In a study funded by the National Institute on Aging, Dr. David Bennett of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, and team, tracked 820 elderly Roman Catholic priests, nuns and brothers for up to 10 years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing approval of a strengthened distribution program for isotretinoin, called iPLEDGE, aimed at preventing use of the drug during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or who might become pregnant should not take the drug. Isotretinoin (Accutane and its generics) is a highly effective drug for severe recalcitrant nodular acne, but it carries a significant risk of birth defects if taken during pregnancy.
Biofeedback assisted relaxation seems to have a positive effect in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to significant decreases in blood sugar levels – controlling diabetes, the findings of a small study suggest.
Adults with a history of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often suffer from multiple psychiatric problems during their lives including depression, anxiety and substance use, according to a study.
The only way to know if one is infected is to be tested for HIV infection. You cannot rely on symptoms to know whether or not you are infected. Many people who are infected with HIV do not have any symptoms at all for many years.
Bipolar symptoms appear to be more prevalent among people with epilepsy than among those with other chronic medical conditions, new research indicates.
Women with moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence are two or three times more likely to be seriously depressed than continent women, according to new study results — which suggests that doctors should be assessing the mental health of women with incontinence.
Patients with multiple sclerosis showed significant improvement in their depression during 16 weeks of telephone-administered psychotherapy treatment, according to an article in the September issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Professor Perry Bartlett of University of Queensland’s Brain Institute recommends sex, cryptic crosswords and a good run to stave off dementia.
Thirty-one percent of men and 43 percent of women regularly suffer from some form of sexual dysfunction. The good news is that while there is no “cure” for male impotence, there are a number of very effective treatments now widely available.