The television and telephone are as advanced as some seniors will ever get with communications.

GigaNano has a dizzying list of options to keep gramps compliant with drug treatment and in touch with family and healthcare providers. (more…)

Researchers at Radboud University Medical Centre, in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, believe that flawed study design may contribute to confusion on the value of garlic to control hypertension. (more…)

Studies commonly report less stress among people who practice yoga. Examples are here in pregnancy, here among musicians, and here in healthy women and cancer survivors.

This study, by Ohio State University researchers searched for the mechanism underlying the benefit. (more…)

Cochrane reviewed the effect of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on blood pressure in hypertensive adults. (more…)

Reduced aerobic capacity in people osteoarthritis of the lower limbs affects independence and the ability to perform everyday activities.

Researchers at Universidad de Extremadura, in Spain, reviewed exercise programs and the ability to perform activities require sustained aerobic metabolism. (more…)

In addition to the metabolic and cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, it’s suggested there’s a weight loss-enhancing benefit to this supplement.

Researchers at The Cooper Institute, in Dallas, Texas, studied the response by a group of overweight people. (more…)

Researchers at Appalachian State University, in Boone, North Carolina, studied the effects of physical activity and fitness levels on the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection. (more…)

CAM is used by about 4 of 10 adults in the US; but little is known about the association between CAM use and health status.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, surveyed people about the relationship between their CAM use and perceived health status. (more…)

People who say they’re addicted to tanning act like alcoholics and drug addicts.

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, think they know why. (more…)

Researchers at the University of Leeds, in Woodhouse, evaluated written information provided with commonly used herbal products in the UK in advance of a European Union Directive that tightens regulations for some herbal products, including requirements to provide safety information. (more…)

Having cancer may result in emotional, physical, and social suffering. Music interventions have been used to alleviate symptoms and treatment side effects in cancer patients.

The authors of this Cochrane review report the response to music among cancer patients. (more…)

Researchers at Kaohsiung Medical University, in Taiwan reviewed the evidence related to music’s effect on people with different mental illnesses. (more…)

It’s commonly done in East Asian countries.

Researchers at Kyung Hee University, in Seoul, South Korea, reviewed the evidence. (more…)

The left coast is a source of many useless studies of “medical” marijuana.

Here’s another from researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, in Kelowna, British Columbia. (more…)

Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence during menopause (more…)

The Mayo Clinic staff has written a review of heat exhaustion.

As we stagger through this summer, here’s what we should know. (more…)

Writing for the California Technology Assessment Forum, Dr. Jeffrey Tice at the University of California has reviewed vitamin D and calcium as an option to lower the risk of osteoporotic fractures.

Here’s what we know. (more…)

During the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, researchers from Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, reported that increasing water intake is an effective way to lose weight. (more…)

Researchers at Meir Medical Center, in Kfar Saba, Israel, studied the response to live harp music therapy and kangaroo care in the neonatal intensive care unit. (more…)

Uremic pruritus (itchiness) is a common, bothersome symptom in people with end-stage kidney disease that doesn’t always respond to conventional care.

Researchers at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, in Daejeon, reviewed the evidence for acupuncture. (more…)