April 18, 2012 -- Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and mental decline even in people older than 80, according to a new report in Neurology.

And it's not just walking, running, or other (More)
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April 9, 2012 -- Extreme summer temperature swings may be a health threat for people ages 65 and older, a 20-year study shows.

Those kinds of big temperature swings are becoming more common, according to some climate models.

"It means we probably should be more concerned about climate change because there may be some significant health effects directly associated with the increasing variability of weather," says researcher Joel Schwartz, PhD, a (More)
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March 26, 2012 -- In the first day of arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the issue was about whether the law's penalty for not purchasing health insurance is essentially a tax.

Why is that important? Because if it isa tax, then the court can't rule on it until it goes into effect in 2014 and someone sues for a refund, which then delays any rulings regarding the entire law until 2015.

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March 22, 2012 -- The trend toward delaying first marriages continues in the U.S., with couples increasingly choosing to live together before saying "I do," the CDC reports.

Between 1982 and 2010, the percentage of women under the age of 45 living with a partner outside of marriage nearly quadrupled, from 3% to 11%, according to the CDC's National Center for (More)
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March 21, 2012 (San Diego) -- Many women and men struggle with excess body hair on the face or other areas of the body. But beyond being sometimes just unsightly, it can also sometimes be unhealthy.

"If you notice a dramatic change in body hair growth or hair growth in an unusual pattern, you should not ignore it," says Sandy S. Tsao, MD, instructor at (More)
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March 19, 2012 (San Diego) -- A woman's hands can give away her age, but a new technique may turn back the clock -- and the hands of time.

In a small study, researchers used radiofrequency -- delivering energy in the form of heat -- and found it visibly improved the appearance of women's hands after three treatments.

''There is a gradual improvement,'' says Flor Mayoral, MD, a Miami dermatologist and voluntary associate professor of dermatology at the (More)
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