A drug used for stroke patients may help sharpen middle-aged brains, researchers are reporting.
If proven in humans, the drug may one day help blunt the impact of normal aging “or even enhance learning and memory throughout the life span,” the American Psychological Association said in an announcing the findings, published in the February issue of the journal, Behavioral Neuroscience.
“I do think that we are going to move into that area,” says Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Almost half of college-age Americans have suffered from some type of mental health problem in the past year, but few seek treatment, a survey finds.
The survey, of more than 5,000 U.S. adults ages 19 to 25, found that mental health disorders were common among both college students and those not in college. But neither group was likely to have had the problem addressed; overall, one-quarter had sought treatment for their Read the rest of this entry »

Sports, Fitness and More, LLC, a family owned internet company, has launched a new website that provides comprehensive information about exercise and fitness for adults 50 years and older.
Sports, Fitness and More, LLC, a family owned internet company, has launched a new website that provides comprehensive information about exercise and fitness for adults 50 years and older. The Exercise and Fitness Sports for Seniors website (www.seniorskeepingfit.com) Read the rest of this entry »

The 2007 survey of more than 32,000 Americans, which for the first time included children, found that use of yoga, “probiotics,” fish oil and other “complementary and alternative” therapies held steady among adults since the last national survey five years earlier, and that such treatments have become part of health care for many youngsters.
“It’s clear that millions of Americans every year are turning to complementary and alternative medicine,” Read the rest of this entry »

Mary Ann Niewald walks into the room, stands over the child and quiets herself.
She looks over her shoulder to confirm the baby’s name on the nurse’s chart. It is Hannah.
Then she gently picks up the infant.
“Oh, you’re such a sweet baby,” Niewald whispers.
Hannah moves slightly inside her tight wrapping, exhales lightly, and falls back asleep.
Niewald gazes at the child and smiles adoringly.
They are two people at the opposite ends of Read the rest of this entry »

“This IND application for a phase III study is testimony to our company’s
capacity to meet the FDA’s requirements,” states Albert Saporta, President &
CEO of Stallergenes. “In order to reinforce our attractiveness as we look
forward to the prospect of a US partnership for marketing Oralair(R), we are
naturally conducting this development with Quintiles, our longstanding
partner for all the post-phase I development of the Oralair program, i.e.
seven Read the rest of this entry »

TUESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Any bone fracture that occurs in people over age 60 needs to be taken seriously, a new study concludes.
That’s because the Australian researchers found the risk of dying goes up for at least five years following any low-trauma fracture, and for at least 10 years after a hip fracture.
“All low-trauma fractures are associated with premature mortality, not just hip fractures,” said study senior author Dr. Jacqueline Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 14, 2008
– Firefighters, Nurses, Retail Employees, Police Officers, EMT’s, and Sports Coaches are among the adult populations with physical jobs. Unfortunately, adults often under-estimate the strength required for their jobs. Lack of strength to perform a job can increase the risk of injury. The creator of these fitness programs, Karen Goeller, urges adults to achieve and maintain a good fitness level for their jobs and their health. Read the rest of this entry »

The survey found 59% of respondents ages 18 to 34 are focused more intently on achieving fiscal fitness rather than physical fitness in 2009 (41%). In contrast, 61% of adults age 55 and older said physical fitness was a high priority for 2009, and 39% selected fiscal fitness.
In addition, fewer older adults (38% of those age 55 and older) expressed interest in ways to save automatically than Americans age 18 to 34 (46%), which Union Bank said may Read the rest of this entry »

The annual report, from the National Center for Health Statistics, is based on the most recent data available from a variety of health sources. It covers health issues across ages and includes for the first time a section on 50 million young adults ages 18-29, a group that is “understudied,” says lead author Amy Bernstein.
• About one-third are obese, and one-third are overweight.
• About 30% do not have health insurance.
• Read the rest of this entry »