Strength training reverses muscles’ aging process, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Jun 06, 2007
Weight training may actually make elderly muscles younger, a new study indicates.
Winners announced for Scheduler of the Year
Apr 11, 2017
OnShift has announced the winners of its annual Scheduler of the Year Awards last week.
Longevity study contains flaws, geneticists say
Jul 12, 2010
A recent study in the journal Science, which found that centenarians likely share a particular set of genetic variants, had errors and its conclusions are suspect, a group of geneticists says.
Latest Alzheimer’s discovery looks like a real eye-opener
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Extra sleep can help fruit flies overcome Alzheimer’s-like memory problems, according to new research out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Medicare Part D premiums to rise modestly as drug discounts take effect
Aug 20, 2010
The average monthly Medicare Part D premium will rise by about $1 to $30 beginning next year. That is the same time that new benefits designed to begin closing the coverage gap kick in, health officials...
Federal nursing home spending gains speed while overall healthcare spending slows
Jan 06, 2009
Federal spending on nursing home and home health accelerated in 2007, even as overall healthcare spending grew at the slowest rate since 1998, according to a new spending report issued today by the Centers...
New drug plan faces transition challenge
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Haymarket Media
Apr 03, 2006
The Medicare Part D program faces more possible criticism following the expiration of the 90-day transitional period on April 1.
Study: Low-calorie diets fight aging process
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Haymarket Media
Sep 24, 2007
The key to living longer may involve calorie deprivation, a new study suggests. But humans might able to find the same effects in a pill form.
CDC says two common antivirals not helpful against this season’s flu
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Haymarket Media
Jan 19, 2006
Doctors shouldn’t bother prescribing two common antivirals to treat or prevent influenza during the 2005-2006 influenza season, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation.
Researchers discovers genetic link to common form of dementia
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Haymarket Media
Aug 02, 2006
A mutated gene has been linked to an inherited form of a common type of dementia called frontotemporal dementia, according to Canadian and American scientists.