Many Older Adults Do Not Take Prescribed Statins Properly
In a British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study of older adults prescribed statins, first-year nonadherence and discontinuation rates were high.
Anti hormone Therapy Linked with Higher Heart Failure Risk in Prostate Cancer Patients
Androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a 72 percent higher risk of heart failure in a study of patients with prostate cancer.
Link between vaccines and allergies dismissed
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, having compared the development of allergies in children with and without the recommended vaccinations, find no support for the claim that childhood…
Sweeter Dreams in a Peaceful Mind
A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland and the University of Skövde, Sweden shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking…
Menopause contributes to a decline in muscle strength – a crucial factor of functional independence in old age
A recent study of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä has found that menopausal status is associated with skeletal muscle function among middle-aged women….