Updated Classification System Captures Many More People at Risk for Heart Attack
New heart disease “staging” system focuses on those previously considered at low risk Experts at Johns Hopkins and New York’s Mount Sinai Health System have published a suggested…
Play an instrument? You probably react faster, too
Researchers at UdeM’s audiology school find that musicians have faster reaction times than non-musicians – and that could have implications for the elderly.Could learning to play a musical…
Yoga may have health benefits for people with chronic non-specific lower back pain
A new systematic review, published in the Cochrane Library , suggests that yoga may lead to a reduction in pain and functional ability in people with chronic…
Study unveils how stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke
Heightened activity in the amygdala – a region of the brain involved in stress – is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according to…
A Mediterranean infection re-visited
Medical Anecdotes – short accounts of interesting cases, some medical disasters, involving pathology and clinical practice, from the recollection of Prof. Albert Cilia-Vincenti