MONDAY, May 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Blood pressure medications appear to more than double the risk of life-threatening bone fractures among nursing home residents, a new study warns. The increased risk stems from the drugs’ tendency to impair balance, particularly when patients stand up and temporarily experience low bloodContinue Reading

FRIDAY, March 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Working stiffs in the United States are dying at higher rates than those in other wealthy nations, a new study finds. Death rates among working-age Americans are 2.5 times higher than the average of other high-income countries, researchers report in the March 21Continue Reading

WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 7 million American seniors are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, placing a huge strain on both personal caregivers and the U.S. health care system, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association report. The cost of caring for seniors with Alzheimer’s is projected to reachContinue Reading

FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A bicycle built for two could be a positive prescription for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, a small, preliminary study says. Parkinson’s patients had better overall quality of life, improved mobility, and faster walking speed after sharing regular rides on a stationary tandemContinue Reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses. In the new research, published Thursday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, scientists from theContinue Reading