Dementia Associated with Heavy Smoking in Midlife

Midlife cigarette smoking of two packs per day or more portends an elevated risk for overall dementia, Alzheimer disease, and vascular dementia in later life.   Studies of smoking and dementia risk have yielded mixed results: Some data suggest that the risk for...

FDA approves Viibryd to treat major depressive disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Viibryd tablets (vilazodone hydrochloride) to treat major depressive disorder in adults.  Major depressive disorder, also called major depression, is characterized by symptoms that interfere with a person’s...

Old-Fashioned Weapons Against MRSA May Be Best

By American College of Emergency Physicians Jan 14, 2011 – 10:37:01 AM     (HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC – Thorough hand washing may be the most cost-effective way to reduce the spread of MRSA in the emergency department and everywhere...

Preventive Effects of Mindfulness in Recurrent Depression

A potentially valuable approach, especially for patients with unstable remissions who wish to discontinue their medication after successful acute treatment. Discontinuation of antidepressants after successful treatment of recurrent depression causes relapse in many...

Charles W. Nadeau

Charles W. Nadeau, 75, died Sunday, January 2, 2011 in the Dodge Park Rest Home, Worcester, following an illness. His wife, Sandra (Arnet) Nadeau, died in 2002. He is survived by a cousin, Elizabeth Valk, of Whitinsville. Mr. Nadeau was born in Michigan, May 14, 1935,...