Medication: Special Concerns in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients

Many older adults must take several medications each day as they strive to keep their health in balance and remain independent. As many as 10 percent of people over age 65 take five or more prescription drugs, requiring them to juggle potentially dozens of pills every...

Study Reveals Most Powerful Motivators for Getting Flu Shot

A new study describes the factors that are most commonly associated with health care workers who get the influenza vaccine. Researchers suggest that by targeting certain predictors, vaccination will become more likely among health care workers. Researchers reviewed 13...

New Technologies Reveal New Melanoma Genes

Whole-exome sequencing brings to light a novel oncogene, a tumor-suppressor gene, and new melanoma pathways. The ability to decode the human genome through sequencing has provided new insights into all diseases, cancer in particular. On the assumption that the driving...

First New Lupus Drug in a Half-Century Approved

The FDA has approved belimumab (Benlysta) to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus who are already receiving standard treatment. Belimumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that targets the B-lymphocyte stimulator protein, is the first new lupus therapy in...

Finally, Evidence That Sunscreen Delivers

Primary melanomas developed less often with daily, rather than discretionary, sunscreen use. Routine sunscreen for melanoma prevention is a recommendation almost written in stone. Sunburns are associated with melanoma risk, and sunscreens were designed to minimize...

Which Patients Are Fit to Drive After a Stroke?

The pertinent issue may be not which patients are likely to fail a road test, but rather who should take the test in the first place. What are the best clinical predictors of passing a road test after a stroke? To find out, investigators conducted a literature search...

NIH Issues Guidelines on Managing Food Allergies

An expert panel sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has published guidelines for diagnosing and managing food allergies in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Among the recommendations: • Food allergy should be considered...