PRESIDENT’S ALZHEIMER’S PLAN FOCUSES ON 2 CLINICAL TRIALS

President Barack Obama says he’ll include $100 million in his proposed 2013 budget that would be dedicated to finding better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, a wasting disorder that afflicts 5.1 million people in the United States. Much of the money would be used to support two different clinical trials that are meant to identify the onset of the disease earlier, possibly making it easier to ...

The Stats on Statins: Should Healthy Adults Over 50 Take Them?

Everyone over 50 should take statins to lower their cholesterol, an editorial argued last week in The Lancet . The piece based its recommendation on a meta-analysis of 27 clinical trials published in the same issue that concluded statins significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in healthy people without posing substantial risks. Subsequent articles heralding ...

Clinical trial participation might help discover a cure for Parkinson's

Clinical trials are central to Parkinson's disease (PD) treatment breakthroughs and, ultimately, a cure.

10 tummy troubles you should never ignore

When it comes to stomach pain, finding the cause of your tummy trouble can be harder than solving an advanced Sudoku. Use this symptom decoder to help decipher what's up with your gut.

Why mid-life health kicks can WRECK men's bodies: Jogging and low-fat food will make you fatter and damage your heart

Running is a quick-fire way of destroying your hip and knee joints and placing a tremendous strain on your heart and lungs.