A study found that older adults who had overactive bladder have a 40% increased risk of falling that those who do not. The study also found that treating overactive bladder reduces the risk of a fall.
One reason the Ebola epidemic is still ongoing in Guinea is that families are not giving up traditional funeral practices Bodies are being transported in taxis to avoid restrictions.
The study found that more than a third of accidental exposures to peanuts or peanut products happen at home and that exposure to peanut products is often mishandled.
A 12-week treatment with Sovaldi can cure a hepatitis C infection. In developed countries, Sovaldi can cost as much as $84,000 per treatment, or about $1,000 per pill.
The American College of Physicians looked at many screening guidelines to create what it called “high-value screening” advice for five types of cancer.
Two large and important studies have found more evidence that deposits, called plaques, of a substance called amyloid can help predict who will develop Alzheimer’s disease and, someday, diagnose the condition.
