PHOENIX: Early retirement, it turns out, is bad for your physical and emotional health. The World Health Organization estimates that a suicide occurs every 40 seconds worldwide. The highest rates, for both men and women in almost all regions, are among those 70 and older. Read More »

PHOENIX: Hospital patients with dementia are more than twice as likely to experience preventable complications such as pressure ulcers and pneumonia, according to a new study by the University of Canberra.

The study found four complications in the treatment of patients aged over 50 cost Read More »

BOSTON: Researchers think that uric acid, which causes gout, may have a protective effect against Alzheimer’s disease.

Uric acid is a waste product that is normally passed out of the body. In cases of gout, the acid builds up around one or more joints, forming Read More »

BALTIMORE: Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. But research suggests that non-drug approaches actually work better, and carry far fewer risks.

A new study is the result of two decades’ worth Read More »