What does happen to drugs following public release? A recent JAMA study combining researchers from the U.S. and France looked at the “future” of FDA approved drugs from 2001 to 2010. It found almost a third (32%) experienced a “post market safety event” over eleven years. Only three out of 222 drugs were withdrawn from use. […]
Smelling Dementia?
Odor and the Brain Can a few sniffs separate those who become demented from those who do not? Some researchers think so. The reasons why can tell you a lot about how your brain and body work – and ways to get them to work better. What Was Found? It’s been known for a […]
Simple Ways to Live Longer – the Kungsholmen Study (9/18/12)
Keeping Healthy in Kungsholmen Modifiable lifestyle factors can add six years to men and five years’ to women’s lifespan at age 75. They can even expand survival four years in those aged 85. These are some of the results of an important study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm published in the British Medical Journal. […]
