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According to new research, light to moderate alcohol consumption can prevent disability in healthy seniors. The results from a UCLA study showing that healthy seniors who drink less than 15 drinks per week and less than 5 drinks per day (less than four per day for women), have better overall health, and remain active [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an advisory to remind consumers and healthcare professionals that the improper use of topical anesthetics can result in serious and life-threatening side effects.
These topical anesthetics are available in both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription forms. They are commonly used in laser hair removal, tattoo removal, and [...]

The Centers for Medicare %26amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued Quality Measurement, Resource Use Measurement, and Value-Based Purchasing Roadmaps for the traditional Medicare Fee-For-Service Program.
“These documents are intended to offer a vision for the future and potential options for CMS to pursue to improve the quality and value of health care delivered in the [...]

An international research team with German participation including Helmholtz Zentrum München, among other institutions, has succeeded in identifying a new gene variant which is associated with elevated fasting glucose levels and a high risk for type 2 diabetes.
The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship between [...]

Scientists find new structural motif in key enzymes is essential to prevent autoimmune disease. Structure may also hold key to drug resistance in cancer treatments.
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation have found a specific mutation that leads to the development of severe autoimmune kidney disease in [...]