health - "review"

Physical activity is a good thing for nearly everybody and clearly boosts alertness and a sense of well-being. So can we use it as a treatment for elderly patients with dementia? That's a good question, but existing research doesn't provide an answer, according to a new Cochrane Library review.read more

If you're trying to build big muscles, you've probably been following a traditional strength training routine - multiple sets of exercises using medium-heavy loads and lots of hours at the...

Some patients might feel like they spend more time in the waiting room than actually talking with their doctor, but a new review of studies suggests that these consultations would not be much different if patients had more face time with their physicians. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)

The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade review by three of the World's leading experts on doping in sport.

An estimated 2 million children in developing countries die each year from diarrhea, but simple zinc treatment could reduce the risk of such deaths. Researchers reached this conclusion in a new review of studies involving more than 6,000 children of all ages.

A comprehensive new research review confirms that the upper gastrointestinal tract (GI) is naturally equipped to handle fruit juices, soft drinks, alcohol and other beverages with high acidity. The research, published in the Journal of Food Science, concludes that drinking liquids that are typically associated with low pH provide little or no harm to natural protective mechanisms of the lining of the upper human GI tract.

The submitted registration application for Sublinox has been accepted by the FDA as complete for substantive review after initial evaluation. Sublinox contains the well-known active substance zolpidem and is based on Orexo's sublingual technology, involving a rapidly disintegrating tablet placed under the tongue. Meda AB acquired the exclusive world-wide commercialization rights for Sublinox on April 14, 2008.

(Manning Selvage & Lee) Two new review articles that cover therapeutic approaches to irritable bowel syndrome in the July issue of Nutrition in Clinical Practice, cite growing evidence that probiotics, and specifically Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 (Bifantis), are effective in helping manage IBS. Both articles point to data that suggest Bifantis (available in the US only in supplement form, marketed as Align) -- has anti-inflammatory properties that help normalize gut function at a cellular level.

Germany's top court overturns smoking bans in small bars and clubs, telling German states to review their anti-smoking laws.

Germany's top court overturns smoking bans in small bars and clubs, telling German states to review their anti-smoking laws.