Beatles ’Help!’ Ease Depression in Dementia. -- Listening to familiar Beatles tunes helped to relieve depression, anxiety, and other psychological health problems among patients with moderate to severe dementia, researchers found. Music therapy can't hurt.

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FDA OKs Brain Function Test for ADHD. The FDA has cleared the first test of brain function to help nail down the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teens suspected of having the disorder.

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Inflammation Tied to Fracture

Inflammation Tied to Fracture. Elderly men with elevated levels of low-grade inflammation measured by high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) are more likely to break bones, particularly vertebrae, a Swedish population-based study showed.

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Exercise Pumps Up Memory in Alzhimer’s

Exercise Pumps Up Memory in Alzhimer’s -- Physical activities may help to protect against the deleterious influence of age on memory in people at high risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported here.

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TV Habits of Parents and their effect on children

Parents’ TV Habits Rub Off on Kids. How much time parents spend watching television is the single biggest determinant of how much their kids watch, a survey showed. Really??? No kidding.

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Enzyme May ID Nerve Injury in Diabetes

Enzyme May ID Nerve Injury in Diabetes. An enzyme associated with neural injury increased significantly in patients with diabetes and with diabetic neuropathy, suggesting potential as a biomarker for peripheral neuropathy in such patients.

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EHR's -- How effective in first 18 months

EHRs Have Mixed Effect on Health Costs. Using electronic health records saved a little more than 3% in ambulatory health costs 18 months after adoption but didn’t reduce overall inpatient costs, a large comparative study of EHR use found.

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