Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may be able to avoid developing dementia by drinking several cups of coffee a day, the results of a new study suggest. The study showed that patients with MCI who have a plasma caffeine level of 1200 ng/mL avoided progression to dementia over the following 2 to 4 years.

Unless you're at high risk for cardiovascular disease, you probably shouldn't take a low-dose aspirin every day, a new study suggests. Researchers report that daily low-dose aspirin use may significantly increase the chance of major gastrointestinal or cerebral bleeding. Any benefit of low-dose aspirin in preventing heart disease could be offset by that risk, the study authors said.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that a counterfeit version of the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall is being sold over the Internet.

The common cold is one of the most bothersome infections across all age groups, and seasonal and personal risk factors increase the risk for the development of the common cold. Cohen and colleagues examined the role of psychological stress in the pathology of the common cold. Their results, which were published in the August 29, 1991, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated that higher levels of stress promoted higher rates of infection and common cold symptoms after inoculation with different cold viruses. In fact, stress accounted for nearly a 2-fold increase in the risk for clinical symptoms of the common cold.

Obese patients are more likely than other patients to have advanced, aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer when they're diagnosed with the disease, a new study has found.

Sexual dysfunction afflicts 43% of women compared to 31% of men. Yet the only sexual enhancement commercials you see on TV are those promoting drugs to treat male erectile dysfunction.

You want your elderly loved one to live a meaningful and independent life. And you especially don't want something like a trip-and-fall to take this away from them. Even if the fall doesn't cause a physical injury, your loved one's confidence in his or her ability to live independently will likely suffer. So this week on the Griswold Blog, we're going to give you the three risk factors for falling and the preventative tips to mitigate those risks.

Medical treatments are often quoted as being at the cutting edge of technology in pursuit of human comfort and longevity. But, the local doctor's offices are often seen as "conservative" and not open to technology whether it be using paper charts or booking appointments only through fax or phone.