| (USA TODAY) -- Poring over crossword puzzles, reading and listening to tunes may slow or delay brain decline at first, but being mentally active might speed up dementia once it hits, new research suggests.
DENVER (The New York Times News Service) -- Health officials are recommending that almost everyone get a flu shot this year.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A recent federal court ruling could force nursing homes to balance the rights of patients to choose their own care against the civil rights of nursing home employees.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shire PLC said Tuesday it will pull a blood-pressure drug off the market following warnings from federal regulators who said the drug has not been proven effective.
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan prides itself on the world's longest life expectancy but is struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic -- revelations that hundreds of people listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades.
CHICAGO (AP) -- If your pants are feeling a bit tight around the waistline, take note: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults, even those who aren't overweight or obese by other measures.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors can't tell if Leif Utoft Bollesen's mild memory loss will remain an annoyance or worsen, but experimental checks of the Minnesota man's aging brain may offer clues.
MUNICH (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Big brains are less susceptible to Alzheimer's, according to German researchers, who say that proper nutrition for infants could be a key to alleviating this dreaded dementia condition.
TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese authorities admitted Tuesday they'd lost track of a 113-year-old woman listed as Tokyo's oldest, days after police searched the home of the city's official oldest man -- only to find his long-dead, mummified body.
TOKYO (AP) -- Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Prescription drugs have killed 1,200 people in Harris County since 2006 -- casualties in a deadly American drug war in which dealers are often doctors and pharmaceutical companies rather than narcotics cartels.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. health officials have approved a first-of-its-kind technology to counter a leading cause of blindness in older adults -- a tiny telescope implanted inside the eye.
TORONTO (Canadian Press) -- Exercise has been linked to possible benefits in staving off dementia in numerous studies in the past decade, but a new look at the topic suggests the earlier the better.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients.
(Associated Press) -- The doctors finally let Rosaria Vandenberg go home.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Most U.S. adults should eat less than a teaspoon of salt each day, but a new government report says just 1 in 18 meet that goal.
LONDON (AP) -- Some of the world's most popular blood pressure pills may slightly increase your risk of getting cancer, but doctors say it's too soon to ditch the drugs, according to new research.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that the extra information will spark new ideas for treatments.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at a conference that ended this week. Yet when Will Thomas heard about an advance against prostate cancer, he wanted to know just one thing: "Is it a cure?"
(Canadian Press) -- New research will help doctors identify stroke patients who are the best candidates to have brain-damaging blood clots sucked out by a vacuum cleaner device.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier -- it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe.
BERLIN (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Physical exercise helps to regenerate brain cells that are lost due to ageing, according to a study by German researchers.
TAMPA (The New York Times News Service) -- Dr. Amanda Smith is a specialist in treating Alzheimer's disease, so she's accustomed to desperate families grasping at hope as they watch their loved ones disappear into dementia.
(USA TODAY) -- After age 50, daily stress and worry take a dive and happiness increases, according to an analysis of more than 340,000 adults questioned about the emotions they experienced "yesterday."
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., said Wednesday it will hold off selling what was poised to be the first over-the-counter genetic test, after the Food and Drug Administration said the kit has not been proven effective.
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (The New York Times News Service) -- The man known around the Northeast Valley as "el doctor Glenn" hauls a hulking fifth wheel trailer into a church parking lot and prepares for the evening ahead.
TAIJI, Japan (AP) -- Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The Cove" have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, a government lab said Sunday.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Plane tickets, check. Passport, check. Medical evacuation insurance? It's probably not something most people think about when packing for a vacation.
DENVER (The New York Times News Service) -- Jeff Wilson saw a doctor recently about his high cholesterol -- and five other patients with the same problem came to his appointment.
(USA TODAY) -- Hospitals can slow the revolving door that shuttles heart failure patients back into bed within a month of going home by following up promptly to ensure patients get the right outpatient care, a study shows.
SAN FRANCISCO (The New York Times News Service) -- One April day after weeks of rain, Daniel Jiminez took a detour on his way to class: Dolores Park in San Francisco.
LONDON (AP) -- Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest risk of dying worldwide, a new study says.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients has climbed substantially in recent years, a study found, raising concerns about costs and radiation exposure.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice and dozens of other products as part of a national effort to reduce American's sodium consumption by 20 percent.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action.
(USA TODAY) -- A year ago today, Lyn Finelli, chief of flu surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gathered her team and advised them to prepare for the worst.
(USA TODAY) -- Worried about your cholesterol? You may need to cut back on your sugar intake, a new study suggests.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says it will consider a new call Tuesday to force food makers to gradually cut the salt hidden inside their products -- but don't expect less salty soups, pizzas or pastas any time soon.
LONDON (AP) -- People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.
(Associated Press) -- Sodium levels can be high in packaged foods, and even higher in some restaurant meals. Government guidelines set 2,300 milligrams of sodium as the maximum daily intake, but the Institute of Medicine says people need just 1,500 mg a day, even less if they're over age 50. Many companies have introduced "low sodium" brands in response to increased concern about salt.
LONDON (AP) -- An influential British medical think tank is tackling the question of how far society should go to boost the number of organ and tissue donors, and is weighing a proposal to pay for body parts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The fight over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul hasn't ended, it's simply shifted to a wider arena.
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