New research has shown that older people experiencing memory decline may benefit from a daily supplement of chromium to improve brain function, according to Nutrition 21 Inc., the Purchased-based maker of chromium picolinate, the type of nutritional supplement used in the study.

University of Cincinnati research showed patients who supplemented their diet with 1,000 micrograms of [...]

New data suggest that Hispanic workers are less likely to seek medical care and are more concerned about losing health insurance than other groups, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

Twenty-six percent of Hispanics don’t visit the doctor due to concerns about costs, compared to 17 percent of whites and 20 percent of blacks, EPI authors [...]

EpiCept Corp., a developer of topical drugs, reported today that a drug it is developing to alleviate pain suffered by diabetes patients performed well enough in tests for the Eastview-based company to call for further clinical trials.

EpiCept said patients who used its NP-1 cream instead of a placebo in a Phase II trial were more [...]

Providing a safe and healthful workplace for employees can be a challenge for employers in the height of the flu season.

But employers can play a key role in protecting their employees from influenza and other communicable illnesses by following guidelines based upon traditional infection control and industrial hygiene practices, according to the American Industrial Hygiene [...]

Employers looking to save on health-care costs might accomplish that by spending more on health care.

That’s the conclusion of a report earlier this month in Financial Week, a publication dedicated to corporate finance, that suggests that money spent on wellness programs, which include weight reduction, smoking cessation and other programs, are worthy investments in [...]

Two local companies are among those that have been named the 15 Fittest Companies in America, by Men’s Fitness magazine.

Purchase-based PepsiCo and Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Verizon Wireless, which employs nearly 700 workers in Orangeburg, are among those companies that made the list, which appears in the February issue, currently on newsstands.

The magazine’s editors ranked companies [...]

Health care, and the costs associated with it, have become an increasingly important issue in the 2008 presidential election.

The Kaiser Family Foundation, a health-policy think-tank, has launched a site that helps voters compare the various plans being offered by each of the presidential candidates.

The nonprofit organization’s health08.org Web site is part of its broad effort [...]

Consumers who take potassium supplements to ward off side affects from diuretic drugs that treat high blood pressure but cause potassium loss may want to avoid one brand to ensure they are getting all the potassium they need.

ConsumerLab.com says recent tests of 12 potassium supplements revealed one — Advanced Research Potassium Orotate 175 mg — [...]

Barr Laboratories Inc., the Pomona-based generic-drug unit of Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., has received regulatory approval to begin selling a generic version of Kytril, a brand-name drug used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with cancer treatments.

Barr said it received final approval from the Food and Drug Administration following the expiration of the drug’s patent Friday.

Kytril, [...]

Pediatric dentist Fern E. Cytryn has opened a new practice in New City geared toward kids.

The office at 16 Squadron Blvd. offers preventative, routine and emergency dental services for infants, children and teens in a Disney-themed environment.

For more information go to www.drfernsmile.com or call Cytryn’s office at 845-634-3200.