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Real and sham chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy are equally likely to ease patients' migraine pain

Placebo Effect Seen in Chiropractic Tx of Migraine

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Study participants who had sham treatment reported pain relief, too
There has been an increase in the use of mechanical ventilation over time without substantial improvement in survival among hospitalized nursing home residents with advanced dementia

Ventilators May Be Overused Among Dementia Patients in ICUs

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Hospitals may put too many advanced dementia patients on ventilators, research suggests
Blood levels of ghrelin may be a predictor of executive function impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Ghrelin May Predict Cognitive Impairment

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Findings among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
The U.S. health care system is one of the least efficient worldwide based on a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy

U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide

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America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
The United States lags behind other advanced nations when it comes to infant mortality and the life expectancy of its citizens

Global Burden of Disease Report Evaluates the World’s Health

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Life expectancy in the United States trails other wealthy nations
An experimental drug -- a vasopressin antagonist called ABT-436 -- shows some promise in treating alcohol use disorder and smoking

New Drug for Alcohol Use Disorder Appears Promising

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Smokers may also benefit, results of a clinical trial suggest
Effective strategies for managing physician burnout include mindfulness and stress-management training

Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout

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Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
Mindfulness meditation produces demonstrable changes in emotional processing

Changes in Emotional Processing With Mindfulness Meditation

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Reduces difference between late positive potential response to negative high arousing, neutral stimuli
In a new report

More Evidence of Zika Connection to Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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Virus detected in body fluids of Colombians with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in women may be more difficult than in men because older women tend to retain better verbal memory

Women’s Better Memory Skills May Delay Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

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Women tend to hold on to better verbal memory skills as they age compared to men