“White-collar workers should beware, say experts who have shown that chronic job stress can raise blood pressure. High job demands, tight deadlines and low support in the workplace appeared to be triggers, particularly in men. The Canadian team at Laval University, Quebec, followed 6,719 workers over more than seven years.”

“These results suggest that interventions based on [cognitive behavioral therapy] are superior to zopiclone treatment both in short- and long-term management of insomnia in older adults.”

“Metabolic syndrome affects the lives of 50 million Americans. New research shows a fairly inexpensive diuretic is a better treatment than another more expensive medication.”

“Exposure to pesticides — even at relatively low levels — may increase an individual’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease by 70 percent, according to a study of more than 140,000 people. Researchers say that the findings strengthen the hypothesis that such chemicals somehow promote the development of the disease.”

“Researchers in the University of Toronto's Department of Nutritional Sciences have some reassurance for diabetics and carb counters. The glycemic index, the table that lists the quality of carbohydrates in more than 750 common foods, works just as predictably whether subjects consume a single portion of one item, or a normal meal.”

“Using a mobile phone or an iPod during a thunderstorm could kill you, doctors warned today.”

“For-profit nursing homes and hospitals on average provide an inferior quality of care compared with their nonprofit peers, according to an extensive review of studies published on Tuesday.”

“Embryonic stem cells have been used to restore limb movement in paralyzed mice, say scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The embryonic stem cells formed new nerve connections in the paralyzed mice….

The difference between this experiment and others is that this one has managed to get the neurons to make functional connections to muscle.”

“The investigation conducted by a team of the World Health Organization on the world's largest cluster death of bird flu in Indonesia's North Sumatra province found that the virus was transmitted from animal to human, Indonesian health minister said here Wednesday.”

“Even though this year's enrollment in the new Medicare prescription drug plan ended last month, scam artists continue to prey on senior citizens, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs the program known as Medicare Part D. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said yesterday that a telephone scam, in which seniors are asked for sensitive bank account information, continues to evolve.”