A high intake of vitamin C may help reduce bone loss in elderly men, according to a new study. However, the same is not true for women of the same age group.

Lead researchers Katherine L. Tucker, a senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and her team evaluated the bone density of 213 men and 393 women, average age 75 at the start, over a four-year period to see what association their vitamin C intake had with their bones

The monthly Medicare premium for seniors and disabled people will remain at $96.40 next year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS) said Friday.

The 2009 Medicare Part B Program deductible will also remain at $135 in 2009 as it is this year, CMMS said, according to US News and World Report

A study made by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto linked the winter blues with seasonal changes in the brain triggered by high levels of a protein.

The protein, according to the study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, clears serotonin from the brain. Serotonin is a chemical messenger that regulates mood, energy levels and appetite

Authorities in China on Monday reported the arrest of two men as part of the investigation into the controversial contaminated baby milk formula that sickened over 600 infants.

The announcement came as new Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said she learned about the issue on September 5 and directed her senior ministers to coordinate with provincial officials in China to inform their superiors

University of Michigan researchers say that seniors living in impoverished areas are more likely to die after undergoing surgery than peers living in more affluent areas.

Lead study author Nancy Birkmeyer, Ph.D., an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan, and colleagues conducted the study