They said the finding sheds light on the benefits of offering treatment for hypertension among people over 80, a group that is often overlooked in medical studies.
Our results clearly show that many patients aged 80 and over could benefit greatly from treatment. Populations are living longer and we have growing numbers of people living well [...]
When you’re born with cerebral palsy, you have to battle constantly against the low expectations of others. When you’re black and in a wheelchair, you have to combat the assumption that you are a victim of gang violence. When you’re whip-smart in ways that the world may not see, you have to make the [...]
Artificial rootLuckily, the same advances that brought us implants have also brought benefits to denture wearers. Rather than requiring a fortune to replace every tooth, a handful of implants can be used to anchor a set of dentures. A dental implant is an artificial root embedded surgically into the jawbone. “The bone heals to that [...]
OSHA announced in yesterday’s Federal Register (available here) that it is seeking applications for Susan Harwood Training Grants.
The grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations, including community- and faith-based organizations that are not state or local government agencies, to provide training and education programs for employers and employees on safety and health topics selected by OSHA.
Approximately [...]
Sheree Veysey was 14 when depression descended; suddenly and with a frightening grip. “It was like all the colour had been sucked out of the world, and nothing tasted good any more.”
The Auckland peer support worker - aged 27, grinning, bubbly and wearing a bright green shirt - was in Wellington last week for the [...]
Researchers at Cambridge Consultants have devised a single chip based platform that allows medical devices to transmit data wirelessly that is expected to sell at about $10.
The “Vena” platform is targeted at people with chronic conditions who will be able to monitor their own health accurately, systematically and independently.
Cambridge Consultants (Cambridge, England) says the single [...]
Patients in Norfolk have been promised a host of health improvement measures in a plan which was today agreed by the county’s health bosses.
A Health Improvement Strategy underpins NHS Norfolk’s priorities for the delivery of healthcare for the next three years with a variety of targets including smoking, obesity and sexual health.
NHS Norfolk’s director of [...]
Harvard University scientists have discovered a fundamental mechanism of tumour growth, a breakthrough that may lead to more effective and less toxic treatments for cancer.Indeed, two studies, published today in the journal Nature, may lead researchers to a potential %26quot;magic bullet%26quot; drug, that could attack many different forms of the disease, a top Canadian cancer [...]
OTTAWA–Junk-food hawkers manipulate the minds of young children to get to their mouths. There was little disagreement about that at a conference here this week sponsored by the Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada.In hot dispute, however, was just how much the intensive marketing of fast foods and soft drinks was contributing to the obesity [...]
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail, letter-writer Kevin Martino tore a strip off Terrence Sullivan and David Musyj, the CEOs of Cancer Care Ontario and the Windsor Regional Hospital, for spewing %26#34;bureaucratic bafflegab%26#34; in response to the case of an ovarian cancer patient whose long wait for care was highlighted in a [...]
