Category: Community
Canes may pose limitation for users as they fear falling
One quarter of older Americans use mobility devices like canes, walkers or wheelchairs, according to a new study, but those who use a cane have a much greater fear of falling. Cane users did not, in fact, fall more often, […]
Unsanitary conditions at California prison discovered
An inspection of a controversial California prison revealed unsanitary conditions, from a lack of hot water and incorrect storage of raw food to rodent droppings, a state report shows. The report on the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, obtained by […]
Haiti Hospital clings to hope
In the five years since Port-au-Prince was devastated by an earthquake, staff at Haiti’s largest hospital have had to resort to examining patients in shipping containers. More than half of the HUEH university hospital in the already desperately poor nation […]
‘Slapping’ workshops stir controversy
A Chinese therapist who has come up with a “self-healing” philosophy involving slapping is at the centre of controversy in Australia. Xiao Hongchi promotes the paida lajin method, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly. He has been […]
Liberia now Ebola-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus, confirming that the country has had no new cases in 42 days. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told the BBC that Liberia had “crossed the Rubicon” and would […]
For diabetes control, surgery and intensive lifestyle change about equal
Intensive medical management with supervised diet and exercise may work as well as weight-loss surgery to help diabetics get blood sugar levels under control, at least in the short term, a small study suggests. Researchers followed 40 people with diabetes […]
China launches new campaign against sex-selective abortions
China has begun a new campaign against illegal prenatal gender tests and sex-selective abortions to help address the country’s gender imbalance, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. Like most Asian nations, China has a traditional bias for sons, who […]
Brush right after you eat: dentists
Articles from the Mayo Clinic, Colgate, and New York Times among others have been advocating waiting 30 to 60 minutes after eating to brush. Apparently the delayed brushing movement has gotten so strong that parents Japan are beginning to complain […]
Medical marijuana now legal in Puerto Rico
Marijuana may be able to provide chronic pain relief where many other medications do not. Medical marijuana for chronic pain management can reduce patients’ pain and improve their quality of life. Nations across the globe have laws relating to authorization […]
Pregnant 10-year-old in Paraguay denied abortion
Paraguayan authorities have ruled out abortion for a pregnant 10-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by her stepfather, unless she develops complications that put her life in danger. Despite a plea from the girl’s mother and an international outcry, senior […]
