Category: Community
Employer incentives for U.S. worker wellness programs set record
Employers have ratcheted up the financial incentives they offer workers to participate in wellness programs to a record $693 per employee, on average, this year from $594 in 2014 and $430 five years ago, found a report released on Thursday. […]
Anxiety and depression hit tuberculosis patients hard
Depression, anxiety, anger and suicidal thoughts of tuberculosis patients give more burden than the disease itself. When Indian street-food seller Kumar Pal first began treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis two years ago, he quickly spiralled into depression and gave up […]
Cancer patients want more info of their radiology tests
Some cancer patients would like more information on the health risks of their radiology tests, a new study found. Most of the 30 patients questioned for the study said they looked online for information about the radiation hazards of tests […]
Medicaid expansion sees rise of diabetes diagnosis
U.S. states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act have seen larger increases in diabetes cases than states that didn’t expand their programs, a new study shows. The findings suggest that expanding Medicaid, the government-run health insurance […]
Exposure to cigarette smoke may cause clogged arteries in children
In a Finnish study spanning 26 years, kids exposed to parental smoking were more likely to develop plaque in their carotid arteries as young adults than kids who were not exposed to secondhand smoke. These findings and others suggest the […]
Portugese researchers of Alzheimer’s Disease awarded with prize
A group of scientists from the Portuguese university Universidade Nova (UNL) who are researching Alzheimer’s, a neurodegenerative disease, were awarded a prize by bank Santander Totta/UNL on Monday, according to Portuguese Lusa News Agency. The scientists aim to use methods […]
Ebola hotspots in Sierra Leone to go under quarantine next week
Residents in Sierra Leone’s remaining Ebola hotspots will be confined to their houses for three days next week, officials said, as the government tries to snuff out an outbreak that has killed over 10,200 people across West Africa. The number […]
Tobacco companies profit US$9, 700 for each cigarette-related death
The tobacco industry makes US$7,000for each of the more than 6 million people who die each year from smoking-related illness, the health campaign group World Lung Foundation (WLF) said on Thursday. Last year, more than 5.8 trillion cigarettes were smoked, […]
Taiwan, US combat spread of Ebola with training course
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A training course jointly launched by Taiwan and the US to teach medical personnel in the Asia- Pacific region how to combat the Ebola virus yesterday kicked off in the southern city of Tainan. In a ceremony […]
A mother’s love
At 55-years-old, Terry Jo Bichell is a couple of months away from earning a PHD in neuroscience. She says it puts her one step closer to achieving a goal she set out for herself 16 years ago – to cure […]
