Category: Education
Elderly not driving healthcare costs, professional services do
NORTH GARDEN, Va.- Treating the elderly didn’t drive the U.S. increase in healthcare cost from 2000; 91 percent was from professional services, drugs and devices, researchers say. Dr. Hamilton Moses III of the Alerion Institute in North Garden, Va., and […]
High BP in middle age better predictor of Alzheimers disease in old age
A new study has revealed that middle ages people who have a high measure called pulse pressure are more likely to have biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in their spinal fluid than those with lower pulse pressure. Pulse pressure is the […]
Our skin tells us how long we may live
Research gives us more reasons why wrinkles are bad. Women who look younger than their years may have lower risks of heart disease and stroke and a greater chance of outliving someone the same age but with more wrinkles, a […]
Human movement studied to create an exoskeleton to benefit elderly patients, stroke patients and paraplegics
What if certain patients could get a bionic pick-up without undergoing the pain and lengthy recovery of surgery? University of Cincinnati researchers are working on just that idea, with the start of an exoskeleton to support people who – through […]
Is a glass of wine OK for pregnant moms?
A new Danish study finds that pregnant women who drank a small amount of alcohol tended to be healthier in other ways than mothers-to-be who abstained altogether, suggesting other factors need to be considered when looking at the effects of […]
You’ve lost that loving feeling
Few diabetics realise that high glucose levels can have a detrimental effect on their love life. IT’S hard to imagine that one little compound, consisting of only three elements, can wreck such havoc upon the human body. Glucose, which is […]
10 hard facts about diabetes
PETALING JAYA: We all know of someone who is diagnosed with diabetes. In a 2011 National Health and Morbidity Survey, it was estimated that 2.6 million Malaysians are affected by the disease. Diabetes is one of the most common diseases […]
Earlier bedtime may help a child’s waistline
SETTING an earlier bedtime for your children could help keep their weight in check, a new study finds. Fast food, too much screen time, and sugary sodas are not the only factors to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic, experts […]
A dose of HPV vaccine may be all you need
Early research shows that only one dose of the vaccine is needed to prevent cervical cancer. A single dose – rather than the recommended three – of a vaccine against the sexually transmitted disease HPV may be enough to ward […]
Pass on the bacon for better sperm: study
FOR men trying to conceive a baby, hold off on the bacon and processed meats, a new US study suggests. Harvard University researchers say that the intake of bacon and processed meat is associated with lower semen quality in men. […]
