While younger people can easily get in and out of bed or sit on a couch, older people can have a much harder time of it, with conditions such as arthritis or rheumatism considerably limiting their movements.
Nearly 90 percent of all babies born in the United States ? more than double the percentage in 2005 ? live in states that require screening for at least 21 life-threatening disorders, according to the latest March of Dimes Newborn Screening Report Card.
Exelon?Patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) has received its first worldwide approval in the United States as an innovative way to deliver an effective medicine for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease patients through a skin patch instead of an oral capsule.
Bigger waistlines are a growing problem in Australia and are the focus of this year?s National Diabetes Week, running July 8-14.
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) into dementia found that providing earlier diagnosis and better support for people with dementia and their carers could result in massive cost savings and better care.
Andrew Speaker writes, I am incredibly relieved that the multiple test results made public show that I don’t have extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.
A 10-year study involving thousands of Israeli Jews and Arabs, led by researchers from American and Israeli institutions, has yielded important new information in the search for the genes that make a person more likely to develop colon cancer.
Patients who experience severe breathing conditions such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema will benefit from PharmaCare coverage for the medication tiotropium, also known as Spiriva, announced Health Minister George Abbott.
The British Columbia Ambulance Service (BCAS) is celebrating Paramedic Appreciation Week by presenting awards to three Lower Mainland residents who performed life-saving bystander CPR to victims of cardiac arrest.
British Columbians will learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity through an interactive, activity-oriented tour launched today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Gordon Hogg, Minister of State for ActNow BC.