Vacation :: Top 5 ways to have a stress-free vacation
From working late the night before you leave for the beach to dealing with fighting kids and tight finances?vacations can often cause as much stress as they are supposed to relieve.
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Osteoporosis :: Men should exercise to reduce their risk of broken bones in later life
Serious fractures are common among older people and can have devastating consequences, particularly if a hip is broken. It is already recommended that women should take exercise to reduce the thinning of their bones, but now research published in PLoS Medicine shows that men too can help avoid fractures if they participate in sport or other vigorous activity.
Schizophrenia :: What is the best approach to treating schizophrenia in developing countries?
In this week?s PLoS Medicine, three psychiatrists working in India and Pakistan debate how best to improve the care of the 25 million people living with schizophrenia in low and middle income countries.
Flu :: Should we stretch limited stockpiles of pandemic flu vaccines?
To prepare for the next flu pandemic, many countries are stockpiling potential vaccines. These are likely to be sub-optimal (i.e. not match the emerging pandemic viral strain) and sure to be in short supply.
Healthcare :: Launch of far reaching consultation for Carers
Consultation seeks to stimulate debate on New Deal for Carers. Details of a huge national debate on how to improve the future of the nation’s six million carers were released today by Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis.
Aged :: Comic Relief research shows numbers of older people abused at home
New research, revealing the true extent of abuse suffered by older people in the UK, was released today by Comic Relief, Chief Executive, Kevin Cahill and Health Minster, Ivan Lewis.
Eye :: Coffee protects from eyelid spasm, blepharospasm & Blindness
People who drink coffee are less likely to develop an involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm, which makes them blink uncontrollably and can leave them effectively ?blind?, according to a study published online ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Food :: A safer food supply – Sandia and FDA to make it so
A team from Sandia National Laboratories research team led the effort to computerize a new FDA program so that it will be distributed as widely as possible.The downloadable program, called “CARVER + Shock,” provides a series of interactive questions. The program helps companies of any size determine vulnerabilities along their food-processing chain.
Obesity :: Fat fish put obesity on the hook
Everyone knows that eating lean fish helps slim waistlines, but researchers from the Center for the Study of Weight Regulation and Associated Disorders at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, OR, have found a new way fish can help eliminate obesity.
Amyloidosis :: UT medical researcher determines link between foie gras and disease
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine professor and researcher Alan Solomon, M.D., director of the Human Immunology and Cancer/Alzheimer?s Disease and Amyloid-Related Disorders Research Program, led a team that discovered a link between foie gras prepared from goose or duck liver and the type of amyloid found in rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis.