Sunday, 31. August 2008
The widely-held perception that the influenza vaccination reduces overall mortality risk in the elderly does not withstand careful scrutiny, according to researchers in Alberta. The vaccine does confer protection against specific strains of influenza, but its overall benefit appears to have been exaggerated by a number of observational studies that found a very large reduction in all-cause mortality among elderly patients who had been vaccinated.
Posted in Senior Health News by Seniors / Aging News From Medical News Today -
Sunday, 31. August 2008
MUNICH, Germany – Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.
Posted in Senior Health News by Maria Cheng, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Sunday, 31. August 2008
WASHINGTON – Cody Miller was a high school football player who was allergic to ragweed. Douglas Briggs was a doctor coping with pain from an old back injury.
Posted in Senior Health News by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Sunday, 31. August 2008
MUNICH, Germany – Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure, according to new research released Sunday.
Posted in Senior Health News by Maria Cheng, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS -
Saturday, 30. August 2008
As of January 2009, the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging (JNHA) will be listed in the journals catalogue of the scientific publisher Springer. A forward-looking editorial policy has allowed for dynamic development of the journal since it was founded in 1997. This year for the first time, it was included in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and was given a remarkable opening impact factor of 1.47.
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Saturday, 30. August 2008
Governor Sarah Palin today released the following statement to Alaskans: “It is the honor of my life to represent you as your Governor, and over the next two months I will continue to do so. As the mother of five, I know how to multi-task, and I will continue to promote the path of reform that we set out on together in the state of Alaska.” “It is a great privilege to be John McCain’s running mate and to be considered by the American people for the Vice Presidency.
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Saturday, 30. August 2008
TORONTO – Expect more sandwiches and other products with meat that came from a Maple Leaf plant at the centre of an ongoing listeriosis outbreak to be recalled in the coming days as investigators use “further precision” to determine just where that meat ended up, officials said Friday.
Posted in Senior Health News by Gregory Bonnell, THE CANADIAN PRESS -
Saturday, 30. August 2008
PITTSBURGH – Medical officials in Pittsburgh say staff members and some patients at a Veterans Affairs hospital are getting preventive treatment for whooping cough after an outbreak was traced to several workers at an outpatient clinic.
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Saturday, 30. August 2008
OTTAWA – The death toll of the listeriosis outbreak rose to 10 Saturday as federal health officials confirmed that an Alberta resident died after contracting the bacteria.
The death is the first reported in Alberta as a result of the outbreak.
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Saturday, 30. August 2008
TORONTO – Expect more sandwiches and other products with meat that came from a Maple Leaf plant at the centre of an ongoing listeriosis outbreak to be recalled in the coming days as investigators use “further precision” to determine just where that meat ended up, officials said Friday.
Posted in Senior Health News by Gregory Bonnell, THE CANADIAN PRESS -