Monday, 30. November 2009
As we are in the winter months older people in Ireland are being encouraged to look after their mental health and to seek help and support if they are feeling depressed most of the day, most days. Leading Old Age Psychiatrist Professor Brian Lawlor and advocacy group Age Action urged older people to address the issue of their mental health at the launch of the ‘Mind Yourself – Depression in Later Life’ leaflet today.
Monday, 30. November 2009
A new study by radiologists found that middle-aged men and women who do lots of exercise, and particularly high impact activities like running and jumping, may be unknowingly causing damage to their knees and putting themselves at greater risk of developing osteoarthritis. By implication, low impact activities like swimming and cycling may protect damaged and healthy joints they said, although further research is needed to confirm this.
Monday, 30. November 2009
Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more likely than men to undergo total joint replacement surgeries. Differences in elective joint surgeries between white individuals and minorities in both rural and urban areas were observed, but were less pronounced in rural settings.
Monday, 30. November 2009
Title: Health Tip: Opt for Weight-Bearing Exercises
Category: Health News
Created: 11/30/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/30/2009
Monday, 30. November 2009
TORONTO – Bob Bingham settles back in his leather easy chair and agrees he’s a man who’s comfortable in his own skin.
That might come as a surprise to some, for the topography of Bingham’s skin is anything but smooth.
Monday, 30. November 2009
WASHINGTON – Colour-coded denim cloths cover the row upon row of black body bags atop cold metal tables. Blue means a body that eventually will go into a common grave. Tan, the family wants those remains back for burial, eventually.
Monday, 30. November 2009
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.
Monday, 30. November 2009
TORONTO – Bob Bingham settles back in his leather easy chair and agrees he’s a man who’s comfortable in his own skin.
That might come as a surprise to some, for the topography of Bingham’s skin is anything but smooth.
Monday, 30. November 2009
Learning anatomy with cadavers is a centuries-old rite of passage that once again is getting a face-lift as medical schools struggle to mix this core knowledge with an explosion of new information from the genetics revolution.
Monday, 30. November 2009
ATLANTA – Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.
Widespread infections of swine flu were reported in 32 states as of Nov.