A recent UCLA study suggests that increasing muscle mass might extend a person’s life. Until now research has primarily focused on the links between body mass and deaths due to all causes among the elderly. This new research used as its baseline a survey of over 3,500 older men and women conducted between 1988-1994, with ….
Dating back to the times of the Aztecs and Mayans, cocoa has been touted for its medicinal benefits as a cure or preventative for fever, anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, stroke and angina, among others. Nonetheless scientific proof substantiating those claims has proven elusive. Now a new study, sponsored by the Mars candy company and ….
Do you want the culture and sophistication of a big city, with the walkability and friendliness of a small town? Liveability.com has just released its 2014 list of the “Top 100 Best Places to Live” in America. The site is dedicated to promoting the virtues of small towns and cities with populations of 20,000-350,000. Eight ….
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The national consciousness of the magnitude of this issue was raised by the last two wars, and has spurred development of new therapies and treatments for TBIs. At the same time, high profile sports figures have been in the news with stories of delayed/long term disabilities, and even fatalities, ….
Illinois: Land of Lincoln, Land of Opportunity The vast prairie landscapes of tall grasses and rich black soil that once covered Illinois have long ago morphed into furrowed fields and towering skyscrapers. Three great rivers, the Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi and one great lake, Lake Michigan separate the state from its neighbors. Illinois’ flat plains ….
March 2-8, 2014 is Patient Safety Awareness Week sponsored by the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). With the theme of “Navigate Your Health…Safely”, the Foundation urges stakeholders to focus on the first step in the healthcare process – the diagnosis. It is estimated that misdiagnoses may account for 40,000-80,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. Given ….
Estrogen Replacement Therapy’s (ERT) benefit in protecting women from cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been well studied, but not always well received. Enthusiasm for its use peaked in the 1990s, only to be replaced by concern and fear in the 2000s. But the pendulum has swung once more in favor of a cautiously positive approach to ….