Monitoring Mother
New technology is making it possible for adult children to monitor aging parents closely — perhaps too closely.
Archive for the Health Category
Are Migraines Linked to a Heart Defect?
Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic explores the link between migraines and a hole in the heart.
2010 07 29
Hire scheme aims to get Londoners on bikes
LONDON (Reuters) – A fleet of 6,000 bicycles for hire will hit the streets of central London on Friday when the city’s mayor Boris Johnson launches a scheme intended to fuel a cycling revolution in the congested capital.
The Cruelest Month: For Some Fitness Buffs, July Heat Is No Obstacle
When you’re dedicated to your fitness routine, weeks of 90-something weather is no obstacle.
Sanofi Said to Plan a Bid of $70 for Genzyme
A deal would bolster Sanofi’s drug pipeline and significantly increase its presence in biopharmaceuticals.
Novartis Plans Giveaway of New Children’s Medicine
The Swiss drug giant will give away up to 250,000 bottles of a liquid medicine to woo parents frustrated by the recall of liquid children’s Tylenol.
Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells.
Including time for rest in a workout routine can help fitness goals
If you’re like me, you may be looking at some upcoming vacation and thinking: I wonder how many extra workouts I can squeeze into all that free time?
Health – Fitness – Shopping – Personal Training – Physical exercise
Do you know which of these will help you sleep?
A number of my apparently sleep-deprived friends and colleagues, upon learning I planned to write about foods that might help people sleep better, have told me they’re eager to see what I come up with.
Health – Sleep Disorders – Conditions and…
CPR studies find no benefit to mouth-to-mouth over chest compressions alone
For anyone trying to save a victim of cardiac arrest, the questions used to be: How many breaths do I give? How many chest compressions? And do I really want to do this in the first place?
Health – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation – Public Health…
Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world
Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn’t bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren’t enough doctors, the patients wouldn’t take the medicines correctly, and the risk of creating a …