Researchers from University of Queensland, in Brisbane Australia suggest that avid television watchers may have a shorter lifespan. In research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine for every hour of TV watched after age 25 ones life is shortened by 22 minutes. The reason for this link between television watching and a shorter life [...]
A study, published in the Lancet, indicates that 15 minutes of exercise a day can help inactive people to reduce their risk of death by 14%. This is a major study of 400,000 people that compared inactive people to active people. The researchers collected data from these 400,000 people in Taiwan over eight years. In [...]
The National Institutes for Health (NIH) announced the launching of a new website designed to be a definitive resource for medical professionals to learn about complementary and alternative medicine in a press release on April 26, 2011. Developed by the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) of the National Institutes of Health, the [...]
In response to President Obama’s executive order on January 18 requiring government agencies to perform an analysis of current rules and regulations that are insufficient, ineffective or overly burdensome, the American Medical Association (AMA) conducted a survey of over 2000 physicians to pinpoint problems with Medicare and Medicaid regulations. On April 13, 2011, Dr. Michael [...]
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the assistance of federal marshals seized over $6 million worth of various drug and first aid products from the Hartland, Wisconsin facility of Triad Group, Incorporated. Among the products removed from the facility were cough suppressants, nasal sprays, hemorrhoidal wipes, suppositories, antifungal creams, antiseptic products, [...]
The result of the largest genome-wide association study ever conducted has uncovered new possible genetic risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. In a press release on April 4, 2011, the National Institutes of Health announced that the study which included DNA samples from over 56,000 study participants both with and without the disease may indicate [...]
Testifying before the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees in person and in writing on March 30, the President of Paralyzed Veterans of America, Bill Lawson, urged lawmakers not to cut the “incomparable resources” for veterans’ health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Stating that many services provided by the VA are [...]
AmeriCares, a nonprofit organization devoted to disaster relief around the world, is providing $1.5 million in emergency medical aid to civilians fleeing war-torn Libya. The organization’s warehouses in Connecticut and Amsterdam have coordinated a shipment of 11,000 pounds of medical aid including wound care supplies, pain relievers, burn care products, antibiotics, surgical supplies, anesthesia medicines [...]
A new study performed by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which suppresses the activation of the immune system in relation to cancer tumors. A press release on March 23, 2011 from the NIH explains that the new study of prostate tumors in mice may explain why vaccines and [...]
The Beryl Institute has released a white paper evaluating the satisfaction of in-patients of six hospitals implementing interactive technology in the hospital rooms. The interactive systems were manufactured and installed by Skylight Healthcare Systems and resulted in a 10% increase in patient overall satisfaction with their hospital stay. Satisfaction and effectiveness of educational materials from [...]
