Millions of middle-aged adults who are overweight with even slightly raised blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose levels are about a third more likely to die early, research suggests. They also face a 35% higher risk of heart attacks or strokes and will experience them two years earlier than their peers. The stark findings are being […]
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Middle-aged adults with three or more unhealthy traits, including slightly high waist circumference, blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose have heart attacks and strokes two years earlier than their peers, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2023. “Many people in their 40s and 50s have a bit of fat around the […]
ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi Aug 25, 2023 10:35 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Eye flu: Here are some Ayurveda-inspired home remedies to prevent and treat pink eye or conjunctivitis with ease Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, is a prevalent eye condition characterised by redness, itching, swelling and discharge from the eyes and this […]
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by Izaiah Cazares Fri, August 25th 2023, 11:25 AM UTC The Big Fresno Fair and the Central California Blood Center will hold their special launch event on Tuesday, Aug. 29, to officially kick off the 13th Annual “Pint for a Pass” Blood Drive that will run through Oct. 14.
Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals, according to new recommendations. The model, “Disrupting the Lifecycle of the Urinary Catheter,” identifies alternatives to indwelling catheters, shows how to follow guidance for safely […]
World War 1 resulted in the death of about 10 million soldiers. About half of them died not due to battle injuries, but from infections caused by wounds or injuries. During World War 2, things changed. If the death rate from bacterial pneumonia in WW1 was 18 per cent, in WW2 it was less than […]
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – The Pass Christian Senior Center was filled with people donating blood for a good cause. Next week marks 18 years since Katrina hit South Mississippi, forever changing people’s lives. Each year, hundreds of community members take part in the Red Cross’ Katrina Blood Drive. “I’ve given 5 gallons so far and […]
BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — China has seen substantial progress in advancing a five-year national action plan on disability prevention, said the National Health Commission (NHC) at a press conference ahead of the seventh National Disability Prevention Day that falls on Friday. The action plan, designed for the period from 2021 to 2025, laid out […]
Pictet Asset Management SA, a global investment management firm, recently decreased its stake in Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED) during the first quarter of this year. According to the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Pictet Asset Management SA sold 10,450 shares, resulting in a 9.1% decrease in its ownership of GMED stock. […]