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University of Leeds wins $18 million funding to improve the quality of our old age

A new 11m Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering at the University of Leeds will be dedicated to giving people a healthier, fitter, more active old age. The Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have today (Thursday) announced joint funding for t...

Frost & Sullivan: Replacement of Old Equipment Boosts Kenyan Medical Imaging Industry

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The medical imaging market in Kenya is set for steady growth over the next five years, driven by an aging population demanding greater access to imaging and diagnostic procedures. However, price sensitivity and competition in the market remain high d...

Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age

With wealth and education come fewer chronic problems, study finds MONDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- People who are wealthy and educated appear to have a better chance of living a longer and healthier life. Researchers from the British Economic & Social Research Council, who an...

Health and well-being in old age: It's still money that counts

The impact that wealth and social class has on people's well-being in old age is far greater than is often assumed. New research from the Economic and Social Research Council reveals just how great the difference really is in people's health and well-being between different social groups at older ...

The Beryl Companies Reinvents Call Center, Shatters Old Paradigm

DALLAS, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Long regarded as an industry with low morale, high employee turnover and less-than-ideal working conditions, call centers have shouldered an unflattering reputation with both consumers and workers for decades. It should open more than a few eyes that that one call cen...

How Old Is Too Old to Work?

Economic woes add a twist to the age-old question,, FRIDAY, April 10 (HealthDay News) -- Debate about the ideal age to retire has been going on for years. But with the U.S. economy in a dramatic slump, the flip side of that question -- how old is too old to work? -- has become uppermos...

Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later

What you think now could determine your health as you age, study shows FRIDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young people who assume life is rough for seniors are more likely to suffer from heart attacks and stroke when they reach that age themselves. "If pe...

Any Old Cane Won't Do

Expert offers tips for choosing one carefully after an injury SUNDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes time to use a cane to walk or support yourself after an injury, don't grab any old stick, advises the American Geriatrics Society. Getting a cane tailored to your body an...

New twist on old medical technology may prevent amputations

Old technologies, bone cement and a well known antibiotic, may effectively fight an emerging infection in soldiers with compound bone fractures, according to a study published online today in the Journal of Orthopedic Research . An urgent search for solutions is underway as 20,000 additional Amer...

New findings on old kidneys could enhance transplants, Stanford study shows

STANFORD, Calif. The older the kidney, the worse it works though exactly how much worse isn't known. But with a mean wait time of over three years for a kidney transplant, even old kidneys are in demand. The challenge for doctors is to determine a kidney's prospects prior to the operation. Re...

Control of Inflammation May Benefit Many of the Most Feared Illnesses in Middle and Old Age

Millions of Americans are affected by chronic inflammation without knowing much about it. FlameEz.com is launched to provide the latest information and innovative products for chronic inflammation, the root cause of many of the most feared illnesses in middle and old age. ...

Custody Awarded to Stepfather: 10 Month Old Child Now to Have Open-Heart Surgery

CHICAGO, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In a groundbreaking case that could affect one-third of American families, Cook County Circuit Court Judge John Thomas Carr transferred custody of a 10 month old child with a severe heart condition to the child's stepfather from the mother. Judge Carr also gave...

You're Never Too Old for a Flu Shot

Death rates and complications plummet for immunized seniors, study found,, FRIDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- If you're over 65, getting a flu shot every year could cut your risk of dying from flu in half, research suggests. And, even if the vaccine isn't always a perfect match for ...

New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities

Alcohol-related Traffic Deaths Jump on New Year's Eve ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Some New Year's predictions are, tragically, very reliable. For example, more people are likely to die in alcohol-related traffic crashes on New Year's Eve than on other mid-week winter evenings....

GameCoach(TM) Combines High Tech With Old School PE School Equipment

The First Active Gaming Lessons for PE Classrooms Released CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Surrounded by hundreds of physical educators at the annual Texas Association for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD) conference, Source Brands, Inc., maker of the GameBike(TM...

Live Action: New Video Shows Indiana Planned Parenthood Covering Up Rape of 13-year old Girl

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New footage released today from an undercover camera inside an abortion clinic in Bloomington shows Planned Parenthood staff deliberately violating the state's mandatory reporting laws for sexual abuse. The footage shows Lila Rose, a U...

Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age

Risk factors study found little link between drinking and malignancies MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- How you live affects your chances of developing cancer after age 65, new research finds. Not surprising, tobacco use and lack of physical activity were among the usual suspect...

Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age

Autopsies of quick-witted elderly hint at how they stayed that way MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in the brains of elderly people may help explain why some develop dementia while others are among the "super aged" -- people who maintain sharp mental focus and ability we...

'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age

CHICAGO --- Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't seem to suffer the ravages of memory that beset most people as they age. Researchers at Northwestern U...

Obese Kids Have Old Arteries

Tests showed their carotid artery walls as thick as that of a middle-aged person TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Kids these days are 13 going on 45, at least when it comes to their arteries. According to research presented Tuesday at the American Heart Association's annual scie...

Study reveals factors of exceptional health in old age

(PORTLAND, Ore.) October 27, 2008 Elderly people who have a positive outlook, lower stress levels, moderate alcohol consumption, abstention from tobacco, moderate to higher income and no chronic health conditions are more likely to thrive in their old age, according to a study in the October issu...

Study Reveals Factors of Exceptional Health in Old Age

Positive Outlook, Low Stress & No Smoking Contribute to Healthy Old Age PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Elderly people who have a positive outlook, lower stress levels, moderate alcohol consumption, abstention from tobacco, moderate to higher income and no chronic health conditions are...

'60s generation is heading for conventional old age

Britain's post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old. Academic research supported by the Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and Humanities Research Council shows that most members of th...

A Piece Of Mind: Vitamin B12 May Protect the Brain in Old Age

GORDONSVILLE, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitamin B12 may protect the brain in old age and reduce risk of dementia, according to a new study by University of Oxford researchers. Published in the new issue of Neurology, the study determined people with higher blood levels of vitamin B12 were ...

55-Year Old Grandmother Documenting Journey of Running Seven Marathons Across Seven Continents

Compassionate Runner, Linda Quirk, Calls for More Donations, As Part of Her Goal of Raising One Million Dollars for Caron Treatment Centers - The Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center That Helped Her Stepdaughter Reclaim Her Life JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- At 55, Linda Quirk has ...

New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, Stanford research shows

STANFORD, Calif. - The fight against the liver disease hepatitis C has been at something of an impasse for years, with more than 150 million people currently infected, and traditional antiviral treatments causing nasty side effects and often falling short of a cure. Using a novel technique, medica...

Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer

Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls up an old cellular enemy oxidants as an ally. Cancer adapts quickly t...

Penn researchers find a new role for a 'Foxy Old Gene'

PHILADELPHIA Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that a protein called FOXA2 controls genes that maintain the proper level of bile in the liver. FOXA2 may become the focus for new therapies to treat diseases that involve the regulation of bile salts. T...

This old healthy house

SALT LAKE CITY The age of your neighborhood may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. The study, to be published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine , linked the body mass index (BMI) of nearly a...

Hyperactive immune resistance brings blindness in old age

Age-dependent macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the western industrialised nations. Hereditary changes in the regulation of the immune system influence the risk of contracting AMD. Opthalmologists at the University Clinic in Bonn, working in co-operation with resear...

Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System Used to Successfully Treat an Inoperable Congenital Heart Defect in a 10-Year Old Patient

ST. LOUIS, July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (Nasdaq: STXS) announced today that the pediatric cardiology team at the Heart and Diabetes Center of North Reinland-Westphalia in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, successfully performed a first-of-its-kind-procedure to treat pulmonary atr...

I Play Clean(TM) and Old Spice Kick Off Campaign Challenging High School Students to Pledge Against Steroid Use

Dick Butkus' I Play Clean(TM) Campaign and Old Spice Host Kick-Off Rally at Chicago's Soldier Field, Will Reach Students in 10,000 Schools Starting This Fall CHICAGO, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Illegal steroid use in the athletic community is not only a problem we se...

It's the Same Old Song: 'Accentuate the Positive' as New York State Department of Health Releases Statewide Hospital Infection Rates

Statement From the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "These are not facts to be proud of," says Betsy McCaughey, Chairman of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths and a former Lt. Governor of New York State. The New York State Hospital-...

Bright Starts(TM) Adds New Twist to Old Favorites

Baby Toy and Gear Brand Jump-starts Baby's Curiosity with Exciting New Line of Toys ALPHARETTA, Ga., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Proving that there's a new way to make babies smile, Bright Starts(TM) introduces its newest collection of toys designed to delight babies wi...

St. Jude Study Reveals a New Function for an Old Enzyme in Fatal Childhood Disease

A ubiquitous housekeeping enzyme has been found to play a major role in keeping the bone marrow environment healthy so it can nurture hematopoietic stem cells MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The lack of a single protein usually thought of as a run-of-the-mill enzyme that he...

Global Med Technologies(R) Signs Agreement With California's Century Old Riverside County Regional Medical Center

Siemens and Wyndgate Partner to Provide Solution to Teaching Hospital Serving Fourth Largest Population Center DENVER, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GLOB), an international e-Health, medical information technology compan...

'Deaf by God' tried in Old Bailey records

Deaf people on trial were granted the right to an interpreter as early as 1725, according to Old Bailey records examined by UCL (University College London) scientists. The use of family and friends to interpret court proceedings later switched to deaf teachers and eventually written testimony, whi...

Fixing up 'this old house' may increase young

CINCINNATI Ripping out and tearing down to create a divinely designed home, a la HGTV, is all the rage today and the economic downturn may be leading more families to renovate rather than relocate. But a new study has found that parents need to be aware that all this interior renovation can put...

Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young

Research may explain antidepressants' effectiveness THURSDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac has been shown to restore old brain cells to their more plastic youthful condition in animal experiments, researchers report. The work not only provides a possible ne...

New Benefits From Old Heart Measures

Statins lower blood pressure, DASH diet cuts cardiovascular risk, studies find MONDAY, April 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies describe additional benefits of widely used measures aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease: Cholesterol-lowering statins also reduce blood pressure, ...