BACK TO THE PRESENT

How to live in the moment and appreciate your surroundings every day
Life happens in the present. But so often, we let time rush past, unobserved and unseized. We worry about the future and ruminate about the past while precious seconds of our lives slip away. We’re so focused on what’s next that we neglect what’s [...]

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GINGER MAY ROOT OUT NAUSEA

Moms who give their kids ginger ale to soothe upset tummies may find this as no surprise – Ginger may help relieve the nausea of cancer chemotherapy.
In the largest study to date evaluating the benefits of ginger for patients undergoing chemotherapy, as little as one-quarter of a teaspoon of ginger cut symptoms of nausea by [...]

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STUDY LINKS LUNG CANCER TO MENOPAUSE HORMONES

Hormonal therapy for menopause, already linked to an increase in breast cancer and strokes, also strongly increases the risk of death among women who develop lung cancer, new research has shown.
The findings are based on secondary analysis of a study of 16,608 menopausal women in good health by the US government known as the Women’s [...]

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DEPRESSION: RECOGNIZING THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

Most of us know about the emotional symptoms of depression. But you may not know that depression can cause physical symptoms, too.
In fact, many people with depression feel pain or other physical symptoms. These include:
(1) Headache
These are fairly common in people with depression. If you already had migraine headaches, they may become worse if [...]

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CAREGIVER: STRESSED OUT? ADVICE TO HELP YOU COPE

Sometimes, the pressure of caring for someone who is elderly or who has a chronic illness can lead to stress and a condition called “Caregiver Burnout.” To prevent this, it’s essential to know how to manage your stress.
WHAT IS STRESS?
Stress is a reaction to changes that require you to adjust or respond. Our bodies [...]

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DIABETES MORE LIKELY TO STRIKE THE YOUNG IN ASIA

Diabetes is spiraling in Asia but – unlike the West – those affected are relatively young and less likely to be struggling with obesity, a new study shows.
Research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Wednesday said the disease has turned into a global problem, with the number of victims expected to [...]

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MEDICAL REPORT: CANCER PATIENT LOSES FINGERPRINTS

When a cancer patient from Singapore travelled to the United States last year, he discovered an unusual side effect of his medication: missing fingerprints.
The 62-year-old man was taking capecitabine, or Xeloda, to treat head and neck cancer. Upon arriving in the U.S., immigration officials asked him for his fingerprints. But the drug had caused so [...]

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TEST FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER’S IN LATE DEVELOPMENT

A Research Institute devoted to Alzheimer’s and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer’s in its early stages.
If all goes well, the first commercial version of the test could be available in 12 to 18 months, possibly [...]

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FALLS AMONG ELDERLY OFTEN CAUSED BY INNER-EAR IMBALANCE

A simple fall is one of the most dangerous traumas the elderly face: one-quarter of older Americans who suffer a hip fracture after a fall die within six months of the injury. But what exactly causes so many people to fall, and thus how best to prevent such spills, has long evaded the medical establishment.
Now [...]

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RAPID WEIGHT LOSS IN SENIORS SIGNALS HIGHER DEMENTIA RISK

Losing weight rapidly late in life seems to signal a greater risk of experiencing some form of dementia, new research suggests.
For older adults, “basically, we saw that if you are thinner or are losing weight at a faster rate, then you are at a higher risk of developing dementia,” said study author Tiffany F. Hughes, [...]

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