Lifestyle

The University of Pennsylvania has shown the use of a causal link between social media and well-being for the first time. In the past few years, the use of social media has been significantly increased. With the increasing use of gadgets and social media platforms has come high anxiety and depression levels. The Associate Director … Read more

Prof Mark Petticrew and Prof Martin McKee from the Faculty of Public Health and Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Dame Theresa Marteau from the University of Cambridge Behaviour and Health Research Unit – said the website appeared to have confused daily and weekly drinking guidelines. They accused Drinkaware of … Read more

Here are three health IT provisions included in the package: Telemedicine. The bill aims to clarify the Drug Enforcement Administration’s authority to allow qualified providers to use telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances. It also seeks to scrap Medicare’s originating site requirements for telehealth services when treating patients with substance abuse disorders. Prescription drug monitoring programs. … Read more

The research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that taking a daily aspirin offers few appreciable health benefits for healthy older adults — and potentially comes with some real risks. Some research finds that aspirin can potentially reduce the risk of heart attacks and cancer, and some suggest that aspirin’s possible side … Read more

Fainting- If one of your parents has a history of unexplained fainting or losing consciousness during times of extreme emotion or after exercise, then those are the symptoms of a heart-rhythm disorder known as long QT syndrome. The syndrome is sometimes caused by a genetic mutation that could then be passed down to you. Other … Read more

Cholesterol is a lipoprotein, a combination of fat and protein. For years we’ve been told how important “good” cholesterol is to prevent heart disease. Researchers say people with too little or too much HDL cholesterol can have a higher risk of heart disease. New research indicates that too much of a good thing can also … Read more

According to studies, the physical activity that women undertake is not linked to their risk of early menopause. Along with it there have been conflicting findings of the relation between physical activity and menopause, with some studies suggesting that women who are very physically active may be at lower risk of a menopause before the … Read more