Study: Understanding frailty will lead to better care for older adults
Frailty is a better predictor than factors such as age when determining how older adults fare one year after receiving critical care.
A team led by researchers from the...
Bullied adolescents face barriers to mental health services
Nearly one in three adolescents in the U.S. who are affected by bullying are at risk for developing mental health issues but many middle and high school students...
Study finds taking your dog to work reduces employee stress
One of the nation’s top research universities, Virginia Commonwealth University, has found that taking your dog to work reduces stress. A comprehensive study reported in the International Journal...
Dog flu shots: Should you protect your dog from the flu?
It is that time of year again, when the leaves change colors, the days get shorter, and the cold weather sets in as old man winter arrives. Along...
Older frail patients often don’t do well after hospital discharge
It appears that being frail is certainly not in the best interests of elderly patients. The Canadian Medical Association reported, that frailer elderly patients are at an increased...
Iressa approved as first-line treatment in war against mestastic lung cancer
Iressa (gefitinib) a kinase inhibiting drug has just received FDA approval as a “first-line” treatment for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. The drug works to block...
Study: Tracking receptor proteins can unveil molecular basis of memory
The neurons in our nervous system "talk" to each other by sending and receiving chemical messages called neurotransmitters. This communication is facilitated by cell membrane proteins called receptors,...
Study compares effectiveness of osteoporosis meds
A variety of non-hormonal medications are available to strengthen bones in postmenopausal women. A new study compared the effectiveness of a variety of medications for the treatment of...
Study shows vitamin B is no cure for memory loss
Vitamin B and folic acid do not reduce a person’s potential for suffering memory loss from age, dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease. This is the conclusion drawn from the...
Study: Teenagers at greatest risk of self-harming could be identified almost...
Researchers have identified two subgroups of adolescents who self-harm and have shown that it is possible to predict those individuals at greatest risk almost a decade before they...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81.
“I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...