A new study shows that abandoning the wiring from an older in-heart device during replacements can double the risk for a heart infection, one that ends in death about sixty percent of the time.
The study, conducted at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, was carried out by Dr. Oussama Wazni and...
A simple application of an already in use technology has the potential to work wonders.
The technology, known as HIRREM (high-resolution, relational, resonance based, electro-encephalic mirroring), uses sensors placed on the head to track brain waves, then plays a sound in your matching these waves.
In simple terms, the machines listens to...
A study conducted by Dr. Thomas Gill of Yale University shows that the best thing for a senior who has lost his mobility is to just start walking.
15 minutes a day, a quarter of a mile, was all the study demanded.
And the results were impressive.
Aside from the decrease in probability,...
A new study into the lifestyle causes of heart disease has made an interesting discovery: not only is too much sleep bad for your lifestyle, it can also be a direct contributor to heart disease.
As can too little.
A great deal of research has gone into documenting the effect of too...
A new study out of the UK finds that many nurses lack training in what many agree is the most important aspect of an RN’s job. Ensuring quality of life.
The most important thing for a senior is his dignity. Cruel aging robs him of this basic and fundamental aspect of...
A new study out of California wants you to believe that smoking causes irreversible damage to your DNA, even going as far as to say so in their headline. However, they forgot their mandate three paragraphs in, or they got a fear of being sued for fraud, because they casually...
A tremendous amount of focus has been placed on the importance of prevention by the medical community. This is no surprise, as costs rise, administrators are looking to keep costs down while still doing their jobs.
So, the focus is on doctors trying to keep their patients from getting sick in...
There is a new medicine out there, and it is currently undergoing testing.
It has met the primary and secondary goals of the study. But insurers demand more tests.
Its goal is to lower cholesterol plaque in the arteries.
So far, it is succeeding.
Cholesterol plaque in the arteries is what is known as...
There is a new study out of Rome (since when was Rome a bastion of science?) proclaiming once more that e-cigs are the bad for you, the personification of evil companies looking to make money while slowly sucking out your lifeblood, and giving you pleasure in the process (oh, the...
A new drug is going to be on the market shortly, having already completed most phases of testing.
The medicine, andexanet alfa, is intended to counteract the effects of blood thinners taken by patients who need them to avoid such thinks as heart attacks or strokes.
For a long time now, people...
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