ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Bob Landorf walked miles during his hospital stay, dragging his IV pole along, too, on a mission to upend disturbing statistics for patients his age. At least one-third of hospital patients older than 70 leave more frail than when they arrived, and many become too weak to go home. Nursing home [...]
Fatty fish like salmon are packed with omega-3s, a shortage of which can lead to premature aging of the brain, a new study finds. Image: Lilyana Vynogradova /Shutterstock.com If restaurant owners put more fish on the menu, could it lead to smarter patrons? A new study from UCLA in today’s issue of the journal Neurology [...]
Many women deal with stress on a daily basis, and new research indicates it could be killing them. Nearly 50 percent of American women say they don’t have enough free time, according to a study by the Families and Work Institute, an alarming figure given the effects that stress can have on the human body. [...]
Bisexual behaviors may increase transmission pathways of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from a higher prevalence group to lower prevalence groups in El Salvador. In 2008, men who have sex with men (MSM) were recruited in San Salvador and San Miguel using respondent driven sampling. Participants were interviewed and tested for HIV and STIs. [...]
I think Richard Nikoley and I may have switched personalities for a day. I read about a school official telling a four-year-old her lunch wasnt USDA-approved and got REALLY ticked off, as last nights post demonstrates. Richard wrote a laugh-out-loud funny post on the same subject. Richard, Id like my sense of humor back when [...]
Hydroponics superstore weGrow has locations in the West. Now it’s following the medical-marijuana trail to Washington, D.C. Image: weGrow The “Wal-Mart of Weed” is coming to the nation’s capital. A store, weGrow, that sells equipment used in the indoor cultivation of marijuana, but not the plants, plans to open a location in the District of [...]