| Mon 21 May 2012 |
Two-thirds 'worried about dementia'
Belfast Telegraph Nearly two-thirds of people are worried about developing dementia, a poll has found. | The survey, released to mark Dementia Awareness Week, found that 63% of people are worried about dementia in some way - with 61% concerned about themselves or some... |
Limerick goes on display with style
Irish Times | "We are building Limerick as a city of culture, and fashion is part of that," says Mike Fitzpatrick, head of the Limerick School of Art and Design. | The school was recently listed among the world's top 50 fashion schools, and last Friday hosted a ... |
Quality home and community support
Scoop Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:20 am | Press Release: Standards New Zealand | Revised NZS 8158 Standard helps ensure people receive quality home and community support | Standards New Zealand has facilitated the revision New Zealand's Home and community supp... |
Vaccine go-ahead despite objection
The Australian | DRAMATIC details have emerged about an emergency session of Queensland's Supreme Court where doctors fought to vaccinate a newborn child despite the religious objections of the parents. | The baby, who was only 40 hours old, was suspected of c... |
| Sun 20 May 2012 |
Elderly Woman Reported Missing: Cops
MSNBC | An elderly woman suffering from dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and Parkinson's disease was reported missing on Sunday, police said. | Erna Brandt, 78, was last seen wearing a green blouse and brown capri pants, according to the Miami-Dad... |
Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
The New York Times FacebookTwitterLinkedinShareShareCloseRedditTumblrDigg | E-mailPrint | Two new studies have found that people with sleep apnea, a common disorder that causes snoring, fatigue and dangerous pauses in breathing at night, have a higher risk of cancer. T... |
Lawson's 3s mean money for Summitt's foundation
The Boston Globe | UNCASVILLE, Conn.-Former Tennessee star Kara Lawson and the WNBA's Connecticuct Sun will donate $100 to the Pat Summitt Foundation for every 3-pointer Lawson hits this season. | The 59-year-old Summitt announced her retirement from Tennessee in Apr... |
Game technology vs. cancer
The Charlotte Observer | The requirements are daunting for a team of scientists at Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, who are helping to work on a cure for cancer: the ability to comprehend, interpret and apply complex concepts and data in a new format; the pursuit ... |
Sarasota and Charlotte still tops for 85+ in Florida
Herald Tribune | More than anywhere in Florida, you are more likely to see an 85-year-old face in Sarasota County than one belonging to an infant or toddler. | New Census data shows Sarasota and Charlotte counties are No. 1 and No. 2 in the state for their percenta... |
Independence ag museum celebrating 5th anniversary
my SA | INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) — It isn't easy to use the huge map of North America in the entrance of Heartland Acres Agribition Center to plot a course from Independence to Des Moines, or anywhere else, for that matter. | There are too many pins with ... |
Should everybody over fifty take statins to reduce health risks?
The Daily Mail | Popping pills: A study has shown that there are significant health benefits from taking statins | Analysis of 27 research studies on the use of statins in 175,000 people found that there was significant health benefit in reducing the risk of heart ... |
Love
Screen Daily | Dir/scr: Michael Haneke. France-Germany-Austria. 2012. 127mins | Old age remains the great taboo of cinema, with only a very few films daring to tackle the topic seriously ‹ among them, some true classics such as Tokyo Story and Make Way For Tomo... |
Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold'
The Daily Telegraph Being a heavy snorer can increase one's risk of cancer five-fold, according to research. | Sleep apnoea, which can be hard to treat, has the knock-on effect of loud snoring Photo: ALAMY tag --> | By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent | 6:27PM ... |
Nutrients women need in their diets that are often overlooked
The Examiner | Every year, Mother's Day marks the beginning of National Women's Health Week in an effort to promote and encourage women to take precedence in their own personal health. This particular week is aimed at increasing the awareness of the essential nut... |
Scientists find new mechanism by which cell signaling pathway contributes to rheumatoid arthritis development
PhysOrg | "We uncovered a novel mechanism by which the Notch pathway could contribute to RA, said Xiaoyu Hu, M.D., Ph.D., a research scientist at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and principal investigator of the study. The study appears online ... |
Cannes: Can 'Love' really be a Michael Haneke film? It's a tenderly devastating portrait of old age
Entertainment Weekly | The Austrian director Michael Haneke is known for his creepouts (Caché), freakouts (Funny Games), and for the general air of dislocating disturbance that he imparts to almost everything his camera peers at. Love (Amour), his brilliant and haunting... |
DFI unveils first funding round of 2012
Screen Daily | The Doha Film Institute (DFI) has unveiled the 23 features, documentaries and short films that will receive funding as part of its 2012 grants programme. | In contrast to previous DFI funding rounds, the 23 grant recipients include accomplished dir... |
Can Social Networks Cure Disease? Part I
Huffington Post | Last month I gave a talk at TEDMED on how social networks may be an unexpected solution to our heath care crisis. | Here's how my talk went: | I want to tell you a story of how a skinny Haitian chicken and a bowl of beet and cabbage soup turned my ... |
Health notes
North Shore News | RUN4ACAUSE 2012 Walk In Her Shoes: Join Team "PB" & JAMS and walk or run all or a portion of a 101-kilometre route on Sunday, May 20 starting at 6 a.m. at North Shore Athletics, 1200 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver and ending at the Terry Fox memori... |
Parents rethinking the game of football
Atlanta Journal | The stories pile on, one troubling report after another. Related | Levens turns focus to football concussions Schultz: Ex-players more worried about concussions than current ones Mark Bradley » The Hawks move to keep Larry Drew, and more hope... |
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