by Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D.Wellness means much more than just the absence of sickness. It is a way of living that emphasizes such preventive measures as eating a healthy diet, making exercise an enjoyable part of your life, and making self-care decisions that will improve your health and well-being. The premise of wellness is that [...]
by Rebecca C. Rodriguez
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but with today’s high-stress environment of toxins here, there, and everywhere, proper nutrition, coupled with an exercise regimen, might not be enough to maintain a healthy lifestyle anymore.The good thing is, since health is considered wealth, more people are leading the path to total [...]
Tough minimum drinking age laws can curb drunk-driving deaths, according to a new study.
A new screening tool for dementia gauges the ability of older adults to perform everyday tasks.
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Two different groups evaluated the effects of pelvic floor reconstruction on the outcomes of slings. While the UCLA group showed no evidence of any effect of posterior repair on slings outcomes (Abstract #1300), work from Virginia Mason in Seattle suggested a possible protective effect of anterior repair on sling results (Abstract [...]
The New York Times Magazine on Sunday examined reasons for low fertility rates in Europe, including the “lowest-low fertility” phenomenon in Southern and Eastern European countries. The lowest-low term was coined in a 2002 report that found fertility rates in Southern and Eastern Europe had dropped below 1.
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - The recognized association between the intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and male sub-fertility and other chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and the fact that Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has a major influence on fetal and postnatal growth, led the authors to hypothesize that IUGR induced sub-fertility could be [...]
Scientists have found that vaccination with a heat-killed, non-toxic yeast that is genetically engineered to manufacture a common tumor protein can induce specific and repeated anti-tumor immune responses in mice. Vaccination extends overall survival and reduces tumor size in mice that have been injected with cancer cells displaying the same protein that was engineered into [...]