The patient moved into a large assisted living facility in Raleigh, N.C., in 2003. She was younger than most residents, just 73, but her daughter thought it a safer option than remaining in her own home. The woman had been falling so frequently that “she was ending up in the emergency room almost every month,”… Read More »
Social media companies should ban “damaging” celebrity-endorsed social media ads promoting weight loss aids, England’s top doctor has said. Some celebrities with large followings are promoting products such as diet pills and detox teas on social media. Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director, argues these products have a damaging effect on the physical and mental… Read More »
Looking after your health with a nutritional diet is, of course, a normal way to keep in shape and live a healthy lifestyle. Often today you can tailor your diet to be very specific to your own bodily needs. This can be very important, especially for those with chronic illnesses and conditions such as MS (Multiple… Read More »
On Thursday, we challenged Well readers to solve the case of a previously healthy 67-year-old gardener who abandoned his garden one summer, alarming his wife and adult children. For weeks this vibrant and energetic man had been the last one out of bed — something his family had never seen before. And his days were… Read More »
Colm Burke works at the European Central Bank. WATCH: ‘A medical doctor said I wasn’t going to get anywhere in life’ – How inspirational Irish man (32) living with cerebral palsy is breaking the mould Independent.ie “A medical doctor many, many years ago said to my parents that I wasn’t going to get anywhere in… Read More »
Photo Credit James Yang The minute I got on that bus, I knew I was in trouble. The driver sat at the stop just long enough to miss the green light. Then he inched along till he missed the next light and the one after that. He stopped at every stop even though not a… Read More »