Vitamin D is created by the body from direct sunlight on the skin when being outdoors.From around late March/early April to the end of September, most people should be able to get all the vitamin D they need from sunlight. But between October and early March people don’t get enough. READ MORE Vitamin D deficiency symptoms: The sign in your […]
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If you need a flu shot or to get up to date on other vaccinations, then the solution may be as close as your local drugstore. Pharmacists are making a major contribution to the “immunization neighborhood,” says William Schaffner, MD, an infectious disease specialist and professor of preventive medicine and health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in […]
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Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and other institutions in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore, have identified 1,178 biomarkers in men’s genomes—the complete set of genetic material inherited from one’s parents—that predict how an individual person’s prostate cancer will grow. The finding suggests that predicting how a person’s cancer will evolve may lie in their […]
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In a large-scale study, scientists from the Robert Koch-Institute have been exploring for years, as it is to the health of children and adolescents in Germany. New analyses show, in particular, how often minors of pain are plagued, what is the role of migration background and family income for the health play, and at what age children are particularly accident-are […]
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(HealthDay)—Americans are increasingly viewing people with mental illnesses as a violent threat, despite scientific evidence to the contrary, a new study suggests. Media coverage of mass shootings may be a contributing factor to the shift in attitudes, experts noted. Researchers found that compared with 10 to 20 years ago, more Americans today believe that people with schizophrenia are a violent […]
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Once upon a time, parents and kids could just argue about what radio station to tune into in the car. Now, in the age of streaming, there’s no shortage of options to choose from — and fight about. If you’re sick of Baby Shark or Billie Eilish, podcasts can be an alternative that keeps everyone entertained. And, since the age […]
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ICYMI: Ashley Graham is pregnant, which means lately she's been glowing even more than usual—and that's especially true in her newest Instagram post. On Monday, Graham, 31, shared a video on Instagram showing her pregnant body in, basically, its entirety. "Getting bigger and bigger and trying to embrace my new body everyday," Graham wrote in the caption."It's a journey and […]
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On plastic packaging, dispense water from plastic bottles, to avoid and only clothing made of natural fibres buy: There are many ways that micro-plastic in everyday life to curb. According to the WWF, a man takes a week up to five grams of it – which corresponds approximately to the weight of a credit card. Where is all the plastic? […]
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You’ve heard of blood tests and stool samples. Tear samples might be the next screening method to enter your doctor’s office, a new study from UNSW Sydney suggests. Tear-testing may be the future of screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, a debilitating condition that affects people with diabetes, new research from UNSW Sydney suggests. The study, recently published in The Ocular […]
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The HIMSS Thailand National Digital Healthcare Workforce Development Initiative (WDI) was officially launched on the opening day of the HIMSS AsiaPac 2019 conference on October 7 in Bangkok, Thailand. This Initiative sees the development of a 3-year work plan to address the demand of patients for digital healthcare services in light of Thailand 4.0 digitisation journey, as well as healthcare […]
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