Health News 

Diversity efforts drive rise in female and minority medical school students

December 4, 2018 and, diversity, drive, efforts, female, in, medical, minority, Rise, school, students

Medical schools in the United States are accepting more women and minority students a decade after diversity standards were introduced

Read more

Health News 

Childless seniors are not lonely

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018 and, are not, children, lonely, the elderly

Since the 1950s, more and more people decide to not have children. Whether this has an effect on the loneliness

Read more

Health Problems 

Wriggly, squiffy, lummox, and boobs: What makes some words funny?

November 27, 2018 and, Boobs, funny?, lummox, makes, some, squiffy, What, Words, Wriggly

Upchuck, bubby, boff, wriggly, yaps, giggle, cooch, guffaw, puffball, and jiggly: the top 10 funniest words in the English language,

Read more

Health News 

Weight loss procedure shrinks both fat and muscle

November 26, 2018 and, both, fat?, loss, muscle, procedure, shrinks, weight

Left gastric artery embolization, a novel interventional procedure used to treat obesity, leads to the loss of both fat and

Read more

Health Problems 

Sugar supplement slows tumor growth and can improve cancer treatment

November 21, 2018 and, Can, cancer, growth, improve, slows, sugar, supplement, treatment, tumor

Mannose sugar, a nutritional supplement, can both slow tumour growth and enhance the effects of chemotherapy in mice with multiple

Read more

Health Problems 

Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes

November 20, 2018 and, care, Dementia, Homes, Improving, in, of, pounds, saves, Thousands, treatment

Improving staff training in care homes and reducing reliance on harmful medications saves thousands of pounds per year, as well

Read more

Health Problems 

CDC: Many Americans may have prediabetes and not know it

November 16, 2018 Americans, and, CDC, Have, It, know, Many, may, not, prediabetes

(HealthDay)—More than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, but 90 percent of them do not know they have it, medical experts

Read more

Health News 

Are almonds and almond milk good for people with diabetes?

November 15, 2018 almond, almonds, and, Are, Diabetes, for, good, milk, people, with

Diabetes is a long-term condition that affects how the body regulates blood sugar levels. Although snacking on almonds and drinking

Read more

Health News 

Multivitamins and supplements: To take or not to take?

November 14, 2018 and, Multivitamins, not, or, Supplements, take, to

Credit: CC0 Public Domain “People ask me this question quite often: ‘Should I be taking certain vitamins and supplements?’ And

Read more

Health News 

Labyrinthitis: Causes, symptoms, treatment, and recovery

November 10, 2018 and, Causes, Labyrinthitis:, recovery, symptoms, treatment

This article will cover the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of labyrinthitis. Causes The inner ear, also known as the

Read more