Dr. Marie Savard appeared on “Good Morning America” today to talk about the five vaccinations every adult should have. While important, that is only half of the list compiled by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. Read below for the full list, courtesy of the CDC. Click here for the CDC’s full vaccination chart.
Continue reading for the top five vaccines that we all adults should have.
Getting the flu shot does not make you invincible, according to a recent Group Health study. The study of 3, 500 people found that those who got the vaccine had the same risk of getting pneumonia as those who weren’t vaccinated.
This made researchers question whether the flu shot is as good as it was thought to be or that pneumonia does not stem from the flu.
A new study suggest that most cancers are preventable. The study says that 80 per cent of cancers are diagnosed in the elderly. And, apparently, 80 per cent of risk factors are potentially preventable. For example, they connected smoking and lung cancer. (They need a study for that?) Read more…
Researchers say that cannabis-based medications could slow down or prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. In experiments, this type of medicine triggered the formation of new brain cells and cut inflammation linked to dementia. Read more…
Scientists have discovered that a popular epilepsy drug can slow and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug, valproic acid, halts damage to the brain and actually improves memory. Read more…
People are living longer now than ever before. Here are a few surprising signs that you may live longer than you expect:
- Your Mom Had You Young
- You’re a Tea Lover
- You’d Rather Walk
- You Skip Soda (Even Diet)
- You Have Strong Legs
- You Eat Purple Food
- You Were a Healthy-Weight Teen
- You Don’t Like Burgers
- You’ve Been a College Freshman
- You Really Like Your Friends …
- … and They’re Healthy
- You Don’t Have a Housekeeper
- You’re a Flourisher
MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Women with type 2 diabetes and heart disease often receive less of the medical treatment they need than men, making their ability to control both diseases more difficult, a new study reports.
The research findings, expected to be presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, probably explains why death from heart disease is being lowered in male diabetics but not among females.
“Our study shows that in patients with diabetes, there is a clear disparity between men and women in the control and treatment of important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease,” study leader Dr. Ioanna Gouni-Berthold, professor of medicine at the University of Cologne in Germany, said in a prepared statement. Read more…
According to Kevin McKeever
Residents of Amagasaki danced to the city’s anti-overweight song, which warned against trouser buttons popping and flying away, “pyun-pyun-pyun,” and urged prompt checkups. (Ko Sasaki for The New York Times)
AMAGASAKI, Japan: Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.
Summoned by the city of Amagasaki one recent morning, Minoru Nogiri, 45, a flower shop owner, found himself lining up to have his waistline measured. With no visible paunch, he seemed to run little risk of being classified as overweight, or metabo, the preferred word in Japan these days.
But because the new state-prescribed limit for male waistlines is a strict 33.5 inches, he had anxiously measured himself at home a couple of days earlier. “I’m on the border,” he said.
Under a national law that came into effect two months ago, companies and local governments must now measure the waistlines of Japanese people between the ages of 40 and 74 as part of their annual checkups. That represents more than 56 million waistlines, or about 44 percent of the entire population. Read more…
According to Norimistu Onishi
Osteoporosis, in which bones lose density and are more prone to fracture, has long been thought of as a woman’s disease since the condition is particularly common post-menopause.
But men also are at risk. Though it’s often under-diagnosed and under-treated, the prevalence of the disease in men is expected to rise.
Five Risk Factors For Osteoporosis
1- Weight - Read why
2- Medication - Read why
3- Physical Inactivity - Read why
4- Previous Fractures - Read why
5- Age - Read why
According to Allison Van Dusen
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