A former league footballer who became a quadriplegic is spearheading fundraising efforts to create an imaging system to help diagnose spinal cord injuries.
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Measles danger lingers for years after infection: study
Measles can harm the immune system for up to three years, leaving survivors at a higher risk of catching other infectious and potentially deadly diseases, researchers say.
How not to talk to people with an eating disorder | Charlotte Samantha
When it comes to strangers, some things are off the conversation table. There is no need to tell me about the importance of food. I know about thatBy all accounts, I’d been enjoying the conversation. We were two pina coladas apiece in, and between us had covered the breadth of holiday small talk. The weather, the flight over, the cult of the Kardashians, to name but a few. Then Jenny, the woman who had been stretching on the sun lounger beside me all day, got personal: “I know all about your problems,” she said as matter of fact. “You’ve just got to eat.”With that, she happily skipped back to decrying Kim Kardashian and her much-debated posterior. I sat in silence, scared to burst the
Are you (or your parents) Ready for a Continuing Care Retirement Community?
Making sense of continuing care retirement community The post Are you (or your parents) Ready for a Continuing Care Retirement Community? appeared first on Healthy Aging ®.
Water pipes could lead to long-term health problems: doctors
Australian doctors warn popular water pipes could be “more dangerous than cigarettes” and lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Phobias in children could be overcome with tuberculosis drug: research
Common phobias in children of spiders, dogs or flying could be overcome with the help of an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis, researchers say.
‘Consent in childbirth is a joke’: How British women are silenced in the delivery room
The case of an American woman, who was unwillingly cut by doctors during birth, has shocked many. But this problem isn’t confined to the US, says Milli Hill. British women find it just as hard to get their voices heard
Polio almost eradicated, experts aim to ‘finish the job’
The world is closer than ever to being able to wipe out polio, with zero cases of the crippling disease recorded across all of Africa this year and fewer than 25 globally, international experts say.
National study to test unborn babies for type 1 diabetes
A University of Adelaide-led study will become the first in the world to test unborn babies for type 1 diabetes after receiving an $8 million funding injection.
94 Year Old Runner To Compete in Penn Relays
94 year old runner competes at Penn Relays, Philadelphia, PA The post 94 Year Old Runner To Compete in Penn Relays appeared first on Healthy Aging ®.
Queensland becomes home to first all-Australian skeleton library
A university in Brisbane opens the first all-Australian skeleton library in the country allowing students to study a ‘typical Aussie’ skeleton.