NSW Health last week announced an investigation was underway into the deaths of 10 elderly people at Endeavour Nursing Home in Springwood, in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.
It is believed some of the deaths could to be linked to two gastroenteritis outbreaks in June which struck more than 80 residents of the home.
Ageing Minister [...]
An older person’s likelihood of entering a nursing home or other long-term care facility is particularly high immediately after the death of a spouse, new research indicates.
There could be various reasons for this, Elina Nihtila, of the department of sociology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, who led the research, told Reuters Health.
“It may be [...]
JUSTIN MARSHALL wants to quit his bumper contract with the Ospreys and return to his native New Zealand, according to reports in his homeland.
The scrum-half great negotiated an early release from the Welsh region in a bid to play in the Air New Zealand Cup for Canterbury from this August onwards.
Marshall also wants to play [...]
The traditional method has been to release multiple agents into the environment and overwhelm the pest, said Davis. But with multiple introductions comes an increased likelihood that one of the agents will become invasive as well. So, what we’re trying to do is to figure out which one is the most likely to actually have [...]
Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. Being extroverted, however, protects people from dying from respiratory illness.
Neuroticism is a proclivity toward worry and emotional ups and downs. A mortality study of almost 5,500 people showed that risk of death from cardiovascular disease climbed as a person’s level of neuroticism rose.
Extraversion, a tendency [...]
Contrary to expectations, a higher percentage of body fat at menopause means a greater likelihood of experiencing symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. It was previously thought that these so-called “vasomotor symptoms” were less common in heavier women, because body fat can convert male hormones into estrogen.
But a study of more than 1,700 [...]
There is a strong likelihood that many of you are gearing up for a holiday purchasing spree, so the timing of this film is perfect.
It explains the process behind all the “stuff†in our lives such as its extraction through sale, use and disposal, The impact on communities at home and abroad are [...]
The first blood test for lung cancer may be one step closer to reality.
Doctors at Duke University have developed a lung cancer blood test that focuses on four blood proteins.
The test isn’t ready for lung cancer screening. But if it succeeds in further [...]
Staying fit is more important than losing fat for older
adults, new research suggests.
Fitness was found to be a strong predictor of longevity in the study, which
involved adults ages 60 and older, while obesity had little influence on
death risk.
Study participants who were more fit, [...]
Although as many as half of parents of children with autism report concerns about their child’s developmental progress before the first birthday, the disorder is usually not diagnosed until age 3 or 4, according to background information in the article. Earlier identification of autism offers the possibility of early intervention, which holds promise for [...]