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Buried in Pills
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog, Medical Discovery News Have you ever heard doctors referred to as "pill pushers"? While medical professionals provide necessary and admirable services, it does make you wonder how many pills we take in a day, a month, a year or even a lifetime. In the British Museum in London, along with the Rosetta Stone and an Easter Island head, there is an exhibit with an expansive glass table, more than a yard wide and at least 20 yards long. On it rests a tapestry-like depiction of the number of pills two individuals would take over their lifetimes in various colors and sizes. On one side is ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Being happy 'won't help you live longer' survey finds
ConclusionThis large prospective study aimed to assess whether happiness or related measures of wellbeing are associated with risk of death, after allowing for the influence of the poor health and lifestyles of people who are unhappy.The study found poor health was linked with unhappiness in middle-aged women. However, after allowing for this association and adjusting for the influence of other factors that may be associated, such as smoking and poor socioeconomic status, happiness and related measures of wellbeing do not appear to have any direct effect on death. This suggests that, as has sometimes previously been specu...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Mental health Source Type: news

C-reactive protein and fracture risk: European Prospective Investigation into Cancer Norfolk Study
Conclusion: A U-shaped association was observed between CRP and fracture risk. The increased risk of fracture observed at lower end of CRP compared to intermediate levels require further exploration, confirmation in other populations, and investigation into potential biological mechanisms.Highlights:
Source: Bone - July 17, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sara Ahmadi-Abhari, Robert N. Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, Kay-Tee Khaw Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research