Month: November 2015

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tiny salt shaker symbol that warns certain meals are high in sodium will appear, starting Tuesday, on menus in chain restaurants in New York City, the first U.S. city to take the step in an effort to combat heart disease and stroke. Any menu item containing more than 2,300 milligrams (0.08 oz) of sodium, the daily limit many nutritionists recommend and which equals about one teaspoon of

Elders contribute to the fitness of younger individuals by caring for grandchildren and passing down important cultural knowledge. Credit: USDA Many human gene variants have evolved specifically to protect older adults against neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, thus preserving their contributions to society, report University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in the November 30 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “We unexpectedly discovered that humans have evolved gene variants that

Designer babies or an end to intractable illnesses: A revolutionary technology is letting scientists learn to rewrite the genetic code, aiming to alter DNA in ways that, among other things, could erase disease-causing genes. How far should these experiments try to go _ fix only the sick, or make changes that future generations could inherit? Hundreds of scientists and ethicists from around the world gather in Washington this week to debate the boundaries of human

By Ian Graham BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws are in breach of human rights by failing to provide exceptions in the case of fatal foetal abnormality and sexual crime, Belfast’s High Court found in a landmark ruling on Monday. Unlike other parts of the United Kingdom, abortion is banned in Northern Ireland unless the life or mental health of the mother is in danger. Doctors who perform abortions outside those limitations face

By Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the April death of a black man from an injury in police custody that set off rioting in Baltimore and inflamed the U.S. debate on race and justice. The death of Freddie Gray, 25, followed police killings of black men in other cities, including New York and Ferguson, Missouri, that gave rise

By Emily Giunta, dailyRx News Could a handful of walnuts a day really keep the doctor away? For patients at risk for Type 2 diabetes, perhaps. A new study found that eating a handful of walnuts every day may be linked to better diet quality overall and improvements in certain Type 2 diabetes risk factors among high-risk patients. Patients in this study who were given walnuts every day for six months saw improvements in blood

Borrowing from several statistical science models, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has developed a novel computational approach for massively accelerating the search for a hepatitis C vaccine. “Hepatitis C virus infects 170 million people and kills 350,000 annually,” explained Andrew L. Ferguson, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering and of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Illinois. “Effective drug treatments have recently become available, but their high

IMAGE: Journal of Women’s Health, published monthly, is a core multidisciplinary journal dedicated to the diseases and conditions that hold greater risk for or are more prevalent among women, as well… view more Credit: ©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, November 30, 2015–The higher rate of cancer-related deaths among racial minorities has often been attributed to disparities in cancer screening compliance, however, a new study did not find that the association between body weight/obesity,

A fruit fly model of a rare, neurodegenerative disease is helping researchers trace the series of steps that lead to neuronal cell death. Damage to astrocytes – star-shaped cells found in the brain and spinal cord – is found in many neurodegenerative conditions, but it’s been unclear exactly what role astrocyte dysfunction plays in the development of disease. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have developed a genetic model that is yielding new insights

Intermediate magnification micrograph of a low malignant potential (LMP) mucinous ovarian tumour. HE stain. The micrograph shows: Simple mucinous epithelium (right) and mucinous epithelium that pseudo-stratifies (left – diagnostic of a LMP tumour). Epithelium in a frond-like architecture is seen at the top of image. Credit: Nephron /Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 Can any cancer cell form another tumor, or is it only select cancer stem cells that give rise to new cancer cells? The answer,

Hunter Woodhall, a 16-year-old sophomore at Syracuse High School in Utah, hasn’t let his two prosthetic legs stand in the way of achieving athletic greatness. Woodhall recently returned from a Paralympic championship where he earned two medals in track events, and has his sights set on a bid to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. Woodhall was born with a congenital bone deficiency that deformed his legs. His parents were told he could either spend

Sugar-free drinks may be as damaging to your teeth as those that contain the sweet stuff. New research from the Oral Health Cooperative Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, Australia, found soft drinks and sports drinks without sugar can cause measurable damage to tooth enamel. Researchers found that sugar-free drinks that contain acidic additives and those with low pH levels led to softening of dental enamel by between one-third and one-half of normal. The

Jay Michael continues his story about living with a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Read his previous posts in “My Choice to Live: Part I,” “Part II,” “Part III,” and “Part IV“. Three months into my intense chemo, it was time for my PET scan to see how the cancer reacted to all the brutal treatments. Obviously, I was nervous as hell awaiting the results. The following morning, I met with my oncologist who had the

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved a drug to be sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co as a treatment for a form of blood cancer. The FDA said it approved the treatment, Empliciti, to be used in multiple myeloma patients in combination with Celgene Corp’s Revlimid and common anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone. The National Cancer Institute estimates there will be 26,850 new cases of multiple myeloma and 11,240 related

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – A small study suggests that for adolescents, their number of Facebook friends may be related to their stress levels, with more than 300 friends associated with higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. The study only included 88 participants at one point in time, so it can’t indicate whether changes in Facebook metrics cause an increase in stress, or vice versa. Other important external factors are also responsible for

By Keith Coffman COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The gunman accused of killing three people and wounding nine at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was due to appear in court by video link from jail on Monday. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, was expected to face multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Planned Parenthood says reports he told investigators “no more baby parts” after his arrest showed he had an anti-abortion agenda. Dear

By Alex Whiting LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Juliet Nalumu, overjoyed at her first pregnancy, visited her local hospital in eastern Uganda for a check-up, it turned into one of the worst days of her life. She found out she was HIV positive. “All the joy and happiness disappeared.” Lonely, and terrified of telling her husband of two years, the 26-year-old decided to keep it a secret. “I was his third wife, and the

By Alisa Tang BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The estimated number of adolescents dying of AIDS in the Asia Pacific region has more than doubled since 2005, experts said on Monday, warning of a “hidden epidemic”. UNICEF urged Asian countries to improve teenagers’ access to testing, saying many young people do not know their HIV status because of parental consent requirements for tests. The Asia Pacific region has made enormous strides against HIV/AIDS in the

IMAGE: Authors of the new study included The Scripps Research Institute’s Casimir Bamberger, John R. Yates and Sandra Pankow (left to right). view more Credit: Cindy Brauer, The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, CA – November 30, 2015 – Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found evidence that a mutant protein responsible for most cases of cystic fibrosis is so busy “talking” to the wrong cellular neighbors that it cannot function normally and is

A supercomputer simulation of a mere 10 milliseconds in the collapse of a massive star into a neutron star proves that these catastrophic events, often called hypernovae, can generate the enormous magnetic fields needed to explode the star and fire off bursts of gamma rays visible halfway across the universe. The results of the simulation, published online Nov. 30 in advance of publication in the journal Nature, demonstrate that as a rotating star collapses, the

IMAGE: On the left side is a NASA image of Jupiter taken from Hubble Space Telescope. On the ride side is results of a 3-D simulation of Jupiter’s deep atmospheric flow…. view more Credit: Moritz Heimpel, University of Alberta A University of Alberta researcher has successfully generated 3D simulations of deep jet streams and storms on Jupiter and Saturn, helping to satiate our eternal quest for knowledge of planetary dynamics. The results facilitate a deeper understanding

While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris hammering out the details of the global fight against climate change, a new study out of the University of Montreal and the Trottier Energy Institute shows that Canadian attitudes are somewhat ambivalent. The report, entitled, “Feeling the Heat? The Paradox of Public Opinion and Climate Change Policy in Canada: Toward a New Research Agenda” examines public perceptions of this complex policy problem. “Though a majority see

IMAGE: Scientists reduced levels of BRCA1 in mouse brains and in neurons in a dish to investigate the role of the protein in dementia. view more Credit: Image courtesy of Lennart Mucke, University of California, San Francisco. Mutant forms of breast cancer factor 1 (BRCA1) are associated with breast and ovarian cancers but according to new findings, in the brain the normal BRCA1 gene product may also be linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The results, published in

IMAGE: Professor Gabrielle Belz has shown that a network of immune cells helps the appendix play a pivotal role in maintaining digestive health. view more Credit: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute New research shows a network of immune cells helps the appendix to play a pivotal role in maintaining the health of the digestive system, supporting the theory that the appendix isn’t a vestigial — or redundant — organ. The research team, a collaborative partnership

Officials in San Diego say at least 14 people were sickened this weekend by the synthetic marijuana drug called “Spice.” This is the second weekend in a row that police officers saw multiple overdoses in the area, bringing the total number of those sickened to around 30 people, CBS San Diego reports. “Very similar to last weekend. In some of the incidents, we were able to recover remnants of Spice, the packaging and what appears

Hands up anyone who’s ever tried a diet, slimming club, ‘magic’ pills, eating one food for 7 days, the apple/chicken/nuts diet… They all sound very 90s now, in a world where we’re much more focused on giving ourselves hip new designer labels like Paleo, juice master, alkaline and raw till 4. Image: HediHearts.com So what’s the problem with keeping up with the trendy foodies on Instagram? The fact is, for most people every one of

Esther Perel talking to a room full of entrepreneurs on how to maintain desire and intimacy. Last weekend I attended Summit at Sea — a conference/retreat/adventure hybrid for entrepreneurs, creatives and artists that was filled with thought-provoking programming, from Edward Snowden live-streaming in to discuss privacy and security, to Blake Mycoskie of TOMS shoes discussing impact and social change. Out of all the big-name headliners, the one that really stuck out was a talk by

NEW YORK (AP) — Would you like to spend quality time with George Clooney as he showers you with compliments? How about walk a red carpet with Meryl Streep or visit the set of “Game of Thrones”? They are all possible: Bono is a launching an all-star campaign featuring “once-in-a-lifetime experiences” that can be won after donating at least $10 to his organization (RED), which raises funds to fight AIDS. The campaign kicks off Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings this week, when chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on highly salty dishes. The first-of-its-kind rule takes effect Tuesday. It will require a salt-shaker emblem on some sandwiches, salads and other menu items that top the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams — about a teaspoon — of sodium. It’s the latest in a series of novel

A total of 14 interviews were undertaken with three pediatricians, four primary care providers, four midwives, and three nurses. Participants worked in both public and private settings and had a range of experience in the provision of healthcare ranging from three to over twenty years. The interview results are presented thematically below. Not the number one problem Participants acknowledge that diarrhea was an important health issue in Indonesia; however they did not rate it as

i Delegates from about 170 countries gathered in Kyoto in December 1997 during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year in Paris, the stakes are even higher, negotiators say. AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/Getty Images Delegates from about 170 countries gathered in Kyoto in December 1997 during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This year in Paris, the stakes are even higher, negotiators say. AFP/Getty Images On November

Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage, according to a new MRI study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that affects more than a third of adults over the age of 60, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The knee joint

The green-typeface slogan “WE’ED like to be your doctor!” -unmistakably weed-friendly – has attracted hundreds of medical marijuana patients in less than a year to Dr. Bodo Schneider’s clinics in southern Illinois and suburban Chicago. In New Jersey, Dr. Anthony Anzalone has a similar following at his three clinics, marketed online with a marijuana leaf logo and a “DrMarijuanaNJ” web address. The two marijuana-friendly doctors in states with similar laws face starkly different treatment by

New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings this week, when chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on highly salty dishes. The first-of-its-kind rule takes effect Tuesday. It will require a salt-shaker emblem on some sandwiches, salads and other menu items that top the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams – about a teaspoon – of sodium. It’s the latest in a series of novel nutritional moves by the

Rob Garofalo was devastated. He’d built his medical and research career on helping young AIDS patients. Then he learned that he, too, was HIV-positive. The news came after he’d already survived kidney cancer and a breakup with his longtime partner. Try as he might, the doctor could not heal himself, at least not emotionally. “I couldn’t afford myself the same compassion that I’d spent a career teaching other people to have,” says Garofalo, who heads

Ebola survivor Dr. Ian Crozier wasn’t the only American to experience eye problems following the disease — a new report describes eye problems in another American doctor who lived through the disease. Dr. Richard Sacra, who works for the Christian mission organization SIM USA, contracted Ebola last year while caring for pregnant women in Liberia during the rise of the Ebola outbreak there. He was evacuated to the United States for treatment in early September 2014, and

By David Lewis and Julio Rodrigues PRAIA (Reuters) – When Cape Verde police dismantled a drugs network preparing to smuggle tens of millions of dollars of cocaine to Europe in 2011, the operation was hailed as a rare victory against international crime by one of Africa’s smallest states. Within two years it had yielded a series of convictions as well as further seizures of cash and real estate. Soon after that, however, senior officials began

An American study shines new light on the benefits that dogs bring to children and demonstrates that man’s best friend reduces anxiety levels in the young. Dogs have once again been shown to be very good for children’s health in a new study published in the journal Preventive Chronic Disease on November 25. Dr. Anne Gadomski and her team at the Bassett Medical Center in New York discovered that the presence of a dog in

LONDON (Reuters) – British members of parliament urged the government on Monday to introduce tough measures, including a tax on sugary drinks and controls on price promotions for “unhealthy food and drink”, to help tackle childhood obesity. Parliament’s Health Committee said there was “clear evidence that measures to improve the food environment” must be used to tackle obesity, treatment of which costs the state-run health service 5.1 billion pounds every year. But a spokesman for

By Laurie Goering QUDENI, South Africa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mpume Shezi was a baby when her parents died of AIDS. For the past 10 years, her grandmother has watched over her, her older sister and eight orphan cousins in a collection of mud-and-daub huts clinging to a windswept hillside in Qudeni, a remote village in South Africa’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province. The struggle to feed and clothe 10 people for a decade on an old-age

Take a look around your local gym. You might expect to see the majority of women congregated around miscellaneous cardio equipment or perhaps mid-way through a spin class, while men are picking up the weights. But that scene is changing, and it’s changing fast, as more women take up serious weight training. “It’s no longer taboo for women to become fit and strong,” says Matt Gary, co-owner of Supreme Sports Performance and Training (SSPT), a

CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that can edit genetic mistakes, is getting attention and scrutiny. It could help get rid of diseases like cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy and even HIV and cancer. But many scientists, including Jennifer Doudna, who is credited with developing the gene-editing technology, are calling for a moratorium on its use. Watch the full story at 8:30 a.m. today on “CBS This Morning.”

There are currently fewer than 6,000 endocrinologists in the U.S., according to a new analysis, confirming a health care shortage that’s particularly distressing in light of this month’s report that obesity rates are once again on the rise. A full 38 percent of U.S. adults are now considered to be obese, up from 32 percent of adults a decade ago, and another third are overweight.  Obesity has been linked to an increased risk of myriad diseases and conditions,

Using a mobile MRI truck, researchers followed runners for 4,500 kilometers through Europe to study the physical limits and adaptation of athletes over a 64-day period, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “The fact that ultra-distance running places stress on the body has been well documented,” said Uwe Schütz, M.D., a radiologist and specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery in the Department of

Some athletes who experience sports-related concussions have reduced blood flow in parts of their brains even after clinical recovery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The results suggest a role for MRI in determining when to allow concussed athletes to return to competition. Concussions affect millions of people each year and are especially prevalent in contact sports like football. Sports are second only

Bringing acutely ill children home from the hospital can overwhelm family caregivers and affect a child’s recovery and long-term health, according to research in the journal Pediatrics. In a study posted online by the journal Nov. 30, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center say the study provides “family centered” input that allows them to design and test interventions for improving the transition from hospital to at-home care for ill children. In focus groups and

Between plantations of bananas, mangoes and avocados, a small group of men trek along paths freshly carved out by the November rains on a mission to inform and educate in an area of western Kenya where AIDS remains rife. In Homa Bay, a remote rural region on the southern shores of Lake Victoria, AIDS is a major problem with studies showing that one in four people are HIV-positive. Every day, a team from the medical

A team of scientists at Royal Holloway, led by Professor George Dickson, and as part of the UK HIV Vaccine Consortium, led by Professor Jonathon Weber at Imperial College London, has developed a prototype HIV vaccine vector …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Just days before she died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s assistance, Merian Frederick could not speak or hold up her head without help from her daughter, Carol Poenisch. On a video recorded by Kevorkian in 1993, Poenisch steadies Frederick’s Lou Gehrig’s disease-ravaged body as she signs a form requesting help to die “in the most humane, rapid and painless manner” possible. Then, Poenisch reads words just penned by her mother that

CHICAGO – Low-income women in Medicaid expansion states in the U.S. are more likely to have a breast screening performed than those in non-expansion states, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states had the option of expanding Medicaid to provide coverage to people under 65 years of age living at up to 133 percent of

CHICAGO – Researchers in China have found that children who have been left without direct parental care for extended periods of time show larger gray matter volumes in the brain, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Throughout the world, due to political upheaval, economic necessity or other reasons, parents sometimes are compelled to travel away from home for months or years at

CINCINNATI – Bringing acutely ill children home from the hospital can overwhelm family caregivers and affect a child’s recovery and long-term health, according to research in the journal Pediatrics. In a study posted online by the journal Nov. 30, researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center say the study provides “family centered” input that allows them to design and test interventions for improving the transition from hospital to at-home care for ill children. In focus

IMAGE: Dandona and his co-authors have been reporting on the relationship between insulin sensitivity and testosterone in Type 2 diabetic males since the publication of their seminal paper in 2004, demonstrating… view more Credit: Douglas Levere, University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. — Men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment. That is the conclusion of University at Buffalo researchers who conducted the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of

IMAGE: Derivatives of aspirin may yield new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. view more Credit: Patricia Waldron ITHACA, NY–A new study finds that a component of aspirin binds to an enzyme called GAPDH, which is believed to play a major role in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases. Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute and John Hopkins University discovered that salicylic acid, the primary breakdown product of aspirin, binds to GAPDH, thereby stopping it from

HUNTSVILLE, TX (11/30/15) — Mothers who separate from their abusive partners are four times more likely to report threats to take or to harm their children than those who stay in the relationship, a study by Sam Houston State University found. In “Indirect Abuse Involving Children During the Separation Process,” Brittany Hayes, Assistant Professor at the College of Criminal Justice, said that victims of intimate partner violence continue to suffer from abuse after separation, but

The evolution of the great concrete jungle hinges on transportation. For many years, city planners have organized business epicenters and residential tracts strategically in relation to local transit options, and city dwellers would flock to neighborhoods that were most accessible via transportation. But the world’s great metropolises are seeing a shift in the moving patterns of their residents and businesses, prompted by forces such as mounting housing costs and startup clusters that are arising on

A good night’s sleep is far more nuanced than simply putting in your seven to nine hours and calling it a day. Good, healthy sleep means feeling rested upon waking. It means not having chronic bad dreams or nightmares. And it turns out that the difference between a smile-filled slumber and a fearful one isn’t entirely up to chance. According to a group of French researchers writing in the Journal of Sleep Research, all people

Using a mobile MRI truck, researchers followed runners for 4,500 kilometers through Europe to study the physical limits and adaptation of athletes over a 64-day period, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “The fact that ultra-distance running places stress on the body has been well documented,” said Uwe Schütz, M.D., a radiologist and specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery in the Department of

Low-income women in Medicaid expansion states in the U.S. are more likely to have a breast screening performed than those in non-expansion states, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). As part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), states had the option of expanding Medicaid to provide coverage to people under 65 years of age living at up to 133 percent of the federal

Obese people who lose a substantial amount of weight can significantly slow the degeneration of their knee cartilage, according to a new MRI study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease that affects more than a third of adults over the age of 60, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The knee joint

Researchers in China have found that children who have been left without direct parental care for extended periods of time show larger gray matter volumes in the brain, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Throughout the world, due to political upheaval, economic necessity or other reasons, parents sometimes are compelled to travel away from home for months or years at a time,

Some athletes who experience sports-related concussions have reduced blood flow in parts of their brains even after clinical recovery, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The results suggest a role for MRI in determining when to allow concussed athletes to return to competition. Concussions affect millions of people each year and are especially prevalent in contact sports like football. Sports are second only

Men with Type 2 diabetes who have low testosterone levels can benefit significantly from testosterone treatment. That is the conclusion of University at Buffalo researchers who conducted the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of testosterone treatment in Type 2 diabetic men that comprehensively investigated the role of insulin resistance and inflammation, before and after treatment with testosterone. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, was published online before print in Diabetes Care in

By Colleen Jenkins (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood was already on heightened alert against threats of violence this year after a storm of criticism from abortion opponents over how it handles the tissue of aborted fetuses used for medical research. Now some affiliates of the reproductive health organization say they will scrutinize their security measures even further after a gunman’s deadly attack on one of the nonprofit’s clinics in Colorado on Friday. The key, they said,

By Colleen Jenkins (Reuters) – A stay-at-home mother of two young children and a man who had served in Iraq were named on Sunday as the two civilians killed along with a local police officer in last week’s rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. The Colorado Springs Police Department named the two civilians as Jennifer Markovsky, 35, and Ke’Arre Marcell Stewart, 29, though it said the identifications were preliminary pending completion of the

PARIS (AP) — Facing pushback at home, President Barack Obama said Sunday that American leadership was helping make gains in the global fight against climate change as he tried to reassure world leaders assembling for a historic conference in Paris that the U.S. can deliver on its own commitments. Obama was joining more than 150 leaders for the opening days of a two-week conference where countries are trying to negotiate an agreement aimed at avoiding

Subjects Of the 25,534 participants, 6383 wage workers were selected. From these wage workers, older workers ?55 years of age (n?=?1413) were selected based on the criterion presented in the Employment Promotion for the Aged Act and the Employment Protection Act. Forty five individuals were excluded for missing sociodemographic factor values (n?=?15), missing health-related factors (n?=?14), missing working condition-related values (n?=?12), and missing health status and HRQL values (n?=?4). The remaining 1368 persons were analyzed. Methods

November 29, 2015, 6:33 PM|Successful architect Chris Downey lost his sight due to cancer, but he has not let it sideline his career. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports on how he adapted his work process to continue doing what he loves.

One of billionaire Peter Thiel’s secrets to success is asking himself the contrarian question: What important truth do very few people agree with you on? In similar fashion, but nearly a century earlier, Mark Twain said, “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” When you hear or read something — ?even this very blog — it’s good practice to consider the opposite of what is

Dear Lyme disease, I’m not angry. But I admit you made me miserable. You sneakily rushed through my veins. Anonymous, without a name, you tortured me for months. I didn’t know who you were or where you came from. I would stare bleakly out my freshman dorm window, my eyes dull and my head throbbing. I blamed my school. During my first quarter at Northwestern University, my boyfriend and I broke up, my grandfather died,