Study of 78,000 patients shows who benefits most from holiday rehab
A large new study suggests that providing rehabilitation therapy on weekends and public holidays after hip fracture surgery can significantly improve recovery for some...
Smart “balance shoe” could help older adults avoid dangerous falls
An engineer has invented a high-tech shoe designed to help older people stay steady on their feet after seeing his 89-year-old mentor nearly lose...
Simple diet changes that may help reduce chronic pain
Chronic pain is a major health concern for many people worldwide, including military veterans affected by Gulf War illness.
It can significantly reduce quality of...
How screen time is hurting your head and neck
If you spend hours each day looking at a computer, tablet, or phone, you are not alone. Work, study, and entertainment now happen mostly...
Healthy plant-based diet could cut frailty risk in older adults by 15%
Scientists from Autonomous University of Madrid and collaborating institutions have found that a healthy plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of frailty...
How certain foods can help manage chronic migraine headaches
Migraines are intense, debilitating headaches that affect millions of people worldwide.
These attacks are often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea, sensitivity to light and...
Men and women need different drugs to heal after hip fracture
A new international study has explored how different bone-strengthening medications affect people after they suffer a hip fracture.
The study was led by researchers at...
Common supplement may reduce leg pain in peripheral artery disease
Researchers have identified a potential new treatment for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that causes chronic leg pain and affects millions of people...
Nearly half of chronic fatigue patients show hidden infections, study finds
A small pilot study has found that nearly half of a group of people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome tested positive for infections caused...
Broken legs, skier’s thumb and ‘sled head’: Just some of the injuries risked by...
The sports featured at the Winter Olympics defy gravity and physics.
Many competitors move at breakneck speeds down steep, snowy inclines or careen across icy...