Imagine being one of the millions of Americans in need of a hip or knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. Severe pain, reduced physical activity, an inability to perform many routine tasks – the symptoms can be truly debilitating. But if you’re obese or overweight, there’s a good chance that your orthopedic surgeon will refuse to…
Urgent Care doctor David Bermejo will discuss ways to implement healthy lifestyle changes during a community lecture at the DeWees Center on Wednesday at 6 p.m. The lecture, titled “It’s Never Too Late for Lifestyle Medicine,” will cover how simple lifestyle changes — at any age — can help prevent and treat chronic disease and help people…
Hong Kong’s private hospitals lack transparency in their pricing information and charging mechanisms, the consumer watchdog has said, revealing that a knee surgery patient in one case was hit with a bill as much as HK$90,000 (US$12,000) higher than the estimate. The Consumer Council said on Thursday that it had received 191 complaints concerning private…
They’re the modern way to find love according to the 323 million people who use them worldwide, but dating apps are fuelling an obsession with cosmetic surgery that may not have a happy ending. A new study by researchers at the University of South Australia has shed light on how dating app female users are…
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Hong Kong authorities have said they are helping a local woman reportedly seriously injured in a traffic accident at an airport in Taiwan. The Immigration Department said on Thursday it had immediately offered assistance to the woman upon receiving a call from her family members, promising to keep in touch and follow up on the…
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains in intensive care in a Sao Paulo hospital but is getting better, doctors said in a statement on Wednesday. The 79-year-old leader underwent an unplanned surgery for a brain bleed in the early hours of Tuesday, after suffering from complications resulting from…
The intervention was feasible for 87% of intervention participants, supporting them in healthy lifestyle changes. Study: Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle after Bowel Cancer (HEAL ABC)—feasibility randomised controlled trial. Image Credit: Jo Panuwat D/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition performed a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the practicality…