Who Gets Parkinson's Disease? Parkinson's Disease affects generally elder adults, among about 90% of the known cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 60 Within that population, there is a small amount of variance, with the danger increasing from age 60 through age 75, and then going down sharply Currently, Parkinson's Disease is known to affect about 3% of the population over the age of 65 With present statistics and the probable aging of the population, authorities think that that percentage will double in the ...

What Happened To The Flu Vaccine Shortage? What Happened to the Flu Vaccine Shortage?Back in October 2004, the United States lost almost half of its expected 100 million doses of the flu vaccine, which prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to encourage recommendations to each state, suggesting that doses of the vaccine be restricted to high-risk groups only However, it is becoming apparent that perhaps this "panic attack" was a little too dramaticIt seems that, due to a ...

Wart Removal Advice Warts aren't very pleasant and finding one on your body can set you into a mini panic; knowing that they are contagious and can spread means that they need to be treated as soon as possible There are several methods of removing warts and all are not the same A wart is caused by the HPV virus In order to kill the wart you need to kill the virus How you approach wart removal will determine the outcome One of the most common types of ...

Sex During Menstruation So you decided to have a go at one of your fantasies and actually have sex during your lady's period Next thing on your mind is probably the biggest question: is it safe? Believe it or not, the answer is "yes" As long as you don't mind the mess, sex during menstruation is safe Let me rectify that: about as safe as it can be expected Blood is a medium in which certain infectious agents multiply, so you might want to consider that before ...

Impotence May Signal Heart Trouble In Men Men who develop erectile dysfunction should get checked for cardiovascular disease, researchers recommend Men who have problems getting erections should have their heart health assessed, according to researchers who found a strong association between impotence and subsequent development of heart disease This link has been suggested in other studies, but Dr Ian Thompson and his colleagues at the University of Texas Health Science Centre in San Antonio claim theirs is the first to follow a group of healthy men without initial ...

12-hour Work Days Unhealthy A study looking at 13 years' worth of data showed that workers who do overtime frequently were 61 percent more likely to become hurt or ill Working more than 12 hours a day raised this risk by more than a thirdThe risk is not necessarily directly related to the hazards of the jobMore likely, long hours induce fatigue or stress in affected workersResearchers looked at over 5,000 work-related injuries and illnesses They found that more than ...

Vioxx Lawsuits Vioxx is a prescription medication that has been used primarily in the treatment of signs and symptoms of arthritis, but has also been prescribed to treat acute pain in adults and menstrual pain in women It is a Cox-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID Other Cox -2 selective NSAIDs on the market are Celebrex and Bextra Vioxx is also related to nonselective NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxenIn September of 2004, its manufacturer, Merck Co, voluntarily recalled ...

Five Secrets Of High Blood Pressure Treatment Thirty percent of human population has a high blood pressure and everyone has a 90% risk to acquire it during the rest of the life As a result, half of all human deaths are due to the major complications of high blood pressure, mainly stroke and heart attackMedical scientists are fighting this life-threatening disease and they have gained some success That is the development of several classes of antihypertensive drugs and definition of ...

Defibrillator Recall Guidant Corporation has just recalled thousands of cardiac defibrillators around the world because of potentially fatal failures with the devices This recall happened on Friday, June 17 2005 after at least two deaths have occurred since the end of May As of now there are about 38,000 patients in the US with Guidant brand defibrillators and reports have indicated these machines have failed 45 times so farThe FDA said in a statement that they did not mandate Guidant ...

Low Back Pain In The Workplace… Do Those Low Back Belts Really Work? Back injuries are the leading cause of disability in the United States for people younger than 45 years of age and have been the most expensive health care problem for the 30-50 year old age group [Bureau of Labor Statistics Lost work time injuries and illnesses: Characteristics and resulting time away from work US Department of Labor, Washington, DC, 1998]There is evidence that low back belts are ...