Disability as a Lifestyle Factor: The Critical Need for More Information

A critical need for a more diverse nursing workforce.

Conflicting health information: a critical research need

Conflicting health information is increasing in amount and visibility, as evidenced most recently by the controversy surrounding the risks and benefits of childhood vaccinations. The mechanisms through which conflicting information affects individuals are poorly understood; thus, we are unprepared to help people process conflicting information when making important health decisions. In this vie...

Kernicterus in Two Generations: A Need for More Aggressive Preventive Measures

Bilirubin induced brain damage is still a common cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigerian infants. No much success has been recorded in decades despite the fact that brain damage from bilirubin toxicity in the newborn is easily preventable with affordable and effective means. We report a case of a newborn with acute bilirubin encephalopathy. This case was considered of interest because the ...

assessment of the effect of honey as a topical therapy for intra oral wound healing in rat.

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Healthy lifestyle: need for action.

There is massive evidence that a healthy lifestyle, especially involvement in active exercise, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2, and obesity (Taylor et al., 2004). There is less strong but nevertheless good evidence that it reduces the risk of depression in the older adult population (Strawbridge et al., 2002). The evidence that it reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s dise...