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300 million elderly 'not receiving long-term care'
September 28, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

300 million elderly 'not receiving long-term care'

“This deplorable situation is reflected in the very low public LTC (long term care) expenditure, which amounts to less than 1.0 percent of GDP on average globally,” study author Xenia Scheil-Adlung said in a statement. The ILO report charged that “discrimination and negative attitudes towards older persons” were a big part of the problem.

September 28, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

What You've Heard About Shaving Your Face — And The Truth

What you’ve heard: Shaving is a great exfoliator. The truth: Actually, the primary benefit is hair removal — shaving can remove peach fuzz that lasers miss, and it’s much cheaper than the hair-removal treatment electrolysis. You do get some exfoliation, says Francesca Fusco, MD, a dermatologist in New York City, but if sloughing off dead skin…

September 28, 2015 HEALTH (MSM)

New analysis says 2001 study of Paxil for teens misrepresented results

By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – According to a reanalysis of the original data from a 2001 study of paroxetine (Paxil) for teens with major depression, the drug was not effective and led to serious side effects, which is not how the results were presented 14 years ago. “There have been warnings about paroxetine for a long time,” including a 2007 Food and Drug Administration advisory on the risk of

September 28, 2015 SPORTS (WORLD)

'Villarreal's rise a miracle'

In his weekly column, Sky Sports‘ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague looks at Villarreal’s rise to the top of La Liga, as well as answering questions on the title race after Lionel Messi’s injury and Valencia’s troubles…