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      The Japanese are No Longer Number One in Longevity

      August 31, 2011 /

      Japanese people no longer the most long lived, according to an extensive report on Japan’s health in the Lancet.

      Smoking, growing obesity and a rising suicide rate are among some of the factors contributing to Japan’s declining health rating.

      The aging population is ill prepared to deal with geriatric sickness.

      With a median age of 40 years and a declining birth rate the health care system is inadequately funded to take care of all of the needs of it’s citizens.

      In a country where people feel that they are responsible for their own health to benefit the society the answers to Japan’s problem may lie in it’s cultural values.

      Research

      Erectile Dysfunction comes with other Sexual Problems

      August 31, 2011 /

      Men suffering with erectile dysfunction may discover that it comes with a host of other problems which Viagra can’t cure.

      While medications may help some men maintain an erection, “our research suggests there are other common sexual issues that remain largely unaddressed,” said Dr. Darius Paduch, a urologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

      “We must expand the definition of quality of life when it comes to sexual performance,” Paduch said. “For the last few decades, we have focused on penile rigidity, with erection as a synonym of normal sexual function. However, many patients say that problems with ejaculation — like decreased force or volume or decreased sensation of orgasm — are just as critical.”

      A healthy lifestyle including exercise and abstinence for drugs and alcohol will help where pharmaceuticals fail.

      Research, Wellness

      Bird Flu Rebounds Warns U.N. Agency

      August 30, 2011 /

      The Bird Flu or H5N1 strain is potentially making a resurgence.

      The deadly flu is resistant to most recent vaccines and cases in China and Vietnam are causing concern.

      The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday urged increased surveillance and preparation for a potential outbreak of the virus, which it says has infected 565 people since it first appeared in 2003, killing 331 of them.

      The virus was eliminated from most of the 63 countries infected at its peak in 2006 after mass poultry culling, but since 2008 it has been expanding geographically in both poultry and wild birds, partly due to migration patterns.

      Quality Control, Wellness

      Hurricane Irene has Created Special Challenges for the Ill

      August 30, 2011 /

      Health risks for medical evacuees make many vulnerable as resources become compromised.

      On Friday and Saturday, the city shifted thousands of patients out of low-lying hospitals and nursing homes in the projected path of the hurricane. The goal was to avoid a situation like the one after Hurricane Katrina, when vulnerable patients suffered or died after institutions in New Orleans lost power and evacuations took days.

      Prestorm evacuations, however, came with their own risks, and difficulties were apparent over the weekend at hospitals and shelters. Eventually, the Promenade residents were accepted at the armory.

      Quality Control, Resources

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