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Immune System and Vaccine Failure in the Elderly
Posted by Galen Bosley on
Exercise improves vaccine effectiveness in the elderly.
Advancing age brings a decline in immune system function. Regular exercise helps improves immune function in seniors, leading to a reduced rate of infections and the deaths they cause, and increases vaccine effectiveness.
PositiveTip: Multiple short daily walks can improve immune response to annual flu shots.
The Media and Sleep
Posted by Gary Hopkins on
A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation tells us:
There is good reason to believe that different media formats (e.g. television viewing, Internet use, cell phone use, electronic game-playing) have different kinds of effects on sleep.
Different types of content within these media formats presumably also have different effects—indeed it is possible that certain media content in certain formats can function as a healthy part of bedtime routines.
Are You Ready for H1N1 Flu--or Another Variant?
Posted by Fred Hardinge on
During the past week we have heard a lot about the "Swine Flu", now dubbed H1N1. Near paranoia gripped the public and some media for a time. Doomsayers were prognosticating this was going to be "it" for the world we know! We now know that H1N1 responds well to two of the antiviral agents, and also most people who get it get well on their own. Rationale reason seems to be setting in at this time now.
Should we just breathe a collective "Whew, that was close one," and go on with our lives as usual? Or should we grip the edge of our seats waiting for this to get worse, or a more virulent strain to come along in the future?
The characteristics of influenza virus are: