Updated guidelines to prevent falls in elderly

http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/735899?src=cmemp

Common cold

Common cold

http://http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoncold.html

Top 10 Medical News Stories of 2010

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/732735

Risk Factors Go Up When Folks Sit Down, and Vice Versa

More time one spends sitting down, more the risk factors go up.....

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Prevention/24292

Immune disorders may raise blood clot risk in hospitalized patients.

People with immune-related disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus may be at increased risk for developing potentially deadly blood clots during hospital stays, a new study has found. Read more....

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_107483.html

31 cities’ tap water has cancer-causing hexavalent chromium, study says

The Environmental Working Group released a report Monday indicating that millions of Americans are regularly drinking hexavalent chromium, made famous in the film "Erin Brockovich" as a carcinogen, through their tap water. (See below):

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20101220/ts_yblog_thelookout/study-tap-water-in-31-cities-contains-cancer-causing-chemical

Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of the Medical Library Association's Emergency Preparedness & Response workshop

Workshop was held on December 3, 2010 at the Pacific Resources for Education and Learning's conference room in the Pioneer Plaza Building. Julie Kwan, Acting Associate Director of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region at UCLA, and Amy Knehans of the Edwin H. Mookini Library, University of Hawaii at Hilo were presenters.

How to build the perfect home gym

No matter your budget, these essentials provide a total-body workout under your own roof.......

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40708758/ns/health-fitness/