Older Canadians skip meds due to cost, putting them at risk for complications

(University of British Columbia) One in 12 Canadians aged 55 and older skipped prescriptions due to cost in 2014, the second-highest rate among comparable countries, new UBC research has found.

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Better sleep can lead to better sex

(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Sleep disturbance is common for many women during menopause, creating an array of adverse health outcomes such as heart disease, hypertension, and depression. A new study shows that sleep problems can also interfere with a woman's level of sexual satisfaction. The study outcomes are being published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

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Experts recommend a shift in national priorities to prevent mental disorders among youth

(Arizona State University) Growing up is hard enough, but when there is ongoing conflict or chaos in the home it can feel almost impossible. As a result of such pressures, thousands of today's children suffer psychological and psychiatric difficulties ranging from depression to substance abuse. There are a variety of tried and true intervention programs that could help these children thrive in their environment, they just need to be more widely employed, according to 12 groups of researchers.

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Dying at home or in hospital dependent on wealth, location and number of diseases

(King's College London) In a new study, published today in BMC Medicine, researchers from King's College London's Cicely Saunders Institute studied a national data set of all deaths from two common groups of respiratory diseases -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial pulmonary diseases, covering 380,232 people over 14 years.

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Tracking fishing vessels and sharks reveal protection for large mobile animals

(Global Fishing Watch) An international initiative to increase the amount of Marine Protected Area (MPAs) from the current 2 percent to 10 percent by the year 2020 has drawn critics over the need and the practicality. New study identified all fishing activity around a remote pacific MPA and correlated it to reef shark movements. The study revealed 6,752 fishing days over 24 months, demonstrating both need for MPAs, and ability to monitor them effectively.

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For bonding and breastfeeding, newborns benefit from a cheek full of dextrose

(University at Buffalo) University at Buffalo researchers at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (WCHOB) and other teams worldwide are proving that a dose of dextrose gel administered into a baby's cheek along with regular feedings can raise hypoglycemic babies' blood sugar, allowing them to stay with their mothers, which promotes breastfeeding.

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IU study examines sexual risk-taking, HIV prevention among older adults in Africa

(Indiana University) One of the most common myths around older adults is that they are not sexually active. But a recent study conducted by researchers at Indiana University found that older men and women do maintain sexual relationships even into their 80s and beyond. Since older adults are often ignored in sexual health education, the possibility for HIV transmission is heightened.

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