New Study: Men over 75 shouldn’t be tested for Prostate Cancer

According to a recent study by the US Preventative Task Force, detailed here at the WSJ Health Blog, says it’s not healthy for men over the age of 75 to be tested for prostate cancer. Unless the man is showing signs that he is suffering from the disease, it’s not necessary to test for the disease due to the risks and stress that the test can cause. It’s far more likely at that point that the men will die of a non-prostate cancer related cause.

Exercise Helps Battle Age Related Diseases

This latest NY Times article reports that as people age they lose muscle strength and flexibility, and as a result of this it leads to frailty in bones and a loss of mobility. According to Miriam Nelson, director of the John Hancock Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Tufts University, exercise is becoming increasingly important in improving quality of life and decreasing the risk of chronic age-related diseases.

A common misconception is that exercise will cause injury or pain, especially with those who suffer from arthritis, but the truth of the matter is that building muscle strength and their joints it will actually reduce pain and decrease the risk of injury. The perfect balance of physical fitness preferred includes aerobic workouts (cardio, swimming, treadmill, crosstrainer), stretching, and muscle training (which can be done in a gym with a series of machines, or dumbbells or resistance bands and tubes at home).

New Help for Diabetes Patients: Your cell phone

As reported by ABC News, Diabetes doctors have found a new way to help their patients: cell phones. Since people in every age range are affected by this disease, this new technical development works well for those who are young and affected by the disease.

The system for the most part consists of texting. Patients text their doctors with their blood sugar levels. This way when someone forgets to text in their blood sugar level, the doctor’s office will respond with a text to notify the patient that they need to test their blood.

This new technology will benefit teenagers the most. As most of them today are always connected with their cell phone, they’ll never forget to take their blood sugar.