Traveling with a loved one with Alzheimer’s this long weekend? Experts have tips

August 30, 2024

People can create many special moments if they include a loved one with dementia in their end-of-summer Labor Day getaway.

Study reveals smoking may lead people to earn less
A paper, "Tobacco smoking in early adulthood and labor market performance: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study", in Nicotine & Tobacco Research finds that smoking has a negative effect on earnings among younger workers. This is particularly true among the less well educated.
Research highlights a shift to less reliable 'natural' contraception methods among abortion patients
There has been a shift away from the use of more reliable hormonal methods of contraception to less reliable fertility awareness methods among women requesting abortion in England and Wales over the past five years, reveals research published online in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.
Vascular 'fingerprint' at the back of the eye can accurately predict stroke risk
A vascular 'fingerprint' on the light sensitive tissue layer at the back of the eye—the retina—can predict a person's risk of stroke as accurately as traditional risk factors alone, but without the need for multiple invasive lab tests, finds research published online in the journal Heart.
Bans on tobacco advertising and sponsorship linked to 20% lower odds of smoking
Implementing bans on the advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of tobacco products is linked to 20% lower odds of smoking, and 37% lower risk of taking up the habit, reveals a pooled data analysis of the available research, published online in Tobacco Control.
Bowel cancer is on the rise in those under 50. Here's what might explain the trend
Almost 2 million people are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year. Also known as colorectal cancer, it's the third most common cancer worldwide.

Traveling with a loved one with Alzheimer’s this long weekend? Experts have tips

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