Category Archives: Health & Fitness

Medical crowdfunding steers millions in donations to dangerous snake oil

October 24, 2018 Posted By Categories Kevin Lomangino is the managing editor of HealthNewsReview.org. He tweets as @KLomangino. We’ve written extensively about the dark side of medical crowdfunding — how donations meant to help desperate patients may perversely promote useless and dangerous interventions. We’ve also looked at the news industry’s complicity with these misguided campaigns… Read More »

Keeping in PACE with health IT and continuous learning at the Singapore Armed Forces

In 1995, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps introduced a large scale Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system, the first of its kind in Singapore. In less than a decade, the improved second generation of the EMR was implemented and most recently, the latest generation of its EMR system was rolled out in April 2016.… Read More »

Harley Quinn Costume and Makeup for Halloween 2018: Here’s How You Can DIY the Look of Joker’s Beloved

DIY Harley Quinn Makeup And Costume (Photo Credit: Instagram/ makeupbywhit_personal/ gorejusdahl) With the year 2018 almost coming to an end, we are moving towards the last few months of the year that is also filled with celebrations, especially in India. We begin the celebratory few months with Halloween, a festival that is amazingly popular in… Read More »

How to Beat Dry Skin All Year Long

Learn how to beat dry skin all year long! Dry skin… why does it always seem to invite itself along when it isn’t wanted? Spring, summer, fall and winter – here it comes, perhaps popping up in different areas depending on the weather. It’s common, we all deal with it – which is why everywhere… Read More »

How Physical Therapy Can Help Live a Pain-Free Life

By Caroline Lieberman, DPT Living pain-free is crucial to quality of life. The ability to move without pain can impact a person’s ability to participate in – and simply enjoy – everyday activities, earn a living and experience independence. People often associate pain management with medication treatment plans. Reliance on opioids has led to the worst… Read More »

Using headphones with hearing aids

Thanks to recent advancements in hearing device technology, millions of people with hearing loss are able to hear their favorite sounds and enjoy conversing with their favorite people. One perk this new technology affords users is compatibility with other personal electronic devices, such as smartphones and televisions. Sometimes, as in the case of headphones and… Read More »