The potential resource components identified includes (a) cancer causes and consequences; (b) hospital administration, treatment processes, and prices; (c) daily living; (d) emotional and supportive information; (e) skills training; and (f) nutrition and traditional medicine. CONCLUSION The development of a web-based resource to deliver…[Read more]

Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac disease of aging. The risk of stroke and bad prognosis increase with age and atrial fibrillation. Compared with younger people, elderly people have higher risks for both thrombosis and bleeding. Stroke prevention with oral anticoagulants is the cornerstone of the management of atrial fibrillation but is…[Read more]

Physical exercise has been proposed as an adjunct in addiction treatment, including tobacco cigarette smoking. The physiological and biochemical mechanisms that could be affected by physical exercise in smokers and that could help quit smoking have not been investigated yet.

To investigate whether the effects of acute exercise on smoking…[Read more]