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modern<br />
64 wellness<br />
- Unknown<br />
There is no one giant<br />
step that does it. It’s<br />
a lot of little steps.<br />
New Mothers<br />
Most At Risk For<br />
Heart Failure<br />
A study from the University of Illinois at Chicago<br />
(UIC), published in the journal ‘Circulation: Heart<br />
Failure’, has found that women are at the highest<br />
risk for heart failure within the six weeks after<br />
delivery. The results of the study also suggest<br />
that heart failure is a significant<br />
clinical problem among relatively<br />
young reproductive-age women,<br />
especially among women with<br />
the presence of an additional<br />
disease or condition, such as<br />
hypertension. “This finding lends<br />
support to using delivery-related<br />
hospitalisation as a window of<br />
opportunity to identify highrisk<br />
women and develop<br />
surveillance strategies<br />
before discharge,” says<br />
the study's lead author,<br />
Mulubrhan Mogos,<br />
assistant professor of<br />
nursing at UIC.<br />
No More<br />
Blood!<br />
Scientists have created a non-invasive,<br />
adhesive patch, which promises<br />
the measurement of glucose levels<br />
through the skin without a fingerprick<br />
blood test, potentially removing<br />
the need for millions of diabetics<br />
to frequently carry out the painful<br />
and unpopular tests. The patch does<br />
not pierce the skin; instead, it draws<br />
glucose out from fluid between<br />
cells across hair follicles, which are<br />
individually accessed via an array<br />
of miniature sensors using a small<br />
electric current. The glucose collects<br />
in tiny reservoirs and is measured.<br />
Readings can be taken every 10 to 15<br />
minutes over several hours.<br />
Crucially, because of the design of<br />
the array of sensors and reservoirs,<br />
the patch does not require calibration<br />
with a blood sample - meaning<br />
that finger prick blood tests are<br />
unnecessary.<br />
What’s Internet Gaming Disorder?<br />
For the majority of people, computer gaming is an enjoyable and stimulating activity. Those with risk<br />
factors may, however, become attracted to use it as a strategy to overcome individual problems, says the<br />
‘Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology’<br />
review, an analysis of articles on Internet Gaming<br />
Disorder (IGD). The report notes that the condition<br />
has a complex psychosocial background, and<br />
many personal, neurobiological, familial, and<br />
environmental factors may put certain individuals<br />
at increased risk. It notes that IGD includes a<br />
build-up of tolerance (more time needs to be spent<br />
playing computer games), loss of control, giving up<br />
other interests, and excessive use despite clear-cut<br />
psychosocial and health-related problems. Says lead<br />
author Dr Frank W. Paulus, “Excessive gaming may<br />
lead to avoiding negative moods and neglecting<br />
'normal' relationships, school or work-related<br />
duties, and even basic physical needs.”<br />
yourwellness.com • Volume VII • Issue III • <strong>August</strong> <strong>2018</strong>
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