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Treating wrinkles with photomodulation is ineffective
An interuniversity study published in the journal Dermatologic Surgery concludes that regenerating skin cells through LED photomodulation, a low-intensity and yellow light treatment reputed to regulate cell activity, has no observable benefit.
Eating (Not So) Good in the Neighborhood
People Who Don’t Own a Car and Live Near Fast Food at Greater Risk for Obesity ...Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating
Study suggests that mindful eating can play a key role in long-term weight maintenance ...Long-term exercise, healthy eating habits in young adults: U-M study
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Despite mounting public health concerns about obesity and persistent social pressures dictating that slim is beautiful, young women in their '20s consistently exercise less than young men. ...When eating and dieting, follow your gut
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Eating a small lunch doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be so hungry for dinner that you’ll eat more than usual, a new study suggests....Healthy Lifestyle Choices May Reduce Lifetime Risk of Heart Failure
Boston, MA – Heart failure occurs in an average 550,000 people each year in the United States. The lifetime risk of heart failure - the risk of ever developing heart failure during one’s remaining lifetime before dying from other causes - at 40 years of age is approximately one in five....Combination of Healthy Lifestyle Choices Can Help Lower Incidence of Hypertension in Women
Boston, MA – As a risk factors for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and shortened life expectancy, high blood pressure (hypertension) contributes to more excess deaths in women than any other preventable factor. ...ESC Congress Announcement: More evidence in favour of a healthy lifestyle in the prevention of cardiovascular disease
Prevention is the highlight theme of this year’s ESC Congress -- The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2009, the world's biggest international meeting in Cardiology will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from 29 August to 2 September. ...Maintaining or increasing physical activity slows cognitive decline in elders
Elders who maintained or increased their level of physical activity showed significantly less cognitive decline over seven years than those who were not active or whose activity levels declined during that time, according to a study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco....Plant-Based, Low-Carb Diet May Promote Weight Loss and Improve Cholesterol Levels
Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according to a report in the June 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A high-carbohydrate, low-fat vegetarian diet also resulted in weight loss but without the additional cardiovascular benefits. ...Log in
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Could standard treatment for traumatic brain injury be wrong?
- Scientists Take Early Steps Toward Mapping Epigenetic Variability
- Scientists discover a new way to kill cancer
- Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- McGill/JGH researchers successfully reverse multiple sclerosis in animals
- Vitamin D, curcumin may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer's
- An HIV-Blocking Gel for Women
- Evidence of direct link between mutated gene and autism, York U study finds
- Breast Cancer Survivors Who Receive Lymphedema Education Are More Likely to Have Fewer Symptoms
- Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and on the increase
- Study reveals major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells
- Human sperm created from embryonic stem cells
- Organic food not nutritionally better than conventionally produced food
Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 01:56:27
Very, very interesting
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Gerc
on
07 September, 2009 01:54:54
Very, very ineteresting.
Prof. dr. V. Gerc
Carole Martz
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26 August, 2009 08:23:24
Congratulations Nurse Fu and Dr Axelrod on publishing this important study. Thank you for validating what I always knew. Preoperative nursing education regarding lymphedema risk ...
Gary McCallister
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24 August, 2009 07:38:24
This doesn't change much of anything about how we treat patients and alleviate symptoms. All it dos is describe the parasite at a different ...
Doris Coward
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23 August, 2009 12:53:08
Where can I find the full report of this study?
Thank you.
