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Jul 17, 2010, 1:59 pm
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Jul 17, 2010, 1:46 pm
Shedding weight could treat hot flashes
Losing a mere 5 to 9 percent of body weight has been shown to treat hot flashes in menopausal women. New study results show women consuming fewer calories who lost weight also had fewer and less intense hot flashes. Read my story at Examiner.com
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Jul 10, 2010, 5:08 pm
Everybody Deserves a Massage 16th Annual Event
July 18 to July 24 is Everybody deserves a massage week. This year Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) have extended an invitation to television media to receive a free massage that include ABC co-hosts on "The View" and NBC's TV tal... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2010, 7:35 am
Scientists from the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) suggest that a combination of certain types of massage, combined with exercise and stretching, may be the most effective way to treat low back pain that fails to get better on its own. Not all forms of massage wo... Comment - Like
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Mar 20, 2010, 10:31 am
Minocycline, an antibiotic drug used to treat acne, has been found by Johns Hopkins researchers to prevent progression of HIV into full blown AIDS. Treatment of HIV that uses antiviral therapy can keep HIV dormant. Minocycline acts directly on T cells, targeting the immune system. Minocycline preven... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
New discovery shows cigarettes full of disease causing bacteria
Researchers from France have used a technique called DNA microassay to find that cigarettes are full of a variety of disease causing bacteria. In the past, scientists used small pieces of cigarettes and lab cultures to test cigarette... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Yesterday a group of physicians launched the International Climate and Health Council. The goal is to drive policy makers toward action on climate change policies that affect human health. In conjunction with colleagues from Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, the group of doctors are ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Estrogen may play a role in lung cancer deaths. Anti-estrogen drugs used to treat breast cancer were found to reduce lung cancer mortality in women, according to results of a study from Switzerland. The therapy used for breast cancer treatment could also play an important role for improving survival... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
According to a study by Texas AgriLife Research, understanding the action of the PFKFB3 gene could prevent and possibly cure diabetes. Changes in nutrition, or supplements in the diet that activate the PFKFB3 gene could also control metabolic inflammation could reverse diabetes.
Study author Chaodo... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Skin cancer may have a new foe. In a study of individuals prone to the development of basal cell carcinoma, the drug celexicob (Celebrex), a non-steroidal anti inflammatory drug (NSAID), was found to reduce the number of basal cell skin cancers in a comparison of two groups of study participants.
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Scientists uncover link between obesity and cancer
New research has uncovered the link between obesity and the development of cancer. The new study published, January 22 in the journal Cell, calls obesity a "bona fide tumor promoter", especially when it comes to liver cancer.
The findings show tha... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Morphine use and abuse is now found to delay wound healing in the presence of infection because it blocks the release of immune cells. Patients who use morphine for treatment of chronic pain or those abuse opiods are also at increased risk for developing infection from the effect of morphine on dela... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Results of a new study show that massage and other non-drug techniques helped patients in the hospital with pain relief. Massage, mind-body therapies, acupuncture, acupressure, healing touch, music therapy, aromatherapy, and reflexology were found to reduce pain as much as fifty percent among patien... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
New research shows that risk for multiple sclerosis is highest for individuals born in the springtime. The study suggests a strong link between environmental risk factors that could be responsible for the development of Multiple Sclerosis.
Emmanuelle Waubant and Ellen Mowry carried out the study th... Comment - Like
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