August 2011 - Page 61 of 116 - Lets Talk Health

Do-it-yourself battlefield medicine saves lives (AP)

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AP – When Army Ranger Leroy Petry’s hand was blown off by a grenade as he was saving his comrades in battle, he knew just what to do. He used his remaining hand to twist a tourniquet around his arm to avoid bleeding to death.

Music therapy may ease anxiety in cancer patients (Reuters)

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Reuters – Music therapy might help lower anxiety and improve mood in people with cancer, say researchers who analyzed past studies.

Mayor Brewer returns to work after hospital stay

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BY RICK PLUMLEE She also has an exercise plan set up and expects him to work fewer hours. "My wife has this as a priority of hers," Mayor Carl Brewer said this morning on his first day back to work after spending three days in the hospital last week. …
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Mayor Brewer, Mayor Carl Brewer

‘Good Fat’ Is More Active in Leaner Kids, Study Finds (LiveScience.com)

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LiveScience.com – A type of “good” fat, called brown fat, is more active in leaner children, a new study suggests.

How To Lose Weight: Dropping Inches, Not Pounds

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Weight train twice a week." "The rules are pretty basic. You have to find highly satisfying foods that aren't calorie dense. Fiber that satisfies. Healthy fats that satisfy. Avoid what I call food-like products – processed foods, which are very bad for …
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LifeGoesStrong

Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine

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Physician advice, patient actions, and health-related quality of life in secondary prevention of stroke through diet and exercise. Stroke. 2002;33:565-571. Loureiro ML, Nayga RM Jr. Obesity, weight loss, and physician's advice. Soc Sci Med. …
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Should all obese people lose weight?

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A person's chances of getting diabetes, high blood pressure or arthritis with weight gain are stronger if he or she has parents or grandparents who also had the conditions. Another factor is the quality of diet and level of fitness. …
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Summer shoulder problems? Rotate to pain free with these exercises

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For the latest Wargin's Workout, Howard Waldstreicher, owner of Half Hour Power, brought in a simple exercise band and demonstrated multiple exercises to stretch and re-align the rotator and shoulder area To watch the video demonstration, …
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Half Hour Power, Howard Waldstreicher

The amount of exercise your dog needs depends

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During these true “dog days” of summer, many of my clients are asking me the same question: How much exercise does my dog really need? The answer to this question is a … Please log in at right to read the rest of this story. …
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Pfizer wins Viagra patent battle against Teva (Reuters)

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Reuters – Pfizer Inc said on Monday it won a patent infringement case against the U.S. unit of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, preventing Teva from launching a generic version of Pfizer’s erectile dysfunction drug Viagra until October 2019.

Gina Guiducci: Summer weddings a time for long-term lifestyle change

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•Any diet that promises rapid weight loss is not one that can be maintained long-term and is an unhealthy approach. Look to tweak your diet to one that is more balanced and takes a healthy, varied, balanced and great-tasting approach. …
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Providence Journal

Weight Loss Supplement Developed by Wayne State University Professors to Sell …

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As a retail supplier for Meijer, ArtJen is now poised to extend Mirafit's retail distribution footprint to include thousands of consumers who want convenient access to the product for its health and weight–loss benefits. Catherine Jen, Ph.D., …
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Catherine Jen, health

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