Month: December 2011
Active Surveillance May Benefit Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
Guatemala: US syphilis experiments exposed 2,082 (AP)
AP – A Guatemala investigation of a 1940s U.S. experiment that intentionally infected people in the Central American nation with sexually transmitted diseases says the number of victims is higher than previously thought.
Headaches common in kids months after brain injury (Reuters)
Body Image, Parent Intervention Crucial to Childhood Obesity Prevention (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – A study posted by the Cochrane Library says childhood obesity prevention begins with parents. Additionally, home and school prevention programs need to address children’s body image issues, not just their body mass index. A Pediatrics study says more family risk factors predispose a child to obesity, but children can self-regulate with parent support. Here are findings about childhood obesity and new directions in weight management.
Holiday Diet Help: Which Online Weight–Loss Tool Is Right for You?
Backed by science, the South Beach Diet emphasizes weight–loss through long-term changes and focuses on healthy, wholesome foods. Both the program's site and app are easy to use and offer expert feedback, and support, including …
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Exercise: Do what you can do, not what you can't
"My big shtick is exercising from a seated position," says Alalof, who created YouTube videos based on classes he teaches in Montgomery County, Md. Whether you're injured, ailing, overweight, disabled, stuck all day at a desk job or just plain tired, …
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Dash diet may reduce need for blood pressure medication
While this diet is not a weight–loss program, you may lose unwanted pounds by following the diet, because it can help guide you toward healthier meals and snacks. Talk to your doctor about the Dash diet. Your doctor can work with you to create a …
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Golf Fitness: Plyometric exercises for the swing
Prior to the introduction of power training exercises for the golf swing, it is best to understand the avenue by which power (ie speed) is developed within the muscular system. The muscles of the body generate power via an extension and rapid …
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Endurance exercise 'may damage the heart'
However, as both the researchers and newspapers have pointed out, this doesn't mean that endurance exercise is bad for you. This dysfunction fully recovered after one week for most athletes, although five had signs that the dysfunction may have lasted …
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Top breast cancer risks: Obesity, lack of exercise, hormone use and radiation …
SAN ANTONIO — Women concerned about breast cancer should worry less about cellphones and hair dyes and worry more about weighing or drinking too much, exercising too little, using menopause hormones and getting too much radiation from medical tests. …
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