Month: February 2012
Study: Diet Soda Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – A study from the University of Miami has found daily consumption of diet soda can increase a person’s risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke. The study was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
Study questions antidepressant-suicide link (Reuters)
Reuters – The Food and Drug Administration has a blanket warning on antidepressant medications stating they increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among kids and young adults, but a new review of clinical data finds no link between suicide and at least two of the medications.
With Diets, Quality Is More Important
By Raymond Onyango, 21 February 2012 The most common fitness goal, by a wide margin, is weight loss. In fact, the vast majority of clients I have worked with have been more concerned with their physical appearance than their overall health.
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Iran conducts war exercise to protect nuclear sites
Tehran: Iran deployed warplanes and missiles Monday in an 'exercise' to protect nuclear sites and warned it could cut oil exports to more European Union nations unless sanctions were lifted. The stance marked a hardening of the Islamic republic's …
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HCG diet now faces legal controversy
HCG is FDA-approved for fertility treatments — not weight loss. Doctors, however, can prescribe HCG legally for an "off-label" use. Professional Health Products Southwest of Arlington, Optimum HealthCare in Pantego, and Dragon's Breath Massage of …
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Losing weight 'twice as difficult as diets claim'
By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent, in Vancouver A a widely-accepted rule of thumb states that cutting 500 calories per day from your diet will translate to a weight loss of 1lb (half a kilogram) per week. But the advice, which appears on the NHS …
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Health Tip: Never Leave Kids in the Car (HealthDay)
Female Cancer Survivors Report Worse Health Habits: Survey (HealthDay)
Fewer Melanoma Deaths in Counties With More Dermatologists (HealthDay)
Obesity experts change fat-loss guidance
By Clive Cookson in Vancouver Obesity experts at the US National Institutes of Health have come up with a new rule of thumb for people who want to lose weight by dieting, which they say is far more realistic than the over-optimistic guidance used in …
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Why the weight is so hard to shift: guidelines have been wrong all along
| The rule of thumb used by the NHS and other health services assumes that if a person cuts 500 calories from their daily diet, they will lose about 450g (1lb) each week, regardless of how long they adhered to the regime. But as people lose weight, … See all stories on this topic » |
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