Month: April 2012
From a Failed Vaccine, New Insights Into Fighting HIV
WEDNESDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers insight into why an HIV vaccine failed to protect most people who received it, but it also points to promising new targets for future vaccine efforts.
Reflective Chavez weeps at Mass in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter Mass on Thursday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba. Very little is known about the 57-year-old socialist leader’s condition, including even what type of cancer he has. Chavez has undergone three operations in less than a year, and received two sessions of radiation treatment. He says the latest surgery was successful, that he is recovering well and will be fit to win a new six-year term at an election in October. …
Moderate exercise linked to quicker conception, says study
NEW YORK, April 6 — Moderate exercise is tied to greater success among women trying to get pregnant, but those who work out vigorously take longer to conceive, an international study has found. “This study is the first to find that the effect of physical activity on fertility varied by body mass index,” said lead author Lauren Wise, a reproductive …
Moderate exercise linked to quicker conception:study
REUTERS – Moderate exercise is tied to greater success among women trying to get pregnant, but those who work out vigorously take longer to conceive, an international study has found. "This study is the first to find that the effect of physical activity on fertility varied by body mass index," said lead author Lauren Wise, a reproductive epidemiologist at Boston University. Body mass index (BMI …
Q&A: The Surprising Phenomenon of Exercise-Induced Orgasms
| By Jennifer Abbasi Posted 04.05.2012 at 10:07 am 5 Comments According to a new study by sex researchers at the Indiana University, women having orgasms during exercise is a real phenomenon. As far as the researchers know, this is the first study that … See all stories on this topic » |
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Great Basin Gold Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Option
VANCOUVER, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Great Basin Gold Ltd. ("Great Basin Gold" or the "Company"), (TOR:CA:GBG) (ASE:GBG) (jse:GBG) announces that the underwriters have exercised the underwriters' over-allotment option to purchase an …
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How medicines can affect your weight
Excessive weight gain is a problem to many people and it is now becoming an epidemic in the entire world. Keeping our weight in check and keeping ourselves healthy is becoming more and more difficult every day with changing lifestyles, eating habits …
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Depression, Anxiety Tied to Physical Disabilities in Seniors
Field exercise shakes up day-to-day grind
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, wait in a tree line during a field exercise at Gun Position One aboard Camp Lejeune, NC, April 3, 2012. The Marines patiently waited for an unknown vehicle to pass their position.
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Naval exercise with US begins on Saturday
The 2012 edition of the annual India-US naval exercise, 'Malabar,' will be held in the Bay of Bengal from April 7. Frontline units from both navies will take part in the 10-day exercise, says an official release. The 'harbour phase' will begin in …
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Army chief had warned exercise may be misconstrued
By IANS, New Delhi : The Indian Army chief, General VK Singh, had forewarned of a controversy that an army exercise would be misconstrued as "something else" by people with "nefarious aims". It came during an interview to an English weekly March 13, …
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