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Appeals court questions Arizona’s late-term abortion ban

11/05/2012 majac Your Health Matters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel on Monday sharply questioned lawyers defending an Arizona law that bans late-term abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy except in medical emergencies, which opponents say is the toughest in the United States. In San Francisco, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case after it blocked the Republican-backed Arizona law from going into effect earlier this year. Three abortion providers challenged the law in court. …

United States

Donated stem cells may work best for heart patients

11/05/2012 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – Stem cells culled from the bone marrow of healthy donors work as well or even better as cells harvested from patients themselves as a treatment for damaged hearts and are more convenient to use, according to new research. The 13-month trial was the first to compare the safety and effectiveness of so-called mesenchymal, or bone marrow-derived, stem cells taken from patients themselves versus those provided by donors. Such adult stem cells that renew themselves and mature into specific cell types have been used for 40 years in bone marrow transplants. …

Insomnia may raise risk of heart attack, stroke

11/05/2012 majac Heart Disease

A controversial alternative treatment known as chelation therapy, in which a special infusion seeks to remove heavy metals from the body, did show modest benefits for heart patients, researchers report. A controversial alternative treatment known as …
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Alternative therapies: Florida program similar to Colorado pilot saved money …

11/05/2012 majac Heart Disease

The man behind it is Adrian Langford, the vice president of a company called Alternative Medicine Integration. Known as the MediPass Integrative Therapies Pilot Program, it was approved by Florida lawmakers in 2002 as a way to test whether acupuncture, …
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Adrian Langford, Alternative Medicine, Alternative Medicine Integration

The effects of exercise on LDL

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

The third guidelines from the of the National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) have always placed an emphasis on therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) as an essential component in the management of cardiovascular …
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LDL, TLC

Gym Dogs exercise creativity with movie-based routines

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

Fans certainly wont get bored with floor exercise this year, as there are many diverse routines. “I think there's a variety of styles, a variety of music,” Georgia head coach Danna Durante said. “We don't really have anyone that doesn't really perform …
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Physical exercise improves gait speed, muscle strength, fitness in patients …

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

CHICAGO – Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), according to a report of a randomized clinical trial published …
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Exercise Efficiency Scores may end 'No Pain No Gain' workouts

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

This morning, Nov. 5, 2012, FitnessEngineering.org provided examiner with insight on why they say their, "Exercise Efficiency Scores", that they will soon start posting for exercise machines, will lead to big improvements that will eventually take most …
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Examiner.com

Exercise before eating keeps families fit for holidays

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

For the Kent family of Amherst, N.H., getting dressed for the holidays often means lacing up hiking boots or buckling a helmet. For the past 11 years, they have made a tradition of spending many Thanksgivings, Christmases and Easters at a national park …
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Washington Times

Cold Water With Exercise Helps a Body

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

Drinking cold water during strenuous exercise is a faster, more effective way to regulate internal body temperature and prevent dehydration than consuming water at room temperature, according to a study in the Journal of the International Society of …
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Exercise Can Help Knee Pain if You Stick With It

11/05/2012 majac Exercise

There was evidence that low-impact aerobic exercise and water exercises improved disability, and that aerobic exercise, strength training, and therapeutic ultrasound reduced pain and improved the ease of getting around. But people who stuck with their …
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Congressional panels to hold hearings on meningitis outbreak

11/05/2012 majac Your Health Matters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two congressional oversight committees will hold hearings next week on the deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak linked to tainted steroid injections and one panel has invited an official from the compounding pharmacy involved, aides said on Monday. The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee expects to hear testimony from Food and Drug Administration commissioner Margaret Hamburg on November 14. …

Drug Administration

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