Even fit baby boomers won’t escape heart problems
Here’s a reality check for health-conscious baby boomers: Even among those in good shape, at least 1 in 3 will eventually develop heart problems or have a stroke.
Year: 2012
Metal-removing therapy shows small benefit in heart patients
Chelation therapy, an alternative treatment dismissed by many medical professionals as quackery, has its origins in unproven 50-year-old theories about the cause of arterial plaques, the fatty deposits that can cause heart attacks. Ethicist: Study …
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Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
The trial — the first large, long-term study of its kind on the issue — was funded by the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. However, its findings are not likely to …
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Belgium restructuring exercise weighs on Crompton results
| The shares of Crompton Greaves Ltd have plunged 8% following the company's September quarter earnings. Net profit declined 64% to Rs.42.05 crore following a shutdown at the company's Belgium plant. A restructuring exercise in its Belgium operations … See all stories on this topic » |
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Emergency management exercise in Guwahati ends with mock drill
Guwahati. An earthquake, a fire and a terrorist attack – Guwahati's emergency services were tested to respond to all these calamities at once in a mock drill staged on Saturday. Over 70 students from close to 15 schools in the city participated as mock …
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Health Tip: Exercise Isn't Always Expensive
(HealthDay News) — Exercise doesn't have to amount to a monthly pass to the neighborhood gym. The U.S. Weight-Control Information Network offers these inexpensive exercise suggestions: Take a walk or run around a local park, or the track at a nearby …
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Leg exercises: Why lateral lunges are essential to your leg routine
Many exercise routines aren't well thought out and actually do more harm than good. One thing that always amazes me is the lack of constructive leg exercises people use. Gym patrons will usually stick to the leg press, not concerned about their range …
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Weight loss winners share their success stories
About 62 employees from the City of Zachary began a 90-day weight loss challenge July 6 with weigh-ins that also included having their charts recorded for body fat or body mass index, blood pressure, girth measurements (chest, waist and hips …
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Metal-removing therapy may help some heart patients-study
The 1,708-patient trial to assess chelation therapy (TACT) was launched in 2002 under the auspices of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Patients in the study were treated …
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Exercise your freedom
When this election is over, please remember to be respectful of your neighbor, who may have a different opinion than you. That is the definition of freedom, and if you value freedom, you need to value and respect the rights of others. Exercise your …
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MU student starts horse exercising business
| Miller is starting a horse exercise business in Columbia, a job she has previously done for two years in Colorado. | Jaime Henry-White. Erin Miller gives Johnny Cash a break during a riding lesson at Willow Ponds Farm in Sturgeon. | Jaime Henry-White … See all stories on this topic » |
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Michigan nuclear plant passes emergency exercise
(AP) — The Palisades nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan has received a passing review from federal authorities following simulated emergency exercises. Advertisement. Michigan Radio reports (http://bit.ly/RDI8Gk ) the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory …
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