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Antibiotic resistance a "catastrophic threat": UK medical chief

03/10/2013 majac Your Health Matters

LONDON (Reuters) – Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections that can no longer be treated, Britain's top health official said on Monday. Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, said global action is needed to fight antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance and fill a drug "discovery void" by researching and developing new medicines to treat emerging, mutating infections. …

Even for sperm, there is a season

03/10/2013 majac Your Health Matters

(Reuters) – Autumn is the time of year most associated with bumper crops of new babies, and according to an Israeli study there may be a scientific reason for it: human sperm are generally at their healthiest in winter and early spring. Based on samples from more than 6,000 men treated for infertility, researchers writing in American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology found sperm in greater numbers, with faster swimming speeds and fewer abnormalities in semen made during the winter, with a steady decline in quality from spring onward. …

ANF begins 'area domination exercise'

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF), led by Inspector-General of Police and ANF chief Alok Kumar, began conducting an 'area domination exercise' in the border areas of Kodagu and Mysore districts from Sunday in view of rumours that naxal elements could cross …
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Protesters use exercise to make nuclear point

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

More than 1,000 people gathered in front of the Presidential Office early yesterday to perform a series of anti-nuclear morning exercises and unfurl a large anti-nuclear flag. After Saturday's anti-nuclear march and events that continued through the …
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Govt's goof-up derails Election Commission exercise

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

This virtually rules out the corrective delimitation exercise, meant to reserve or de-reserve constituencies based on new castes notified as SC/ST between 2002 and 2012, being completed in time for the next Lok Sabha poll. EC officials said even after …
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Studies tie stress from storms, war to heart risks

03/10/2013 majac Your Health Matters

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stress does bad things to the heart. New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with PTSD, New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and Greeks struggling through that country’s financial turmoil.

OUR OPINION: Exercise a little more patience about Bryant

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

We also understand community frustration about continuing Bryant uncertainty (we have expressed some of our own in the past), but at this point we believe the best course is for everyone to exercise a little more patience. Before making a Bryant …
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Researchers Claim To Discover the Single Most Efficient Exercise Regimen

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

Scientists in Australia claim to have discovered the exercise technique that burns the maximum amount of fat with the least amount of work. Participants in the study put in three 20-minute stints on an exercise bike per week for 12 weeks. During the …
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Core exercise to relieve back pain leads cyclist, trainier to write book

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

A plank, a staple of workout classes everywhere, is simple exercise that engages many core muscles. Westfahl asked Danielson to show her his core training routine. He responded by dropping to the floor and doing crunches for about two minutes …
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Open records exercise earns Chippewa County good marks

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

26, Randall reported that the information was ready for pick up. No fee was assessed for providing the list. For the most part, the folks in Chippewa County earned good marks for making documents available when asked. At no point during the exercise …
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Getting enough food, exercise and rest still best advice for raising kids …

03/10/2013 majac Exercise

Some of the advice is vintage – eat right, exercise and practice moderation in all things – and other tips stem from years of raising a healthy family. In addition to Kathleen Scioli, 60, a certified physician's assistant with Holy Spirit's Duncannon …
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OMICS Publishing Group: Traditional & Alternative Medicine

03/10/2013 majac Heart Disease

The recent trends in healthcare today is the complementary use of both traditional and alternative medicine. Traditional medicine, commonly known to includes …
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