Research Developments on Five Popular Herbs
According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), five herbs were the most popular and searched-for in the …
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Month: December 2014
Top 3 health tips: Signs you need to rethink your diet
If any of these signs sound familiar, it's time to jump ship and find a weight–loss plan that better works for you, according to Women's Health magazine, …
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Diabetes: Surprising New Research Revealed
Lack of exercise and obesity are high risk factors for people with type 2 diabetes. In order to help patients manage the disease, doctors recommend that they watch what they eat and do some form of physical activity every day. …
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Banned ingredients still found in dietary supplements
Banned ingredients still found in dietary supplements … Watch out for sibutramine (a discontinued weight–loss drug that causes heart problems) or …
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Cerebral oxygenation in elite kenyan athletes
A pioneering study in the world of the physiology of exercise describes for the first time that elite Kenyan athletes have greater brain oxygenation during periods of maximum physical effort, which contributes to their success in long-distance races.
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Intermittent Fasting Supercharges Weight Loss, Has Anti-Aging Health Benefits
Intermittent fasting is better for weight loss than regular, linear dieting, … 8-Hour Diet by David Zinczenko, the former editor-in-chief of Men's Health.
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Can You Ever Exercise Too Much?
Some evidence shows that intense endurance workouts can put stress on the heart—but it's probably temporary.
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Alternative Medicine: An Art Talk with Dr. Rafael Campo
Dr. Campo is as serious about the power of medicine as he is about the power of poetry. He deeply believes the arts and the humanities can heal, and …
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Pakistani blood transfusions spreading hepatitis, HIV: official
By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Lax oversight of blood banks means about a fifth of patients in Pakistan who get regular transfusions have been infected with hepatitis, a top government health official said on Friday. Some also get HIV. Pakistan's dangerously unregulated blood banks are in the spotlight after a charitable federation said 10 children getting transfusions for a blood disease contracted HIV. About 22,000 children with thalassaemia, which causes low levels of protein in the blood, get regular transfusions, the Thalassaemia Federation of Pakistan said. …
Daily Aspirin May Do More Harm Than Good
A new study found that while daily aspirin helps prevent cardiovascular disease, it could also increase gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Factbox: Massacres in Mexico’s drug gang violence
By Anahi Rama MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In late September, 43 students of a teaching college in rural Mexico were abducted by corrupt police working with a drug gang and apparently massacred. The brutal attack has triggered mass protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government. Following are some of the worst atrocities in drugs-related violence that has killed around 100,000 people since 2007. * September, 2014. Forty-three students were abducted afterclashes with police in the southwestern city of Iguala in whichsix people died. …
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Spurred by mass abduction, Mexicans scour for remains of their dead
By Anahi Rama and Lizbeth Diaz IGUALA, Mexico(Reuters) – Terrorized by brutal drug gangs and corrupt police, residents around this town in southwestern Mexico have for years kept silent when relatives disappeared, fearing they would be targeted next if they made a fuss. Some tried their own low-profile searches, even going to spots where they saw vultures circling above, but most kept quiet and others simply fled the area when they were threatened. …