App connects users to virtual nutritionist for health advice
Diet and nutrition apps are another growing food trend. … But as with all diet and weight loss tools, being honest about eating habits is essential for …
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Month: January 2015
Drinking beetroot juice before exercise can boost heart function in COPD patients
A Wake Forest University study to investigate the effects of acute beetroot juice ingestion on the exercise capacity of COPD patients showed some …
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Some athletes experience euphoric rush of endorphins
“Just like with narcotic pain medication (and) just like with morphine, (exercise) is actually addictive, and that's why a lot of people want to do it,” he …
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Miracles in animal healing: An open mind is the key
Holistic medicine is about making the body healthier, preventing drug side effects, and treating the underlying causes of disease. Sometimes the …
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Liberia Ebola vaccine trial "challenging" as cases tumble
By Ben Hirschler DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – A steep fall in Ebola cases in Liberia will make it hard to prove whether experimental vaccines work in a major clinical trial about to start in the country, the head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Saturday. The NIH might have to move some testing to neighbouring Sierra Leone, while regulators could end up approving Ebola shots based on efficacy data from animal tests backed by only limited human evidence, Francis Collins told Reuters. Liberia, once the epicentre of West Africa's deadly Ebola epidemic, has just five remaining confirmed cases of the disease, a senior health official has said.
British nurse makes full recovery from Ebola
A British nurse who had been critically ill with Ebola after working in Sierra Leone has been discharged from a London hospital after making a full recovery. Pauline Cafferkey was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in north London on Dec. 30 after falling ill on her return from Sierra Leone, where she had been working for the charity Save the Children at a treatment centre outside the capital, Freetown.
8 benefits of reflexology
We spoke to Dr Neeraj Mehta, an alternative medicine professional, and fitness consultant Asif Shaikh to find out more. Here is a list of benefits.
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What's the alternative? Embracing the alternatives
Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine believed to have originated around the time of the Shang Dynasty from 1600 to 1100 BC.
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Lose Weight with Sex and Other Myths
Fat Myth #1: You have to eat breakfast in order to lose weight. … eating breakfast is a good health practice, it does not translate into weight loss when dieting. … Fat Myth #3: Eating more fruits and vegetables will help you lose weight.
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Red Flag training exercise to begin at Nellis Monday
Aircraft from 21 Air Force and Marine Corps squadrons, as well as aircraft from the United Kingdom and Australia, will take part in three weeks of …
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Two Marines killed after their helicopter crashes during military training exercise in Southern …
Two Marines have been killed after their helicopter crashed during a military training exercise in Southern California, it emerged on Saturday.
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Overrated Exercises, And The Moves You Should Do Instead
No doubt, any exercise is better than no exercise at all.Click Here to see the Complete List of Overrated Exercises, And The Moves You Should Do InsteadSo, while it’s silly to say that an exercise is “useless,” it’s not unfair to say that some exercises are definitely more worthy of your time than others; that some of the more commonly used…
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