Year: 2018
Former CIA director says Russia could 'have something' on Trump
The moment Kiwi weight loss blogger Ariana Omipi knew it was time for a change
A Kiwi blogger exhausted by losing and gaining 50kg has decided to share her dramatic weight loss surgery journey with the world. Ariana Omipi told Newshub on Wednesday the eye-opening point came when she was sitting on the couch with her partner. "My boyfriend and I were eating dinner, …
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Molecular response of muscle to different types of exercise identified
"We hope to leverage these findings into more precise exercise recommendations in the future — ones that are tailored to an individual not only based on their physiological needs but also based on their molecular response to exercise," said Dr. Matt Huentelman, professor in TGen's Neurogenomics …
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Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling
Doctor exam plan junked
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the country's largest body of doctors, had decried multiple elements of the bill, including the NMC's makeup, the proposal for a national licentiate exam to practise medicine and the bridge course that would allow practitioners from alternative systems to prescribe …
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US-South Korean military exercises to begin April 1
FILE – In this March 25, 2015, file photo, U.S. Army soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and South Korean soldiers take their position during a demonstration of the combined arms live-fire exercise as a part of the annual joint military exercise Foal Eagle between …
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Surgeries employing GPs with additional training in complementary medicine appear less likely to …
Use of complementary/alternative medicine may help reduce over prescribing of antibiotics. GP surgeries with doctors who also have training in complementary and alternative medicines appear to be less likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients and may hold the key to reducing over-prescribing of these …
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How this woman lost 10kg in 6 weeks by becoming a nutritarian
You'd be forgiven for confessing that you've never heard of the nutritarian movement before, and, truth be told neither had we until about last week. The food philosophy has been gaining traction of late as more and more converts take to social media to praise the 'diet' – and we use that word loosely …
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M?ori narratives an alternative to western mental health system
The health clinic in Gisborne uses M?ori myths and legends to help their patients and researchers say there has been a dramatic drop in the number of people referred to psychiatric care. The Mahi a Atua programme has changed the life of Kororia Matahiki, who said mainstream health services made …
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Not enough workplaces encouraging exercise, expert says
Employers need to stop giving staff more work and give them an excuse to exercise instead, an expert says. Massey University senior lecturer Trish Bradbury said the number of organisations offering wellness programmes or subsidising gym memberships had dropped. She urged them to reprioritise …
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High-energy breakfast can help shed extra weight in diabetics, says study
Washington DC: In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the need for insulin, according to a recent study. "This study shows that, in obese insulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients, a diet …
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