Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
Parents using CAM for chronic health problems in their children It has been estimated that nearly 40% of adults and three out of four healthcare workers use …
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Note: Cross-posted from my blog at The Marshall Independent. Most of us try to get at least some physical exercise. A great many studies have shown the health benefits of even moderate exercise. A 30 minute walk every day, or every other day, walking with a heel-to-toe roll strengthens the calf muscles enough to take a lot of wear and tear off your heart and […]
Dr. Richard Besser, ABC New’s chief health and medical correspondent, held a tweet chat on twitter, in part to dispel the four biggest myths and misgivings people have about getting the flu vaccine. Medical experts from Boston Children’s Hospital, The Mayo Clinic and the CDC also weighed in.
| A wide range of complementary and alternative medicine therapies are used today by children. A new study of Canadian children shows that a considerable number of families use CAM therapies to treat a health condition, so pediatricians are … See all stories on this topic » |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will give restaurants and food outlets a three-month grace period before imposing fines for serving the large sugary drinks that will be banned, city officials said on Tuesday. The board of the city’s Department of Health passed the ban, the first of its kind in the nation, in September, arguing that excessive soda drinking was a significant cause of obesity and other health problems. …
A study published on Monday in the journal Thorax has linked fast food consumption to an increased risk of asthma and allergies in children. Researchers looked at more than 500,000 children in 51 different nations to weigh how much influence that eating fast food on a regular basis may have on their overall health.
| A new study published in Pediatrics finds that the use of complementary and alternative medicine, or CAM, is common among children, especially those who have been diagnosed with chronic health conditions such as asthma. In the analysis, researchers … See all stories on this topic » |
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Many families are using alternative therapies along with traditional medicine, but they are still reluctant to let their physicians and health teams know. In a recent survey at a children's hospital in Western Canada, greater than 70 percent of …
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| But surprising new evidence suggests that exercise may not always protect you against ill health – and may even be harmful to the hearts of some people. A study just published in the journal PLoS One analysed data from six exercise studies involving 1 … See all stories on this topic » |
 Daily Mail |
Children with chronic health conditions are regularly treated with alternative therapies, according to a new Canadian study that suggests the use of so-called "complementary and alternative medicine" in pediatrics is on the rise. Many children in the …
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Most alternative treatments have either not been scientifically tested or subjected to limited investigations says Arthritis Research UK …
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