September 2 7:45 pm
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City examined the association between positive affect and cardiovascular events.
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September 2 4:03 pm
Oops. Topically applied Arnica montana is reputed to decrease bruising and muscle pain.
But in this study, researchers at the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program, in Sugar Land, Texas, found an opposite effect.
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September 2 1:56 pm
Zytaze is a recently approved prescription drug that contains zinc and phytase (to improve zinc absorption).
During the American Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery meeting, researchers from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, will report that this combination improved the response to injections of botulinum toxin.
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September 1 9:59 pm
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk.
And the tanning industry disputes the findings.
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August 31 9:33 pm
Researchers from the University of Virginia Health System, in Charlottesville reviewed yoga and/or meditation-based programs, tai chi, and other relaxation practices, including muscle relaxation and breath-based techniques, relaxation response training, and low-frequency sound-wave therapy.
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August 31 8:37 pm
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) devices produce electrical currents to stimulate nerves through unbroken skin.
Here’s the Cochrane review.
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August 31 4:04 pm
Being overweight after breast cancer treatment may increase a woman’s risk for recurrent disease.
Researchers at the University of Arizona, in Tucson found that there are benefits from drinking green tea, but weight loss isn’t one of them.
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August 30 10:47 pm
Researchers at Tufts Medical Center, in Boston reported their findings in that bastion of allopathic medicine, The New England Journal of Medicine.
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People who walk on a treadmill, even years after stroke, can improve their health and mobility.