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Methods to have a flat stomach

...general exercise is better, for it will reduce the level of body fat and this will tend to flatten the stomach. For the abdominals, you need to exercise the lower and deeper abdominal muscles to make a difference. A good exercise is the pelvic tilt, where you lie on your back, knees bent, and flatten your ...

Warning on radiowave exposure

...e need to learn more about the health risks of low level radiowaves. Radiowaves and microwaves play an incr...ectronic Engineers. Some evidence shows that low level radio and microwaves can cause biological changes in cells and tissues of the body. But the signific...

Many factors influence sexual potency

...cian should be consulted if the male questions his level of sexual desire or performance. Medical conditions such as diabetes, blood vessel disease, nerve injuries and low levels of male hormones can cause sexual impairment. Also, certain medications can affect sexual potency. The physicians often can mod...

Compound of Broccoli combats breast cancer

... help prevent cancer. It does so by increasing the level of detoxifying enzymes in the body. However, high doses of sulforaphane are toxic to cells so it may not be a practical option for drug development - and the amount of broccoli you may need to get the benefits could be excessive. They have been wor...

New Vitamin K Recommendations

...y need supplemental vitamin K. An Adequate Intake level of 120 micrograms for men and 90 micrograms for women was set. Because no adverse effects have been reported for vitamin K, no upper limit was set by the committee. There are several reports that low vitamin K may be related to osteoporosis, but th...

Almonds Improve Cholesterol

...the American Heart Association, a good cholesterol level is under 200. At the beginning of the study, participants had an average cholesterol level of 200 milligrams per deciliter. Researchers found that participants reduced their low-density lipop...

Useful Cancer drug stops tumour blood supply

A drug that reduces the level of copper in the blood of cancer patients reduces the growth of tumours in animals. Wilson's disease is a rare disorder where patients have excess of the trace element copper in their bodies. Researchers at the University of Texas, through research o...

Self control makes stress response easy

...ate to increase the risk of heart disease. But the level of the physiological response to stress is moderated by many psychological factors, such as personality and attitude. Researchers at Pennsylvania State University find that the belief you can control a situation reduces the stress response. A group ...

Physical activity less among black girls

... 17 or 19 years old. Each girl's physical activity level was measured. The study shows activity levels wer...her risk factor associated with declining activity level was a lower level of parental education. Researchers say this study shows the continuous drop in ph...

Watching television linked to smoking

...rs such as weight, ethnicity, IQ, household income level and household structure. Among the adolescents in the study, smoking increased from about 10 percent in 1990 to more than 15 percent in 1993. Researchers felt that those who watched five hours or more of TV per day were nearly six times more likely ...

Exercise has a undeniable effect on cholesterol

...uke University have shown how exercise affects the level of 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol in the body.// Cholesterol is transported throughout the body attached to protein molecules, the combination being known as lipoprotein. High levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL or 'bad' cholesterol) are linked to h...

Aggressiveness is a prime heart disease risk

... a survey of 720 men, average age 65, noting their level of hostility towards others and the world around t...ratio. They found that among the men with a high level of hostility, 5.0% experienced at least one cardiac event, such as heart attack or hospital admissio...

Sun burns treated with creams

...up, the beneficial effects of the cream had yet to level off in the subjects. The authors write, "Efficacy was further improved with continued treatment and had not plateaued after 14 months, suggesting that additional efficacy may be achievable with longer-term treatment."...

Personality Impacts Arthritis

...ical status, more neuroticism, and lower education level at the time of diagnosis were significantly related to an increased psychological distress at the three- and five-year follow-up. However, the personality characteristics of neuroticism proved to be the most consistent and effective predictor of anxi...

Short stature -a problem

...nitially found the children suffered a significant level of emotional and psychological problems including anxiety, depression and attention deficit. Despite achieving lower grades at school, the children had near average IQs, and neither IQ nor achievement test scores changed with treatment. However, af...

Oxygen Treatment may be injurious

...o hospital patients. Imaging studies showed a high level of oxidative stress - sufficient to cause toxic damage to cells. The study supports what some physicians have long suspected - oxygen therapy is not without hazard, and should be reserved for those cases where the benefit clearly outweighs the risk....

Combination regime may work against prostate cancer

...nse rate. 81 per cent of the subjects showed a PSA level reduced by more than half while 59 percent showed ...ls. PSA is produced in the prostate gland. A high level of PSA may indicate the presence of cancer. In men with advanced prostate cancer, the PSA level prov...

Lowering blood pressure beneficial for PAD patients

...o an average of 137/81 mm Hg and in the second the level was 128/75 mm Hg. The American Heart Association recommends a blood pressure of less than 130/80 mm Hg for people with diabetes. The drug group, which had 22 patients with PAD, reported only three heart attacks, while among the 31 PAD patients in the...

Exercise helps people with cramping leg pain

...audication should walk until they reach a moderate level of leg pain and then continue for several minutes longer as this appears to increase muscle metabolism and endothelial function, though not beneficial in increasing blood flow to the limbs. br>...

Stroke also in list of common childhood ailments

...imilar. She suggested that an MRI could assess the level of brain damage and confirm a stroke. Dr. Ferriero said that when a child favours one side of the body, like holding the bottle with one hand very often, then it is time for the parents to bring in the child for an MRI. Ferriero and her colleagues w...

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