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Obese Children Commonly Experience More Growing Pains

...y, the one intervention which has been shown to be scientifically supported, muscle stretching, is not generally used by parents, nor advised by health care professionals.” She concluded that this research, which could lead to the cause of growing pain, would help children and their parents to manage the conditio...

About 5 Percent of Adults with Insomnia Use Alternative Therapies

...therapies, defined as those practices that are not scientifically proven and are not currently considered part of conventional medicine, also are used to treat insomnia. Such therapies include herbal medicines and relaxation techniques. Nancy J. Pearson, Ph.D., and colleagues at the National Center for Compleme...

16 Common Myths About Breast Cancer

...dietary supplement or alternative therapy has been scientifically proven to treat breast cancer. Further, doctors do not know how these alternative medicines may interact with established medicines – if they cause their own side effects or interfere with the traditional therapy’s effectiveness. 8. I eat a healthy...

Special Section of JCS Addresses Vascular Anomalies

...n is to draw attention to the need for a rational, scientifically based approach to diagnosis and treatment of vascular anomalies. Dr. Thaller writes, "Successful management of these challenging lesions requires vigilant planning and diagnosis, proper clinical judgment, thorough knowledge of a range of treatment mo...

No Clear Evidence for Ultra-Low Cholesterol Targets?

...l and heart health, they conclude that there is no scientifically valid evidence to support the ultra-low LDL target...uld never have known this if we hadn’t insisted on scientifically rigorous assessments of these treatments.” For the new paper, the authors examined every study cit...

‘Schizophrenia’ term ought to be abolishd

...Manchester, said, "The concept of schizophrenia is scientifically meaningless."It groups together a whole range of different problems under one label -- the assumption is that all of these people with all of these different problems have the same brain disease," he added. Around 1% of people in the U.S. and Brita...

Do Anti-wrinkle Cosmetics Really Work?

...acity to retain water. As yet there have been no scientifically sound examinations into the effectiveness of remedying wrinkles with this kind of capsule preparation although the individual substances, which make them up have been extensively probed. A study published this year by scientists at the renowned Cha...

Spices in curries spruce up aging minds

...ly - a must have in every Indian home. Today it is scientifically proven that ‘Curcumin’ found in turmeric is indeed an effective anti-oxidant and anti inflammatory. Earlier research done by scientists have proven the efficacy of anti inflammatory drugs to slow down the development of Alzheimer’s disease .However ...

First International Gene Screen for Typical ALS Is on Track

...ne type can help understand the other. Finding a scientifically significant tie between a gene or genes and ALS in this work will set the stage for even larger international investigations. “But even if we get no associations,” says Traynor, “that would suggest that sALS isn’t gene-based, that we should focus ins...

FDA Proposes Availability of Experimental Drugs

... proposal also emphasizes that safe drugs that are scientifically proven will reach the market. MST...

Activity Added to Video Games can Fight Fat, Shows Mayo Clinic

...f the game, she said." The study is the first to scientifically measure the energy spent playing video games. While the study's scope is small -- only 25 children -- it was conducted with great accuracy. Fifteen children were of normal weight for their height and frame; 10 were mildly obese. Both groups were test...

Sugars in Liver Found to Clear Fats from the Bloodstream

... dinner last night, adding a large amount of fat – scientifically known as triglycerides – to your system. For one in ten of us, that could be a big problem. // Although we try to reduce fat in our diet, our bodies use it for energy. But patients with elevated levels of fat in their bloodstream – nearly 10 percen...

SARS Report on Health Workers

...ncluded: using every precaution available, whether scientifically proven or not; Planning and rehearsing the orderly hospital closures; Developing a system to track patients leaving hospital; Pacing infection control personnel in all hospitals etc., other proposals included more funding for public health, plans to ...

Human Pheromones: Fact and Fiction

...mones remain elusive. Preti comments, 'To date, no scientifically rigorous study using human secretions has led to the isolation and chemical identification of a true human pheromone.' On the other hand, detailed studies have demonstrated pheromonal responses in humans, implying that humans do in fact produce and...

Germany's Therapeutic Mud Baths Have Healing Qualities

...raft says the bath's power to reduce pain has been scientifically proven. She recommends mud therapy for people with joint problems, arthritis, skin diseases or menopausal problems. Patients should try the treatment two to three times a week. People with heart problems or contagious diseases like tuberculosis sho...

QUT Scientists on the Way to Sifting Out a Cure for HIV

...ion efficiency of the material," he said. "It is scientifically known that a mesh structure is the most efficient form of filtration and we are the first group to successfully construct such a structure on a nanometre scale with ceramic fibres. "This modification has increased the rates of flow that pass throug...

Combined Ingredients may Cut Cholesterol Levels

... increasingly well known to consumers due to their scientifically proven ability to reduce cholesterol levels. As consumer awareness has increased, the number of products containing plant sterols or plant stanols and their esters has increased. Indeed, a recent Frost and Sullivan report valued the European market...

Weed Killer Plays a Pivotal Role in Those With Genetic Vulnerability to Parkinson’

...periment whereby they subjected fruit flies, known scientifically as Drosophila melanogaster, to low doses of paraquat. The scientists chose fruit flies as the animal models because these creatures have biochemical similarities to humans, particularly in regard to chemicals produced within their brain cells. It...

Parents Should Do Their Homework to Aid Autistic Child's Education

...ganizations, autism centers and support groups and scientifically valid resources to ensure that your child's education is being carried out with proven practices. "Because autism spectrum disorders are still such an enigma, there are a lot of unsupported quick-fix approaches out there," Wendt said. "Go with trea...

FDA Cites Challenges of Generic Biotech

...ession over a decade or so," before the agency can scientifically verify that a knockoff version of a complex biotech drug is similar to the original. Woodcock testified before The House oversight committee along with representatives from the drug industry and consumer groups. Ranking member Tom Davis, R-Virginia...

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