Tag: "weak" at medical news

Winter months encourage binge eating

...unsellors could, perhaps, help them identify these weak points and devise a healthy eating plan that works, whatever month of the year it is....

Predictable genes

... the effects of multiple, common, but individually weak genes." Every woman, he said, might be able to have her own "genetic profile" which would closely predict her risk of breast cancer. He added: "Established risk factors are very important, but they are not good discriminants of risk for the individ...

Left handed have better episodic memory

...ably personal handedness of participants (having a weak versus strong hand preference may also matter). Further research may help explain why episodic memory benefits from the two halves working together, whereas factual/implicit memory is better processed in one half alone. The onset of episodic memory...

Supplement helps cardiac surgery

...rgery.// A group of 50 patients who had either a weak heart, over 70, or scheduled for mitral-valve patients (all risk factors for cardiac surgery),- were assigned to either the supplement or a placebo. The supplement contained L-arginine, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and yeast. In the group wh...

New treatment for Osteoporosis

...ecome available. As people age, their bones become weak and their sex hormone levels decrease. The most common treatment is hormone replacement therapy. But this can increase the risk of cancer, especially in women.// At the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, Stavros Manolagas and Starvroula Kous...

Ginseng's efficacy debatable

...ffect in older persons and persons who are sick or weak [physically and mentally]." Zhu says that ginseng use is all about the dialectic theory of the balance between ying and yang. For example, Western ginseng can be used in the summer but real Chinese ginseng can only be used in the winter. "The winter...

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