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Back injury cured by engineers

...movements if they are to protect the spine. Losing weight can help because overweight causes more strain on the spine....

Zinc supplements improve survival rate

...ly zinc supplements given to babies with low birth weight can significantly improve survival rates, especially in countries where infants often die from infectious diseases. The research involved 1,154 full-term but smaller than normal babies born in New Delhi, India, most weighing 5 1/2 pounds or less. Mot...

Triglycerides Linked To Stroke Risk

...tyle changes such as eating a low-fat diet, losing weight and exercising regularly. Several cholesterol-lowering drugs also can reduce levels of triglycerides....

Radiofrequency catheter ablation safe for infants

... said success of RFCA was unrelated to a patient's weight or age or whether or not the patient had a heart defect. He said: "However, more experienced physicians are more likely to perform successful procedures in infants than those with less experience."...

Cinnamon combats Diabetes

...blood sugar levels cause symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss and blurred vision, and can make the patient far more prone to heart disease and stroke. Patients often have to greatly modify their diets and take exercise to protect their health. Scientists at the US Agricultural Research Service's nutritio...

Creatine Helps Strengthen Older Men

...styles and muscle tone. All the men began the same weight training program. Half were given creatine and half were given placebos. Creatine is produced by the body and contributes to muscle growth, but our natural levels decline as we get older. At the end of the 12-week study, the elderly men who exercis...

Hypothyroidism can affect babies

...oms hypothyroidism include tiredness, dry skin and weight gain.// Children born with an underactive thyroid gland can suffer learning difficulties. Pregnant women with the condition are more prone to a potentially life-threatening condition called pre-eclampsia and to have their babies prematurely. Becaus...

Step Aerobics Increases good cholesterol

... rise in their HDL. None of the groups showed body weight changes. According to Kins the results indicate that step aerobics training is an effective training mode for modifying (cholesterol) profiles in female college-aged students. They offer no explanation for why step aerobics proved more beneficial fo...

Keys to good bone health

...xercises are great for building bone strength. The weight of the body is transmitted through the bones, work...ing, stair climbing, and aerobic exercises are all weight bearing exercises. In a good bone strength regimen, these exercises should be performed three to fiv...

Smoking Linked To Low Infant Birth Weight

... Boston University School of Medicine. Low birth weight babies -- those born at about five pounds or less ...garette smoking has been associated with low birth weight in a number of previous studies, and women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy. In general, th...

Do gardening and be fit

...rt the body's weight, such as jogging, dancing and weight training. Gardening and weight training were the only exercises found to significantly improve bone density in the age group studie...

Knowing how weight loss aids in diabetes

...new study which hopes to discover the impact that weight loss can make in decreasing the complications of d...ining people into the first long-term study on how weight loss affects the outcome in type 2 diabetes. With about 30 per cent of the population now classifie...

Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants

...other herbs studied, says Wang.On a per gram fresh weight basis, oregano and other herbs ranked even higher in antioxidant activity than fruits and vegetables, which are known to be high in antioxidants. Adding a moderate amount of herbs may go a long way toward boosting the health value of a meal, especia...

Undertaking the obesity epidemic

...ording to a new survey, many people trying to lose weight are not using the right scheme. Researchers phoned...or even obese.// Most of these were trying to lose weight or at least not gain any more. But only a third of those trying to lose weight and one fourth of t...

New Birth Control Pills increase the stroke risk

...rgestrel, including acne, cholesterol problems and weight gain. Hoping for the best, pill makers issued yet another formula in the 1980s that combined low estrogen levels with the less harsh progestogens desogestrel or gestodene. Third-generation birth control pills haven't been used in the US long enough...

Obesity a global problem

...er an exclusively Western problem. Researchers say weight problems also pose a serious health threat to people in developing nations, particularly children. Until recently, famine and infectious diseases// have been the biggest threats to the health of poor people in developing countries. Now, rapid shifts ...

Herbs: rich soure of antioxidants

...other herbs studied, says Wang.On a per gram fresh weight basis, oregano and other herbs ranked even higher in antioxidant activity than fruits and vegetables, which are known to be high in antioxidants. Adding a moderate amount of herbs may go a long way toward boosting the health value of a meal, especia...

Mothers with periodontitis may deliver premature babies

...n times more likely to deliver a preterm low birth weight baby. The women in the study had no other major ...n times more likely to deliver a preterm low birth weight baby. Women who are already pregnant should not shy away from dental care. "I advise periodontists ...

Lifestyle variation can cut diabetes hazard

According to researchers reducing weight and increasing exercise cut the risk of diabetes b...ood sugar, it could be well worthwhile losing some weight and increasing your level of physical activity....

Obesity increases health costs

...th care and medications than smokers, as the extra weight poses them many more chronic health hazards. While tobacco is still the nation's principal cause of preventable deaths, the surgeon general warned// that obesity was running a close second. For a more precise look at the resulting costs, Rand Corp....

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