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• Alternate-day fasting diet plan works for weight loss

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 133
  UIC.edu - Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights. But that weight loss plan requires a daily 15 to 40 percent calorie reduction, which makes sticking to the diet hard for many.University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found that a ...
  16 hours ago

• Side Effects from Borrowed Medications

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  A new study finds that 25 percent of people who borrow prescription medications experience side effects. Investigators looked at whether prescription medication sharing, a common consumer health behavior, leads to adverse outcomes, including inappropriate usage, delayed care and exposure to side effects. Researchers ...
  17 hours ago

• Chewing the fat about Fat Talk...

  
  Coming Out Crazy — Authority: 114
  On our first week at Weight Watchers , I lost 2.8 lbs. and Marty lost 4.6 lbs.  On our second, I lost .4 lbs. and he lost .6 lbs. – the morning after a seven course dinner the night before. As of last Sunday, week six, I had lost 6.8 lbs. and he had lost 7.6 lbs. So on we plod, turning every meal into an ...
  17 hours ago

• Team Sports May Be Detrimental

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  For decades, parents have encouraged their children to participate in team sports. Parents believed the experience of associating with peers toward a common goal would improve communication skills and help children prepare for the real world. Additional benefits would naturally include physical conditioning, ...
  17 hours ago

• Try Chocolate for an Emotional Release

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  New research suggests a palatable method to relieve stress involves regular consumption of dark chocolate. As an additional bonus, the chocolate may also improve cardiovascular health and supply benefits associated with antioxidants. In a clinical trial, investigators found that eating about an ounce and a half of ...
  17 hours ago

• How Does Calorie Shifting Work? Can You Really Lose 9 lbs. Every 11 Days?

  
  Health And Weight Loss Blog | conquerweightloss.com — Authority: 117
  Have you been wondering how does calorie shifting work? Well, read on to learn more about this popular diet program from Fat Loss 4 Idiots and see if it is truly possible to lose 9 lbs. every 11 days. Okay, before I talk about this diet program, here are some important basic core principles of a healthy lifestyle I ...
  17 hours ago

• Brain Imaging Aids Alzheimer’s Options

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  Sometimes living longer is not always associated with a better quality of life. Experts estimate 35 million people will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2010. Sadly, the prevalence of the disease is expected to double every 20 years with approximately 115 million cases by 2050. Thankfully, technology may ...
  17 hours ago

• Choose The Right Steps In Healing Canker Sores

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  Getting a canker sore can mean days of pain and discomfort. Additionally, it may be a concern for you if you friends and family could be affected as well, along with the sores spreading in your mouth or throat. Theres no need to worry. These sores are not contagious.
  22 hours ago

• Know Canker Sore Medications For Effective Relief

  
  Health & Fitness Blog — Authority: 163
  It may be unsightly and painful to have canker sores. This is why it makes more sense to prevent them from occurring rather than waste time finding a cure. Canker sore causes is still yet to be known, and it believed to be from a variety of factors : stress, acidic foods, low immune system, and poor oral hygiene. ...
  22 hours ago

• Our Favorite Bra Store

  
  Hijabtrendz — Authority: 131
  Is actually online! Breakout Bras has a great collection of bras that would be very pricey anywhere else. They also have an amazing range of sizes that we guarantee you’ll never find in any department store. This is the best place to find quality bras that really work to keep you well supported. Ladies, if your ...
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• Dark chocolate - new study on how it reduces stress

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 133
  The “chocolate cure” for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate per day (40 grams per day) for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling ...
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• Medical marijuana gets a boost from major doctors group -- LATimes

  
  BuzzFlash.net: published — Authority: 549
  The American Medical Assn. on Tuesday urged the federal government to reconsider its classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, a significant shift that puts the prestigious group behind calls for more research. In changing its policy, the group said its goal was to clear the way to ...
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• Medpedia

  
  Christina's Considerations — Authority: 118
  A few months ago I was invited to be part of the   Medpedia Project , a technology platform for the worldwide health community.  The goal is to create a repository of up-to-date unbiased medical information, contributed and maintained by health experts around the world, and freely available to everyone.   It is ...
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• Deep Stretch Soft Flow Sundays at Charleston Power Yoga

  
  Upper King Charleston — Authority: 132
  Charleston Power Yogas newest class, Deep Stretch Soft Flow, is on Sunday nights from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. They are showing their softer side here in a class that brings the heat down, as you work out some of your kinks and knots, something we all need this time of year. This class, as with the Power 1 classes, is not ...
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• Those in true emergency hardest hit by ER crisis

  
  Elaine's Place — Authority: 110
  The state of US emergency departments has been called a "growing national crisis," and a report out shows the situation is only getting worse. "Most distressingly," the people who need emergency care the most are the least likely to be getting it in time, Drs. Leora I. Horwitz and Elizabeth H. Bradley of Yale ...
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• New PBS Documentary: Can Americans Be Happier?

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  PBS has announced that a new series will air during the first week of the 2010 new year that examines the question, Can Americans be happier? This Emotional Life, a co-production of Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit, unfolds across three, two-hour episodes, exploring the nature of the social ...
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• Emotions Influence Perception of Pain

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  A new Canadian study shows that the power of the mind can directly influence the perception of pain. The finding confirms that complimentary or alternative approaches can help alleviate or diminish pain. In the study, scientists from Université de Montréal found that negative and positive emotions have a direct ...
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• Most Returning Veterans Won’t Seek Treatment

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  On this Veterans Day, a new study was published that shows that most veterans returning from active duty wouldn’t seek mental health treatment, even if they were experiencing significant problems. According to the study from the University of the Rockies, more than half (54.4 percent) of U.S. Army Special Forces ...
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• Less Education = More Risk for Flu

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  A new study suggests the flu vaccine is not as effective among less educated individuals as their immune system may be compromised by ongoing stress. The University of Michigan study looked at cytomegalovirus, a common virus that infects most people at some time during their lives but rarely causes obvious illness. ...
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• Men More Likely To Abandon Partner During Illness

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 578
  A new study examines the role gender plays in partner abandonment after the diagnosis of a serious illness. According to researchers, a woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient. However, the ...
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