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Book review: 'The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards'
Who knew yoga could be so dangerous? Or is the risk overblown?
A woman falls asleep in seated forward fold and damages both sciatic nerves. A man sits on his heels for hours (over a period of days or weeks) and deadens nerves in his lower legs. A woman...Tags: College Sports, Gymnastics, Science, Human Body, Stroke
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That bad attitude? Blame the birth month
If you don't believe in horoscopes, you're in step with science. But that's not the same as saying the season of your birth cannot affect your fate. Hundreds of studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, have suggested that the month a person is born...Tags: Weight, College Sports, Human Body, Behavioral Conditions, Measles
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Live music at Fresno's VA hospital makes a big difference
The hospital was built in the years after World War II. Its ceilings are low, corridors long and corners sharp — all possible stress triggers for those who have been in combat.
Not to mention that a hospital waiting room can make anyone edgy....Tags: Music, Human Body, Behavioral Conditions, Brain, Music
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Wylie W. Vale Jr. dies at 70; researcher helped discover stress hormone
Wylie W. Vale Jr., a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla and an internationally renowned expert on brain hormones who led a team of Salk researchers that discovered the brain hormone that triggers the body's reaction to...Tags: Stress, Health and Safety at School, Substance Abuse, Rice University, Science
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The Healthy Skeptic: Is caffeine an effective weight-loss aid?
If losing weight was one of your New Year's resolutions, you might already be growing weary of counting calories and working out. Wouldn't it be great if you could slim down without so much effort?
Anyone looking for a shortcut to weight loss might be...Tags: Weight, Placebo, University of Connecticut, Science, Dunkin' Donuts Coffee
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Shift work: Good for your pocketbook, bad for your health
These days, it's just good to have a job. But remaining gainfully employed can take a toll on health, especially if your work has you up at odd hours and sleeping irregularly. Shift work, say two studies out this week, poses particular problems for women,...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Sleep Deprivation, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses, Science
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'Biggest Loser' winner John Rhode fears weight regain: How to keep weight off?
"The Biggest Loser" winner John Rhode is happy he nabbed the grand prize after shedding 220 pounds, but he's also worried he might gain the weight back, and he's not alone. Most people who lose weight eventually gain some, all or all plus more of it...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Science, Behavioral Conditions, Human Body
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Prostate cancer therapy doesn't increase cardiovascular deaths, study says
A prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy has been somewhat controversial because of fears that the medications involved may raise the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, such as heart attacks. But a new analysis did not find...Tags: Chemicals, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease
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Diabetes: FDA provides guidance on artificial pancreas
On Thursday the Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidelines for researchers and manufacturers working to develop and build an artificial pancreas to help patients with Type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar.
About 3 million Americans have...Tags: Health, Pancreas, Diseases and Illnesses, Food and Drug Administration, Diabetes
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Women, the occasional drink, breast cancer and heart disease
In the last year alone, medical researchers have reported that women who drink moderately are more likely to get breast cancer but also live longer after a heart attack; are more likely to have stronger bones if they choose wine; have lower odds of...Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Bones and Joints, Substance Abuse, Cirrhosis, Human Body
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Neighborhood pesticide exposure linked to prostate cancer
GreenspaceCalifornia's Central Valley has by far the largest use of pesticides and the largest population potentially exposed to them in the United States.... -
For the forgetful in menopause, brain works harder to keep up
Around the time of menopause, many women complain of mental slippage. But, as if to inflict some perverse trick upon them, cognitive scientists have found that they actually perform no more poorly than women who do not have such complaints. (Reassuring in...Tags: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Placebo, Diseases and Illnesses, MRI (imaging), Hampton Roads Transit
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