Category Archives: Health Benefits

When It Comes to Health Disparities, Place Matters More than Race

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When It Comes to Health Disparities, Place Matters More than Race

Blacks and Whites living in the same area had similar odds of being treated for and controlling their high blood pressure. Blacks in the study were …
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Blood Pressure Monitoring Markets: New Technologies Determine New Milestones

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) April 2, 2006 As the U.S. population diagnosed with high blood pressure and hypertension increases, the awareness and trial of blood pressure self-monitoring will continue to grow. This would also result in the increasing the levels of preventative care people take to avoid the serious effects of hypertension. As a result […See Original Article

300 labourers get free health check-ups courtesy of volunteers

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300 labourers get free health check-ups courtesy of volunteers

“Few people had high blood pressure and sugar, but many had muscular problems.” However, not all labourers that the volunteers visited were in …
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Minerals: Plants Need Most of Them, Too

Most of the minerals we need are the same ones plants require for their own growth. We both need: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, iron, boron, manganese, copper, zinc, molybdenum and chlorine. Plants don’t store minerals for our benefit — they use them for their own life cycles. If any of See Original Article

MIT News (March 24, 2014): MRI Reveals Genetic Activity

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MIT News (March 24, 2014): MRI Reveals Genetic Activity

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Mon, 03/24/2014

Doctors commonly use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose tumors, damage from stroke, and many other medical conditions. Neuroscientists also rely on it as a research tool for identifying parts of the brain that carry out different cognitive fSee Original Article

Potential new approach to brain cancer treatments and a better understanding of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that the protein PARC/CUL9 helps neurons and brain cancer cells override the biochemical mechanisms that lead to cell death in most other…
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New Eczema Drug Shows Promise in Early Trials

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New Eczema Drug Shows Promise in Early Trials

“We do have topical steroids and anti-inflammatory creams. … “We, on the other hand, are focused on patients facing a lifelong chronic situation, …
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Crab and Other Crustacean Shells May Treat IBD

Many scientists now believe that most—or perhaps all—chronic diseases stem from chronic inflammation, which plays a direct role in diseases such …
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Halting the progression of Parkinson's disease with cinnamon

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Halting the progression of Parkinson's disease with cinnamon

Neurological scientists at Rush University Medical Center have found that using cinnamon, a common food spice and flavoring material, can reverse the biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes…
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Medical Daily (April 14, 2014): New Delirium Measurement In Older People Adopted By Researchers Studying Alzheimer’s, Aging

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Mon, 04/14/2014

A new metric to describe the symptoms of delirium may help researchers and clinicians better study aging-related ailments such as Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

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What you eat may affect your body's internal biological clock

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What you eat may affect your body's internal biological clock

Food not only nourishes the body but also affects its internal biological clock, which regulates the daily rhythm of many aspects of human behavior and biology. Researchers provide new insights into how adjusting the clock through dietary manipulation may help patients with various conditions and show that insulin may be involved in resetting the cSee Original Article

A Mild Chill Is Good For Weight Loss

A mild chill in the air is good for weight loss.
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Secrets Your Local Massage Expert Won't Tell You Posted By: Windy Falls

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Secrets Your Local Massage Expert Won't Tell You Posted By: Windy Falls

A massage is an incredible art that can help people relax and even benefit their health. Education is important, however, to obtain all the positive aspect of a massage. Keep reading to learn of massage advice that can improve your experience with it.

If you enjoy massages, you should try using massage tools. Using massage balls and other accessorSee Original Article

Prairie Oat Growers Association Awards Second Research Grant

Warren's study will investigate the potential for oat beta-glucan to improve the responsiveness of the immune system in horses. Beta-glucans are a …
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Amazon: Service allows users pay bills/subscription fees to 3rd party companies using credit card information stored with Amazon

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Amazon: Service allows users pay bills/subscription fees to 3rd party companies using credit card information stored with Amazon

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Treating ulcerative colitis

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Treating ulcerative colitis

The condition causes chronic inflammation and ulceration in the lining of the digestive tract – usually in the colon. Although the disease is generally …
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Diet and inflammation

Chronic inflammation happens when the immune system attacks healthy tissues for an extended period of time. Chronic inflammation can be triggered …
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