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Nonsurgical cosmetic treatments growing in popularity
Los Angeles TimesDr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a...Tags: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Facelift, Radio, Health and Medical Professionals, Food and Drug Administration
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Getting through grief
Losing a close friend or family member can be devastating. All the small details of daily life — getting out of bed, making meals, going to appointments, taking care of children, handling responsibilities at work — may seem monumentally hard...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Yoga, Massachusetts General Hospital, Health, Healthy Diet
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Drug may be near for cancer's companion condition cachexia
Bonnie Addario didn't even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren't bad enough, the 54-year-old had lost 30 pounds off her normally 130-pound frame. Her life was limited to her husband's Barcalounger, where she had to...Tags: Trials, HIV, Physiology, Palliative Care, Weight
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Gene could explain why treatments fail some with asthma
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Genetic differences could explain why some 40 percent of people with asthma do not respond to inhaled steroids used to achieve long-term asthma control. U.S. researchers have found that asthma patients who inherited two copies of a...Tags: Human Body, Asthma, Health, AstraZeneca Plc, Genes and Chromosomes
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Supplements for depression: What the research reveals
Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike.
That's because...Tags: HIV, Teaching and Learning, Fish Oil (dietary supplement), Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics
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Fruit juice targeted in war on obesity
Over the past decade, the nation's war on obesity has targeted some fairly obvious culprits, including fast food, pastries, fried foods and soda. But recent scientific studies and a new government-sponsored documentary that aired last week on HBO have...
Tags: Calcium, Family, Vitamin C, Weight, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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Government adopts landmark strategy to fight Alzheimer's
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Obama administration adopts a landmark national strategy to fight Alzheimer’s on Tuesday, setting the clock ticking toward a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-...
Tags: Washington, DC, Family, Government, Environmental Issues, Health
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High-stress motherhood
Alice Domar is a modern-day mom, so she knows the drill:
"When you're at work you feel guilty that you're not at home, and if you go home at 5 or 6 p.m. to pick up the kids from day care, you feel guilty you're not at work — or you do what I do:...Tags: Back Pain, Winter Park, Celebrity Parents, San Diego (San Diego, California), Medical Services
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Sleep leads to healthy eating
Here's a new spin on the saying, "If you snooze you lose." What if the "lose" part applied to your weight? No, it's not as simple as going to sleep and waking up slimmer. Alas. But a recent Harvard study does suggest that people who get a good night's...Tags: Healthy Diet
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Change the World Bank needs
Few people on the street may be familiar with the World Bank. Yet, it plays a critical role in the U.S. effort to engage the world through its contribution to economic development in poor and post-conflict societies. As current World Bank President...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Nigeria, Teaching and Learning, Christianity, Arts and Culture
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Doctors with electronic systems order more imaging tests
Doctors who have access to computer test results order more tests than doctors who don’t, according to a new study that challenges an assumption about electronic health records.
The study in the March issue of the journal Health Affairs found...Tags: Health, General Practitioners, Medical Procedures and Tests, Electronics, Science and Technology
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Jayson and Mira Calton - Naked Calories
To learn more about the caltons and read excerpts ftom their book NAKED CALORIES go to www.CaltonNutrition.com
Jayson B. Calton, Ph.D., FAAIM, DCCN, CMS, CISSN, BCIH, ROHP, A.M.P
is a Fellow of the American Association of Integrative Medicine, a...Tags: Cornell University, HIV, Manhattan (New York City), Osteoporosis, Weight
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