The American Diabetes Association and the American College of Sports Medicine agree that increasing physical activity among persons with diabetes is an important public health goal to 1) reduce blood glucose and risk factors for complications (e.g., obesity and hypertension)
Public Citizen today submitted a petition to the Food and Drug Administration asking the agency to pull off Ortho-Evra Patch, a contraceptive made by Johnson and Johnson, from the market in six months.
Anti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana should not be used in children, a new animal study reported in the May 8 issue of Neuron suggests.
A new survey by Harris Interactive confirmed an early finding by the centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that the vaccine used to prevent the flu this past winter was less effective than the flu vaccines used in the
In every office, ink stamps always have a place. A piece of paper with an ink stamp that says approve spells the difference between a sheaf headed towards the waste basket the bank. However, rubber stamps can be messy and
Genetics and underdevelopment during gestation are the most prominent causes of diminished brain health . While being born with an inherent brain disease or bearing results of fetal underdevelopment is not in your control, maintaining and promoting brain health, is
Generally speaking brain development can be divided into two parts. The first is the physical framework provided by nature which is basically the raw material that one can work with. The other aspect pertains to the development
The human brain regulates both forms of activities - voluntary and involuntary. While a person may be aware of some functions, others continue within the body without conscious awareness. Involuntary activities like heart rate,
Despite the advancement in pharmacological treatments, treating brain disorders can still be extremely frustrating. Delivering the required quantity of medication to the correct point of delivery through oral medication is a difficult
The alteration advance ethical four senility after the authority of Brown's predecessor, Tony Blair, down-scheduled the herb from Troop B to Assemblage C. In a indication to Parlt Wednesday, Native Profession Secretary Jacqui Brown fabricated her capital condition championing rescheduling
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more common in people who suffer from chronic migraine headache than in those with episodic migraine headache, research suggests."Recent data suggest that PTSD may be more common in headache sufferers than in the general population,"
The middle school years is the time when time kids spend begin to spend less time in physical activity, a growing concern as youth obesity rates rise. A new study of middle school girls shows that after-school programs, in addition
A drug from a new class of weight-loss treatments disrupted wiring needed for brain development in young mice, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, raising concerns about using such medications in children.Mark Bear and colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A common, incurable joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability in elderly people. While nearly any joint can be affected, OA most often strikes the knee, particularly the inner aspect of the tibiofemoral joint. One source of
Itchy, watery eyes. Stuffy nose. Sneezing. Sound familiar? As much as we love it, warm weather can spell misery for the 20 million to 30 million Americans who suffer from allergies. According to Dr. Leslie Miller, director of the Emergency
Five percent of breast cancer tumors appear to double in size in just over a month, Norwegian researchers said on Thursday in a study underscoring the potential benefits of more frequent screening.The study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research
