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It’s time to get in shape

elegant — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:15:38 +0000

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports month.

Medications to control blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol are available and any medical specialist will be willing to put you on one to treat any of these conditions. Do you know that two-and-a –half hours of moderate physical activity a week could get you off some medications? Activities are limitless. Most common and fun-filled includes walking, biking, swimming, and dancing. These activities will result in losing your unhealthy weight and increase your health.

Try incorporating exercises into your routine for added benefit. You can add muscle-strengthening exercises at least twice a week to work your stomach, back, hips, legs, arms, shoulder and legs. Simple activities like standing while reading and getting down on the floor while watching TV will go a long way. When you go to the store, park your vehicle as far away as possible and walk to the store. Climb few steps every day at work or at home. Your neighborhood gym is a good place to get your body in shape as well as to meet other like-minded people.

If you have a medical condition, contact your health care specialist before starting a physical activity routine.

‘Good’ cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study

elegant — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:45:16 +0000

Researchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of “good” cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.

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‘Good’ cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study

Common antibiotic boosts death risk: study

admin — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:32:06 +0000

A popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death, a US study said Wednesday.

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Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn

publisher — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:39:21 +0000

Eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower, according to US scientists who published a study Tuesday showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup sapped lab rats’ memories.

Measles kills 12 children in Pakistan tribal area

elegant — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:16:24 +0000

An outbreak of measles in part of Pakistan’s lawless tribal northwest has killed 12 children in three weeks and is spreading due to a shortage of medicines, according to doctors.

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Measles kills 12 children in Pakistan tribal area

Preventable diseases still ravage children: study

contributor — Sat, 12 May 2012 00:37:10 +0000

Preventable diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea and malaria claimed the lives of nearly five million children younger than five in 2010, a paper in The Lancet medical journal said Friday.

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Japan faces ‘extinction’ in 1,000 years

publisher — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:45:34 +0000

Japanese researchers on Friday unveiled a population clock that showed the nation’s people could theoretically become extinct in 1,000 years because of declining birth rates.

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Japan faces ‘extinction’ in 1,000 years

FDA panel urges approval for Pfizer arthritis drug

contributor — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:55:04 +0000

An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged US regulators to approve a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis made by the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.

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FDA panel urges approval for Pfizer arthritis drug

China probing claims of toxic cabbage: official

elegant — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:14:07 +0000

China is investigating claims vegetable sellers are spraying cabbage with harmful formaldehyde to keep it fresh, an official said on Tuesday, in yet another food safety scare to hit the country.

Fertility treatment babies prone to ‘serious defects’

admin — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:18:20 +0000

Children conceived with the aid of fertility treatments are more likely to be born with serious physical defects, according an Australian study published on Saturday.

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Fertility treatment babies prone to ‘serious defects’