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Archive for February, 2009
Calories Count When It Comes To Weight Loss
Feb. 28 | You’ve heard the names before: Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers. For years companies have been enticing people to buy into their methods. Each one promises that their approach is the one that will finally help you shed those pounds. A recent study...
New Drug may improve conditions in MS
Feb. 28 | Multiple Sclerosis (abbreviated as MS) is a chronic progressive disease of central nervous system where, myelin sheath - insulating covering of neuron is lost. It is believed to be auto immune dysfunction where immune system of the body attacks its own...
Ed McMahon in a fight for his life with pneumonia
Feb. 27 | Entertainer Ed McMahon, who will turn 86 next week, has been hospitalized with pneumonia and other undisclosed ailments for almost a month, according to a spokesperson for McMahon. He’s currently in the intensive care unit at an undisclosed hospital,...
Tom Brady marries supermodel Gisele Bundchen
Feb. 27 | Which high profile athlete finally married his supermodel girlfriend? If you said Tom Brady then you are correct; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady married his girlfriend supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Thursday February 26, 2009. The couple starting...
Drink Coffee, Prevent Cancer
Feb. 27 | While green leafy vegetables and exercise are commonly thought of as good cancer prevention practices, they have never been the most popular. An unexpected tool in the fight against cancer has arrived, and it was right under our noses. New research is...
Medicine used for baldness may prevent Prostate Cancer
Feb. 26 | Abnormal and malignant growth of cells in prostate gland can lead to Prostate cancer (or Adenocarcinoma). It is the second most common cancer and found only in men. Higher levels of hormone (especially Androgens) can be of high risk and may induce growth...
Study shows calories not diet important for weight loss
Feb. 26 | A new study suggests that when comparing different diets weight loss doesn’t depend on which types of food are eliminated as long as calories are cut. The new two-year study was financed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the Nation...
Diabetes Doubles risk of Postpartum Depression
Feb. 26 | Researchers have found that women with diabetes are more likely to suffer from depression during and in the months after their pregnancy than non-diabetics. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 15 percent of...
Eat Less to lose Weight: Seriously
Feb. 26 | In a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, it was concluded its not what you eat but how much thats important to lose weight. Researchers evaluated four diets on 811 men and women over a two year period. Two of the diets were low in...
