TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Canadian Study Finds Heart Rate-Lowering Drug Improves Exercise Capacity In Patients With Stable Angina Results from a late-breaking clinical trial, presented at the 2008 Canadian Cardiology Congress (CCC) in Toronto, show for the first time that combining the pure heart rate reduction medication ivabradine to current treatments of patients with stable angina improves their exercise capacity. The study involved almost 900 patients from Canada and internationally with documented coronary artery disease and a history of stable angina. medicalnewstoday.com |
Volunteer Work In Grade Schools Produces Persistent Health Benefit For Older Women A Johns Hopkins study reveals that older black women who spend time with young children in the classroom are not only more active than similar women who don't volunteer, but seem to stay active. Building on results of a 2006 Hopkins study showing that 15 hours of volunteer work a week at a grade school nearly doubled a sedentary older person's overall activity level, the new study demonstrates that the increased activity remains high for at least three years. medicalnewstoday.com |
Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- A nutritious diet could help with the health of your eyes as well as the rest of your body, according to a new study. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Link Between Large Waist In Women And Increased Risk Of Developing Asthma Research published ahead of print in Thorax reports that women with a large waist are more likely to develop asthma even if they have a normal body weight. In addition, US researchers established a link between excess weight and asthma severity and occurrence. Obesity is a risk factor for adult asthma, especially in women. However, few studies have considered the connection between large waist size (abdominal obesity) and asthma. medicalnewstoday.com |
New Childhood Obesity Screening Tools Devized By Nevada Professor A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians and parents can use to help combat the increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States... medicalnewstoday.com |