Tai Chi is a gentle Chinese martial art that incorporates slow, gentle movements with breathing and relaxation. Sometimes referred to as “meditation in motion,” Tai Chi has been linked to many health benefits, including reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. In older adults, Tai Chi has been shown to improve cardiovascular fitness and help prevent falls.
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Eating more fiber could help you lose dangerous “belly fat.” Fat that surrounds vital organs in the belly, called visceral fat, has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other metabolic syndromes. In one study, people who ate 10 additional grams of insoluble fiber per day – the amount found in one
WebQuit, an online study to help people stop smoking, is looking for people who want to quit the cigarette habit. People who sign up for the program will recieve free online help, including tips and advice about how to quit smoking and the benefits of quitting smoking. On June 25, we spoke with WebQuit study
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Every five days during the summer months, a child drowns in a portable, above-ground swimming pool. These findings from a retrospective study published online June 20 in the journal Pediatrics, suggest that portable swimming pools are more dangerous than most parents realize. Nor do these popular, easily-installed pools have the built-in safety features of many
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People with Parkinson’s Disease appear to have a significantly higher risk of melanoma, according to findings from a meta-analysis (a “study of studies”) reported in the June 7 print issue of Neurology. While researchers had long suspected such a link, this is the first study to bring together previous research to achieve statistically significant results.
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When should doctors stop prescribing chemotherapy for people with cancer who aren’t responding to treatment? With health-care expenditures skyrocketing, how can cancer specialists provide the best cancer care to the greatest number of people? Is it ethical to devote hundreds of thousands of dollars to cancer treatments that might help someone live another week? A
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Is microwaved food really hazardous to your health? Do hidden dangers lurk in the chemical structures of foods cooked in a microwave oven? Type “microwave food dangers” into any web search engine, and you’ll discover a multitude of claims about the supposed hazards of microwave ovens. According to these stories, foods cooked in microwave ovens
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Pregnant women who spend time in the sun or take vitamin D supplements may lower their children’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, a preliminary study suggests. Guiulio Disanto, MD, of the University of Oxford, England, reported these results in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of
As debates rage in Washington about reducing health-care costs, policy makers should sit up and take notice of results of a pilot program involving frequent 911 callers in Baltimore, Maryland. The program paired frequent 911 callers with case workers who helped them access other services, such as a regular doctor, Meals on Wheels, and support
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People who have a “mini stroke” appear to be at twice the risk of later having a heart attack. For people who have a mini stroke before 60 years of age, the risk of heart attack is up 15 times greater.
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New research suggests that women who sleep less may live longer than their well-rested counterparts – and as an added bonus, reduce their risk of stroke.
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Are sleep problems linked to our use of communications technology? Do a majority of Americans suffer from the effects of sleep deprivation? Results of a survey released today by the National Sleep Foundation suggest that we could be tweeting, texting, video-gaming, and watching our way to sleep problems. A majority of survey respondents said they
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