NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Regular daily exercise benefits
elderly women with dementia and these benefits appear to accrue
over time, researchers from the Republic of Korea report.
Dr. Yi-Sub Kwak, assistant professor of sports medicine at
Dong-Eui University in Busan, and colleagues compared daily
functioning as well as mental and physical abilities of 30
women with senile dementia before and [...]
BARCELONA (Reuters) -
The same infrared technology that
measures fat content in milk can more accurately predict which
embryos have the best chance of resulting in a pregnancy,
fertility experts said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology, the researchers estimated their new technique for
couples attempting in vitro fertilization could help boost
pregnancy rates by about [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Delaying the introduction of
cow's milk may increase, rather than decrease, the risk that a
child will develop allergies in the first 2 years of life,
researchers from the Netherlands report.
They note that one of the most widely recommended allergy
prevention strategies is delaying the introduction of milk and
solid foods into the infant's diet. [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
The addition of the type 2
diabetes drug metformin to a lifestyle modification program may
help female adolescents lose weight loss if they also make
dietary changes, according to a new study.
Metformin is primarily used to lower blood sugar in
patients with type 2 diabetes.
In the current study, researchers evaluated the effect of
adding [...]
A patient rests with acupuncture needles on her face during treatment at an acupuncturist in Port Washington, New York, October 28, 2004. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
BARCELONA (Reuters) -
There is insufficient evidence to say
whether acupuncture helps women conceive when undergoing
fertility treatments, British researchers told a conference on
Tuesday.
A review of 13 studies showed there was not enough evidence
to [...]
A young French boy in a nutritional reeducation center in Bullion outside Paris, 2004. According to a European Commission proposal European schoolchildren could soon receive free fruit and vegetables as part of an EU effort to keep them from becoming overweight.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)
BRUSSELS (AFP) -
European schoolchildren could soon receive free fruit and vegetables as part of [...]
BARCELONA (Reuters) -
Babies born from frozen embryos weigh
more, have no greater risk of birth defects and are as healthy
or healthier than those conceived using fresh ones, Danish
researchers said on Tuesday.
Their findings, presented at a meeting of the European
Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, provided some of
the strongest evidence yet that freezing and thawing embryos
for [...]
Der optischen Rundum-Erneuerung des ehemaligen Models Brigitte Nielsen können derzeit Millionen von Zuschauern beiwohnen. In der RTL-Dokumentation “Aus alt mach neu - Brigitte Nielsen in der Promi-Beauty-Klinik” macht die Ex-Frau von Sylvester Stallone auch Station in Deutschland. Nach Facelift, Fettabsaugung und Brust-OP hat sich die 45-Jährige im hessischen Pfrungstadt neue Zähne anpassen lassen.
“Zuerst haben wir [...]
WASHINGTON - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government’s most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ordered makers of flouroquinolone drugs — a potent class of antibiotics — to add a [...]
Die meisten Deutschen achten auf ihre Cholesterinwerte. 80 Prozent der Bevölkerung lassen ihre Werte regelmäßig überprüfen, 70 Prozent haben schon einmal von den empfohlenen Zielwerten gehört. Das hat eine Umfrage unter 1 600 Teilnehmern über 35 Jahren gezeigt, die jetzt von Professor Achim Weizel, dem ersten Vorsitzenden der Lipid-Liga, vorgestellt worden ist. Etwa vier von [...]