Sept. 20 2011
In a report which was issued to all MPs in the House Magazine called,"Plant-Based Diets: A solution to our public health crisis," chief physicians reveal that the frequency and the costs of the most threatening... View More
Sept. 15 2011
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory invention able to quickly predict three-dimensional structure of protein could have huge implications for drug discovery and human health. While scientists have... View More
Sept. 15 2011
Ever since the mid-1970s when Harvard initiated what is now known as "The Nurses Study" we've been told that white women with waists over 40 inches, raised their risk of early death by 40% vs. their slimmer... View More
Sept. 15 2011
New research conducted at the University of Tokyo suggests that pure maple syrup may promote a healthy liver. The pilot study, conducted by Dr. Keiko Abe of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of... View More
Sept. 15 2011
Evanston, IL -- DM Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Wound Care, Casting, and Rehabilitation products, has launched an e-commerce website to make purchasing DM products more convenient for consumers and... View More
Sept. 15 2011
Earlier this month, on Travis Air Force Base, Harbinger President David McCrane presented over 400 Durafoam mats to the physical therapy clinics of the Veterans Administration/East Bay, Calif. Region.... View More
Sept. 13 2011
People with high cholesterol may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published in the September 13, 2011, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American... View More
Sept. 13 2011
A simple function that most of us take for granted - swallowing - is the focus of University of Adelaide research which could help thousands of stroke sufferers around the world. In an Australian first,... View More
Sept. 13 2011
Researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands, have discovered a substance that has an adverse effect on nearly all types of chemotherapy - making cancer cells insensitive to the treatment.... View More
Sept. 12 2011
Glioma, one of the most deadly and common types of brain tumor, is often associated with seizures, but the origins of these seizures and effective treatments for them have been elusive. Now a team funded... View More
Sept. 8 2011
UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause... View More
Sept. 5 2011
Nearly half of recreational runners may be drinking too much fluid during races, according to a survey of runners by Loyola University Health System researchers. Expert guidelines recommend runners drink... View More
Sept. 5 2011
For patients undergoing rehabilitation following cardiac events, aerobic exercise training (AT) is widely recommended. Resistance training (RT) has also been shown to be beneficial because it enhances... View More
Sept. 2 2011
Researchers have found that a protein variation linked by some genetic studies to Alzheimer's disease is consistently present in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. In further biochemical and cell culture... View More
Sept. 2 2011
Just a couple of servings of potato a day can reduce blood pressure in obese or overweight people with high blood pressure, calling into question the lowly spud's current reputation as a fattening, unhealthy... View More
Sept. 2 2011
When it comes to lasting calorie burn, vigorous-intensity exercise could be the gift that keeps on giving. New research published today by the American College of Sports Medicine reports that a 45-minute... View More
Aug. 30 2011
Maintaining healthy heart function is not as easy as going for a jog each day for those suffering with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). To slow damage to their heart, patients need to do all that... View More
Aug. 30 2011
It is a well-established fact that as we grow older, our bones become more brittle and prone to fracturing. It is also well established that loss of mass is a major reason for older bones fracturing more... View More
Aug. 29 2011
Watching a funny movie or sitcom that produces laughter has a positive effect on vascular function and is opposite to that observed after watching a movie that causes mental stress according to research... View More
Aug. 26 2011
A study of women who were children, teenagers or young adults during the Dutch famine in 1944-45 has shown that undernutrition, particularly in the adolescent years, is associated with an increased risk... View More