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Exercise therapy best for knee pain
Oct 21, 2009 |
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For patients with severe knee pain, supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care, finds a study published on BMJ.com today.
Solving the Mystery of IgE
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is the main actor in the drama of allergy. The biological role of IgE in the immune response of an organism and the lack of control leading to allergy is the research topic of Gernot Achatz, Molekular ...
Focus on the future: Long-term goals help us resist unhealthy urges
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Imagine a delicious pile of French fries next to a low-fat green salad. After resisting the fries, can you really be expected to go to the gym instead of watching TV? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Re ...
Man-Made Activities Affect Blue Haze (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Blue haze," a common occurrence that appears over heavily forested areas around the world, is formed by natural emissions of chemicals, but human activities can worsen it to the point of affecting the world's ...
Reservoir of deforming tropical disease sought
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Knowing what causes a disease may not make it easier to control and contain infection, but understanding how humans become infected and where the pathogens live may improve control. A National Science Foundation grant for ...
Sustainable interventions key to successful schistosomiasis control
May 05, 2009 |
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A decade after the conclusion of a schistosomiasis control program in Mali, prevalence of the disease had regressed to pre-intervention levels, according to a study published May 5 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
Facebook to end Beacon tracking tool in settlement
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over tracking of user activities at ...
Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After three days of completing Earth-commanded activities without incident last week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had a bout of temporary amnesia Friday, April 17, and rebooted its ...
Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 17, 2009 |
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No one doubts that mothers - especially pregnant mothers - are among the busiest people on earth. And while the benefits of exercise for these women and their developing fetuses are widely known, many expectant mothers do ...
ISS Expedition 20 Prepares for Departure
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The nine residents of the International Space Station were busy with crew handover activities and science-related tasks Thursday as they prepared for the departure of the Expedition 20 crew ...
Health-centered weight control method shows promise
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity - and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the November ...
Ooo, my knee!
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Once we reach the age of 55 there's a 25 per cent chance that we will be suffering from bad knees. Of that 25 per cent, half will experience some sort of associated disability, such as difficulty carrying ...
Tai chi can help people with diabetes lower glucose levels
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A regular tai chi exercise program can help people better control their diabetes and lower glucose levels, according to a University of Florida study.
More pills, less quality of life for kidney patients
May 07, 2009 |
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The more pills a dialysis patients takes, the worse their health-related quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findin ...
Is love at first sight real? Geneticists offer tantalizing clues
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Leave it to geneticists to answer a question that has perplexed humanity since the dawn of time: does love at first sight truly exist? According to a study published in the April 2009 issue of the journal Genetics, a team ...
