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How to Set Achievable Wellness Goals

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Small decisions, made throughout the day, are reflected in overall health and wellness. These decisions help achieve countless goals every day. Wellness goals can be as small as “I’m going to get eight hours ...


How Students Can Stick to Hard-to-Follow New Year’s Resolutions

How Students Can Stick to Hard-to-Follow New Year's Resolutions

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Winter quarter at UC San Diego begins on Jan. 5 and many students are carrying a variety of New Year’s resolutions along with their textbooks. Students who have resolved to improve their lives ...


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Toward non-invasive disease diagnosis with 'wellness cards'

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists are reporting development of a device that could serve as the electronic "reader" for a coming generation of "wellness cards," specimen holders used to diagnose disease from a drop of a patient's ...


Sick? Stay home!

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The deadline is looming, rumors of layoffs are swarming and you get the flu. Think the heroic thing to do is to go in and “work through the pain?” Wrong! According to Dr. Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, medical ...


New gadgets demystify metabolism; Find out how many calories your body burns

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 2

And when she doesn't gain a pound -- ever -- there's only one thing to blame: her metabolism.


Pathway Genomics launches public DNA testing

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A young US start-up brimming with medical research veterans brings genetic testing to the masses on Wednesday with an affordable, comprehensive DNA service for the public.


Nearly 6.4 million Californians lack health insurance, report shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly one-fifth of all Californians under age 65 were without health insurance for all or some of 2007, according to a policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.


Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance'

Technology / Other

created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.


Make your pets a part of your New Year's resolutions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When drawing up a list of New Year's resolutions, be sure to include your pets, says Lorraine Corriveau, a wellness veterinarian at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine.


Make your pets a part of your New Year's resolutions

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When drawing up a list of New Year's resolutions, be sure to include your pets, says Lorraine Corriveau, a wellness veterinarian at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine.


Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even ...


Walking forum report shows need to expand physical activity in schools

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions in the United States, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis.


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Sun powers stars' cells on Oscar night

Electronics /

created Feb 23, 2006 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The makers of a solar-powered charger for cell phones are hitching a ride with Hollywood's hottest stars to pitch their product on Oscar night.


Major health care challenges persist for D.C. children despite high rates of health insurance coverage, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Despite high rates of health insurance coverage among children in the District of Columbia, children's access to health care is inadequate and poses a significant health problem for the city's young residents, particularly ...


Soy May Reduce the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition explores how soyfood consumption may lower the risk of colorectal cancer, or cancer of the colon or rectum, in postmenopausal women. According to the Na ...