Muscular Dystrophy :: Home exercise helps people with muscular dystrophy
A home-based exercise program seems to improve strength and function of people with neuromuscular diseases like muscular dystrophy, according to a new study.
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Weight Loss :: High Cal, Low Fiber Diets Driving Kids to Obesity
High-calorie, low-fiber diets can promote hormonal imbalances that lead children to overeat, one researcher warns.
Health :: Intermittent icing best for relief of sprain pain
Holding an ice pack on a sprained ankle for no more than 10 minutes at a time is more effective for easing pain than icing for a longer stretch of time, researchers report.
Pregnancy :: Depression often not treated in pregnant women
Many pregnant women with depression are not receiving adequate treatment, if any, for their mental health condition, new study findings show.
Weight Loss :: Computer-automated weight loss counseling works
An Internet-based weight loss program that provides users with automated and tailored behavioral counseling may be as effective in the short-term as an Internet program that incorporates human e-mail counseling, new study findings suggest.
Eating Disorders :: Study links stress to eating disorder onset
Stress could help trigger the onset of eating disorders, a new study shows.
Cholesterol :: Lipitor reduces stroke risk
In people who have experienced a stroke, but who have no known history of coronary heart disease, beginning regular treatment with the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin soon after the stroke can reduce the risk of recurrent stroke by 16 percent, according to a five-year study led by an international team that includes a researcher at Duke University Medical Center.
Health :: Antioxidants protect against Rocky Mountain spotted fever – tick-borne
For hikers, campers and others who enjoy the outdoors, summer can bring concerns about tick bites and related illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Researchers are investigating the role that antioxidants — alpha-lipoic acid and potentially others like green tea and vitamins C and E, for example – might play in preventing or treating the deadly rickettsia bacteria.
Health :: Turning to Religion May Ease Medical Crises
Religious faith helps people cope with stressful medical experiences such as heart surgery, new research suggests.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Tests may predict progression to Alzheimer’s
Deficits in certain neurological and psychological areas strongly predict conversion to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, research shows.