Posted March 01, 2011 in News & Research
According to ABC 7 people who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amounts of fiber, a new National Institutes of Health study released online Mond
Posted February 28, 2011 in Non-Surgical Procedures, Uncategorized
According to The Los Angeles Times Health officials said on Monday they have launched a cross-country measles watch for anyone who might have been exposed to a contagious airline passenger who traveled through four major U.S. airports.
Posted February 25, 2011 in Uncategorized
According to The Los Angeles Times prescription devices that pull the lower jaw forward can relieve snoring and are often effective for mild to moderate cases of sleep apnea, says Dr.
Posted February 24, 2011 in Non-Surgical Procedures, Uncategorized
According to the Los Angeles Times millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them to smoke more, researchers said on Tuesday.
Posted February 21, 2011 in Breast Lift, Uncategorized
According to The Los Angeles Times a California lawmaker is targeting the obesity epidemic with a tax that would slap a penny-an-ounce levy on drinks sweetened with sugar or corn syrup.
Posted February 18, 2011 in Non-Surgical Procedures, Uncategorized
According to MSNBC take two tablets by mouth twice daily.” This printed instruction, common on prescription pill bottles, might seem straightforward. Yet in a study, nearly half of patients misunderstood what it or other common label instructions meant.
Posted February 17, 2011 in Liposuction, News & Research
According to KTLA question and answer segment: Q: I’m just entering menopause and I’m starting to have more hot flashes. I’d rather not take hormones. What do you suggest? A: A hot flash is a sensation of being hot and flushed. It may last a few seconds to a few minutes. The drop in female […]
Read MorePosted February 16, 2011 in Breast Lift, Uncategorized
According to KTLA knee replacements last — and last and last. We now know this thanks to a study presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting. But that doesn’t mean the prospect of such an operation isn’t scary. More than half a million Americans have knee replacement surgery each year. And it’s […]
Read MorePosted February 15, 2011 in Uncategorized
According to The Los Angeles Times they’ve known it about animals for some time: less growth hormone promotes longevity. Now a study, published Wednesday in Science Translational Medicine, shows that a similar process may apply in humans. Endocrinologist Dr. Jaime Guevara-Aguirre of the Institute of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Reproduction in Quito, Ecuador, and USC professor […]
Read MorePosted February 11, 2011 in Uncategorized
According t0 The Los Angeles Times stimulus money, where did it all go? Some went to sending women to Weight Watchers and a local gym to help them get in shape before they start having children. The idea was to try to reduce Baltimore’s infant mortality rate, which is almost twice that of the state. A […]
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