30% of Multivitamins Don't Provide What They Say
More than 30 percent of a medicine chest of multivitamins failed to contain what they said they did, or were contaminated with lead, according to a report by the private company ConsumerLab.com
Among the 46...
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9 Ways to Drink More Water
There is widespread agreement among health professionals about the energy-boosting value of drinking enough water during the day. Water ensures that your body is able to form, for example, the blood and lymphatic fluid it needs. Water also...
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ADHD & Teen Drivers
Today is National ADHD Awareness Day, and a new study focuses--no pun intended--on teen drivers with the condition. The study finds how well they performs behind the wheel of a car may be directly influenced by optimizing dosing of medication,...
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Alcohol Can Slow the Onset of Dementia
One drink per day may reduce the onset of dementia in elderly people. Having one drink per day may impede the progress of cognitive impairment for seniors. A study at the University of Bari, Italy, involving 1,445 people between the ages of 65...
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Alcohol's Acetaldehyde May Be a Significant Cancer Risk
An organic chemical in alcoholic beverages that's the culprit behind hangovers also makes drinking the biggest risk factor for cancers that are linked to the chemical, a recent study suggested. The study, published in the journal Addiction, said...
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Allure and Doubt Regarding Vitamin D
It's long been known that vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and thus good for bone and teeth health. But research now also suggests a role for vitamin D in fending off such chronic diseases as diabetes, immune disorders and cancer.
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Amusement Park Safety
Being somewhat of a daredevil, eleven year old Sophie lives for summer when she can hit monstrous roller coasters and other rides that pack a punch of adrenaline. “When you deal with someone like my daughter, Sophie, who loves the crazier, the...
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Antidepressants and Suicide
It’s the center of a huge ongoing debate in the medical world: how significant a risk are antidepressants in terms of suicide risk, particularly among adolescents? And are adults at risk? It is perhaps a cruel twist of fate that medications...
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Are Certain Thin People Actually Obese?
Research suggests that thin people may not be as healthy as they appear. Medical researchers at Imperial College, London, have shown that people with low or average body weight may not be healthy on the inside. These doctors believe that...
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Backyard Summer Safety
As soon as the morning summer sun peaks through their bedroom windows, 5 year old Anna and 3 and a half year old Dylan sprint to their backyard paradise. “We’re always in the yard, all day. And then they even have a little kiddie pool in the...
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Binge Drinking Can Affect Decision Making
Binge drinking, typically associated with college students, may lead to poor decision making. The results of a new study published in the June issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research suggest that among college students, those...
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Binge Drinking Can Temporarily Weaken Immune System
Binge drinking can weaken the immune system and undermine the body's ability to fight infection for at least 24 hours afterwards by inhibiting certain signaling molecules that launch pro-inflammatory responses, according to research published in...
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Brain Scan Reveals Bullies' Pleasure Pattern
In two unexpected findings of a recent brain-scan study, bullies appear to gain pleasure from fighting, lying and destroying property - and they seem to lack the ability to control their violent and thrill-seeking emotions.
In the study, which...
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Cardiosound
There is a new technology being looked at by doctors and public health officials as a better way to detect heart blockages early on, before they cause a heart attack. Given the fact that heart disease is America’s number one killer, looking for...
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Children and The Sugar Crisis
At the age of only 13, Mark Vindman ballooned to a whopping 229 pounds. But, today, he’s on a rigorous nutrition and fitness plan that’s getting him back on track. “I have challenges of not being able to eat sweets anymore. And not being able...
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Chiropractic Can Relieve Rising Economy-Related Stress
Stress, and the tension in the spine, nervous system, back and neck that it breeds, is rising like a tide in America today along with the economic woes afflicting the nation – and chiropractors are well positioned to tackle the...
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Chiropractic Normalizes Diabetic's Sugar Levels
A recent report studies the case of a man with type 2 diabetes who underwent chiropractic care for a month and saw his blood and urine glucose levels return to normal.
The report, published in the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research...
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Colitis
There is good news for patients suffering from ulcerative colitis. A new once a day medicine could make treatment a lot simpler for what is a very difficult condition.
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Deep Fried Turkey Danger
What’s 520 calories, contains 27 grams of fat and is gaining followers in the United States? That would be a serving of deep fried turkey, according to the National Turkey Foundation. What started as a Southern tradition is now taking hold of a...
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Diabetes Lifesaver
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 20.8 million children and adults in the United States, or 7% of the population, who have diabetes. Nearly one-third are unaware that they have the disease. But among the two-thirds who...
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Diabetes New Treatment
71 year old Elizabeth Widmayer has been successful managing her diabetes, but, suddenly, Elizabeth says the disease started attacking her circulation. “I would experience pain in the back of my legs when I walked and it would be only say maybe...
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
Labor and delivery is not uncharted territory for 38 year old Karen Asar, she’s mom to six year old Ben and four year old Lucas and is due any day now with baby number three. But, unlike her prior pregnancies, Karen developed gestational...
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Drinking Raises Cancer Risk
Moderate drinking of just three or more alcoholic beverages a week measurably raises women’s risk of developing cancer, a recent study revealed.
The research, which appeared in the Journal of the National...
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Emergency Rooms and STDs
A new medical study raises an important question: should anyone who is seen in an emergency room be automatically screened and treated for other essential problems and conditions that in the end affect society as a whole—such as sexually...
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Fewer Black Women Who Exercise Have Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is less frequent among black women who engage in vigorous walking for exercise several times a week, according to a recent study, regardless of whether they're thin or fat.
The study, performed by Julie Palmer of Boston...
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Gene Mutations Linked to Autism
Several common genetic mutations have just been found that are parts of the complex "jigsaw puzzle" of autism, three recent studies revealed. The mutations increase the risk for the psychoemotional developmental disorder that affects about one in...
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Generic Drugs Getting Cheaper in U.S.
In a welcome boon for recession-racked consumers, the prices of generic pharmaceuticals have been falling in recent months - and are expected to continue their downward spiral for the foreseeable future.
The chief reason for this remarkable...
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Genetic 'Switch' Can Trigger Insulin-Producing Cells
Researchers have discovered a way in mice to convert another type of pancreas cell into critical insulin-producing beta cells lost in patients with type I diabetes, according to a new report in the journal Cell. The key to the discovery is a...
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High Dose Vitamin D Can Prevent Falls For Seniors Over 65
Elderly people taking a daily supplement of vitamin D at a dose of 700-1000 IU (international unit of measurement) reduce their risk of falling by 19%, according to a study published on bmj.com. Every year, one in three people over aged 65...
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Honey May Heal Diabetic Ulcers
While anecdotes abound concerning the wound-healing power of simple honey, a researcher is conducting the first formal study designed to rigorously examine the value of the sweet liquid in healing stubborn diabetic ulcers.
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How Real is the Threat of Pandemic?
Dr. John Cahill explains that our world is becoming increasingly small and easy access air travel and global urbanization has created the possibility for the very real threat of pandemic. The internet has made international travel quick and...
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How to Live With Diabetic Foot Numbness
Because of the nerve damage common among the 24 million diabetics in America today, they often lose feeling in their feet, which may lead to unnoticed burns, cuts, friction sores and other troubles.
"About 60 to 70 percent of all patients that...
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In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) - Making Futures Possible
Today, thanks to the miracle of science, thousands of couples desperately wanting children, who can't conceive naturally, are able to become parents. "In the in vitro fertilization process women are given hormonal treatments to try to stimulate...
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Kids and Pain Medicine
When your child gets hurt, and complains of pain, what do you use to treat the hurt and the injury? A new study looks at three commonly used medicines for kids’ pain…and found which one works best.
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Low Carb Diet For Diabetes
Have you ever wondered how low carb but higher fat diets actually work? Surprisingly, one answer may lie in your liver. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a liver hormone known as FGF21 which is required...
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Low Vitamin D Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
Elderly people with low levels of vitamin D in their blood have a 130 percent greater risk of developing cognitive impairment than people with high levels, a recent study showed. Cognitive impairment is a transitional phase between normal aging...
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Marijuana Brain Study
Some might say that marijuana is not a dangerous drug overall. But new research released today suggests that it can have a profound negative impact on the development of the adolescent brain, and maybe even predispose one to schizophrenia. With...
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Mental Disorders Associated With Migraines
Migraine sufferers seem to have an increased tendency to experience mood and anxiety disorders, according to a recent study - though it's not clear whether one causes the other or if both are caused by some unknown third factor.
"An expanding...
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Nearly One-Third of Americans Report Alcohol Abuse
A shocking 30% of Americans report having abused alcohol or suffer from alcoholism at some point in their lives. A new government study tracked alcohol dependency and abuse in a representative sampling of over 43,000 Americans over the age of...
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Off to College
It’s a jittery time for students and parents: when the child heads off to college for the first time. The potential pitfalls are numerous. So how do you help your teen navigate these new waters? As corny and trite as it might sound,...
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Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding can counter the effects of depression in new mothers. Studies published in the International Breastfeeding Journal, conducted by University of New Hampshire researcher Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, has found evidence supporting a...
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Pregnancy and Exercise
Zina Macias says she is somewhat of a fitness fanatic. When she got the news that she was pregnant, Zina was determined to continue working out, after receiving the stamp of approval from her doctor. “I like to walk on the treadmill, bike on...
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Primary Care Crisis
Have you had to deal with trying to find a quality internist or family practitioner, or getting in to see one. If you haven’t yet, just wait--because primary care doctors are a dying breed. The fact is, primary care doctors are leaving the...
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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how...
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Remedy or Ripoff Lactagen
There is a product on the market which supposedly can help people get over their intolerance to milk. It’s something many adults have to deal with. 25 percent of the white population, and almost 90 percent of blacks, Asians, and American...
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Research Suggests Ways to Slow Alzheimer's
A new study released at the International Conference on Prevention of Dementia on June 11th suggests that treating other health factors - like diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol can help slow the onset and severity of dementia...
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Saliva Test May Someday Replace Diabetes Blood Test
There are 65 proteins that can be found at levels twice as great in the saliva of diabetics as in that of healthy people, a recent study found.
The scientists from Oregon and India who performed the investigation...
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Self-Confidence, Motivation Key to Exercising
It's all in the mind. At least that's where it starts in terms of pursuing an exercise regimen, according to a recent study.
The investigation, performed on 5,167 Canadians by a team of researchers led by Sai Yi Pan of the Public Health Agency...
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Severe Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Achiness
Most people with persistent, unexplained muscle and bone pain have low levels of vitamin D in their blood, a recent study discovered. Other studies have found vitamin D to be crucially important for healthy bones, bone marrow and blood vessels,...
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Stress, Diabetes Linked in Obese Black Women
Obese black women may face a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes due to stress, a recent study suggested. Almost one-quarter of American black women have type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association.
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Summer Travel and Children
With four children, 8 year old Tania, 6 year old Susie, 4 year old Ashley and 2 year old Michael, packing for the annual family vacation is a major production for mom, Antoinette. “I take towels, bathing suits, their wet shoes, medications like...
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Swine Flu Now an Official, but 'Moderate,' Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the threat alert of the swine flu infection that is sweeping the world from 5 to 6, its highest level, officially declaring it a pandemic but making it clear that the outbreak is not exceptionally...
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Teen Moodiness
If you have a teenager, we have one question for ya: Ya having fun yet? So, your adolescents moods are getting you down? Well, there’s new research that may help further explain this ugly, but fortunately, transient behavior.
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Telehealth
With a push of a button, 63 year old Dolores Brown, has a comprehensive check-up, right in the comfort of her own living room. “The advantages are saving money, being at home, not troubling too many people, and ah I feel confident with it in...
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The Challenge of Emerging Infectious Diseases
Dr. John Cahill discusses some of the challenges we face with infectious diseases that are constantly emerging and changing. SARS is an example of a virus that until several years ago, we had never heard about. So the possibility of new viruses...
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The Challenges of Children's Sleep Apnea
Children spend almost 40% their childhood asleep. It is an important factor in a child's physical and mental development. Good quality sleep is as important as proper nutrition and exercise for a child's healthy development. But what happens when...
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U.S. Teens Awash in Overconfidence
Compared with high school students of the seventies, U.S. teens today rate themselves as far more intelligent, self-satisfied and able to be exceptional spouses, parents and workers, according to a recent study. Today's kids are also much more...
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Users of MP3 Players Heading for Hearing Loss
A majority of owners of MP3 players are listening at levels equal to the noise of a chainsaw, risking dangerous, irreversible hearing loss, according to a recent study. Although the research, done by environmental health officials from the city...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Teen Cardiovascular Problems
Adolescents with low levels of vitamin D in their blood have a greater frequency of high blood pressure and elevated blood sugar, a recent study revealed, leaving them vulnerable to later heart problems and diabetes.
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Vitamin D Deficit Found in Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
A dangerous insufficiency of vitam in D exists in more than 75 percent of children with type 1 diabetes, according to a recent study.
A lack of vitamin D can produce serious bone problems in later life, especially in those with type 1...
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Vitamin D for Diabetes
Vitamin D, previously shown to benefit cancer, osteoporosis and heart disease, appears to prevent or delay the inception of diabetes, and to alleviate its symptoms among those already afflicted with it, according to a recent review of various...
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Winterizing Your Skin
Once autumn arrives, Michael Panella can be found spending a lot of time outdoors. He loves taking on home projects that allow him to work in his back yard. But, the dropping temperature causes Michael’s rosacea, a flushing and redness of the...
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Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There
A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people...
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Yoga Is a Possible Treatment For Depression
Yoga may offer solutions for depression, anxiety and epilepsy. Reports from the World Health Organization and elsewhere estimate that mental illness comprises fifteen percent of the global disease burden. Depression and anxiety disorders...
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New research out of the University of Rochester shows video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision. People who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20...
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Fibromyalgia Fairfield, Connecticut
Dr. Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
156 East Avenue
Norwalk,
CT
06851
Call (203) 242-0165
Do you wake up in the morning feeling an intense and throbbing neck pain? Have you been feeling unusually fatigued on a regular basis? Well, these are all symptoms of Fibromyalgia, and if left untreated, there's a huge likelihood that your condition can get worse. That is why you need to receive quality treatment from Dr. Risa Sloves at the Family Chiropractic & Natural Healthcare near Fairfield, Connecticut, where qualified professionals are there to offer you a wide range of services that are just right for you.
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Chiropractic Fairfield, Connecticut
Dr. Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
156 East Avenue
Norwalk,
CT
06851
Call (203) 242-0165
Are you tired of the back or neck pain that has been plaguing you for so long? If so, you should visit Dr. Risa Sloves at the Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Healthcare near Fairfield, Connecticut. There, you will be able to put a stop to the pain. A group of medical professionals from different educational and career backgrounds will diagnose your specific problem and then decide what the best course of chiropractic treatment to take is.
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Integrative Medicine Fairfield, Connecticut
Dr. Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
156 East Avenue
Norwalk,
CT
06851
Call (203) 242-0165
Are you looking for a healthy and multidisciplinary way to increase your health? Do you want to help yourself under the care of professionals who offer a diverse approach to medicine? With integrative medicine at the Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C. near Fairfield, Connecticut, you can optimize your health with help from Dr. Risa Sloves.
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