Posts Categorized: Uncategorized

Surgeon General’s Report Links More Diseases to Smoking

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Surgeon General’s Report Links More Diseases to SmokingOn the fiftieth anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking, researchers continue to link the practice to new diseases, and public health officials urge even more forceful efforts to bring America to the smoking “end game.”“Today marks a new era in the… Read more »

Fruit, Tea, and Wine Could Guard Against Type 2 Diabetes

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Fruit, Tea, and Wine Could Guard Against Type 2 DiabetesA new study in healthy women suggests that consuming high levels of flavonoids, including compounds found in berries, tea, grapes, and wine, could potentially lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.The study, published in the February issue of the Journal of Nutrition,… Read more »

Being Overweight Makes for Bad Sperm

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Being Overweight Makes for Bad SpermIf you’re even a few extra pounds overweight (around 74 percent of guys in North America are overweight), your sperm could use some help! A new study from Stanford University found that the larger a man’s waist circumference and the higher his body mass index, the lower his… Read more »

Outcomes of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in Urban Primary Care

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Outcomes of Acupuncture for Chronic Pain in Urban Primary CareAbstractThe purpose of this study was to describe outcomes of the Acupuncture to Decrease Disparities in Outcomes of Pain Treatment (ADDOPT) trial, testing acupuncture as an adjunct to usual treatment for chronic pain in urban health centers.Method: We conducted a quasi-experimental trial…. Read more »

Belly Fat Worse For Older Men Than Low Testosterone

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Belly fat worse for older men than low testosteroneFor older men, having a big belly is more closely tied to general health problems than having low testosterone levels, a new study suggests.Researchers have known that obesity is linked to lower testosterone among men. But it’s been less clear how each of… Read more »

Gum Chewing in Kids Under-Recognized Cause of Headaches

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Gum Chewing in Kids Under-Recognized Cause of HeadachesTreating some headaches in children may be a simple matter of getting them to quit chewing gum.A new study suggests that excessive gum chewing may be an important but under-recognized trigger for headaches in older children.Research shows common headache triggers include weather, stress, menstruation,… Read more »

Chinese Herbs Reduce Progression to Diabetes by a Third

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Chinese Herbs Reduce Progression to Diabetes by a Third A combination of 10 Chinese medicinal herbs in a capsule, known as Tianqi, reduced progression to type 2 diabetes in people with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in a randomized controlled trial in China.This is the first study to show that a Chinese… Read more »

Green Tea Can Interfere With Blood Pressure Medicine

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Green Tea Can Interfere With Blood Pressure MedicineGreen tea can weaken the effects of a commonly prescribed blood pressure pill, nadolol, experts warn.Japanese researchers found the herbal drink blocks special cell transporters that normally help the body absorb the beta-blocker medicine.In tests, people who drank green tea alongside taking their tablets ended… Read more »

Study: It’s Not McDonald’s Fault Our Kids Are Fat (Reprint)

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Study: It’s Not McDonald’s Fault Our Kids Are Fat ( Newser) – Fast food isn’t making your kids fat-not really. What’s truly behind the trend of childhood obesity are the sodas, frozen pizzas, and cookies consumed at home, school, and whenever kids aren’t in a McDonald’s or Burger King booth-a “Western diet”… Read more »

Caffeine May Help You Forget Less

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com chiropractic-lane.blogspot.com Caffeine May Help You Forget LessIf you have trouble remembering where you parked the car, you might consider making a double shot espresso part of your daily routine.A new study in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests that the same amount of caffeine you’d find in a grande latte can enhance long-term… Read more »