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safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Standing Desks Overrated, New Evidence Shows Contrary to the enthusiastic reports in the media, standing at a desk burns only about 12% more energy than sitting, new research shows. “Short walks are going to give you the biggest bang for the buck,” Bethany Barone Gibbs, PhD, from the University of Pittsburgh,… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Opioid Analgesics Not Adequate for Chronic Back Pain Despite the prevailing public view, opioid medicines are not powerful analgesics for low back pain, according to a meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials. The drugs are commonly prescribed for chronic low back pain, but the review finds that they give only modest… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Girls Knee Sports Injury-Prevention Program Shows Promise A short warm-up can reduce the risk for sports-related knee injuries in teenage girls, a new head-to-head trial shows. A program called FIFA 11+ was developed in response to a spiraling rate of anterior cruciate ligament tears in teenage girls by the Fédération Internationale de… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V ‘Strongest Evidence to Date’ Ties Maternal Smoking to Psychosis A Finnish study provides the most definitive evidence to date linking prenatal nicotine exposure to increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring, researchers say. Investigators found a 38% increased likelihood of schizophrenia in young adults whose mothers smoked heavily while pregnant, as evidenced… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V The Roots of Psoriasis Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that is characterized by itchy, scaly skin plaques. The exact cause of psoriasis is unknown; however, more and more evidence suggests that the immune system can be a culprit when it is chronically stimulated, causing an overproduction of cytokines, which maintains… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Vitamin Deficiency Linked to Stroke and Plaque Buildup in Carotid Arteries A study published in the the Canadian Medical Association Journal revealed that people low in vitamin B12 had an increase risk of a fatal heart attack and stroke. The study focused on the relationship between homocysteine, B-12 and carotid artery… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Long-term Fitness Reduces Risk of Diabetes, Prediabetes Higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness maintained or increased from early adulthood to middle age significantly reduce an individual’s risk of developing prediabetes and diabetes, a new analysis of data from a long-term prospective study suggests. Crucially, Lisa S Chow, MD, from the division of… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Tai Chi May Be as Good as PT for Knee Arthritis Pain The first randomized head-to-head comparison of tai chi and conventional physical therapy (PT) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) shows equally good pain relief with either intervention, researchers report in an article published online. May 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine…. Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Chlamydia and Heart Disease How secure should you feel if your doctor tells you that your cholesterol levels are normal? Are you immune to heart disease just because you have been informed you have normal cholesterol levels? If you have been a reader of my weekly articles for any length of… Read more »

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.com NEWARK http://bit.ly/1DCt06V Breast Cancer: Teen Fruit Consumption Linked to Lower Risk An apple a day may do more than keep the doctor away: A new study looking at fruit and vegetable consumption in teenagers and young adults links higher fruit intake with a lower risk for breast cancer. In an analysis of prospective… Read more »