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Can water fountains fight fat?Here's something to drink to: easy access to water fountains and a nudge from teachers to use them might help kids stay lean. A new study published today in Pediatrics suggests that installing fountains in elementary schools and pushing students to drink more water may reduce their risk of being plump by as much as a third. [More]
Scientific American Monday, March 30, 2009Angiogenesis inhibitor improves brain tumor survival by reducing edema(Massachusetts General Hospital) The beneficial effects of anti-angiogenesis drugs in the treatment of the deadly brain tumors
called glioblastomas appear to result primarily from reduction of edema -- the swelling of brain tissue -- and not from any direct anti-tumor effect. A report from Massachusetts General Hospital researchers describes how treatment with the experimental drug cediranib reduced edema and improved survival in three mouse models of glioblastoma.
Eurekalert.org Monday, March 30, 2009Meet-the-expert sessions on 20 key topics to enhance scientific programme of IOFWCO-ECCEO10(International Osteoporosis Foundation) The
international Osteoporosis Foundation and the European Society for Clinical and
economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis will hold a joint global congress, IOF WCO- ECCEO10, in Florence, Italy from May 5-8, 2010.
Eurekalert.org Monday, March 30, 2009Overturn NHS ban on breast cancer drug, firm demandsTHE manufacturer of a drug used to treat
patients with an advanced form of breast cancer has lodged an appeal against a
decision to deny NHS funding for it.
Scotsman Monday, March 30, 2009Video-game violence can improve eyesight, study findsScotsman Monday, March 30, 2009Read all about cutting stressREADING is the best way to relax and even a period as short as six minutes can be enough to reduce stress levels by 68 per cent, according to new research.
Scotsman Monday, March 30, 2009Sleeping pill use grows as economy keeps people up at nightMore Americans are turning to such medications, but they're not without risks, such as dependence, next-day drowsiness, memory loss and sleep-walking.
Lost jobs and lost careers. Promising businesses in shambles. The college acceptance letter returned to its envelope. This is how President Obama recently described the effect of the tanking
economy on ordinary Americans -- and the stresses keeping them up at night.
LA Times Monday, March 30, 2009Fitness tips for people already on the moveRobert Reames, Laura Christy, Erik Flowers suggest exercises, stretches and fitness strategies for people who get a workout at work.
Being on your feet all day has its pros and cons.
LA Times Monday, March 30, 2009Testosterone replacement and prostate cancer: Is therapy safe?For men with low testosterone, taking supplements can mean greater libido, energy and muscle. It also goes against decades of
medical thinking.
Manny Hamelburg, 68, a retired businessman, had fought prostate cancer for years. First, he tried radiation, then a drug with side effects that
nearly killed him, and finally Lupron, a drug that blocks production of testosterone, the hormone that can fuel prostate cancer.
LA Times Monday, March 30, 2009Panasonic ES8243A Arc IV Nano Men's Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Blue (Health and Beauty) newly tagged ''health''Panasonic ES8243A Arc IV Nano Men's Wet/Dry Rechargeable Shaver, Blue (Health and Beauty)By Panasonic Buy new: $199.99$131.2415 used and new from $109.99
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