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Learning relaxation and breathing techniques does not reduce the need for an epidural during childbirth, a study suggests.

For children with ADHD, a routine and a regular schedule continue to be important during the summer months. Read on to learn parenting tips for putting a summer schedule in place for your ADHD child.

It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use whe...

An advance in solving the mysterious machine-workers' disease Scientists in Ohio are reporting a long-awaited advance toward making the workplace safer for more than one million machinists in the United States who may be exposed to disease-causing bacteria in contaminated metalworking fluids. Those fluids become airborne during machining of metal parts. The study appears in the current edition of ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

Trying to quit cigarettes but don't know how? A new analysis led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health, suggests that Web- and computer-based smoking cessation programs are worth a try, and fortunately during these tough economic times, many of them are free. Such programs offer a cost-effective alternative to interventions such as telephone hotlines or counseling services, both of which require trained personnel, the researchers said.

As your weight elevates so does your risk for restless legs syndrome. Restless legs then creates an uncomfortable sleep problem, making a person tired the next day and craving more food – a nasty catch 22. Getting in a good weight loss pattern will eventually correct the problem, though restless legs can be caused by a build up of nerve related wear and tear whether a person is overweight or not. Nutrients like quercetin, calcium AEP, and Acetyl-l-carnitine, taken during the day, help support nerve health so there is not so much wear and tear in the nerves when a person goes to bed at night. Coral calcium tends to be the most helpful leg relaxer for sleep, taken before bed or extra as needed during the night. Any type of sleep support nutrition is likely to help and can be used in any combination towards the goal of getting a better night’s sleep. Restless legs is the result of too much nerve-related inflammation. This new study simply says that being

Fibroids are non-cancerous (benign) tumors that grow from the muscle layers of the uterus (womb). They are also known as uterine fibroids, myomas, or fibromyomas. The singular of uterine fibroids is Uterine Fibroma. Fibroids are growths of smooth muscle and fibrous tissue. Fibroids can vary in size, from that of a bean to as large as a melon. Fibroids affect at least 20% of all women at sometime during their life.

You have been told by your dentist that you need a root canal, but what is it? Read up on the procedure before your appointment, so you are aware of what is happening in your mouth during the procedure.

Women of childbearing age can reduce the risk of having a child born with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida by eating enough folate or folic acid. However, folate prevents only about 70 percent of these defects. New research using mice at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis confirms the importance of another nutrient, inositol, to protect against the development of neural tube defects. A research team led by Monita Wilson, Ph.D.

(Lifespan) A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits - such as determining how much a child should eat and coaxing them to eat certain foods -- during early childhood may not lead to significant future weight gain in boys or girls. Instead, this behavior may be a response to concerns over a child's increasing weight.