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06/30/2010, American Journal of Health Promotion, An across-the-board review of the health effects of Qigong and Tai Chi finds these practices offer many physical and mental health advantages with benefits for the heart, immune system and overall quality of life.
06/29/2010, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, If you suspect your parent or upstairs neighbor would get more out of life if they'd turn off their TVs, you might be on to something, according to new research.
06/29/2010, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Obesity is climbing steadily among American women and an inactive lifestyle is one risk factor. A new study finds that sedentary white women are more apt to become obese than are sedentary African-American women.
06/29/2010, Journal of Adolescent Health, Nearly 7 percent of sixth graders across the U.S. are severely obese, reveals a new study appearing online in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
06/22/2010, American Journal of Public Health, A new nationwide study finds that some local health clinics do not offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs to their clients, who tend to be poor.
06/17/2010, Milbank Quarterly, When first developed in the 1970s, advance directives focused on providing specific legal instructions, such as a patient's wishes to withdraw or withhold life-sustaining treatment in cases of terminal illness or incapacity. The documents helped physicians avoid legal problems associated with fulfilling the patient's wishes.
06/15/2010, Cochrane Library, An active 72-year-old woman, Claire Mitchell had always enjoyed cooking. However, after breast cancer surgery she found that she had less freedom of movement and reaching jars on high shelves became quite painful. Her plight is common.
06/15/2010, Cochrane Library, For much of the 20th century, "rest"? which generally meant a few days to a week in bed ? was the standard prescription for acute low-back pain. In recent decades, however, doctors started counseling patients to stay as active as they could.
06/15/2010, Cochrane Library, Synthetic sutures appear to cause less pain than natural "catgut" sutures in women who receive stitches after a vaginal birth, according to a new review of studies.
06/08/2010, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, finds a new research study.
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