Articles, tagged with "national institutes of health nih", page 4
18th April 2007
Osteoporosis
This is a dangerous condition that drains away bone - the hardest, most durable substance in the body. It happens slowly, over years, so that often neither doctor nor patient is aware of weakening bones until one will snap unexpectedly. Un...
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Author:
Rahul
01st February 2007
The health burden caused by diabetes mellitus, known to most simply as diabetes, is growing which is forcing the diabetes community to respond with one of three choices. The first choice is to prevent diabetes, the second is to cure it, and the third is t...
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Author:
Arturo Ronzon
24th January 2007
Allow me please to first preface this posting with the acknowledgement that I am neither an important person nor the guy that gets phone calls like this on a regular basis.
Late on Thursday afternoon, I answered my phone and found myself being asked by...
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Author:
jhon Scatelli
24th December 2006
The fact that you're asking, "what is normal blood pressure" is a good sign. Many people don't give blood pressure a second thought. This is pretty typical as high blood pressure, otherwise known, as hypertension, has no detectable symptoms other than a h...
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Author:
Rich Rojas
30th August 2006
Eating fresh fruits, vegetables, and grains; moderating fat intake, exercising, and smoking are components of a healthy living. But what happens when these methods don't produce the desired results and weight gain becomes a serious problem? Weight loss su...
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Author:
kirk Bach
06th April 2006
Some of our first memories are all about health, we are taught to keep our hands clean, brush our hair, take a bath, and brush our teeth. We are taught how vitally important it is to clean our teeth after every meal or at least twice a day, to floss daily...
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Author:
Recipe Man
06th March 2006
An issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, a national survey showed that only 28% of all physicians advise patients to become more physically active. Ask anyone who is physically active, and they will tell you exercise gives them an overall ...
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Author:
Linda Geyer
01st January 2006
What are mood disorders?
Mood Disorders Statistics
While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the average age at onset is the mid-20s.
The average age of onset for a first manic episode of bipolar disorder is during the early 20s.
Dy...
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Author:
Arthur Buchanan
06th December 2005
The antioxidant vitamins found in fruits, vegetables, teas and supplements are proving to be powerful agents in the fight against disease causing free radicals.
The original concept was to take recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamins to a level t...
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Author:
Alan LeStourgeon