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By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Side effects or complications were rare and usually temporary in a U.S. study of noninvasive or minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures. Experts already believed the procedures were safe since there have been few reported adverse events, the authors write in JAMA Dermatology. “Among the most common such procedures are neurotoxins like Botox for relaxing facial smile and frown lines; fillers for plumping up areas of the
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – How do some people live past 110 years old? Is it superior genes, clean living, good luck or some combination of those? Scientists studying these “supercentenarians” said on Wednesday they sequenced the genomes of 17 people ages 110 to 116 to try to determine whether they possess genetic traits that may account for their membership in this exclusive club that worldwide includes only about
Dieters lost weight in the short term but regained pounds within 24 months. “The best kept weight loss secret.” “Even after just a few days, your clothes will fit better!” Fad diets promise the world, but a new study has demonstrated that they rarely deliver in the long run. Researchers at McGill University in Canada conducted clinical trials on four popular diets: Weight Watchers, the Zone, the South Beach Diet
Who would have thought that these catchy lyrics from the 1946 Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun would fit so perfectly into a conversation today about women and heart disease? Unfortunately, they do: More women than men have died of heart disease every year since 1984.In fact, heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women claiming more lives…
(NaturalNews) Every household should have at least one gravity water filter that doesn’t need electricity to function, but which water filters perform the best when it comes to removing toxic elements and heavy metals?To help answer the question, Natural News has published detailed…
(NaturalNews) Award-winning Dr. David Brownstein, a board-certified family physician and medical director of the Center for Holistic Medicine in West Bloomfield, MI, has a warning for pregnant women and those considering becoming pregnant. In a nutshell, he says that if you’re thinking…
(NaturalNews) The most definitive proof yet that the Affordable Care Act was nothing more than a ruse to enable the federal government to take over one-sixth of the U.S. economy — by lording over Americans’ healthcare — has just emerged in the form of frank admissions by the law’s…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former Apple Inc chief executive, John Sculley, is betting that people will increasingly turn to the Internet for confidential counseling and routine medical care. Sculley has an undisclosed stake and sits on the board of directors of Florida-based MDLive, a company that provides patients with remote access to a licensed physician. Sculley said he sees telemedicine and online mental health services “going mainstream” in coming years.
People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why, US scientists say. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that the virus was present in about half of 92 human subjects studied, and those who had it performed worse on certain basic tasks. The virus, known as Acanthocystis
He gives lectures to health professionals and patients about supplements and is the author of the upcoming The Supplement Handbook: A Trusted Expert’s Guide to What Works & What’s Worthless for More Than 200 Ailments. The book has over 500 pages of information and research related to supplements for different diseases and conditions. Related: 10 Tweaks That Will Overhaul Your Health This Winter Despite his expertise (and nickname), Dr. Moyad doesn’t recommend
