L-Nutra, a nutritechnology company, has released ProLon, a premiere 5-Day Meal Program that nourishes the body while promoting regenerative and rejuvenating changes through scientifically proven, plant-based foods. Developed at the ...
Australia’s top medical news program made some startling revelations this week. The most surprising finding is that there is a 45% higher mortality risk for people with Body Mass Index (BMI) of 23-25 than for people with a higher BMI. ...
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New research claims to have found that eating more calcium or taking calcium supplements is unlikely to help prevent fractures or osteoporosis in the elderly. Lead scientist, Dr Mark Bolland from the University of Auckland, says the ...
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When an adolescent female patient comes to Nationwide Children's Hospital's Sports Medicine clinic, not only are these young women treated for their sports-related injury, but their sports medicine physician will also ask if they've missed ...
Astronauts floating weightlessly in the International Space Station may appear carefree, but years of research have shown that microgravity causes changes to the human body. Spaceflight also means exposure to more radiation. Together, ...
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Certain types of fractures may indicate lower bone strength in children, a new study suggests. For the study, published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, researchers compared bone strength in 115 boys and girls, ...
Exercise can provide older breast cancer survivors with lasting benefits that keep their bones strong and help prevent fractures, a new study suggests. Breast cancer treatment is associated with the loss of bone density and lean body ...
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One year of exercise can ensure steady maintenance of bone density to help prevent fractures in older breast cancer survivors, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Jessica Dobek and Kerri Winters-Stone, both of the Oregon Health and Science ...
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Human growth hormone (hGH) therapy is one of the most talked about "youth" therapies available today. Allure magazine, in its "Anti-aging Special" issue, highlighted growth hormone as its 2013 call-out. Shape magazine began a recent growth ...
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Hologic has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Single Energy (SE) femur exam, designed to visualize features associated with AFFs quickly and conveniently at the time of osteoporosis assessment. The quick ...
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MRM, a US-based provider of sports nutrition and health supplements, has launched MRM Veggie Series, a plant-based, GMO-free nutritional supplement line. MRM founder and president Mark Olson said that all products in the MRM Veggie Series ...
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Afton Medical, a manufacturer of surgical instruments, has launched a new line of Titanium hormone pellet insertion trocars, designed for use with hormone replacement therapy. The Titanium trocars, which are available in two sizes to ...