Archives for November, 2008
Quercetin, Substance Found In Fruits And Vegetables, Protects Against Flu
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, can protect against flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful exercise increased the susceptibility to the flu, but quercetin canceled out that negative effect.
Quercetin, a close chemical relative of resveratrol, is present in a variety […]
Quit Smoking Now By Accepting the Challenge of the Great American Smokeout
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Thursday, November 20, is the 33rd Great American Smokeout, and the American Cancer Society continues its legacy of providing free resources to help smokers quit. The Great American Smokeout was inaugurated in 1976 to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for one day. Now, 44.2 percent of the 45.3 million Americans who smoke have attempted […]
Complementary Therapies Help Patients Recover After Heart Surgery
Friday, November 14th, 2008
A new Mayo Clinic study shows that massage therapy decreases pain levels for patients after heart surgery. During a five-month period, 58 patients undergoing surgery participated in a pilot study to examine the effect of massage on pain after surgery. Of the 30 who received massage, the mean pain scores were less than 1 on […]
HHS Announces 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
The Federal Government has issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which describe the types and amounts of activity that offer significant health benefits to individuals.
Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week, the guidelines indicate that adults gain substantial health benefits from two and a half hours a week […]
Acupuncture Treatment May Be More Effective Than Conventional Therapy In Treating Lower Back Pain
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Six months of acupuncture treatment appears to be more effective than conventional therapy in treating low back pain, according to a study in a recent issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, although the study suggests that both sham acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture appear to be effective in treating […]
Yoga Can Contribute to Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Friday, November 7th, 2008
A program of yoga poses, breathing and relaxation significantly reduces joint tenderness and swelling for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to research funded in part by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.
Scientists from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore randomly divided a […]
Vitamins for Health and Illness Prevention
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Vitamins, including over-the-counter multivitamins, are increasingly being utilized in health care to treat a wide range of health conditions and for illness prevention.
Chronic pain affects some 86 million Americans a year, and is the cause of business and industry losses approximating $90 billion annually to sick time, reduced productivity and direct medical and other benefit […]
Citrus Juice, Vitamin C Gives Staying Power To Green Tea Antioxidants
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice. A study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea’s unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier than previously thought.
The study compared the effect of various beverage additives on catechins, naturally occurring antioxidants found in tea. […]