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If you suffer from osteoarthritis of the knees and you’re overweight, you’ve no doubt heard your provider suggest weight loss. Although you might intuitively know this is helpful, you probably don’t know just how weight …
The kidney is essentially a big filter that plays a vital role in the body’s ability to reabsorb and excrete various substances as well as maintain fluid balance. Through a series of complex interactions with …
Which improves your fitness more: walking with your dog or walking with a friend? Researchers at the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine conducted a 12 week study of 54 assisted living residents, 35 of whom were …
Who knew? An on-line article from Time/CNN recently reported on several studies that counter the long-held belief that running is bad on the joints and leads to early osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
OA is frequently …
Vitamin K is crucially important in enabling our blood to clot. It was originally identified by a Danish scientist who called it “koagulationsvitamin” referring to its ability to coagulate (clot), the blood.
Vitamin K is synthesized …
Who knew? A breastfeeding mother who expresses her milk during the day and then gives it to her infant that evening may actually be depriving that baby of a good night’s sleep. Apparently, sedatives are …
Hair loss in men and women can be psychologically damaging so it’s important to know what causes hair loss and what is considered normal hair loss.
Here are some facts about hair growth and loss:
We are …
Yes, there was a study done on this in order to evaluate different types of treatment for rhinitis (chronic runny nose). The study, conducted in Copenhagen, Denmark, took 80 hospital employees who were self-described as …
On average, we produce 1.5 liters of saliva a day – the equivalent of 2 bottles of wine! Anything less than 0.1ml/hr constitutes dry mouth – a seemingly benign problem that can lead to dental …
For a fascinating account of the history of human cadavers in research, look no further than Mary Roach’s book, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. Just how much a human stomach will hold depends …
