Wellness Articles


January 01, 0001

Caffeine Not a Dieter's Friend

ironworkers shared this story from WebMD Health Channel - Diet & Weight Management.

The researchers also found that caffeine did not affect how the participants perceived their appetites, and that body mass index (BMI -- an estimate of body fat based on height and weight) had no effect on how caffeine affected appetite or how much people ate.

January 01, 0001

Can Eating Breakfast Help You Shed Pounds?

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oatmeal and fresh fruit

Can breakfast help you slim down? WebMD has the answers.

January 01, 0001

Dizziness on Standing May Be a Risk Factor for Dementia

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Feeling dizzy or lightheaded when you stand up may be a risk factor for stroke and dementia years down the road, a new study reports.

January 01, 0001

As Opioid Epidemic Rages, Painkiller Prescriptions Don't Drop

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Prescribing of opioids remains high largely because of a medical culture that evolved over many years, said study lead researcher Molly Moore Jeffery, a health economist at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minn.

January 01, 0001

Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated

ironworkers shared this story from NPR: Shots - Health News.

Unless you replenish fluids, just an hour

Dehydration has long been known to slow physical performance. Now there's evidence that too little water can hurt cognitive performance, too, making complex thinking tasks harder.

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January 01, 0001

Personal Health: Why Take Diet Advice From a Cave Man?

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In the Paleo era, people ran around all day and rarely lived past 40, so their risk of developing the so-called diseases of civilization is unknown.

January 01, 0001

Too Few Americans Getting Screened for Cancer: CDC

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Only 36 percent of men aged 50 or older said they had recently gotten a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, the researchers reported.

January 01, 0001

Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection

ironworkers shared this story from NPR: Shots - Health News.

A blacklegged tick like this one can be hard to spot.

The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding.

(Image credit: Scott Camazine/Science Source)

January 01, 0001

Clean, Sober and $41,000 Deep in Out-of-Pocket Addiction Recovery Costs

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Tess Henry with her rescue dogs, in a photo taken by her mother. Ms. Henry was the subject of a recent Sunday Review essay, which generated over 400 reader comments.

January 01, 0001

Does Dirty Air Cancel Out Exercise Benefits?

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For most healthy people, cycling, gardening and playing sports can lead to a healthier heart and a reduced risk of first heart attack or heart attack recurrence, even in a polluted city, a 20-year-study has found.

January 01, 0001

Words Matter When Talking About Pain With Your Doctor

ironworkers shared this story from NPR: Shots - Health News.

Describing how pain affects your daily activities may be more effective than the standard pain scale.

When you go to the doctor in pain, you'll probably be asked to rate your discomfort on a scale of 0 to 10. But doctors say there may be a better way to assess pain.

(Image credit: Lynn Scurfield for NPR)

January 01, 0001

Phys Ed: To Stretch or Not to Stretch? Athletes Put It to the Test

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The answer could depend on how we feel about stretching and what kind of exercise — and stretching — we intend to do.

January 01, 0001

Any Exercise Helps Beat Post-Smoking Pounds

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Being active, even a little, after quitting smoking helps reduce weight gain, researchers say.

January 01, 0001

Heat Making You Lethargic? Research Shows It Can Slow Your Brain, Too

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Research suggests that hot weather can slow our brains down.

Hot weather can influence cognitive performance, according to new research. Young adults living in non-air-conditioned dorms during a heat wave performed worse on math and attention tests.

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January 01, 0001

Multivitamins May Not Provide Heart Benefits

ironworkers shared this story from NYT > Health.

An analysis found no ties between multivitamins and the risk for cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease or stroke incidence or mortality.


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