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Researchers Report Possible ‘Wonder Drug’ for Weight Loss

By Saikat ⋅ September 12, 2008 ⋅ One comment

A research report has come out with a finding which promises to alleviate the pangs of those with an obesity problem. A drug taken as a side fill to their normal weight loss program has the potential to lower blood sugar levels and promote weight loss.
Pramlintide is currently prescribed for diabetics to be taken in [...]

Try This Success Ladder - Take the Stairs for a Healthier You

By Saikat ⋅ September 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This bit of news is vitally important for us geeks who live by shortcuts; whether it is ‘Windows’ or the route to the office chair. A Swiss study released this month showed that taking the stairs for three months, without punching the lift button, increased levels of fitness dramatically.
The adjective ‘dramatic’ is not a hyperbole [...]

Swedish Study Says Mental Skills Start Fading Earlier Than Thought

By Saikat ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It will be upon us one day. The not so ephemeral time when our mental faculties start to age and whither. For some, the process has already begun. Now, a Swedish study has found out that the time when this begins to happen could be earlier than previously thought. The study concured that older people’s [...]

Stanford Study Finds Secret to a Longer Life - Running

By Saikat ⋅ August 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Exercise is good. A timeworn truth maybe and all the usual researches bear that out. Now, in the latest a Stanford study emphasizes this runaway truth. If you want a longer and a healthier life, put on those jogging shoes and run. The study shows that middle-aged members of a runner’s club were half as [...]

A Danish Study Says Unexplained Pain in Chest Could Be a Sinister Sign

By Saikat ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

We shouldn’t neglect undiagnosed pains and aches especially in the chest and the upper abdominal region. So say a team of Danish researchers from The Aarhus University Hospital. The report says that pain in the chest or upper gastrointestinal tract may be a signal of alarm from alcohol-related causes, pneumonia or lung cancer. The unexplained [...]

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