Fifth disease isn’t serious, but it has symptoms that can appear similar to those of more serious illnesses.
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Popeye loved it. While spinach might not make you stronger, studies show it may help prevent cancer.
The secret may be in the chlorophyll — the stuff that makes spinach green. Doctors say chlorophyll seems to bind to dangerous foods and keep us from absorbing them. Read more…
At the time of the second biopsy, 50% of patients had normal GPT, 41% had negative HCV RNA, and 36% had normal GPT and negative HCV RNA. Each of these changes was associated with a statistically significant improvement in Knodell index score compared with continued abnormal GPT or positive HCV RNA. Read more…
Several studies reaffirmed the benefits of longer-term IFN therapy on sustained response rates and liver histology.
Bellobuono and colleagues (Milan, Italy) compared six and twelve months of IFN alfa-2b therapy in men with an unknown serum HCV RNA after one month of treatment. One hundred thirty patients with biopsy-proven chronic hepatitis C without cirrhosis received IFN alfa-2b 5-8 MU TIW (genotype 1 a or 1b) or 3-5 MU TIW (genotype 2a or 3a) for 1 month. Read more…
As health clubs increasingly turn to the older adult market as the target for cardiovascular rehab and other programs to lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, younger members’ health risks for the same diseases may be overlooked. Read more…
Studies have reported conflicting results on the use of post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to prevent cardiovascular disease. A new study in the Dec. 19 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine provides insight on the relation between HRT, including estrogens alone and with progestin.
In most cases, hypothyroidism is a permanent condition that requires life-long treatment with a natural thyroid supplement. There really are not any other treatment options once you and your doctor have decided that your thyroid is underactive enough to require treatment. Read more…
While the majority of Americans will be eating hot turkey on November 23, the American Cancer Society (ACS) is urging Americans to go “cold turkey” — for at least one day — on Nov. 16.
It’s amazing what a little renovation can do for your business. Just ask the Peggy & Philip B. Crosby Wellness Center, which not only increased member retention as a result of its “Fitness Furbish” redesign, but also bolstered its personal training program by a whopping 500 percent.
The redesign began as an effort to boost the facility’s cardiovascular offerings, per requests from members. To do this meant increasing staff, as well as hardware. The problem, however, was that the existing facility would accommodate neither. “It was an architect’s dream, but a functional nightmare,” says wellness services director Bob Brosmer. “The designers didn’t really understand the fitness market. The place was great-looking, but for it to function the way we hand in mind would entail a lot of work.” Read more…
The American Heart Association (AHA) wants AEDs in every workplace and public area. The goal of AHA’s Operation Heartbeat is to increase the survival rate from cardiac arrest from 5 percent to 20 percent by 2011.
Every year, 225,000 people in the United States die from cardiac arrest. Unlike a heart attack, cardiac arrest kills in minutes.
Having an AED onsite provides several advantages: Every minute that cardiac arrest victims go untreated, their chances of survival drop by 10 percent.
Another advantage of AEDs is that they are easy to use; they are designed to be what they are labeled, automatic.These are some things to think about when you aredeciding whether to purchase an AED for your fitness facility.