The gadgets, which can cost £1,200, send vibrations through the entire body Researchers found that the mimic the muscle strength benefits of a brisk walk However, the popular machines prevent anyone from ever breaking into a sweat Trendy exercise machines that simply vibrate the body are just as good at burning fat as running, scientists...
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Dangers Of Opana Opioid Painkiller Outweigh Benefits, FDA Panel Says
Opana ER was reformulated to make it harder to crush and snort, but people abusing the drug turned to injecting it instead. And that fueled an HIV outbreak in Indiana. Rich Pedroncelli/AP An advisory panel convened by the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate the health risks of the powerful opioid painkiller Opana ER says...
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Pricey New Cholesterol Drug’s Effect On Heart Disease Is More Modest Than Hoped
Another cardiology meeting, another big prevention trial – and questions abound. People at risk for cardiovascular disease will be wondering about the implications for them. So are the doctors. New trials take some time to digest – and yet our news cycle wants quick, succinct answers. Sometimes it is not an easy call. So here...
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The formula for sperm’s success: ‘Relatively simple’ calculation could help treat male infertility
Successful fertility relies on how sperm moves through fluid Before now, a complex computer was used to measure the movement of sperm But the new mathematical formula is much simpler and easy to use The sperm’s whip-like tail creates a characteristic rhythm to push it forwards, while the head is pulled backwards and sideways ...
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Growing Human Tissues On Apples: Regenerative Medicine Gets A Leg Up From Biohacking Advancements
Adding a page to the book of regenerative medicine that is all about treating body parts and repair of tissues with engineered alternatives, scientists at the University of Ottawa have demonstrated that human tissues can be grown on apples. In technical terms, this type of tissue development is known as biohacking. Andrew Pelling, who is heading the...
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By Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only
Under a new federal law, hospitals across the country must now alert Medicare patients when they are getting observation care and why they were not admitted — even if they stay in the hospital a few nights. For years, seniors often found out only when they got surprise bills for the services Medicare doesn’t cover for...
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Medications with cosmetic benefits
Good genes only go so far in resisting aging. For those who want to up their arsenal of beauty boosters, there is a range of over-the counter and prescription medications available to fight skin redness, wrinkles and other beauty battles. Researching why the products were manufactured—and how they work—is important to selecting the best option...
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Daylight saving time—why some have a hard time making the switch
For the most part, adjusting our clocks an hour ahead—as we will do this weekend—comes as good news: it is a welcome change from the long, dark winter. Even though a one-hour time change does not sound like something that could do much harm, it can have some alarming effects on the body’s internal clock, which...
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Proof That the Pharma Business Model Actually Wants People Sick
It happens with regularity during citizen open-mike sessions at FDA drug advisory committee hearings. A queue of “patients” materializes out of nowhere to testify, often in tears, about the crucial need for a new drug or new use approval. Some are flown in by Pharma. It can’t be a generic drug, the “patients” cry, because...
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After Hair-Loss Drug Came Years of Erectile Dysfunction
(Getty Images/CatherineL-Prod) (NEWSER) – Two drugs—one to treat hair loss, the other to shrink enlarged prostates—could wreak havoc on men’s sexual health. Researchers at Northwestern University reported Thursday in the journal PeerJ that among the men they studied who are between the ages of 16 and 89 and who took either finasteride (for their hair or prostate) or dutasteride...