| Vitamins may lower brain tumor risk in offspring | | Posted Sunday, October 15, 2006 2:59:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take vitamin supplements during pregnancy appear to have infants with a reduced risk of brain tumors, according to researchers. In addition, "taking vitamin supplements very early in pregnancy, before most women know they are pregnant, prevents spina bifida and other neural tube defects," lead investigator Dr. Greta R. Bunin told Reuters Health. The researchers studied mothers of 315 children who had brain tumors add were younger than 6 years old at diagnosis. These women (cases) were compared with a group of 315 similar mothers (controls) without children with brain tumors. .... | |
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| | | Unfinished Business | | Posted Sunday, September 03, 2006 5:35:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | THE PROBLEM SOME baby boomers have with impending retirement is the problem the unchurched have with the afterlife: Hell looks like more fun. Who wants to sit on a cloud in a robe playing a harp for eternity, when the bad people below get to run around naked and play mischief? Similarly, how many games of golf can you play or fishing holes can you plumb before repetition begins to make it seem like . . . work? Especially when the geezers who stay on the job have more money, dine out, go on cool vacations and kick more butt? Retire? Can't afford to. Don't want to. Don't need to. And the 76 million baby boomers, the first of whom hit 60 this year, expect medical science to keep them wheezing forever. Which means, sorry, Generations X, Y and Z: The only way to get room at the top is poison.... | |
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| | | Chiropractors Take a Holistic Approach to Health | | Posted Saturday, August 05, 2006 2:56:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | You bend over to pick something up and...ouch! Or you slip and fall on a wet floor, or feel a twinge in your lower back after carrying a box of books up the attic stairs.Each time, the result of what you might consider common, everyday mishaps actually causes trauma to your spine. Taking care of these minor traumas as they happen, and preventing further damage, is one of the facets of chiropractic, the science of manipulating the spine to correct misalignments that negatively impact the nervous system, and thus the health of the entire body.Today's chiropractors continue the centuries-old method of hands-on spinal adjustment based on the philosophy that the body is a self-healing organism. Many of them also incorporate other non-invasive therapies to offer patients a multifaceted, holistic approach to healthcare.While individual chiropractors often differ in their attitudes toward traditional medicine, they do seem to agree on one thing: the desire to relieve the patient's pain and "disease.""As a chiropractor, I look at a person's spine to see if it's functioning normally," said Dr.... | |
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| | | Breastfeeding: What you need to know | | Posted Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:59:04 PM by Blog57 Team | | Breasfedding is best for the baby and the mother. The following is cited from 4women.gov, reflecting the opinion of the federal government regarding breastfeeding. Babies were born to be breastfed. Benefits of breastfeeding for babies and mothers Recent studies show that babies who are exclusively breastfed for 6 months are less likely to develop ear infections, diarrhea, and respiratory illnesses. They may also be less likely to develop childhood obesity. Breastfeeding delays the return of menstrual periods and may aid in spacing pregnancies. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast and ovarian cancers. Breastfeeding creates a strong bond between mother and child. Breastfeeding mothers have increased self-esteem. Benefits of breastfeeding for families Breastfeeding saves the family budget hundreds of dollars.... | |
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