Alzheimer's Disease (New York Times) Alzheimer's disease (AD), one form of dementia , is a progressive, degenerative brain disease. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment is a necessary feature for the diagnosis of this or any type of dementia....more...Get rid of toxins (The New Straits Times) YAM CHER SENG suggests ways to detoxify and cleanse your body in order to achieve optimal health....more... Get rid of toxins (The New Straits Times) Fresh fruits and vegetables help cleanse the body. YAM CHER SENG suggests ways to detoxify and cleanse your body in order to achieve optimal health. TOXINS are poisonous substances that are chemically unstable in the body....more... Child Heart Disease Risks on the Rise (MedicineNet.com) Title: Child Heart Disease Risks on the Rise Category: Health News Created: 10/13/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/13/2008...more... Fitness calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times) Submit entries at least two weeks in advance to Fitness Calendar, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802, e-mail to melmoore@CITIZEN-TIMES.com or fax to 251-0585....more... Current Issue:: September 2008 (BioMechanics) It was with keen interest that I read Kristen Light?s article on golf injuries (?Golf injuries take a swing at rehab and prevention,? June, page 22). As the owner of a golf fitness and conditioning business, I appreciated the way the author tied the injuries to golf motion.I consider poor body biomechanics to be more of a risk factor than the repetitive nature of golf....more... Toward An Effective Treatment For Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Science Daily) Scientists are reporting a key advance toward developing the first effective drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disease that involves motor neuron loss and occurs in 1 out of every 6,000 births. SMA is the leading cause of hereditary infant death in the United States. ...more... Pudgy pets pose problems (The Fremont Argus) Statistics show that about one in four North American adults are considered obese. But, this epidemic is not limited to our continent nor is it confined to our species....more... American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac (EurekAlert!) ( American Chemical Society ) The American Chemical Society News Service Weekly Press Package contains reports from 36 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics....more... |