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| Low-carb and low-glycemic plans work best, but low-carb regimen has drawbacks |
TUESDAY, June 26 Dieters have long been told that to lose weight, you simply need to cut calories. But new research suggests that some combinations of foods may burn more calories than others.
When researchers compared a low-fat diet, a very low-carbohydrate diet an... » Read the full article |
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| But moderation is key for folks with heart failure, study finds |
TUESDAY, June 26 If you need an excuse to pour yourself that second cup of coffee, read on. Moderate, daily coffee drinking may be good for your heart -- to a point, a new study suggests.
"We found that moderate consumption may, in fact, be protective," said Elizabe... » Read the full article |
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| Study finds emergency use of tPA is warranted for these patients, within certain parameters |
TUESDAY, June 26 Many patients who've been taking the blood thinner warfarin can safely be administered the powerful clot-busting drug tPA in the event of a stroke, a new study shows.
The findings help ease previous concerns that tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) mi... » Read the full article |
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| Therapy increased progression-free survival in children who responded well to chemo, study says |
TUESDAY, June 26 Limited radiation therapy was associated with high rates of two-year, event-free survival in children with favorable-risk Hodgkin lymphoma who had a complete response to chemotherapy, a new study shows.
More than 90 percent of children with favorable... » Read the full article |
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| Findings significant since most over 65 are deficient in it, researchers say |
TUESDAY, June 26 Older women with low levels of vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin," may be more likely to gain weight, a new study indicates.
Researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., said their findings are si... » Read the full article |
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| Effect seen only when tablet computer was within inches of the patient's head, researcher noted |
TUESDAY, June 26 Magnets embedded in the Apple iPad 2 can interfere with the settings of magnetically programmable shunt valves, which are critical devices to drain excess fluid from the brains of those with hydrocephalus and other conditions, a new study suggests.
R... » Read the full article |
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| When articles are packed with equations, research suggests fellow scientists tend to ignore the work |
TUESDAY, June 26 Scientists pay less attention to new theories that are jam-packed with mathematical details, a tendency that presents a barrier to scientific progress, according to a new study.
A team at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom found that s... » Read the full article |
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| Study found measuring the ratio of leptin and ghrelin helped predict success |
TUESDAY, June 26 Losing weight, as any dieter knows, is often the easy part. Keeping it off can be the bigger challenge.
Now Spanish researchers say they have come up with a formula to predict who might be most likely to succeed: Measuring the ratio between the level... » Read the full article |
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