Archive for December, 2008

Cyber Sex Linked to Depression

Submitted by Natural Remedies
A new study found a link between cyber sex and depression. The question is do men search for cyber sex because they’re depressed or does the search leave them feeling depressed?
Over a quarter of those who seek cyber sex online are depressed.
Researchers surveyed 1,325 American and Australian men, and found the average [...]

Heavy Water: The Elixir of Youth?

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Is heavy water the elixir of youth that Ponce de Leon was searching for? New Scientist seems to think it may be.
In a back room of New Scientist’s offices in London, I sit down at a table with the Russian biochemist Mikhail Shchepinov. In front of us are two teaspoons and a [...]

Boost Brain Power : Eat Chocolate, Drink Wine and Tea can

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Eating chocolate and drinking wine and tea can improve your memory, according to a new study.
Researchers discovered that wine has the most pronounced effect in boosting people’s memory, followed by chocolate and tea.
And those who regularly consume all three in modest amounts were found to perform best when asked to carry out [...]

Antidepressants May Damage More Sex Lives Than ThoughtS

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Antidepressants have long been known to have negative sexual side effects, but new research shows that they are far more common than previously thought and may continue after the patient goes off the drug.
Sexual “numbness.” Lack of libido. Arousal that stalls.
Such sexual symptoms have long been known side effects of the popular [...]

Nuts May Help Manage Metabolic Syndrome

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Adding nuts to your diet may help manage metabolic syndrome, a set of metabolic abnormalities that includes abdominal obesity and high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high blood glucose levels, all of which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study used the Mediterranean diet, but adding nuts to diets that are [...]

Acupuncture Beats Aspirin for Chronic Headache

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A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients shows that acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headaches.
Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic [...]

Norwegian Study: Breast Cancer Rates Soar after Mammograms

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Here’s another reminder that almost all medical procedures carry some risk: In four Norwegian countries, breast cancer rates increased significantly after women there began undergoing mammography every two years. The women who chose to pass up bi-annual mammograms had 22% less breast cancer.
A report just published in the Journal of the American [...]

5 Ways to Avoid Flus and Colds

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Shine lists five steps you can can help protect yourself and your family from flus and colds.
… There are few steps that you can take to protect yourself and your family from what seems to be the inevitable flu. The guardian of the health of our body is the immune system. While [...]