Archive for December, 2009

How to Avoid Winter Snow-Shoveling Injuries

Monday, December 21st, 2009

If you live where it snows or if you're planning to following the "chill" until you find a snowy scene for the holidays, here's a little advice from the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress. Every winter, millions of Americans grab their shovels and start digging their way out of the ...

Chiropractic Medicine for Neck Pain

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Americans suffer from chronic neck pain at alarming rates. Many suffer through this with no hopes of ever getting better. They grit their teeth and suffer through thinking there is no hope and no one can help. However, you can do something about chronic neck pain. ...

Study Explains How Exercise Helps Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the single best therapy for PAD, and now a new study helps explain why. Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and ...

Fit Teenage Boys Are Smarter?

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better cardiovascular health among teenage boys correlates to higher scores on a range of intelligence tests - and more ...

Teens Lose More Weight Using Healthy Strategies

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Increasing exercise, water and fruit consumption leads to success, study finds (HealthDay News) -- Increased exercise, reduced soda consumption and self-weighing are among the most effective weight control strategies for adolescents, a new study shows. Researchers surveyed 130 adolescents about their weight-control strategies and lifestyle habits. ...