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Diet Soda Increases Risk of Overweight and Obesity 41%
Drink More Diet Soda, Gain More Weight?
Overweight Risk Soars 41% With Each Daily Can of Diet Soft Drink
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed by Charlotte E. Grayson Mathis, MD
People who drink diet soft drinks don’t lose weight. In fact, they gain weight, a new study shows.
The findings come from eight years of data collected by [...]
Nap Is Good For Memory
Daytime Nap Can Benefit A Person’s Memory Performance
ScienceDaily (2008-02-03) — A brief bout of non-REM sleep obtained during a daytime nap clearly benefits a person’s declarative memory performance. It was discovered that, across three very different declarative memory tasks, a nap benefited performance compared to comparable periods of wakefulness, but only for certain subjects. … [...]
Testosterone levels fall in men… are we becoming women?
My boyhood baseball hero Rich “Goose” Gossage made it into the baseball Hall of Fame last week. His 98-mph fastball and 22-year career as a fearsome relief pitcher were achieved without the use of steroids. His best years were back in the ’70s and early ’80s when men were men and made [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Caffeine raises risk of miscarriage.
By Serena Gordon
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) — Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports.
And, it doesn’t matter if the [...]
Cancer from CT Exams
As a family physician, I have always tried my hardest to avoid unnecessary x-rays and CT scans. Patients often come in hoping for an x-ray for a sprained ankle, jammed fingers and bruised ribs. In most cases, the diagnosis can be made clinically and I try to talk them out of it when appropriate. CTs [...]
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