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Exercise No Good For Weight Loss?
A couple of years ago the Cardio Free Diet introduced popular culture to the concept that exercise and weight loss were incompatible. Recently we learned that exercise doesn't boost fat-burning. Now Time magazine's new cover story investigates the seemingly detrimental relationship even further.
Skin wrinkles and blemishes
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Blemishes
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Resurfacing Treatments
- Implant Procedures
- Plastic Surgery
- Resources
- References
- The skin of smokers ages more rapidly than the skin of non-smokers, even in areas of the body not exposed to sunlight, according to a 2007 study. Women in the study who smoked also had much lower levels of vitamin E secretions in their skin. Vitamin E may protect the skin from sun damage.
- There may be an association between smoking and higher frequency of a type of acne (noninflammatory acne) in adult women, according to a European study.
- A study in the Journal of Nutrition found that a combination of antioxidants and trace elements supplementation raises the risk of skin cancer in women, but not in men.
- Overall, exposure to ultraviolet radiation from sunlight (radiation referred to as UVA or UVB) accounts for about 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging.
- UVB primarily affects the outer skin layers.
Uterine fibroids and hysterectomy
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Procedures
- Hysterectomy
- Resources
- References
Diabetes
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Preventive Care
- Treatment Approach
- Other Considerations
- Supporting Research
Allergic rhinitis
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Other Considerations
- Supporting Research
Melanoma and other skin cancers
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Melanoma
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Precancerous Skin Condition...
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Screening
- Diagnosis
- Staging
- Treatment for Melanoma
- Treatment for Nonmelanoma S...
- Prognosis
- Resources
- References
Fibromyalgia
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Conditions with Similar Sym...
- Prognosis
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Behavioral Therapy
- Medications
- Resources
- References
- People with fibromyalgia have decreased activity in opioid receptors in parts of the brain that affect mood and the emotional aspect of pain, researchers have found. This might explain why fibromyalgia patients are likely to experience depression, and are not very responsive to opioid painkillers.
- Researchers have identified a conflict between sensory perception and nervous system processing in people with fibromyalgia. One study suggests that people with the condition might have greater awareness of, or less tolerance for, movement problems (such as tremor) that don't match with their expected sensory feedback.
Ear infections
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Home Remedies
- Medications
- Surgery
- Resources
- References
- Acute otitis media (AOM) is an inflammation caused by bacteria that travel to the middle ear from fluid trapped in the Eustachian tube. Children with AOM exhibit signs of an ear infection including pain, fever, and tugging at the ear.
- Otitis media with effusion (OME) refers to fluid that accumulates in the middle ear without obvious signs of infection.
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Outlook
- Staging and Treatment Guide...
- Chemotherapy
- Biologic Therapy (Immunothe...
- Radiation
- Transplantation
- Surgery
- Resources
- References
Viral encephalitis
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Vaccinations
- Prevention
- Resources
- References
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