We all know what a nuisance the common cold can be. For over 60 years people have thought that Vitamin C was a great defense. In fact, Vitamin C’s popularity in treating the common cold rose greatly in the 1970′s when the Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling stated its effectiveness based on an earlier trial. [...]
Hey guys I came across this study presented a while back at NSCA Conference. The study found that straight bar activates the biceps MORE than E-Z Curl bar. So if forearm strain isn’t an issue, stick to straight bar to build bigger biceps. Lafrenz, J. NSCA Conference Abstracts 2002
Hey guys Here is an interesting study from Obstetrics and Gynecology that interviewed 1900 women in their 7th month of pregnancy. What they found was that in about 9 percent of the women who worked nights in their first trimester had a 50 percent increased risk of premature labor. Now obviously we need more studies [...]
When was YOUR last bitter fight with your significant other? Remember the heavy feeling afterwards. You’ve said much that you didn’t mean and succeeded in making the other party sound like a horrible monster. Research is showing what you may suspect already. FREQUENT fighting and HARSH words are damaging to your health. MARRIED COUPLES. ARGUMENTS. [...]
The morning after pill is basically a high dose birth control pill. The exact mechanism of how the pill works is uncertain at this time. Emergency contraceptives may act by inhibiting ovulation, interfering with transport, preventing the actual implantation, or by causing regression of the corpus luteum Side effects include: Most common are nausea and [...]
General consequences in women: -Irregular menses -Amenorrhea -Infertility -Incontinence In pregnant obese women, increased risk for: -Gestational diabetes -Hypertension -Delivery complications -Congenital malformations
We all know that mammograms are the main method for detecting breast cancer. However, mammograms are not the perfect screening tool as they do miss cases on occasions. Thus, there has been a lot of interest lately in using MRI as screening tools for Breast Cancer. Some studies have shown that MRI’s can detect additional [...]
