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Lian Gong Shi Ba Fa

Lian Gong Shi Ba Fa can improve bad posture, help with asthma and respiratory problems, increase energy levels and may even reverse scoliosis.

Benefits of Acupuncture

Researchers have shown that the physiological effects of acupuncture are primarily derived from an increased production of endorphins and other natural opioid peptides.

Traditional Chinese Medicine, also known as TCM, includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. Although well accepted in the mainstream of medical care throughout East Asia, it is considered an alternative medical system in much of the western world.

Acupuncture is an Effective Treatment

Acupuncture is an age old technique that is seeing an increase use in western medicine.

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Benefits of exercise differ by sex and race

How much health benefit you get from physical exercise might depend on your gender, and your race, new research suggests.

Thin thighs - maybe not your heart's desire

People who have agonized over their fat thighs might be able to relax a bit -- Danish doctors said on Thursday they found patients with the thinnest thighs died sooner than the more endowed.

Unhealthy habits alter thinking, memory skills

If you're having trouble remembering where you left your keys or recalling a word, mull over the number of times and how many years you've continued unhealthy behaviors.

Study finds potential way to make an AIDS vaccine

The discovery of immune system particles that attack the AIDS virus may finally open a way to make a vaccine

H1N1 has killed 2,837, virus has not mutated: WHO

H1N1 flu has killed at least 2,837 people but is not causing more severe illness than previously and the virus has not mutated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Gum care smart, but it won't curb preterm delivery

It's been suggested that gum disease raises the risk of preterm birth in pregnant women and it was thought that getting rid of gum disease may potentially reduce the risk of preterm delivery.

That's a stretch: states seek to regulate yogis

U.S. yogis are being asked to regulate more than their breathing -- and they are fighting back.

Obama to spend another $2.7 bln to fight H1N1

The Obama administration will spend an additional $2.7 billion to buy swine flu drugs and vaccines, just days after White House science advisers called the pandemic

Companies claim single-dose swine flu vaccine

Drugmaker Novartis AG said on Thursday a single dose of its swine flu vaccine might protect against the virus, boosting hopes that potentially tight supplies could go further when mass immunization starts this month.

Men who stay trim less apt to get prostate cancer

Men who put on a significant number of pounds after their 20s face a higher risk of prostate cancer than those who remain close to their youthful weight -- but the effects vary by race, a new study indicates.

Wine may curb toxic skin effects of radiation

Cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment may want to sip some red wine before tre

U.S. panel rejects Genzyme leukemia drug study

Genzyme Corp should run a new study before the company can win approval to promote a pediatric leukemia drug for older adults with an aggressive blood cancer, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday.

Texas doctors bust myths about insulin

People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar, and seeing their quality of life decline. Doctors also may be reluctant to start insulin right off the bat.

Worrying about a job can damage health

Worrying about the looming threat of unemployment can be more damaging to a person's health than actually being jobless, according to a U.S. study.

Mediterranean diet tops low-fat diet for diabetics

A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a typical low-fat, calorie-restricted diet for diabetes management, according to a study released Monday.

Urban sprawl, bad sanitation spread dengue fever

The rapid growth of crowded cities has helped spread and increase the transmission of dengue around the world, health experts said on Tuesday, warning up to 3 billion people were already at risk.

For heart health: avoid tobacco smoke, pollution

If you want to dramatically lower the odds that you'll die of heart disease, go live someplace where public smoking is banned.

Retail clinics give similar care, cheaper: U.S. study

Clinics in drug stores provide care for minor ailments on par with, or better than, other medical facilities at significantly lower costs, according to a study released on Monday.

China widens lead industry checks after poisonings

China's Yunnan province is investigating possible lead poisoning in its capital city of Kunming, while smelter officials in its top lead producing city, Gejiu, are worried the provincial government may close local smelters with half a million tonnes of annual capacity.

Prostate cancer screening: More harm than good?

Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Healthy habits prevent breast cancer: study

Nearly 40 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States could be prevented if women kept a healthy weight, drank less alcohol, exercised more and breastfed their babies, according to a report published on Tuesday.

Tax junk food, drinks to fight child obesity: report

A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.

Popcorn and Cereals Contain Good-For-You Antioxidants

Good news if you love to eat popcorn at the movies--your favorite snack is healthier than previously thought! New research shows that popcorn and cereals contain phenol antioxidants, thought to protect against heart disease and cancer.

Astra drug beats Plavix without major bleed risk

AstraZeneca's new pill Brilinta for preventing heart attacks works better than Plavix, the world's second biggest selling drug, without increasing the amount of life-threatening bleeding, researchers said on Sunday.

Gold nanotech breath test may show lung cancer early

A sensor made with gold nanoparticles can detect lung cancer in a patient's breath and may offer a diagnosis before tumors show up on an x-ray, Israeli scientists said on Sunday.

New flu hit estimated 10 percent of New Yorkers

The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday, citing a study due to be released later this week.

In serious debt? You're also more likely obese

People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.

In healthcare debate, both sides cite Kennedy

The day after U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy's burial, leading Democratic and Republican senators on Sunday seized on his reputation for compromise to call for cooperation in the healthcare debate but showed little give in their own positions.

Americans more confident on healthcare costs: poll

Fewer Americans are afraid that they will be unable to pay for healthcare services and fewer expect to postpone medical treatments due to costs, according to a Thomson Reuters survey published on Monday.

Prostate cancer diagnosed earlier, race gap narrows

Men with prostate cancer are being diagnosed at a younger age and earlier stage today than in years past, and the racial disparity in stage at diagnosis has decreased significantly, researchers report today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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