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Results of this small pilot trial suggest that a specialized movement program based on the principles of Feldenkrais therapy, when offered to elderly community-dwelling subjects twice weekly for 10 weeks, improves objective measures of balance and movement as well as self-confidence in both areas.
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Yoga may be helpful for psychological disorders.
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In a well-designed RCT, researchers showed that a combination of healthy lifestyle training and the supplement red yeast rice successfully lowers LDL- cholesterol levels in people intolerant of prescription statin drugs due to myalgias, and without significant side effects.
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A telephone survey revealed that the UK general public had a relatively low level of anxiety about H1N1 flu, and also made relatively few behavioral changes to reduce the risk of transmission. People's likelihood to make changes was associated with a number of perceptions regarding H1N1 flu (swine flu).
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This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial measured the effect of 1,500 mg of calcium carbonate daily on total body weight and body fat mass in 340 overweight and obese individuals. After two years, both the placebo group and the calcium group showed equal gains in total body weight and body fat mass, leading the researchers to conclude that supplemental calcium is not effective in preventing weight gain in this population.
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Authors of a recently published systematic review concluded that organic foods offer no significant nutritional benefit when compared with conventionally raised fare; however, the conclusions reached were based on extremely limited data, as stated by the authors, and focused solely on a small number of nutrients, with no attention paid to potential chemical/pesticide exposure to those ingesting the food, nor to environmental issues.
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Lay books and web sites tout the benefits of progesterone cream for use in menopausal women. A Google search reveals roughly 338,000 results when the term "progesterone cream" is entered.
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Two systematic reviews concluded that acupuncture is somewhat beneficial in the prophylactic treatment of both migraine and tension-type headaches.
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In the popular press, there has been a recent focus on "superfoods," or foods that contain high levels of nutrients that some people feel have the best evidence for the prevention or treatment of various medical conditions.
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This brief pilot intervention trial grew out of data suggesting that symptoms of fibromyalgia are often worse during cold weather, and that the skin temperature associated directly with specific trigger points may be lower than in healthy subjects.