General Health
Septic Systems May Leak Harmful Chemicals
Septic systems may be failing to remove chemicals and polluting surrounding groundwater...
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Psychological Treatments Ease Low Back Pain
Results from 22 clinical trials show that psychological interventions help individuals with chronic low back pain experience less actual pain, less pain-related interference with daily living, less depression and work-related disability, and greater health-related quality of life.
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Probiotics May Ease Abdominal Pain of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
For those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, using probiotics to modulate intestinal flora promises to be a safe and relatively inexpensive new treatment for abdominal pain.
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Poor Indoor Air Quality May Worsen Lung Disease
In a study of 148 adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), investigators found that those who lived in homes with poor air quality tended to have worse symptoms. Cigarette smoke was the major air-polluting culprit.
Poor diet as bad for health as smoking
Insufficient consumption of fish, fruit and vegetables is as bad for human health...
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Phone-Based Psychotherapy Improves Depression Treatment Outcome
Combining psychotherapy, delivered over the telephone, with medication seems to improve the outcome of depression treatment, research shows.
Parental Verbal Abuse Can Cause Lasting Harm
A new study suggests that verbal abuse of children by parents may be even more...
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New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise in Lab Tests
Lab tests of Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), a soy-derived protease inhibitor, show promise in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
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Manufacturing Chemical May Damage Thyroid
Exposure to perchlorate, a widely used industrial chemical found in U.S. drinking water, may prevent some women's thyroid glands from functioning properly, a government study has found.
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Love-hate friendships may raise blood pressure
Friends who are critical, unpredictable or unreliable may literally be hard on your heart, a study published recently suggests.
