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That’s 3 Extra Miles a Day. Pedometers may help couch potatoes get sorely needed exercise.

Those in the Byetta group lost about 5 pounds, whereas patients in the insulin glargine group gained about 4 pounds.

Higher Doses of Acetaminophen and Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories,Increases Risk of Hypertension in Women According to two prospective cohort studies, those women that used higher doses then 500ng per day of acetaminophen and similar doses of ibuprofen, ,independently increased the risk of hypertension.

Patients With Liver Disease May Risk Further Liver Damage, Says FDA.

Investigators report that beta-blockers are no better at preventing heart attacks in patients with hypertension than other agents, and are less effective at preventing strokes.

Patients having a colonoscopy often object to the bowel prep most of all, and now it appears that there’s another good reason to dislike it.

According to the results of the study, men with type 2 diabetes should have testosterone levels measured more frequently.

Vitamins C and E and mineral supplementation appear to improve glomerular renal function in patients with type 2 diabetes.

LISTENING to a fist-pumping rock song may appear no more than a welcome distraction from aching muscles on a jog round the park or a trip to the gym. But it could also significantly enhance performance by 20%

Researchers found that each additional hour of TV watching by five-year-old children over the suggested two hours may increase the risk of obesity in 30 year olds by 7%. Removing TV’s from bedrooms can reduce the risk of obesity.