Research Information - November 23, 2008

Acupuncture Has Scientific Effect On Brain: Study

May 3, 2005 - Topics acupuncture, study, medicine and research
A news study revealed that Acupuncture has a scientific and proven effect on brain, reports AP. The study published on Nature also said that the instances showing patients getting benefit from acupuncture aren't completely based on their expectations.

According to the Indian news agency PTI reports, the research team used brain imaging to show that treatment with genuine needles stimulates brain areas beyond the ones that light up when trick needles are applied

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Affluent Americans Getting Fatter

May 2, 2005 - Topics obesity, study, research and food
Obesity is growing more quickly among Americans who earn $60,000 a year or more, researchers from the University of Iowa reported Monday.

Using data from a government health database, the researchers discovered that 9.7 percent of people with incomes above $60,000 were obese in the 1970s. That figure leaped to 26.8 percent in 2002

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Vitamin C May Reduce Smoke Harm To Unborn Babies

May 2, 2005 - Topics vitamin c, vitamin, babies, women and mother
Oregon Health and Science University scientists have discovered that high doses of vitamin C could counteract some of the harmful effects that smoking during pregnancy can have on unborn babies
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Men: Being A Loner Can Kill More Than Your Social Life

May 2, 2005 - Topics men, stress, blood, disease and heart disease

Bethesda, MD (AHN)- A study being presented to the American Heart Association shows that men who do not have close friends and family have higher levels of a blood molecule leading to a higher risk of heart disease.

Researchers studied 3,267 men and women with an average age of 62, from across America who were taking part in the Framingham Heart Study

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More Money More Problems - Rich At Risk of Obesity

May 2, 2005 - Topics obesity, nutrition, research, survey and food

Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter

The prevalence of obesity is growing three times faster among Americans who make more than $60,000 a year than it is among their low-income neighbors, said a study being presented Monday at a meeting of the American Heart Association

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