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Walking Speed Indicative of Cardiovascular Death Risk in the Elderly

Walking Speed Indicative of Cardiovascular Death Risk in the Elderly

Older people who walk slowly are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than those who walk faster, according to research published on bmj.com. The authors say the findings highlight the importance of fitness in preserving life and function during old age. (Read more about Walking Speed Indicative of Cardiovascular Death Risk in the Elderly)

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Spinal Stenosis Westchester, NY

Dr. Jonathan Donath

Dr. Jonathan Donath

Westchester Spinal Decompression Center
1241 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
Call 914-908-5562

Don't let the effects of Spinal Stenosis impair your daily functions. Based in Westchester, NY, Dr. Jonathan Donath, DC, offers advanced treatment for his patients at the Westchester Spinal Decompression Center.

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Chiropractic's Effect on Learning Disorders and Dyslexia

Chiropractic's Effect on Learning Disorders and Dyslexia

Chiropractic care of the spine may stimulate nerve pathways to an area of the brain important to learning, resulting in enormous benefits to children with learning disabilities and dyslexia, according to a recent study.

"This review critically assessed eight previously published studies involving a total of 160 children," explained Swiss chiropractor Yannick Pauli, the research leader and president of the Swiss Chiropractic Pediatric Association. He specializes in the care of children afflicted by learning and behavioral disorders. (Read more about Chiropractic's Effect on Learning Disorders and Dyslexia)

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Ozone Therapy for Macular Degeneration Reno, Nevada

Dr. Frank Shallenberger

Dr. Frank Shallenberger

Nevada Center for Alternative and Anti-Aging Medicine
1231 Country Club Drive
Carson City, NV 89703
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Your eyesight is precious and learning that it is slipping away because of macular degeneration can be terrifying; preserving you vision is so important, and you just want to know that there is something that can be done, someone who can help. Dr. Frank Shallenberger, M.D., H.M.D., A.B.A.A.M is the professional more and more satisfied patients have put their trust in for safe and effective care. Dr. Shallenberger works alongside a well-trained team of professionals who will be sensitive to your individual needs every step of the way throughout your treatment. At the Nevada Center, you can find the help you need.

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Allure and Doubt Regarding Vitamin D

Allure and Doubt Regarding Vitamin D

It's long been known that vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption and thus good for bone and teeth health. But research now also suggests a role for vitamin D in fending off such chronic diseases as diabetes, immune disorders and cancer.

But federal scientists are cautious about suddenly touting the vitamin as a cure-all that should be taken in mega-doses by people of all ages and ethnicities. (Read more about Allure and Doubt Regarding Vitamin D)

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Morris County, New Jersey

Dr. Peter Ferraro, D.C.

Dr. Peter Ferraro, D.C.


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Call 862-203-3296

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is disabling and painful and can prevent you from being able to work or be active. Fortunately, it can be treated in a non-invasive way. Dr. Peter Ferraro, D.C., of Morris County, New Jersey offers state-of-the-art treatment options for sufferers of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with chiropractic medicine. He specializes in a number of procedures, which have brought his clients effective and lasting relief, without the costs and discomfort of surgical procedures.

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How to Wear Backpacks Well

How to Wear Backpacks Well

Watching students carrying their backpacks on a college campus can be a chiropractor's nightmare, for much damage is in process to young backs that will show up years later in multiple back problems. "A lot of people are wearing their backpacks too heavy, which is harming their backs and their health," said Allison Gross, a chiropractor at the EnCana Wellness Center at Mount Royal College in Calgary, Alberta.

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Spinal Stenosis New Jersey, NJ

Dr. Ronald Spiaggia

Dr. Ronald Spiaggia

Performance Rehabilitation & Sports Injury Center
459 Watchung Avenue
Watchung, New Jersey (NJ) 07069
Call 888-897-4870

Spinal stenosis can be an excruciatingly painful disease to deal with. In New Jersey, NJ Dr. Ron Spiaggia at Performance Rehabilitation offers spinal decompression therapy for his spinal stenosis patients. Spinal decompression is a FDA cleared, non-surgical, drug-free way to treat a number of back conditions, including spinal stenosis. It is being used in hospitals, treatment facilities, and clinics around the country and across the globe.

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Self-Care and Alternative Treatment Options for Pelvic Prolapse

Self-Care and Alternative Treatment Options for Pelvic Prolapse

Pelvic organ prolapse is a pelvic floor disorder affecting about one third of all women over their lifetime. The condition is defined by a weakening of the pelvic floor muscles that support the surrounding pelvic organs, including the bladder, uterus, vagina, small bowel, and rectum. The descent or drooping of organs characterizing the condition can cause symptoms like feelings of pelvic pressure, low backache, urinary problems, constipation, vaginal spotting, or painful intercourse. (Read more about Self-Care and Alternative Treatment Options for Pelvic Prolapse)

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Find a Weight Loss Surgeon NYC

 Columbia University Medical Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Columbia University Medical Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Columbia University Medical Center | Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
The Herbert Irving Pavilion,161 Fort Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 620
Manhattan, NY 10032
Call 888-838-9148

For many Americans, weight loss is a stressful and difficult goal to attain. In spite of diet and exercise, there are many influential factors that contribute to the onset of weight gain; genetic disposition is often a determining one. Shedding those unwanted pounds may mean taking extra steps to ensure your health is safeguarded against weight related disease. For this reason many people choose the medical expertise provided by the weight loss surgeons at the Center for Obesity Surgery at Columbia Medical Center in NYC.

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"Fertility Tourism" Carries Health Risks

Women who go to overseas fertility clinics run the risk of higher-than-average multiple pregnancies, which can dramatically increase the chances of high blood pressure, hospital stays, premature labor, fetal disabilities and even death in mother or babies. A study done on 109 British women with multiple pregnancies showed that 15 were conceived naturally and, of the 94 remaining, 25 percent had received fertility treatment outside of Britain - so-called fertility tourism.

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ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) Manhattan, NYC

Dr. Amr Azim MD

Dr. Amr Azim MD

NYCIVF
400 E. 56th St, Ste 1
Manhattan North, NY 10022
Call 888-794-6711

Fertility and conception have many factors that contribute to its success rates. In the case of extreme infertility whether it be male or female, there exists assisted pregnancy procedures such as intrauterine insemination or ICSI (Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection) that can greatly boost the chances at a healthy pregnancy. NYCIVF is one of Manhattan, NYC%u2019s finest fertility clinics and is equipped with a staff who can help. Call today to schedule an appointment.

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Myths and Facts About Back Pain

Myths and Facts About Back Pain

While the common cold claims the most sick days among U.S. workers under age 45, lower back pain comes in a strong second, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition, it says, some 80 percent of adults are expected to experience lower back pain at some point in their lives.

Even though back pain is so prevalent, it's surrounded by a host of common misunderstandings. Among them, according to Kam Raiszadeh, an orthopedic surgeon who is medical director of the Advanced Spine Institute at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego, are: (Read more about Myths and Facts About Back Pain)

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Spinal Decompression Santa Ana, CA

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Suffering from constant neck pain? If chronic pain has slowed down your active lifestyle, it's time to get some real treatment. Thanks to a revolutionary treatment called Spinal Decompression countless people have got relief from a wide range of pain conditions without need of risky drugs or surgery. Don't let the pangs of life slow you down. Contact [Your Practice Name Here] to learn more about spinal decompression technology.

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Cardiovascular Operations Way Overused, Critics Say

Cardiovascular Operations Way Overused, Critics Say

Coronary bypass operations, reaming out arteries with balloon-tipped catheters, and placing drug-coated wire-mesh tubes in blood vessels to keep them open are procedures performed on millions of Americans a year.

But most of these expensive and sometimes risky operations may actually be unnecessary, according to Miami cardiologist Michael Ozner, medical director of the Cardiovascular Prevention Institute of South Florida, because they skip counseling patients about diet, exercise and stress management. Ozner is one of many doctors who are vocally critical of what they see as the overuse of "interventional cardiology," which is lucrative for the physicians and hospitals that perform it, but which may actually be frivolously wasting the country's limited health-care resources. (Read more about Cardiovascular Operations Way Overused, Critics Say)

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Spinal Decompression Eastchester, Westchester, NY

Dr. Jonathan Donath

Dr. Jonathan Donath

Westchester Spinal Decompression Center
1241 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
Call 914-908-5562

Does back pain get in the way of your daily activities? There is treatment available that can relieve your symptoms, without having to resort to an invasive surgical procedure. Spinal decompression therapy has proven its effectiveness in the countless New Yorkers who today live back-pain free. Dr. Jonathan Donath at the Spinal Decompression Center of Westchester in the area of Eastchester, NY, provides this non-surgical spinal decompression procedure. Dr. Donath's experience allows him to cater the procedure to meet the needs of each of his clients, bringing them the best possible results.

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Precursor Fat Cells May Shed Light on Diseases

Precursor Fat Cells May Shed Light on Diseases

To understand more about the mystery of obesity, it's important to understand how fat cells are born, nurtured and matured. And the enlightenment that will flow from understanding obesity may sweep away mysteries relating to the generation of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which seem to be so much more prevalent among people who are obese. So it was with delight that scientists greeted a recent study identifying precursor cells that develop into full-blown fat tissue. The research, performed on "skinny" mice genetically modified to have no fat deposits, showed that injecting one particular type of cell into the mice caused them to form fat.

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Bariatric Surgery Bronx, New York City

 Columbia University Medical Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Columbia University Medical Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Columbia University Medical Center | Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery
The Herbert Irving Pavilion,161 Fort Washington Avenue, 6th Floor, Room 620
New York City, NY 10032
Call 888-838-9148

If you are looking for excellence in the field of weight loss surgery, The Bariatric Surgery Department, a part of Columbia University Medical Center has received the highest possible designation (1A) from the American College of Surgeons.

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Chiropractic Technique Reduces Blood Pressure

Chiropractic Technique Reduces Blood Pressure

A particular chiropractic adjustment has been shown to significantly improve high blood pressure, according to recent research. "This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination," said study leader George Bakris, a medical doctor who is director of the University of Chicago hypertension center. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no side effects and no problems."

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Dolor Crónico de Espalda Astoria, Long Island City, Queens

NY Rehab, Pain Management & Medical Services, P.C.

NY Rehab, Pain Management & Medical Services, P.C.
32-44 31st Street
Astoria, NY 11106
Call (888) 292-7798

Para el dolor crónico de espalda, su respuesta es SpineForce. NY Rehab, Pain Management & Medical Services, P.C. en Astoria, Long Island City, Queens, NY le proporciona alivio a su dolor crónico con un cuidado quiropráctico especializado. NY Rehab ofrece en su práctica una estabilización central exclusiva y altos protocolos de revitalización para asegurar que los pacientes permanezcan saludables después del tratamiento.

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