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A recent study suggests that obese people with metabolic syndrome face an unexpected quandary when it comes to vitamin E – they need more than normal levels of the vitamin because their weight and…
Keeping excess weight off your frame may be the best thing you can do to minimize your risk of certain cancers (aside from not smoking). That’s because obesity is increasingly linked to the disease: “It’s on track to overtake tobacco as the leading preventable cause of cancer,” says Therese Bevers, MD, medical director of the Cancer Prevention…
The potential benefit of nonpharmacological adjunctive therapy is not well-studied following major abdominal surgery. The aim of the present study was to investigate transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a complementary nonpharmacological analgesia intervention during weaning from epidural analgesia (EDA) after open lower abdominal surgery. Patients were randomized to TENS and sham TENS during weaning from EDA. The effects on pain at rest, following short walk, and after deep breath were assessed by visual analog scale (VAS) grading.
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Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
The preliminary results of a study suggest that a diet rich in soybean foods and isoflavones may protect menopausal women from bone loss and osteoporosis.