Recent studies have shown that significant health benefits can be derived from practising the Chinese exervise of Tai Chi. These include better balance and co-ordination which is of special importance to elderly people as this reduces falls and associated injuries, lowering of blood pressure and stress levels, strengthening of muscles and joints and improved cardiovascular [...]
Sports nutrition is something you may not think about every day. Many people spend their days wondering why they aren’t developing muscle mass as fast as others. Or, perhaps you can’t get your game to improve any. No matter what that game is that you are playing, the fact is that your [...]
One thing I can certainly relate to is the desire to start building muscle fast. Once you make the decision to bulk up and achieve a better physique, you want it right now. This is completely normal. In fact, it’s how we humans do things. We love instant gratification. We can’t help it. We’ve gotten [...]
Is it really possible for an African desert plant to be used as an effective diet aid? What we know is that this plant grows wild in the desert of South Africa. The Kalahari bushmen have been eating Hoodia for centuries to stop hunger during their long journeys. It seems that one particular molecule known [...]
With the increasing number of people affected with obesity and the associated health risks, there are millions of people who have weight loss on their minds. Many people know when they should lose weight but they put it off till later. As a result, they make no serious attempt to bring down their weight to [...]
There are many diet and weight loss programs in the market today. However, when Dr. Dean Ornish first introduced his diet program, some people thought he was crazy. That’s not because the diet wouldn’t work, but they reasoned that it was so restrictive that nobody would follow it consistently. But then Dr. Ornish proved that [...]
On Monday, March 22, NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative will host two briefings to key House and Senate staffers on NOAA's efforts to improve understanding and management of the ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes to enhance benefits to human health and reduce public health risks. Panelists from NOAA and academia will highlight partnerships and success stories from across the U.S. on beach, seafood, and drinking water safety; sentinel species and habitats health and insights for human health; and drug discoveries from the sea...
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:EMIS) and Alchemia Ltd. (ASX:ACL) announced that they are joining efforts to develop an oral formulation of the anti-coagulant drug fondaparinux with Emisphere's Eligen® Technology. Emisphere's broad-based drug delivery platform, known as the Eligen® Technology, uses proprietary, synthetic carriers to enhance the oral bioavailability of a drug without altering its chemical form or biological activity. Fondaparinux, an anti-coagulant used for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis, is marketed in injectable form as Arixtra® by GlaxoSmithKline...
Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, announced that primary and secondary endpoints were not met in Novelos' pivotal Phase 3 trial in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with its lead product, NOV-002, in combination with first-line chemotherapy. Adding NOV-002 to paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy was not statistically or meaningfully different in terms of efficacy-related endpoints or recovery from chemotherapy toxicity versus chemotherapy alone...
