Topic: Health & Healing

Different types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs appear to be equally effective in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to "Neurology," the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Different types of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin, appear to be equally effective in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the largest study of its kind published in the May 28, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Experts have debated whether a certain group of NSAIDs that includes ibuprofen may be more beneficial than another group that includes naproxen and aspirin.

In 1984, while camping in Northern Israel, Jerry White stepped on a landmine and spent nearly six months in Israeli hospitals learning to walk on an artificial leg.During this time, he learned to reach out to other people.

No one survives on their own, and no one thrives alone, either. Yes, you might feel an excruciating loneliness after one of life's hurtful blows. But we are simply not built to survive solo. Isolation will kill us, not protect us. We humans are social animals made for community. Even when family and friends annoy the hell out of us, they remain an essential part of our survivorship.

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Minefield warning on the Golan Heights, still valid more than 40 years after creation of field by Syrian army. Tour guides have been known to joke that the Arabic portion of the sign reads "Picnic Area."

Commonly used artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good. Offered as lean, healthy alternatives to sugar, a dizzying array of artificial sweeteners has infiltrated our food supply - often masquerading as health food.

Shane "The Peoples Chemist" Ellison is offering a "Take Action Report" entitled Great Sex Starts in the Kitchen. It offers simple tips for avoiding sweet sabotage while teaching simple and tasty recipes courtesy of Wellness Bakeries. He insists that the general public must be more aware of the risks associated with commonly used sweeteners. Here is some information from the "Take Action Report" on these common sweeteners:

A new study indicates that three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drinking green or black tea may protect smokers from lung cancer.

Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers.

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In many cases, vertigo can be treated with simple maneuvers - a series of head and body movements performed by a doctor or therapist while the patient sits on a bed or table.

A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology found that the best treatment for vertigo is the easiest and quickest one. The guideline on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), an inner ear disorder that is a common cause of dizziness, is published in the May 27, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs.

According to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs.

Learning your child is gay can be a challenging experience. Hale Dwoskin of Sedona Training Associates and featured teacher in the book and film "The Secret" reveals how to best manage emotions in this situation.

Hale Dwoskin, featured teacher in the book and film The Secret and CEO of Sedona Training Associates, has revealed how parents can best manage their emotions when they learn their child is gay.

The real antidote to the acid reflux blues is not so much about “what to do“ but about “what not to do.“ The important factors are what we eat, how we eat, where we eat and when we eat. It is not about drugs, surgery or ever doctors, for that matter. The natural cure for acid reflux is all about common sense.

The real antidote to acid reflux, gerd, heartburn and indigestion is what we eat, how we eat, where we eat and when we eat. This all sounds quite simple, but it is not. Everyone is different; therefore people have to approach eating in different ways.

The popular seasoning rosemary can be used as a cancer prevention agent by applying it to hamburgers, Food Safety Consortium researchers at Kansas State university have learned.

Rosemary, a member of the mint family and a popular seasoning on its own, also has benefits as a cancer prevention agent. Apply it to hamburgers and it can break up the potentially cancer-causing compounds that can form when the meat is cooked.

Thanks to ground-breaking technology and a neurological understanding about what causes fibromyalgia, a small group of board-certified doctors across the US are successfully treating neurological fibromyalgia by bringing the brain and nervous system back into balance without using pain-masking pills or prescription medication.

Cherry Govers is one of 6 million Americans who understand the daily pain, fatigue and frustration of living with fibromyalgia. She suffered with fibromyalgia for nearly 25 years. Today, thanks to ground-breaking technology and a neurological understanding about how fibromyalgia results from an overabundance of cortizol that ultimately disrupts the lower and upper brain stem connection prompting Type-C brain fibers to become overexcited, patients like Cherry can regain their ability to function at work and home virtually symptom-free.