Do you exercise regularly, or involve yourself in meditation? If you do you may not have to worry about having the flu or catching a cold.

According to researchers those who involve themselves in regular meditation or exercise have fewer colds and flus than those who participate in neither.

The study involved 149 participants.

In a randomized trail they were split into three groups:

1-Those who participated in mindless meditation

2-Those who had regular moderate-intensity exercise

3-A ...

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Family members whose loved ones are hospitalized in a vegetative state may be better able to meet their loved ones needs.

A bedside device which enables doctors to read the minds of patients hospitalized in a vegetative state would soon be available.

According to researchers those patients may soon be able to have their thoughts and feelings communicated.  The device would bridge the communication gap between patients, their family members and hospital caregivers. It will serve as a ...

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 According to a recent study, people who wake at nights to urinate are less productive during the day, and that the  reduction in productivity is about the same as those with chronic conditions.

The study involved 385 men and 261 women with nocturia, they were  given questionnaires to complete on:

1. Work productivity
2. Activity impairment  

The study linked nocturia to a 24% drop in productivity.


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A person is said to have nocturia if he/she needs to wake at least once per ni...
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According to researchers those who involve themselves in meditation or exercise regularly have fewer colds and flus than those who participate in neither.

The study involved 149 participants.

In the randomized trial they were split into three groups:

1. Those who participated in mindless meditation
2. Those who had regular moderate-intensity exercise
3. A control group that did neither.
   The meditation group had 257 days of the cold or flu, the exercise group had 241 days and the control gro...

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Obesity is a known cause of type 2 diabetes, a  health reason to control weight. Because it was reported that phthalate levels in humans may be associated with obesity, researchers  believed that it may be a risk factor for diabetes.

 A recent study found that phthalate chemicals used in plastics, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals have been linked to diabetes.

The chemicals called phthalates metabolites wers linked to an increased risk of the elderly developing type 2 diabetes.

Phatalates are indu...

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Diabetes is a major non-communicable disease and is on the rise globally, 346 million people worldwide have the disease. Eighty percent of these people occur in low and miiddle income countries.
 
The World Health Organization (WH0) projects that the number of deaths due to diabetes will double between 2005 and 2030.

Fifty percent of people with diabetes will die of cardiovascular disease, this makes diabetes a significant cause of deaths form heart disease or stroke.

In a recent study, researche...
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