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Plenty of people go through plenty of suffering trying to lose weight. But why does it have to be that way? Surely there’s some discipline

It used to be that osteoporosis was considered a disease that affected only the elderly. We particularly associated osteoporosis with older women whose backs were

Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There’s been a lot of conversation and a

Why stretch? Stretching lengthens muscles and improves flexibility. Also, stretching the big leg muscles – the hamstrings, calves, and quads – simultaneously loosens and lengthens

Many avid golfers contort their bodies into oddly twisted postures, generating a great deal of torque. Couple this motion with a bent-over stance, repeat 120

Headaches are big business. For the drug companies, that is. Approximately 10 million Americans suffer daily headaches, and 50 million have headaches often enough to

A critical mass of recent surveys and studies document the fact that the public, and conventional health care providers and payers, have come to recognize

Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes have increasingly high prevalence in world populations. 1 Such prevalence is rising despite extensive use of prescription medications.

A person with an exercise- or sports-related injury has many questions: When can I start exercising? When can I get back to my sport? What

We all want to get the most we can out of life. Whether we want to find a loving partner, work at a meaningful career,

We all know someone who has suffered a serious driving-related injury that had nothing to do with being involved in a motor vehicle accident. For

While women are learning more and more about cervical cancer and its prevention, another "silent killer" remains relatively mysterious among doctors and patients alike. Ovarian