Yoga postures and mind body benefits highlighted
The Dallas Morning News highlights yoga as an ancient practice linking mind and body to reduce stress. It promotes 15 minute daily routines with postures and breathing, noting benefits to muscles, circulation, posture and concentration while describing six poses with emphasis on balance and energy flow.
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Dallas Morning News
Godfrey Devereux
Clint Eastwood
Free weights rise as staple in 1990s U S fitness
The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association finds 42.8 million Americans used barbells or dumbbells in 1999, up from 26.7 million in 1990. Women increased from 8.3 million to 19.4 million by 1999, marking a major growth in home and gym weight training.
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Drivers overestimate passing safety due to motion adaptation
A study by Rob Gray and David Regan using a driving simulator found that after five minutes on a straight highway drivers start passing sooner and drive faster, likely due to motion adaptation in the brain. This increases rear-end collision risk on highways.
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Washington Post
Rob Gray
Nissan Cambridge
Cambridge
Mass
David Regan
York University
Toronto
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Menopause facts and signs aging women experience
Menopause is a natural biological event not an estrogen deficiency disease. It is confirmed after 12 consecutive months without a period. Typical onset around age 51 with variability. Early signs include cycle changes and hot flashes. Night sweats disrupt sleep. mood shifts may relate to sleep. Vaginal dryness and reduced desire can occur. To minimize hot flashes, avoid triggers. some herbs lack FDA proof. Treatments include clonidine, progestogens, and hormone replacement therapy. Written by Bob Sample for PHARMACY TODAY.
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FDA
Cancer survivor promotes diet to prevent cancer recurrence
Diana Dyer, an Ann Arbor dietitian and cancer survivor, authored A Dietitian's Cancer Story 1997 booklet now best selling on Amazon. The 54 page volume, reprinted four times and translated into Spanish, funds cancer research and inspires widespread speaking engagements and media attention.
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Knight Ridder
Diana Dyer
Dietitian
Amazon.com
Prevention
Dyer
Ann Arbor, Mich
Detroit Free Press
Body & Mind
PC Box
Ann Arbor
Mich
Barnes and Noble
Safe disposal and cautious use of expired medicines
Pharmacists and doctors warn expired medicines can pose risks as compounds degrade and become sub potent or harmful. They urge avoiding more than a year past expiration and favor smaller purchases to reduce waste while keeping a minimal basic cabinet for minor ailments.
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Daniel
Kim Heaton
Coppell
Health notes and community talks in Iowa City area
A series of health related events includes an ADD support group at Mercy Medical Plaza with Dr Debra Kay speaking on neuropsychological assessments. Headache program, stress reduction classes, quit smoking course, and a schizophrenia update talk are listed along with American Red Cross infant child CPR classes and other first aid trainings with call in registrations.
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Squires
Iowa City
Mercy Medical Plaza
Debra Kay
American Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
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