Practical tips to survive the holidays from local psychologists
Local psychologists offer realistic advice for time money and family stress during Christmas. Experts cite media influence, commercialism, and unequal support while urging task sharing, simple goals, and meaningful acts over gift lists.
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Doug Witt
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Joyce Everhart
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John Spiridigliozzi
Moderate fat cuts beat drastic diets for heart risk
A Journal of the American Medical Association study finds small fat reductions help lower heart disease risk in high cholesterol individuals more safely than drastic cuts. Separate reports note mobile phone fears lack solid evidence, though research groups urge further study of radio frequency fields. Johns Hopkins researchers link a muscular dystrophy associated gene mutation to extra-muscular cattle, suggesting therapeutic potential for muscle wasting diseases.
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Acupuncture Gains Ground Amid Cancer Pain Treatment
Abigail Trafford reports on how acupuncture integrates with Western medicine as patients seek relief from cancer pain and post surgical discomfort. NIH endorsement signals a shift, with more than a million Americans using acupuncture and thousands of practitioners in the United States.
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National Institutes of Health
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Lorenz Ng
National Rehabilitation Hospital
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