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...sickle cell disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, or moderate to severe asthma. Each mother was given the opportunity to list ways her family had benefitted from raising a child with a chronic illness. Each comment was grouped into one of 10 categories, such as whether the illness brought the family closer, hel...Two studies find supplementation and moderation are keys to lowering homocysteine
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... beneficial effects after only six weeks. "A very moderate intake of apple juice or apples has the potential to reduce risk factors for heart disease in a fairly short period of time," she says. "These small diet changes might play an important role in a heart healthy diet." During the 12-week clinical study...Coping with natural disasters along the Pacific Rim
...rofessor of Earth Sciences at Stanford. Ernst will moderate a symposium on the social, economic and political impacts of geological and climatic catastrophes in the Pacific Rim - a vast region that includes the Pacific coasts of Australia, Asia and the Americas - during the annual meeting of the American Asso...Exercise benefits patients being treated for early stage breast cancer
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...of Clinical Nutrition, Engelen et al. found that a moderate dose of vitamin E may correct the lipid peroxidati... that lead to increased CVD risk in diabetics. A moderate dose of the antioxidant vitamin E slowed the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, although lipid profiles ...Moderate alcohol consumption increases bone mineral density in elderly women
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