Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements in several important areas of health and quality of life, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The study used the...
How many times have you been to a physiotherapist where you've had more time in the waiting room than face-time with the physio? Well, according to University of Alberta physical therapy PhD grad Jorge Fuentes, how a physiotherapist interacts with a patient verbally, through eye contact, body...
Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
A commonly used anti-anginal drug reduces chest pain in patients with type 2 diabetes and appears to have a more pronounced effect in those with poorer glucose control, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. Ranolazine is approved...
Many elderly people spend their last years alone. Spouses pass and children scatter. But being lonely is much more than a silent house and a lack of companionship. Over time, loneliness not only takes a toll on the psyche but can have a serious physical impact as well. Feeling lonely has been...
Based on the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in more than 31,000 older adults, Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD, director of the Bone Metabolism Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research...
Since the 1930s, there have been 75 documented episodes of malaria resurgence worldwide, most of which were linked to weakening of malaria control programs, finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Malaria Journal. The study, which is allied to the theme of this year's...
Structure House, an internationally recognized residential weight loss center, today presented data from a research study of obese individuals in a residential weight loss program showing a correlation among degree of weight loss, reduced cardiometabolic risk factors including cholesterol...
My cat has to go into the vet for dental surgery next month. The office gave me an estimate - it's going to be $1500-1700. FYI, I normally take her to a veterinary practice that specializes in cats. And they did not want to do the surgery and referred me to the second vet, whose essentially a...
Circassia Ltd, a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, announced successful clinical results from a phase II study of its T-cell vaccine targeting house dust mite allergy. The study met each of the safety and efficacy endpoints, with the optimal treatment regimen achieving a...
"Switzerland's innovative policy of providing drug addicts with free methadone and clean needles has greatly reduced deaths while cutting crime rates and should serve as a global model, health experts said on Monday," Reuters reports in an article that examines the outcomes of drug policy reform...
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Thank you everyone. Now I understand how to do this kind of problem. I was stuck and did it like Kate did, but it turned out to be the wrong answer.
...price before the price reduction? (Round to the nearest cent if necessary)
Thank you everyone. Now I understand how to do this kind of problem. I was stuck and did it like Kate did, but it turned out to be the wrong answer.
...price before the price reduction? (Round to the nearest cent if necessary)
Thank you everyone. Now I understand how to do this kind of problem. I was stuck and did it like Kate did, but it turned out to be the wrong answer.
I'm only 14 and I have 42 D size breasts. & I'm only 5'2 so it makes me look a lot heavier then I really am! I feel really insecure about them to and I can't even find a bathing suit top that will fit :(
Dr James White from Cardiff University's School of Medicine undertook a three-year-study, involving some 3,500 11 to 15 year-olds, as part of the British Youth Panel Survey - a self report survey of children in the British Household Panel survey. Results indicated that one of the strongest...
The Citizens Council of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which provides public input into the Institute's work, has published a report on its meeting to discuss smoking and harm reduction. The public is now invited to comment on the Council members' views on the...
The Citizens Council of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which provides public input into the Institute's work, has published a report on its meeting to discuss smoking and harm reduction. The public is now invited to comment on the Council members' views on the...