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BATON ROUGE, La., Jan. 26 (UPI) — Dieting is as effective at losing weight as is a combination of diet and exercise, as long as the calories eaten and burned are equal, says a U.S. study.
The research also indicates that the addition of exercise to a weight-loss regimen does not change body composition […]
BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 26 (UPI) — Magnetic resonance imaging works better than computed tomography for emergency diagnosing of acute ischemic stroke, says a U.S. study.
MRI appears to be a more sensitive test than CT for such screening, said researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a part of the National […]
By STEVE MITCHELL UPI Senior Medical Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — ImClone's earnings for the fourth quarter of 2006 beat Wall Street's expectations, and some analysts think the company looks to be on solid ground going forward despite lagging sales of Erbitux.
David Witzke, an analyst with Bank of America, reduced his forecast for 2007 […]
By CHRISTINE DELL’AMORE UPI Consumer Health Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — In a recent study, nearly all the adolescents who participated did not meet federal guidelines for healthy behaviors, researchers said Friday.
Only 2 percent of kids ages 11 to 15 met the guidelines for diet, physical activity and sedentary risk behaviors as laid out […]
By ANTHONY ROTUNNO UPI Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Women in their first trimester of pregnancy can significantly reduce their baby's risk of developing a cleft lip by taking regular folic acid supplements, according to a study released Friday by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Senior NIEHS investigator Dr. Allen J. Wilcox, who […]
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