News tagged with muscle weakness
Link found between liver disease and falls in old age
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study carried out at Newcastle University has discovered a link between liver disease and the rate of falls in elderly people.
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Exercise trumps creatine in cardiac rehab
Athletes have been enjoying the benefits of creatine supplements to gain stronger muscles since the 1990s, and the supplement has also proven beneficial among other groups. Could it help cardiac patients regain strength to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Exercise reduces falls in older people
Exercise programmes are an effective option for preventing falls among older people living in the community. There is less evidence at present for the effectiveness of other interventions, such as home safety improvements ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Muscle damage may be present in some patients taking statins
Structural muscle damage may be present in patients who have statin-associated muscle complaints, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) .
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Herbal medicines can be lethal, pathologist warns
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities, injected, or combined with prescription drugs.
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Disease caused by insect bites can be transmitted to children at birth
A North Carolina State University researcher has discovered that bacteria transmitted by fleas-and potentially ticks-can be passed to human babies by the mother, causing chronic infections and raising the possibility of bacterially ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 03, 2010 |
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Muscular problems in children with neonatal diabetes are neurological, study finds (w/ Video)
The muscle weakness and coordination problems sometimes seen in patients with neonatal diabetes - a rare, inherited form of diabetes - are caused by problems in the brain rather than the muscles, according to research published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Rare genetic disorder highlights importance of selenium
A rare genetic disorder has highlighted the importance to human health of selenium, a little known trace element. The discovery, reported today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, may also shed light ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 16, 2010 |
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New insights about Botulinum toxin A
A new study by researchers at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, is raising questions about the therapeutic use of botulinum toxin A.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 02, 2010 |
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A new way to measure muscle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after taking a faculty position at MIT, Joel Dawson '96, SM '97 got together with his former music teacher, Elena Ruehr, for coffee. Ruehr, an MIT lecturer in music and theater arts, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Survive the heat with planning - and a bottle of water
(PhysOrg.com) -- With temperatures getting fierce in many parts of the country, there are steps you can take to beat the heat.
Aug 03, 2010 |
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