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Potholes Along Memory Lane
2007-02-10 05:47:00 According to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research, it’s hard to keep information straight. If someone tells you, for example, (hat “it’s a myth that shark cartilage cures cancer” (a true statement), you are in some danger of concluding that it will cure cancer, just by associating the two terms. And the ... More About: Memory , Lane , Long , Hole , Memo
Potent Potassium
2007-02-10 05:37:00 Potassium just might be the anti-salt, it turns out. “Diets rich in potassium not only reduce blood pressure, but also blunt some of the rise in blood pressure that occurs in response to sodium intake,” according to Lawrence Appel, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, epidemiology and international health at Johns ... More About: Tent
Just A Breath Away
2007-02-10 04:57:00 A new study from medical health information resource suggest that simple breathing exercise could help people with asthma reduce their dependence on inhalers. Researchers split 57 asthma patient into two groups: One learned a technique centered on shallow nasal breathing with slow exhalations, while the other focused on inhaling and exhaling in time with ... More About: Breath , Away , Brea 1, 2, 3 |
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