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Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women.

Annals.org on 9 May 2017. What is low bone density and osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bone loss, which leads to weakened bones and makes it easier for them to break or have fractures. You may be at higher risk for osteoporosis if you: Y Are a woman older than 65. Y Are a man older than 70. Y Are not active. People who are not active move very little. For example, they rarel...

Drinking water in schools.

Children do not drink enough during the school day--and the resulting dehydration contributes to continence problems (Box 1). One important part of treating these problems is an adequate and regular fluid intake during the day (Haines et al, 2000). However, it is not uncommon for pupils to go six or seven hours without a single drink, and those who do drink usually drink less than they need (Al...

When Do We Feel Sorry for Others? : An Externality of Lake Use as an Example

The purpose of the study was to verify, through the use of an experimental method, the assumption that the ‘economic human’ pays more attention to the externality he/she causes as the strength of externality increases. We used a social-experiment design within an undergraduate classroom to test assumptions, using statistical method. A lakeside plant was used as an example. Our results confirmed...

تغذیه‌ی سالم از نگاه قرآن

Background and Objective: Islam has always laid emphasis upon the health of body and soul. There are a lot of instructions and lessons presented in Quran about healthy nutrition which is a very important factor for attaining the body and soul health. “We send down for believers from Quran whatever which is mercy and healthy”. In this article, we considered some of these Quran’s guidelines. Mate...

Sweetened drinks and children's health--what do we know, and what can we do?

Alcohol intake in relation to brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in older persons without dementia.

BACKGROUND Consumers of light-to-moderate amounts of alcohol have a lower risk of dementia and, possibly, Alzheimer disease than do abstainers. Because vascular disease may contribute to symptoms of Alzheimer disease, reduction of cerebrovascular disease in consumers of light amounts of alcohol could account for that observation. However, a low concentration of alcohol may also have direct effe...