Study Reveals That American Women Are Happier Going To Church Than Shopping On Sundays

A new study conducted by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher, together with a researcher from De-Paul University, reveals that women in the United States generally derive more happiness from religious participation than from shopping on Sundays…

Improved Diagnosis Of Fibromyalgia Using New Reliable Method Based On Patients' Gait

A researcher from the University of Granada has designed a reliable method that – combined with the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Reumathology – helps to diagnose fibromyalgia on the basis of patients’ walk parameters, i.e. their gait…

Walking may ease some burdens of menopause

Walking for 45 minutes a few times a week may help women in the “battle of the bulge” that often accompanies menopause, and at the same time improve overall well being, hints new research from Canada. Pointing out that the 45 minutes can be broken up into shorter jaunts, researcher Dr. Pascale Mauri�ge, of Quebec’s Laval University, told Reuters Health in an email it’s a program that could be …

Link Between Obesity And Inability To Taste A Bitter Compound

Whether or not you can taste a bitter compound called 6-n-propylthiouracil (or PROP) may help Professor Beverly Tepper identify your risk for becoming obese and/or developing cardiovascular disease. Tepper is a professor in the Food Science Department at Rutgers’ School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and she’s an American Heart Association-funded researcher…

In Fight Against Osteoporosis Pharmacists Can Play Key Role

University of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are playing a greater role in health promotion and disease prevention. According to Osteoporosis Canada, after the age of 50 one in four women has the disease and at least one in eight men…

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