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Posts Tagged ‘aging’

Growing Evidence Against The Aging Benefits Of Human Growth Hormone

Online, medications are one of the most widely promoted types of product. In particular, Human Growth Hormone is regularly touted for its anti-aging benefits. Unfortunately for those who are taking these medications, medical research does not support these claims.

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Only the Lonely, the Growing Millions of Lonely That Is

As a social species, humans generally tend to seek some form of social interaction on a regular basis to avoid loneliness. Unfortunately however, rates of loneliness have been increasing for decades for a number of reasons.

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Understanding The Risks Of Balance Disorders

Though our sense of balance is fundamental to carrying on everyday activities, most of us are unaware of just how widespread issues of balance are. To minimize our risks it is important to understand the many ways our balance can be affected.

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In The Thick Of The Hunt For Huntington’s Disease

From its initial identification as a genetic disorder involving one gene in 1993, the advances made in understanding Huntington’s Disease continue to accumulate rapidly. This is good news because such progress is not typical of a rare disease.

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6 Ways To Reduce Cataract Risk And Fight Blindness

Cataracts have been recognized as a medical condition for at least 4000 years and medical science is getting closer to understanding what causes them. As they learn more, prevention is increasingly becoming a more viable option.

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Plenty of Potential for Preventing Parkinson’s

As the second most common degenerative disease of the brain, Parkinson’s is a condition for which considerable research is under way. However, while there is no cure yet, research is offering many ways to reduce the our risks for getting it.

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Osteoporosis, A Broken Hip And Aging The Hard Way

Though there are many idealistic visions of living to a “Ripe Old Age”, reality has a tendency to mess up many plans. Conditions such as cancer and Alzheimers might immediately come to mind, but broken hip, not so much.

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