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To lose weight, your body needs to burn more calories than it consumes. You can think of this as a scale (see picture on right). If you put more calories in, you need to burn …

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Pedometer use helps Weight Loss
Sunday, 9 Mar, 2008 – 20:47 | No Comment

According to literature review published in the Journal of Family Medicine in the February 2008 issue, “Patients who used pedometers walked more, lost weight without dieting, and improved their systolic blood pressure“.
This is based on …

Does Duct Tape Cures Warts?
Tuesday, 19 Dec, 2006 – 14:15 | No Comment

Bottom Line:
Duct tape is at least as effective as traditional cryotherapy for removal of wart.
Review:

Can Ginger Treat Common Cold?
Thursday, 7 Sep, 2006 – 15:56 | No Comment

Bottom Line:
There is unclear evidence stating that Ginger would treat symptoms of common cold, but there is little evidence to suggest that Ginger juice may have antihistaminergic and anticholinergic effects that may help during common …

Does having a prior BCG vaccine affect positive PPD test (screening test for Tuberculosis)?
Monday, 4 Sep, 2006 – 10:17 | 2 Comments

Bottom Line:
Prior BCG vaccination have variable effect on PPD results. It varies with age at vaccination, number of years since the BCG vaccination, number of times vaccinated, and number of PPD performed. When evaluating Positive …

Is it true that high dietary calcium intake promote weight loss?
Saturday, 22 Jul, 2006 – 17:43 | No Comment

Is it true that high dietary calcium intake promote weight loss?
Bottom Line:
High dietary calcium intake does not promote weight loss.
Review:
Although energy balance is the key element in weight regulation, several studies suggested that calcium metabolism …

Does daily baby Aspirin helps prevent vascular events (MI/Stroke) in all patients?
Friday, 23 Jun, 2006 – 23:01 | One Comment

Is it true? A baby Aspirin daily helps prevent vascular events (MI/Stroke) in all patients.
Bottom Line:
Aspirin decreases the incidence of coronary heart disease in adults who are at increased risk for heart disease. There …

Does Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation alone reduce the risk of fractures in at-risk patient?
Thursday, 25 May, 2006 – 22:13 | No Comment

Does Calcium and Vitamin D supplementation alone reduce the risk of fractures in at-risk patient?
Bottom Line:
The calcium and Vitamin D supplementation alone does not cause significant reduction in risk of fractures in at risk women. …