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Megace And Muscle Mass
Researchers have found that exercise programs designed to help elderly people build muscle density may help reduce rates of hospitalization and disability.
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Beef: Will It Help Your Elder Maintain a Healthier Muscle Mass?
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston conducted a study, written about in a release titled "Where's the beef? Not enough of... Read more »
Muscle Mass and Older People: Eat Protein
Older people who eat protein have no trouble turning it into muscle mass, even compared to their younger counterparts, according to a... Read more »
Obesity Decreases Bone Mass, Study Finds
New research gives another reason for people with rheumatoid arthritis to be extra careful about their weight. People often think that... Read more »
Megace: Two Ways to Help Breast Cancer Patients
Megace (megestrol acetate) is a drug with two separate uses for breast cancer patients. It is both a hormonal treatment for advanced... Read more »
Increased Muscle Strength Leads to Better Health
Can you improve health by increasing muscle strength or size? Emerging clinical studies suggest that, yes, you can. Loss of muscle... Read more »
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Low Muscle Mass Ups Diabetes Risk
Low muscle mass is linked to the risk for Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. Data on over 14,000 people found that low muscle mass--which is often... Read more »
'Biggest Loser' Type Workouts May Help Preserve Muscle Mass
The hard-core workouts done by contestants on the TV show 'The Biggest Loser' appears to help preserve their muscle mass, a new study has found.... Read more »
Painkillers may boost muscle mass in seniors
Elderly men and women who do weight training may get an extra boost from two common painkillers, new research suggests. Scientists at Ball State... Read more »
Crohn's causes bone, muscle loss in kids
Children who have Crohn's disease have bone loss that researchers say does not completely resolve with treatment. Traditionally, bone loss in IBD... Read more »
Muscle Loss May Signal Alzheimer's
Lean body mass--or the weight of your bones, muscles, and organs but not your body fat--may help predict Alzheimer's disease. Researchers in a study... Read more »
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