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Weight Loss and Maintenance

Even modest weight loss can reduce the risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. The simplest (but still difficult) approach to weight loss is reducing calories and exercising at least 150 minutes a week. Behavioral and mental changes in eating habits, physical activity, and attitudes about food and weight are also essential to weight management. For people who are very overweight and cannot lose weight using lifestyle measures, a number of effective weight-loss med...

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February 18: If You Drink Alcohol, Choose Red Wine. . . in Moderation

By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert

...wine per day) may be beneficial. If you do not currently consume wine, I do not recommend you... Read more »

Coping with Abandonment: Keeping my Distance

By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

...you're assuming I'm adopted. I am, but the actual adoption didn't take place until a few years... Read more »

A Brief History of the term Stress

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...language relating to emotions or behavior. The adoption of the term stress as a psychological... Read more »

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Is ADHD Overdiagnosed?

...hyperactivity in children; it is when the American Psychiatric Association adopted the name that is currently used. Symptoms of ADHD, such as hyperactivity, have been documented in medical science... Read more »

Increased Patient Share of Prescription Costs Negatively Impacts Drug Treatment and Adherence

...incentives and cataloging the net benefits of alternative therapies, not only for health, but also for current and future health care costs, productivity, and patient utility.” 1 (JAMA.... Read more »

ADHD: Tips for Improving Your Child's Self-Esteem

...Adults can carry this forward, not building upon their successes but measuring self worth based on a current situation. They may have a hard time associating a successful even that occurred... Read more »

Doctors' Scores on Communication Predict Complaints to Authorities

...validity of providing a standardized assessment of communication skills prior to entry into practice. Current examinations could be modified to test these attributes more efficiently and at... Read more »

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