According to a new study, using a gender-specific formula to calculate women's peak heart rate can more accurately predict the risk of heart-related death. Previously, a simple formula of "220 minus age" has been used, but this was based on studies done only on men. Now researchers say a revised formula just for women--206 minus 88 percent of age--is better at predicting women's heart risks.
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Reprinted with permission from Amy Tenderich of www.diabetesmine.com.Oooh, here's one I hadn't heard of before: EndoTool Glucose... Read more »
Many of us are trying to get most, if not all, our calcium from diet, but sometimes this can be hard to do and calculate. If you aren't... Read more »
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Source: eOrthopod
Even with all of today's technology, doctors still rely on their feelings -- literally -- to diagnose some problems. For example, there are 20... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Finally, there is a quick, accurate test for endometriosis that does not require hospitalization and surgery. Researchers at the... Read more »
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Mittelschmerz is one-sided, lower abdominal pain that occurs in women at or around the time of an egg is released from the ovaries (ovulation). ... Read more »