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Sleeping: It Does a Body Good
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 10/18/2006
- Health and Aging
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Sleep is more than a time of rest when nothing happens. It is a dynamic behavior during which important physiological changes take place, both in the brain and in the body.
'Happy' Brains in Healthy Bodies
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 10/18/2006
- Health and Aging
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Happiness is health-generating. Pessimism goes hand in hand with an impaired immune system, illness, shorter life, and increased medical expenditures.
Longer-Lasting Pain Relief - Without Pills
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 10/3/2006
- Health and Aging
- Unrated
For patients with chronic pain, a host of behavioral techniques can augment the effects of pain medication, sometimes reducing the quantity needed or eliminating its use entirely.
Behavioral Techniques Help Restore Hearts and Minds
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 09/29/2006
- Health and Aging
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A number of cognitive and behavioral strategies have been used successfully to keep people on their diet and exercise regimes and to teach them ways to counter the effects of stress and a coronary-prone personality.
Exercising Your Options: The Benefits of Physical Activity
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 09/26/2006
- Health and Aging
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Regular physical activity promotes overall health and well being and can help prevent and treat heart disease and other chronic conditions.
Good Nutrition: A Tough Nut to Crack
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 09/26/2006
- Health and Aging
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Although progress has been made in improving the U.S. population’s diet during the past few decades, a large gap between consumers’ eating practices and public health recommendations persists.
Saying No to Teen Sex
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 07/27/2006
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Despite their popularity and government support, there is little evidence of how abstinence-based programs affect outcomes such as postponement of sex until marriage, rates of sexually transmitted diseases or teen pregnancy rates.
Health Research Fuels Smoking Bans
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 07/27/2006
- Health and Aging
- Unrated
Smoking bans reduce smokers’ tobacco consumption and decrease nonsmokers’ exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Screening for Depression
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 07/27/2006
- Health and Aging
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Depression screening is coming of age at a time when all medical screening is under scrutiny.
Organic Foods Lower Children’s Pesticide Exposure
- By Center for the Advancement of Health
- Published 07/27/2006
- Health and Aging
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Too little research exists to determine if the trace amounts of pesticides that remain cause any long-term health effects.
