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Duke Weight Loss Surgery Center at Durham Regional
Durham, N.C. -- The Duke Weight Loss Surgery Center at Durham Regional Hospital has been named an American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) Center...
June 12, 2006 -
Exercise Reverses Unhealthy Effects of Inactivity
DURHAM, N.C. -- Many of the detrimental effects of physical inactivity can be reversed, and in some cases improved, by a similar period of moderate...
June 2, 2006 -
Trial to Uncover Physiological Effects of Exercise on Depressed Heart Disease Patients
DURHAM, N.C. -- After demonstrating in earlier studies that exercise can be as effective as medications in reducing depression in older persons with...
Apr. 3, 2006 -
Prenatal Genistein In Soy Reduces Obesity In Offspring
DURHAM, N.C. -- A single nutrient found in soy products elicits changes in gene behavior that permanently reduce an embryo's risk of becoming obese...
Mar. 27, 2006 -
Study Shows Low-Carb Diet Improves Cholesterol
DURHAM, N.C. -- People who followed a low-carbohydrate diet for six months raised their good cholesterol and lowered their triglycerides, changes that...
Dec. 6, 2005 -
Keeping Halloween Safe & Healthy
DURHAM, N.C. -- There are easy steps parents should take to keep Halloween 'trick-or-treating' safe, fun and healthful this year, according to two...
Oct. 25, 2005 -
Moderate Exercise Yields Cardiovascular Benefits
DURHAM, N.C. -- The amount of exercise may be more important than intensity to improve cardiovascular health, according to a new analysis of the...
Oct. 10, 2005 -
Get Ready for the 2005 Triangle-Metro American Heart Walk!
This year, the 2005 Triangle-Metro American Heart Walk will kick off on October 16 at the Sheraton Imperial Center in Durham...
Sept. 23, 2005 -
Visceral Fat Build-Up Is the High Cost of Inactivity
DURHAM, N.C. -- Inactivity leads to significant increases in visceral fat, and a moderate exercise regimen can keep this potentially dangerous form of...
Sept. 14, 2005 -
Diet Can Help Fight Inflammatory Arthritis
Here's some "colorful" health news about how diet may help cut the risk of arthritis. That glass of orange juice or snack of carrot sticks may actually...
Sept. 12, 2005
