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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

High Heels and Adverse Effects Associated With Them

Women's shoes are some of the top best sellers in the world. It 'just something about them that is immensely alluring fairer sex. Therefore, it is customary to buy hundreds of shoes a woman during her lifetime. Among the variety that usually captures the look is sexy and stylish heels. High Heels is the best women's footwear. They are designed to make the wearer look sexy and feminine. Unfortunately, long-term effects of wearing high heels are the price we pay in time. Basic structure of the shoe has never been comfortable user-friendly. And 'the case of form over function, really.

Betsey Johnson Women's Teasee Platform Pump,Black Suede,8 M US
Michael Antonio Women's Thea Heels,Black,7.5 M US
Jessica Simpson Women's Calie Pump,Nude Patent,8.5 M US
Calvin Klein Women's Heidy Heels,Anthracite Tumbled Metallic Leather,6.5 M US


High heels not only hurt your feet but can affect all body posture, back, ankles and hips mm. Long-term effects on our shoulders have to do with flattening of the spine because of the way we walk. They force you to walk forward a bit 'thin. As such, our body is to replace the walk a little 'back fat instead. Since the shoe is tilted downward, which puts extra weight on the front foot as well. For this reason, to get used to this type of footwear can take some time. Basically, do not dress any way they can get to do. The formation rates are just the right kind of start.

Friday, July 1, 2011

Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and in spite of a worldwide effort to find a cure, our mildly effective therapeutic options remain limited to treatments to slow down the disease. While the search for better treatments goes on, many scientists are looking for treatments to prevent the development of AD.
Therapies that prevent disease, like vaccines, are called primary prevention. Measles, mumps, and rubella are essentially diseases of the past (at least in the United States) because our children are vaccinated at an early age. Unfortunately, a vaccine for AD is still far off.
Recently, some researchers have turned their attention toward primary prevention for AD. That these studies are being conducted at all is exciting, as primary-prevention trials are notoriously difficult to set up and manage. Primary-prevention trials require a large number of people to participate for years at a time. Once you have people in the trial, it’s often a challenge to retain them. Some get bored, others move, and still others have more pressing family obligations. Nevertheless, because of these people, we are beginning to get a better idea of what might and what definitely does not prevent AD.

One trial that started with a lot of hope and ended up with negative results was the Women’s Health Initiative. Prior to the WHI, the accepted view among physicians was that estrogen therapy reduced a woman’s risk of developing cognitive impairment. Unfortunately, the opposite proved to be the case: Women who took estrogen had a slightly higher rate of cognitive impairment than women who didn’t.
On the alternative medicine side, there’s currently a trial of over 5,000 people to see if ginkgo biloba will prevent AD. The study is about halfway done, and in another three years we will be able to see if ginkgo biloba does make a difference or if it is just another example, like estrogen, of hope getting ahead of science.
So, when it comes to primary prevention for AD, we’re not there yet. However, there are lots of good scientists and an even larger number of generous volunteers who are trying to change that. For those who face the daily challenges of having a loved one with this tragic disease and maybe worrying about developing the disease themselves, it is reassuring to know that these primary-prevention trials may lead to effective ways to prevent AD.
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