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Orangethorpe Elementary Running Club creates positive, encouraging after-school environment for lower-income children ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Endorphin Warrior, an online seller of inspirational and motivation jewelry, clothing and accessories, is demonstrating the kind of tangible, positive impact that a company can have on the community. Throughout the month of March, the company will donate $1 from each online sale to a youth running club for low-income,...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A research team from Inserm has published a new study in the journal Biological Psychology detailing the key role played by a protein, the CB1 cannabinoid receptor, during physical exercise. The team demonstrated, in studies conducted on mice, the location of this receptor - in a part of the brain associated with motivation and reward systems - controls the amount of time for which an individual will carry out voluntary physical...

Hot Tubs Parker, HotSpring Spas Dealer Serving the Greater Denver Area Offers Longmont and Westminster Colorado Residents Free Hot Tub Test Soaks to Reduce Stress Longmont, Co (PRWEB) August 16, 2012 “Stress is a leading health concern affecting millions of Americans every day. We work hard, play hard and never seem to get enough time to refuel or recharge our bodies properly before we’re back at it again,” said Rich Hiner, president of International Hot Tub. “Unfortunately,...

(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- Research has shown that those who survived strokes and enjoy music, art, painting, and theater have a better chance of recovery and a higher quality of life than those who don't. Stroke is the third cause of death in the western world and the first cause of disability in adults. "We know that every six seconds there is a person affected by stroke in the world," lead author Dr. Ercole Vellone, assistant professor in nursing science at the School of Nursing,...

Stroke survivors who like art have a significantly higher quality of life than those who do not, according to new research. Patients who appreciated music, painting and theatre recovered better from their stroke than patients who did not. The research was presented at the 12th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing, 16-17 March, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stroke is the third cause of death in the western world and the first cause of disability in adults. More and more older people...

[ Watch the Video ] UCSF Gallo scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco. The finding marks the first time that endorphin release in the nucleus accumbens and orbitofrontal cortex in response to alcohol consumption has...

  A new study has revealed that laughter might actually be the best medicine after all. Oxford University researchers found that volunteers were able to withstand 10 percent more pain when they spent 15 minutes watching comedy videos beforehand. The team split two groups of volunteers up for the study, one group who watched the videos, and another who watched "boring" programs before. The scientists found that the group who watched 15 minutes of "boring" programs were less able...

Stubbed your toe lately or smashed a finger? Then you very likely uttered an expletive or two and felt better. Researchers have found that letting it out, at least, for those who don't use expletives in normal, everyday speech, can lessen sudden and unexpected pains, the Daily Mail reports. Researchers at Keele University wanted to study if cursing in response to pain had any actual benefits. Lead researcher Dr. Richard Stephens said the results show that swearing can release pain-killing...

Slava Gotlib is Board Certified L.Ac. (Licensed Acupuncturist) as well as MSAC (Master of Acupuncture) and is a Registered Nurse in New York State with over 10 years of experience in critical care and cardiology. Slava received his Masters degree in Acupuncture and Herbology from the Pacific College of Oriental medicine, one of the most prestigious schools of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, also completed a six month externship at Beijing University hospital in China. New York, NY...

    * Naltrexone is one of the most effective pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence.    * However, naltrexone does not work for everyone.    * A new study has found that naltrexone is effective for women, and individuals with the A118G polymorphism of the mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1). There are few pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence (AD). An opioid receptor antagonist called naltrexone is one of the most effective, and yet it is not...