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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists reported in the FASEB Journal that they have determined a major cause of astronauts experiencing low blood pressure after returning to Earth from space. The report solves the biological mystery of how this happens by showing that low gravity compromises the ability of arteries and veins to contract normally. Prevention and treatment strategies developed for astronauts may also hold promise for elderly populations on Earth...

BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BackJoy announced today the launch of its new Posture+ sitting device, just in time to provide welcome relief for the nearly 65 millions Americans traveling this holiday season. With 8 out of 10 Americans experiencing back pain in their lifetime, this newest addition to the BackJoy product line makes a perfect gift this holiday season to help travelers combat the problems associated with long-term sitting. The normal seated position...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --To mark its 50th Anniversary, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces that it has acquired an important painting by Mary Cassatt, Woman Standing, Holding a Fan, created in 1878-79. The work is one of only two known canvases painted by the artist almost entirely in the medium of distemper and represents a key moment in her transformation into an Impressionist. "A great Cassatt painting has eluded us until now," says Andrew...

Written by Jessica Orwig, Ohio State UniversityResearchers are using a new model to learn more about how toe strength can determine how far people can lean while keeping their balance.The results could help in building robotic body parts that will closely imitate human movement, and might lead to a new generation of advanced prosthetics.Hooshang Hemami, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Ohio State University built a complex computational model of the human foot to look at...

Show enthusiasm, ask questions and bring copies of a resume. These are just a handful of the most common interview tips for job seekers, but a person's posture may also be a deciding factor for whether they land a coveted position "“ even when the person on the other side of the desk is in a more powerful role.According to new research from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, posture plays an important role in determining whether people act as though they are really...

This article will supply the reader with information on proper posture. Baltimore, MD (Vocus/PRWEB) December 02, 2010 Chesapeake Bay Aquatic & Physical Therapy presents new and useful information to help educate the public about the benefits of proper posture. Overtime many people unconsciously develop a more relaxed or slumped postural attitude with age, not knowing how significantly a poor postural habit can affect physical health and well being in life. Going through the daily...

The key to good posture -- which helps make a person appear younger -- is good muscle tone, a U.S. physical therapist says. Greg Thielman of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia says good posture is more than just standing up straight and holding your shoulders back. If you don't have the muscle strength, you aren't going to be able to hold that posture for very long, Thielman said in a statement. By maintaining your strength and being consciously aware of your posture, you can...

CHICAGO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Americans United for Life (AUL) applauds today's Illinois Supreme Court ruling in Morr-Fitz v. Blagojevich that individual pharmacists and pharmacy owners do have legal standing to challenge a rule requiring them to dispense Plan B, which abortion activists call "emergency contraception," regardless of their religious, moral, or conscientious beliefs. The rule was originally forced upon the pharmacists and pharmacies by a 2005 emergency order of...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 26, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chelsea Therapeutics International, Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHTP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to Droxidopa for the treatment of symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH). Fast Track designation is designed to facilitate the review of products that address serious or potentially life-threatening conditions for which there is an unmet medical need. Fast Track designation allows...

By Lee Tolliver, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 28--Trick Standing is rummaging through the drawers on his Rudee Inlet charter boat, looking for pliers. He eventually finds a pair, but not before sifting through countless bottles, jars and tubes of sunscreen sprays and lotions. The sunscreen stuff is everywhere on the Git-R-Done. "Tools of the trade," Standing says. "If you're smart." Standing is a prime target for the sun's ultraviolet rays -- the ones that cause several kinds of...