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Whatever your reason is for not wanting to hit the gym, Kristin Knee of Flirty Girl Fitness understands.
“I don’t even want to go to my own studio when it’s raining,” she said with a laugh.
Understanding How PTH Builds Bones
Research being conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Laurie McCauley, chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, has shown that PTH, known clinically as teriparatide, is effective in building bone in humans with periodontal defects. A new paper highlighted in this video abstract discusses experiments led by DDS/PhD student Chad Novince aimed at understanding the underlying mechanisms of how PTH builds bone. Novince finished his DDS/PhD at U-M last summer and is now in a periodontics residency program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
New rules limit shot availability at Brazos County Health Department
The Texas Department of State Health Services is implementing new rules that may prevent some residents from continuing to obtain vaccinations from the Brazos County Health Department.
The changes will go into effect on Jan. 1.
Under the new rules, only uninsured adults 19 years and older can be vaccinated at the health department.
Study: Statins linked with small diabetes risk
A study published Monday adds to the evidence, finding a modest risk among older women who used a variety of statins.
It’s a puzzling link, and specialists say people who most need statins because of a high risk for a heart attack should stick with the drugs.
“What I fear here is that people who need and will benefit from statins will be scared off of using the drugs because of reports like this,” says Dr. Steven Nissen, cardiology chairman at the Cleveland Clinic, who wasn’t involved with the research. “We don’t want these drugs in the water supply, but we want the right people treated.
TODAY Moms share resolutions for a quiet, harmonious new year
If many of us can accomplish our parenting resolutions, 2012 is going to be one quiet year. That’s because eliminating yelling is top of many TODAY Moms’ resolutions, which were .
Ellyn Kunich Wheeless has a goal of showing “more grace and mercy, less yelling and more hugging.” Her mantra for the new year resonated with many readers:
“If the house isn’t on fire, we don’t have to yell!”
Amanda Long Stone also wants to keep the yelling (hers and her kids’) to a minimum, while Steph Gardner strives to be more patient and quieter. She says: