Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week articles from December 2001

Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week archives from December 2001

Promoting Physical Activity Runs Risk of Promoting Unhealthy Eating Concerns.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although largely successful, a program designed to encourage university seniors to maintain their physical activity once they transition to the working world also produced the unanticipated effect of...

Exercise, Weight Control Can Reduce Blood Pressure Stress.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life's frustrations can raise a person's blood pressure, but exercise and weight control can rein in the health risks, a study finds. The boss can be just as demanding, and the kids just as ornery....

Study To Examine Behavior Self Management.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Researchers at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center are leading a group of Chicago-area hospitals in a study to examine whether behavioral...

Fish Oil Diets Extend Survival In Autoimmune-Prone Mice.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Diets containing marine-derived fish oils, or n-3 fatty acids, are known to benefit the heart, but they could also extend survival in people with autoimmune...

Cancer Researchers Warn About Obesity-Cancer Link.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) warned that carrying extra weight means carrying extra cancer risk. They added that the nation's current epidemic of overweight and...

Weight, Worry, And Wallet Predict Functional Limitations In Older Women.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese, middle-age women are nearly twice as likely to have substantial physical limitations than women of average weight, according to a new study. The study also reports that women in their 40s...

Plastic Surgeons Reject Cosmetic Surgery For Certain Patients.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An exclusive survey conducted by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reveals that plastic surgeons overwhelmingly reject surgery for people they suspect may suffer from body...

Study Finds Women In Ivory Coast Need Greater Energy Than Men.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study that found women in a population center of western Africa need more energy than men based on their work burden sets the stage for development of a model to research nutritional needs of...

Those Who Recognize "5-A-Day" Message Eat the Most Fruits and Vegetables.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People who know they should eat more fruits and vegetables daily, like the taste and feel confident that they can easily include these foods in their diets, are more likely to eat the recommended five...

Breakfast May Improve Memory In Healthy Elderly.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eating breakfast may improve memory in healthy, elderly persons, according to recent research highlighted by the Public Information Committee of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS),...

High-Normal Blood Pressure Increases Cardiovascular Risk.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-normal blood pressure significantly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure, according to a new study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The...

Standardizing Risk-Factors Studies Could Help Prevent, Control Diseases.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Efforts to prevent and control heart disease and other chronic diseases could be helped by a more standardized approach to studying risk factors, according to an article published in the Pan American...

Different Mechanisms Trigger Blood Pressure Rise In Thyroid Disorders.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Different mechanisms trigger hypertension in people with thyroid disorders, but a low-salt diet appears to keep their blood pressure under control, researchers report in the American Journal of...

Health Regimen Important For Those With Diabetes, High Blood Pressure.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is asking Americans who have diabetes and high blood pressure to pay special attention to their health care routine in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks....

Xenon Genetics Acquires Lipid Metabolism Drug Discovery Program.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Xenon Genetics, Inc., has acquired all assets of QuantaNova Canada, Ltd., and Scotia Holdings, PLC, relating to their lipid metabolism drug discovery program. The lipid metabolism program is...

New Guidelines Of Care During Liposuction Issued.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twenty years ago, liposuction was a new procedure that offered exciting options for individuals who wanted fat removed from problem areas unresponsive to diet and exercise. Since its inception,...

HHS, ADA Team For National Campaign Against Diabetes.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new emphasis on treating diabetes comprehensively - that is, managing not only blood glucose, but also blood pressure, and cholesterol - could save lives, according to the U.S. Department of Health...

Military Personnel Would Rather Smoke Than Gain Weight.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Overweight military personnel would rather keep smoking than risk gaining weight if faced with a choice between these two health risks, according to a new study. "Although excess weight constitutes...

ALT-711 Compound May Have Broad, Beneficial Effect.
December 1, 2001... 2001 NOV 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alteon, Inc., announced that it has initiated a second Phase IIb trial of ALT-711, an orally active drug that has demonstrated a broad beneficial effect in reversing cardiovascular disease. The...

Milkshake Study Suggests Need For Reducing Triglyceride Levels.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center have developed more evidence that the normal or desirable levels of triglyceride, a type of blood fat, may still pose a significant risk of...

Rapid Infant Weight Gain May Predict Childhood Obesity.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rapid infant weight gain may predict childhood obesity Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia find that rapid rates of weight gain during infancy could be linked to obesity later in...

Overweight Children Facing Cardiovascular Disease in Adulthood.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - Atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) often begins in childhood due to overweight, obesity, and decline of physical activity, and there may be a roll for...

New Risk Factors Associated with Body Weight May Play Role in Heart Disease.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - Other factors associated with body weight, in addition to obesity, may play a role in heart disease. Secular trends, diabetes, and even low body...

Fat Rebalancing: A New Alternative To The Fountain Of Youth.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Ponce de Leon went searching for the fountain of youth centuries ago, he was told of a rejuvenating fountain filled with flowers, golden fruit, and beautiful maidens. Although de Leon never found...

Study Shows How Likely U.S. Adults Are To Gain, Lose Or Stay Same Weight.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's about as easy to lose weight as it is to get rich, according to a University of Michigan study that tracked weight changes among a nationally representative sample of more than 10,000 adults over a...

Chest Pain Drug Tested for Heart Attack Prevention.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - A drug used to treat chest pain is being tested to see if it can reduce the risk of heart attack in patients with chronic angina. The drug,...

Free-Radical Damage Occurs In Children From Families With Early Disease.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children as young as age six whose parents have premature heart disease are more susceptible to free-radical damage that may impair their defense system and put them at risk of the same fate, according...

Statins Called "New Aspirin" by Heart Conference Presenter.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - "Statins are the new aspirin." That's the quote to be remembered from the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2001 conference in...

Scientist Says Oxygen Is Toxic To Stem Cells.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxygen may be good for you, but it's not so great for your stem cells - according to a new study by scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School. Too much oxygen can kill stem cells, slow...

A Positive Attitude May Be Best Prevention Against Heart Disease.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For years, hospital emergency physicians have used nitrogylcerin as a gold standard for identifying heart disease as a cause of chest pain. If a patient presents with chest pain and a nitroglycerin...

Some Heart Attack Survivors Don't Believe In Future Good Health.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some depressed heart attack survivors are so convinced they'll never be healthy again that their belief becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. A Johns Hopkins University study demonstrates that...

Antioxidants Safe But Don't Help Prevent Heart Attacks or Strokes.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - New research does not provide any clear evidence of worthwhile benefits on health from dietary supplementation with vitamins E, C and beta-carotene. ...

VEGF Gene Therapy Eases Pain, Improves Heart Function.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Injecting a growth factor gene directly into the heart is safe and appears highly effective in treating advanced coronary heart disease, two research teams reported at the American Heart Association's...

Framingham Heart Study Is Recruiting Third Generation.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 53-year-old Framingham Heart Study, the breakthrough findings of which have led millions of Americans to change the way they live has begun recruiting its third generation of participants. ...

Kidney Disease In African-Americans Focus Of Study.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by C.W. Henderson, senior medical correspondent - No one knows which drugs work best to prevent kidney disease linked to hypertension in African-Americans. So Janice G. Douglas, chief of the...

Immune System Discovery May Lead To Preventive Therapy For Diabetes.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- By manipulating a cell that controls the immune system's response to infections, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their colleague have prevented the onset of diabetes in mice predisposed...

American Heart Association, NexCura To Develop Treatment Decision Tools.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Heart Association and NexCura, Inc., have formed a multiyear strategic alliance to develop and distribute web-based cardiovascular decision support technology for both consumers and...

Atrial Fibrillation Common Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents.
December 8, 2001... 2001 DEC 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stroke prevention therapy with warfarin in high-risk atrial fibrillation patients is underused among residents of long-term care facilities, according to an article in the November 12, 2001, issue of...

Leaf Extract From Life Plant Stimulates Insulin Secretion.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Investigators in India now have a better idea about how Biophytum sensitivum, or the life plant, may work in patients who are hyperglycemic. B....

Marijuana-like Chemical May Provide Treatment For Obesity.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A chemical related to marijuana that exists in the body may provide an effective treatment for obesity and perhaps other eating disorders, a UC Irvine College of Medicine study has found. The...

Blood Pressure Knowledge Is Alarmingly Low In U.S., Canada.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure in the United States and Canada is alarmingly low, concludes an analysis in the November 2001 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension of...

Healthy Eating And Holidays Can Go Together.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The holidays bring family and friends together. But along with spending time with loved ones, gift giving and shopping, the holidays also bring many favorite foods and recipes that may not be as...

Health And Happiness, A Complicated Combination.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - "Health is the state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being and not merely the essence of disease and infirmary," said Charles Christiansen,...

The Use And Abuse Of Dietary Supplements In Rheumatic Diseases.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - What is the role of dietary supplements in rheumatic diseases? According to Carol J. Henderson, PhD, RD, LD, of Georgia State University, it's a perplexing...

Glucose-Induced Growth Factor Activation Detected In Kidney Disease.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists say the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is an important element of pathogenesis in diabetic nephropathy. Using...

Endocrine Clinical Trials Network Launched.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CenterWatch and The Endocrine Society have launched ENDOTrials: The Endocrine Clinical Trials Network. The Internet-based clinical trials resource center will be accessible through The Endocrine...

International Diabetes Study Offers Insight Into Effective Self-Management.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first results of a new international study suggest that family and emotional support are key factors in how well diabetes patients around the world manage their disease. The DAWN (Diabetes...

Free Fruit Given To School Children In United Kingdom.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.K. Department of Health published a report on pilot trials for the National School Fruit Scheme. The report shows that the implementation of the scheme has gone smoothly and that it is a...

Comprehensive Management Of Knee Disease.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic and debilitating disease with widespread public health implications. Comprehensive management of knee OA goes beyond...

Hospitals Collaborate On Nationwide Education Program.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 650 hospitals in 46 states and the District of Columbia participated in an educational program in November offering the latest findings about the management and treatment of diabetes....

Complications In Rheumatic Patients.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Chronic renal disease is an extensive and expensive problem. According to Dr. Andrew J. King, a nephrologist at the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California,...

Paradigm Genetics And LION Bioscience Expand Strategic Alliance.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paradigm Genetics, Inc., (PDGM) and LION Bioscience AG (LEON, LIO) have expanded their five-year strategic alliance, initiated in January 2000, to codevelop and comarket MetaTrace, a metabolic...

Long, Irregular Menstruation Cycles Increase Risk For Diabetes.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have long or very irregular menstrual cycles have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), according to an article in the November 21, 2001, issue of the Journal of the...

SaluMedica Awarded Patent for Platform Technology.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SaluMedica, LLC, has been granted a U.S. patent for its platform technology Salubria, a hydrogel developed to replace soft tissue in the body. The new patent complements existing intellectual...

Hyperglycemia A Factor For Death And Poor Recovery In Stroke Survivors.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Physicians can use patient blood glucose levels to predict outcomes in patients hospitalized due to ischemic stroke. A Canadian literature review suggests...

Rosiglitazone Maleate Reduces Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data released November 12, 2001, demonstrated that rosiglitazone maleate, an oral medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, decreased levels of novel cardiovascular risk markers, suggesting...

Safe And Appropriate Exercise Important For Persons At Risk.
December 15, 2001... 2001 DEC 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Following an appropriate exercise program and doing it safely can be key to preventing type 2 diabetes for the 10 million Americans at high risk for the disease, says the American Physical Therapy...

Urging Preschoolers To 'Clean Your Plate' Not A Good Idea.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A parent who encourages a preschool child to clean his plate before leaving the table or before getting dessert may be contributing to a problem that has grown to epidemic proportions in the United...

Fatty Food Triggers Taste Buds, New Research Finds.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It wasn't your imagination that the fat-free chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream didn't taste as good as the creme de la creme version, despite what the label said. Your no-guilt taste treat was...

Americans Unaware That Heart Disease Begins In Childhood.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If you're one of those Americans who believes heart disease does not begin developing until middle age, you're not alone. This misperception is widespread. A new national survey, conducted by...

$11 Million Grant Funds Obesity Research Among Alaska Natives.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been awarded a grant totaling $11 million over 5 years to establish an Alaska Native Health Research Center and Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in...

Role Of Soy In Promoting Heart Health Is Promising.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers don't yet know everything they'd like to know about how nutrition affects your heart, the Mayo Clinic says, but as research continues into the role of soyfoods, the "results appear...

Obesity Growing Rapidly, At Worst In Pacific Islands.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A move away from traditional diets toward more fatty western-style foods and a lack of exercise has made Pacific islanders the fattest people in the world, the International Obesity Taskforce said. ...

Exercise Consults Strengthen Resolve For Increased Activity In Diabetics.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Exercise consultations with experienced professionals can increase physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes. Often, changing dietary habits and...

Researchers Identify New Class Of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High plasma levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and ultimately coronary heart disease. The statin drugs, such as Pfizer's Lipitor, are highly...

Researchers Study Weight-Lifters' Hypertension, CAD Link.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center team is the world's first to study a possible link between the abnormally high blood pressure experienced by many weightlifters during workouts and...

$6 Million Grant Will Fund Research Into Mouse Phenotypes.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patrick Tso, PhD, University of Cincinnati (UC) professor of pathology and lab medicine and associate director of the Cincinnati Obesity Research Center, is the principal investigator of a $6 million,...

Study Indicates New Drug Arrests Progression Of Type 1 Diabetes.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Experimental drug DiaPep277 has been shown in a Phase II human clinical trial to arrest the progression of type 1 diabetes, prevent destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic cells, and reduce the...

Cholestech, Bayer Diagnostics Announce Comarketing Agreement.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cholestech Corp. (CTEC) and Bayer Corp., Diagnostics Division, have announced the launch of a joint national program aimed at increasing the "in-office" diagnosis and management of cardiovascular...

Warning Signal May Predict Diabetes And Heart Disease Risk.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found a means that may predict an individual's risk of developing diabetes and heart disease long before traditional diagnostic tests would reveal a problem. "By measuring the...

Hypertension Diagnostics Announces First Quarter FY 2002 Results.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc., (HDII) has announced financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2001. The company reported revenue of $91,715 in the first quarter relating...

HRT Suppresses Biologicial Actions Of Growth Hormones In GH-Deficient.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The December 2001 issue of the American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism spotlights crossover studies that find oral administration of estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) suppresses...

Use Of Breathing Device Validated As Adjunctive Treatment.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InterCure, Inc., developers of nondrug, device-guided breathing treatments for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, announced the completion of a fifth clinical trial to evaluate the ability of its...

Nitric Oxide-Releasing Aspirin Reverses Arterial Hypertension.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NicOx S.A. announced that a pilot Phase II study has been initiated for NCX 4016, its patented nitric oxide-releasing aspirin derivative, following the publication of highly promising preclinical data....

Statin, Niacin Treatment Reduces Risk Of Heart Attack By 60-90%.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment with a combination of statin and niacin can slash the risk of a fatal or nonfatal heart attack or hospitalization for chest pain by 70% among patients who are likely to suffer heart attacks...

FDA Warns Against Dietary Supplement.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans should immediately stop using a chemical mix masquerading as a dietary supplement that was blamed for poisoning the livers of at least six people, the government warned. The victims,...

Angioplasty, Stent Procedures For Leg Pain Cheaper, Easier On Patient.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using angioplasty and stents to treat a common cause of leg pain is not only just as effective as surgery but is also easier for patients, has an equivalent effect on quality of life and costs about...

Gotu Kola Extract Improves Extremity Microcirculation In Diabetes.
December 22, 2001... 2001 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A scientific study of extract from the Asian herbal remedy Gotu Kola, or Centella asiatica, shows it can improve microcirculation and relieve neuropathic...