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I'm not overweight and my BMI is good. I'm 15 and 119 pounds. I try to exercise when I can. I've seen results in my stomach but not my thighs. Can anyone tell me a good group of exercises or workout routine to follow to make my thighs slimmer?
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Help! I Work-Ranted on Twitter
Your boss flipped out; a coworker jacked your lunch, your job blows. So after happy hour, you Twitter-bitch. And then you remember: Your boss follows you. JSMN.
Delete the Evidence.
If your manager doesn't refresh her feed 24/7, she may not have read it. The next day: "Check your company's social-media policy," says Deanna Zandt, author of Share This!, to find out if you're even allowed to tweet about work. The fine print is a slog, but if your boss saw your post, you'll know if you broke a rule or just pissed her off.
Hide Out.
Hold back on the wiseass jokes, whiny updates about how you're so hungover -- or basically any 140-character outburst that might draw more attention to you over the next few weeks, Zandt advises. And don't try to overcompensate for your screwup with any bull-twit about how much you lurve your job.
Deal.
If you used your company's handle or hashtag in your post, your gaffe will likely land in some higher-up's inbox. Many businesses now use computer programs that scan the Twitterverse for mentions, says Jason Keath, CEO of Social Fresh, a social-media training company. Or, maybe your boss is more plugged in than you thought. If she confronts you, say, "I'm sorry. I want to assure you that I've deleted the post and it will never happen again," Keath advises. And, goes without saying, never tweet anything about work that you could tag #FML.
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How many calories should I eat to lose weight?
I'm 15. My height is 5'2 and my weight is 119. I eat a lot sometimes so I'm trying to measure out the amount of calories I should eat to lose weight at a healthy rate. Could someone please tell me?
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Friday, July 12, 2013
FDA Panel Votes to Change Tight Restrictions on Diabetes Drug Avandia
Controversial decision comes after a second look at major data review focused on heart risks
By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- An expert advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted narrowly Thursday to recommend changing tough safety restrictions on the diabetes drug Avandia, which was all but banned nearly two years ago because of reported links to heart problems.
The panel's decision came after a review of data that suggested the medication might not be as harmful as once thought.
However, because of initial concerns over cardiovascular safety, Avandia had been taken off drugstore shelves and its use restricted to patients who first signed a waiver saying they understood the possible risks. The drug was also dispensed only through specially registered pharmacies.
But the new recommendation might change all that. Thirteen members of the 26-person panel voted to alter the safety restrictions, the Associated Press reported, while seven voted to remove the restrictions altogether. Five panelists voted to keep the restrictions in place, while one panelist voted to withdraw Avandia from the marketplace.
The exact nature of any changes to current restrictions are yet to be decided. The FDA is not obligated to follow its advisory panels' decisions, but it usually does.
The panelists spent the past two days reconsidering evidence from an independent review by Duke University researchers of Avandia's original clinical trial, called RECORD. That review did uncover some previously unreported cases of heart complications and deaths, but the Duke team concluded that those cases did not significantly raise the overall risk of heart disease.
"I'm considerably reassured, in light of the reanalysis, that the magnitude of risk we're talking about here is not very great," Dr. Dale Hammerschmidt, of the University of Minnesota, who voted on Thursday to modify the safety limits, told the AP.
The drug's maker, GlaxoSmithKline, which had funded the Duke review, said it was satisfied with the panel's decision.
"We appreciate the committee's thorough examination of the RECORD results and will continue to work with the FDA as it considers the recommendation of the committee," the company's chief medical officer, Dr. James Shannon, said in a statement. "We continue to believe that Avandia is a safe and effective treatment option for type 2 diabetes when used for the appropriate patient and in accordance with labeling."
Not everyone is likely to be so pleased. The FDA's reconsideration of Avandia's safety has prompted stinging criticism from the drug's detractors, who say the agency is trying to save face following a very public embarrassment over the drug.
"This is a drug that has essentially been off the market in almost the entire world for the last three years. It has been banned in most countries, and is available in the United States under such strict requirements that only 3,000 patients now take it," said Dr. Steven Nissen, the Cleveland Clinic cardiologist who first led the charge against Avandia. "It's really about the FDA wanting to clean up its image, not about whether the drug is actually safe or unsafe."
Does a Cream-Boosting Tool Really Work?
Is it just me, or does it feel like there's a tool for everything beauty-related these days? I mean, there's hair removal lasers, there's acne zappers, there are teeth whitening lights -- and these are JUST the tip of the proverbial beauty-tool iceberg. But when I saw the dainty little Talika Cream Booster Device I was totally intrigued. It's $149 (a bit pricey, but a pretty standard price for devices), fits perfectly in your hand, and, while it looks a little like something from Jimmy Jane, it promises something I can actually use: better skin.
To use this tool, you apply your serum or lotions to clean, dry skin, then push the silver button and use to massage your face for one minute.
The brains behind the brand says this awesome little tool does three things. First, it offers up a dose of ion therapy to increase the delivery of your formula's active ingredients to your skin cells. You'll get a bit of photo therapy, which uses a special light to rev the skin cells' activity so they "act" younger. Additionally, you'll feel a light pulsation (not unlike a vibrator, not gonna lie), which helps increase the absorption of your product, too. The brand even claims you can use it without cream to just help relax and rejuvenate your skin.
So does it REALLY work? Truthfully, the jury's out. My skin feels smoother after a couple days of using it, but maybe that's just because I take extra time to rub in my cream. I do know, though, that it feels really, really good. And hey, I'm not opposed to a minute of face massage every night!
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