The study was done to help settle a running controversy about the ill effects of obesity in such cases, said Dr. Christina C. Wee, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, co-director of research in the division of general medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital and lead author of a report in the [...]
Posted on 04 September 2008
Yoga Helped Me Quit Smoking
01 September 2008
It’s been a month and a day since I abandoned my binge-smoking ways, but only yesterday did I truly kill my desire to smoke. The most apt description of what I’ve been fighting is this: Smoking creates an itch in the lung that only a cigarette can scratch. This past week my lungs have felt like [...]
5 Ways to Beat Your Anxiety
30 August 2008
People, it’s said, fear public speaking more than they fear death. But if that adage applied to Michelle Obama when she took the podium last night, before a crowd of about 20,000 and a TV viewing audience of millions, it was hardly noticeable. To me, she seemed a little stiff when she first started speaking [...]
Sex After Breast Cancer
30 August 2008
Yesterday I discussed Christina Applegate’s diagnosis of breast cancer, and hundreds of reports on that news have been teeming with information—from the way she was diagnosed to what she can expect from treatment. But nowhere in this burst of coverage have I seen information on a side effect that’s rarely talked about: how tough it [...]
Delving Into the Mysteries of Unexplained Infertility
30 August 2008
I can’t say I’m too surprised by a new study showing that certain low-tech fertility treatments don’t work for women with unexplained infertility. Much is still unknown about what it takes to achieve a successful pregnancy; in fact, for one third of couples who can’t get pregnant after a year of trying, there’s no apparent [...]
Heart Risk Due To Low Radiation Doses Worth Investigating Say Scientists
29 August 2008
Scientists at the National Cancer Institute in the US say more research is needed into the effects of low-dose radiation on cardiovascular risk, an area that remains controversial and about which there is too much uncertainty to give reliable estimates of numbers affected, compared to the well documented risks of cancer from radiation exposure. This the [...]
Alternative Medicine
Allergies Type 2
Posted on 28 August 2008
Allergies Type 2 is also called antibody-dependent allergy. It is when antibodies combine with healthy cells in the your body and then your immune system attacks the health cells. Type 2 usually start in early childhood and are caused by repeated exposure to high concentration of pollen, dust or mold in the environment. Hyperactive children [...]
Beauty
Exclusive Beauty Secrets Revealed to Help you Look Naturally 10 Years Younger
Posted on 28 August 2008
For eons, it seems, women the world over have made use of a staggering array of highly imaginative aids to preserve or improve on what nature bestowed upon them. Nor are these beauty secrets always the privilege of the rich, but transcend class and even, in these equal-opportunity modern times, transcend gender.
And while it’s true [...]
Diseases and Conditions
In Brief: Something to sink your teeth into: Sugarless gum
Posted on 03 September 2008
Many of the bacteria that reside on our teeth in dental plaque have quite the sweet tooth. And to our great dental misfortune, when they satisfy their appetites for sugar (and other carbohydrates), they produce acids that eat away at the enamel of the very teeth they call home. Cavities are the result.
But our mouths [...]
Nutrition
Try These for Erectile Dysfunction
Posted on 28 August 2008
It’s no longer called impotence. Now it’s called erectile dysfunction (ED), and it is extremely common. Half of all men will suffer from ED at some point in their lives, and about 70% of the time, it’s due to a physical problem such as vascular/heart disease, diabetes, or vitamin deficiency. This is good news, as [...]
Skin Care
Best Skincare Products to Look Younger Instantly!
Posted on 28 August 2008
Here are some instant skincare tricks that will help you roll back the years instantly.
These anti aging skincare tips are proven to work and simple to do so here they are:
One of the major factors in making us look old is our complexions.
When were young we have radiant complexions but as we age skin become [...]
Women Issues
5 Ways to Beat Your Anxiety
Posted on 30 August 2008
People, it’s said, fear public speaking more than they fear death. But if that adage applied to Michelle Obama when she took the podium last night, before a crowd of about 20,000 and a TV viewing audience of millions, it was hardly noticeable. To me, she seemed a little stiff when she first started speaking [...]
Yoga
Yoga Helped Me Quit Smoking
Posted on 01 September 2008
It’s been a month and a day since I abandoned my binge-smoking ways, but only yesterday did I truly kill my desire to smoke.
The most apt description of what I’ve been fighting is this: Smoking creates an itch in the lung that only a cigarette can scratch. This past week my lungs have felt like [...]
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