‘Health’ Archives
Anti-aging products today
OXYAGE is one of the many anti-aging products on the market The product supposedly reduces wrinkles while refreshing the skin The Detoxifying Carcinogens and Pollutants in the products supposedly fight aging The products are supposed to fight 'oxidative radicals of the face area, while increasing energy of the skin and repairing cells damaged [...]
Fast food can affect mental health
People who regularly consume fast food and commercial baked goods are more likely to develop depression, a new Spanish study suggests percent higher risk of depression compared to people who consumed no or little fast food Researchers at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada followed more than 8,960 people [...]
Alcohol raises breast cancer risk
Women who even consume one alcoholic drink per day are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer than their non-drinker counterparts, German researchers say00 prior studies, Helmut K Seitz and colleagues at the University of Heidelberg concluded that a single drink per day raises a women’s breast cancer risk by four percent The findings [...]
WHO report says Europeans drink the most alcohol worldwide
European people have the highest level of alcohol consumption worldwide, equivalent to 1242104 liters in Nordic countries, added the report titled ‘Alcohol in the European Union’ “There are over 40 recognized alcohol-use disorders and conditions, including alcohol dependence and the harmful use of alcohol, alcoholic liver disease, [...]
928 Hospitals join the Preferred Provider Network (PPN) to provide cashless facility
With a view to provide quality health care at an affordable cost and at the same time help the insured to optimally utilize the Sum Insured under their Insurance Policies, the Preferred Provider Network st July, 20101 and subsequently to Kolkata in January, 201288, Mumbai-165, Bangalore-122, Chennai-125, Ahemdabad-91, Hyderabad-87, Chandigarh [...]
Medical Tourism in India
Ministry of Tourism has initiated several measures to promote Medical TourismTour Operators approved by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and engaged in Medical Tourism subject to adherence to scheme guidelines and availability of funds The Medical Tourism activity is mainly driven by private sector The Ministry of Tourism only plays the [...]
Mobile Polyclinics for Ex-Servicemen
Providing Medicare to Ex-servicemen and their dependents is an ongoing process and the endeavor of the government is to continuously upgrade the quality of medicare services being provided99 polyclinics including 17 mobile polyclinics besides the existing 227 polyclinics to improve accessibility of Ex-servicemen to medical facilities99 [...]
Health and Nutrition gets major boost in the Budget 2012-13
Health and Nutrition Gets Major Boost in the Budget 2012-13, Six Life Saving Drugs Exempted from Excise Duty The Union Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget for 2012-13, has proposed to extend concessional basic customs duty of 5 per cent with full exemption from excise duty/ CVD to six specified life-saving [...]
Teenager Unlocks Potential Pathways for Breast Cancer Treatments, Wins Intel Science Talent Search
Nithin Tumma of Fort Gratiot, Mich00,000 Award from the Intel Foundation NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Nithin Tumma, whose research could lead to less toxic and more effective breast cancer treatments, received the top award of $100,000 at the Intel Science Talent Search 2012, a program of Society for Science & the Public3, 2012 – From medical [...]
PM to Inaugurate 2-Day Polio Summit 2012
The Prime Minister, Dr2’ on 25th February 2012 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi2, a major achievement and unprecedented progress which needs to be sustained with continued intensive efforts until polio is eradicated2’,200 participants expected at the Summit2 will be a platform for all the key players in the end game strategy for polio eradication [...]
President launches the 2012 Pulse Polio Campaign
The President of India Smt2 today47 crore children of less than 5 years of age will be given polio drops5 lakh supervisors will monitor quality and coverage of the Immunization activity Nowhere in the world, the campaign of such scale and size is undertaken in a single round The Minister of State Sh S Gandhiselvan, Secretary, Ministry of Health [...]
HC notice to Govt on report on contaminated milk
The Delhi High Court today sought the stands of the Union and city governments on a news report claiming that 70 per cent of milk samples lifted from the national capital were found to be contaminated0 The bench issued notices to the Delhi government's Department of Prevention of Food Adulteration and the Food Safety Standards Authority of [...]
‘Wonder drug’ to kill off cancer
Scientists claim to have achieved a major breakthrough by creating a 'wonder drug' which kills off cancer -- in fact, it could wipe out some of the most deadly forms of the disease00-fold more powerful than the original drug8 months "Before this drug was designed, we had no idea RAF could promote tumour cell cycle progression This may be only [...]
Makeup Tips for you
Here is some tips to Great Makeup Avoid wearing too much Makeup is meant to enhance features not bring negative attention to you That's what wearing too much makeup will do; it will bring you unwanted attention Don't wear too much of anything such as: i Eyeliner: dark, thick eyeliner will make you look overdone and will ruin the rest of your [...]
Skincare Tips That’ll Make You Glow
If you want to look great, then having great skin is a necessity Brown is better than white Pasta and bread both have up to ten times as much fibre in them when you opt for brown rather than white This is an easy dietary change for most people, so at least give it a try and see if you can make the shift 2 Eat apples, and lots of them! Apples are [...]
Tips to Prevent Back Pain
Although some form of back pain cannot be eliminated, such as the effects of normal aging on soft tissues and bone, they can be slowed Here are tips for preventing back pain Exercise correctly and regularly Obesity, poor muscle tone, and poor flexibility are all risk factors for back pain and all factors that exercise can help remedy Also, [...]
Weight Loss for the Inactive Person
Weight loss must be a lifestyle, or so they say "They" being the folks in the media and the ones in the local gym It simply must be a lifestyle, as weight gain can more often be attributed to the life one leads rather than of life itself; as not everyone has the luxury to be overweight But plenty of people out there view the "active" lifestyle as [...]
The Difference Between Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise
There are two main types of exercise10 You should still be able to carry on a conversation while you exercise Do this for at least 45 minutes a day and notice your energy explode Do you think you don’t have time to do this There is always time Use the time you would have spent sleeping to replenish your body I guarantee that you'll need less [...]
70,000 children infected by HIV in India
An estimated 70,000 children are infected with HIV in the country and the ailment is caused to most of them by parent-to-child-transmission AIDS outbreak in India to reduce the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their children," the country chief of UNICEF, HIV and AIDS, Ivonne Camaroni told on the sidelines of the seminar [...]
E.coli outbreak due to abuse of antibiotics in meat production
The E or buy from local farmers' markets 2 WASH YOUR VEGGIES If you wash them well, even ecoli won't be a problem The ecoli is only present in those veggies that aren't adequately washed 3 TAKE PROBIOTICS The more "friendly" bacteria you have in your gut, the less space there is for toxic ecoli to take hold The secret truth about these [...]
