Posts Tagged ‘Health’
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 [...]
Indians are most depressed people in world: WHO
Indians are the world's most depressed people with nearly 36 per cent suffering from Major Depressive Episode 88 different countries5 per cent1 per cent20 million people worldwide It can interfere with a person's ability to work, make relationships difficult, and destroy quality of life In severe cases it leads to suicide, causing 850,000 deaths a [...]
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 [...]
Cell phone use may cause cancer: WHO
A World Health Organization panel has concluded that cellphones are "possibly carcinogenic,'' putting the popular devices in the same category as certain dry cleaning chemicals and pesticides, as a potential threat to human health scientists from 14 countries, was led by Dr3-country study called Interphone, the largest and longest study of the [...]
Health hazards of being a couch Potato
If you’re a couch potato with an expansive waistline, listen upst century50 mg/dl35/8500 mg/dl0% of your body weight8 to 25 lbs Cut back on the white stuff: potatoes, bread, pasta, white rice Eat smaller portions Favor fruits, whole grains, vegetables, and oily fish Avoid processed food, sweets, and transfats Commit to regular exercise, at [...]
Listening to music at work is bad for you…
Here’s a story to hide from your boss8-30 who volunteered to participate, 6,” a chaotic sound Steady-state speech “3, 3, 3, 3,” a sound similar to a ticking clock Recall ability was poorest for the music and changing-state conditions The best recall occurred during the quiet and steady state environments In this study, listening to [...]
Why We Don’t Like Nice People?
If real life were like the television show “Survivor,” the people that would be voted off the island first might be the nice guys New research has revealed as much as we hate the lazy people who don’t contribute much, we equally dislike the nice people that enable the sloths who mooch through life When it comes to group dynamics, being too [...]
Teens With Internet Addiction
While some parents are concerned their teens may get hooked on drugs or alcohol, another growing concern for parents is teenage internet addiction hour-4 hours6 Many of those students came from Mainland China where there is less internet exposure This suggests that adolescents who grow up with limited internet access are less likely to develop [...]
Sleep Deprivation Linked To Depression
In addition to numerous physical consequences, just one night without sleep can affect your mental health02 healthy Arkansan adults as their test subjects, most of whom were affluent white people in their early twenties0% each Clearly, having even just one sleepless night is enough to raise concern for everyone, including young healthy [...]
How Diabetics Can Live to be 100 Years Old
As a medicinal chemist, I’m often asked, "How can I live to be a 100 years old1 to 20 years from a person’s lifespan00 years old rather than 65 or 70! Fact #1: Anti-Diabetic Drugs like Avandia and Actos are Deadly To curb the threat, family physicians are madly prescribing Avandia and Actos in hopes of reversing type II diabetes - total [...]
6 Ways to Increase Your Energy All The Day
Everyone wants more energy metabolism stimulated all day00 feet20 mg50-450 mg per day stimulated when drinking water fried meals, heavy starches, and heavily processed food You will feel a difference quickly The excessive carbohydrates that most people consume via sweet snacks, juices and pizza, for example sap energy all on their own The [...]
Effective Back Pain Exercises
The answer to a healthy back is appropriate exercise0 and bring it downIce packs, TENS units and Iontophoresis Active Physical therapy is the exercises like Stretching for back pain exercise, Low-impact aerobic conditioning and strengthening for back pain exercise While there are merits if a pattern of good conditioning is followed the wrong [...]
