Shape up!
Subject for this year’s World Heart Day will be ‘Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape’ in order to emphasize the fact that obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CDV). CDV includes not only heart attack but also cerebrovascular disease (stroke), hypertension (high blood pressure)...
Jane232591
Soy protein not only for women’s health but for men’s too
The time has come for men to be cheerful about soy proteins it has been shown that it reduces risk of prostate cancer. It has been known that soy bean lower cholesterol, slow the development of diabetes, and improve overall health and it was often used by women in the post menopausal period. A new...
Mark
Spouse support cuts job stresses
If your spouse has a demanding and stressful job, the last thing they need from you is nagging and more demands. What they need is support, emotions and a person to talk to. It is known that stress has a very big influence on blood pressure. One year study showed that people, who had demanding...
Mark
Cancer drug approved
Lung cancer is the most common form of cancer, accounting for 1.2 million cases a year worldwide, while non-small cell lung cancer accounts for almost 80 % of all types of lung cancer. European Union authorities have approved cancer pill Tarceva for use in patients with the most common form of lung...
Mick
FDA Approves Generic AIDS Drug for U.S. Market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have finally approved marketing of several generic versions of drugs that treat HIV. Their approval was blocked earlier due to patent and marketing exclusivity restrictions and the drugs were not available in the US. This move helps reduce the expense for...
Mick
Use of ADHD drugs surges
ADHD symptoms include impulsivity, trouble concentrating, disorganization, procrastination and hyperactivity and were usually diagnosed among children. However, the trend is changing and the use of prescription for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is growing at a faster rate among adults...
Danny
50,000 Londoners addicted to crack
A research published yesterday says there may be 46, 000 crack cocaine users in the age group 15 to 44. This means that one in 100 Londoners are either injecting or smoking the drug. Researchers used sources from specialist drug treatment centers, arrest numbers and accidents and emergency...
Danny
Public unaware of waist size risk
The National Obesity Forum in UK reports that 80% of people questioned are unaware that obesity is directly connected with diabetes and the risk of heart disease. There is an easy way to understand who is at risk, simple by measuring waist size. However, many obese people do not even measure their...
simone2593
US plans first face transplant
At the moment, surgeons are seeking volunteers for the first face transplant that is about to take place real soon. Such procedures have already been carries out on dead bodies but the time has come for people to receive their new faces. There are 50% chances that the procedure will work and there...
simone2593
FDA: Defibrillator problems increasing
FDA reports that the number of implanted heart defibrillators that fail is increasing as they are becoming more and more complex. A study conducted between 2000 and 2003 found that 4,225 defibrillators had failed during that period. The same amount was reported in the previous 10 years. The...
Mick