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Eating right during pregnancy can be a nerve wracking experience especially due to the lots of conflicting information available. Even if you are careful to take meals containing all the essential minerals and vitamins, you might not be taking the right foods especially if your appetite is not up to speed...
How about the title? Maybe some of you that want to work out will think again about it. Theres a study on why exercise alone wont help lose weight and the findings are :- Exercise alone is almost useless when it comes to losing weight. Researchers tracked people who added more workouts to...
Do you know about ulcerative colitis ? Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease of the large intestine, also known as the colon, in which the lining of the colon becomes inflamed and develops tiny open sores, or ulcers that produce pus and mucous. The combination of inflammation and ulceration can cause...
A new study published online in the Journal of Attention Disorders found out that healthy lifestyle choices might just be an effective intervention and alternative to brain-toasting drugs. These include engaging in more activities that would develop physical and brain health and drinking plenty of water...
Weight loss remains a big priority for millions of Americans but permanently dropping pounds has proved difficult in spite of a huge weight-loss industry. But a new study shows how dropping large amounts of weight can still lead to long-term issues for patients as their metabolism may slow dramatically. The...
Many people underestimate the importance of having a strong back, with most choosing to focus on the abdominals when they go to the gym. But think about it – we use our back muscles for EVERYTHING, from picking up objects to standing to sitting to even coughing and sneezing. If you partake in...
To keep skin looking young and healthy, you need to stay hydrated and protect your skin from the sun. But what if you could eat your way to younger looking skin? An old trend in Asia is getting a new spin in the beauty world in the form of ingestible collagen. Collagen, the protein found in your skin cells...
Many kids aren’t, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study’s lead author, Erica Kenney, a scientist at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, originally planned to look into the amount of sugary drinks kids were consuming in schools. However, during...
Driving is an activity that quickly becomes second nature.Because driving an automobile is common across society, it is easy to forget the inherent dangers associated with controlling a lump of metal as it careers along asphalt at 50 km/h. The current research reminds us that what we do while we are behind...
Prostate cancer patients and survivors who exercise could be improving their chances of survival according to new research. In a study by the Epidemiology Research Program at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Ying Wang and her team looked at data from 10,067 men aged between 50 and 93 at the time of...
The percentage of people around the world suffering from diabetes has nearly doubled since 1980, growing from 4.7% of the adult population to 8.5%, according to a new report from the World Health Organization. Today one in 12 people in the Americas have the disease, which can lead to blindness, kidney...
Over the centuries, the life span of humans has steadily increased. We have found ways to improve medicine, safety, work conditions and overall self-awareness – which has allowed us to live longer, fuller lives. According to the United Nations world population prospects report, the worldwide average life...
The risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure and other cardiac events could be predicted by measuring levels of two vitamin D components, suggest researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City, UT. Lead researcher Dr. Heidi May, a cardiovascular epidemiologist at the...
A new report shows how the Zika virus can harm a babys brain, despite normal ultrasounds early in the pregnancy. The case study adds new worries about the Zika link to severe birth defects. When a Pregnant Woman Gets Zika, The Virus is Not Just in the Babys Brain In the new case study, Zika...
Pain in lower back or any other part between ribs and legs, is the most common cause of work related disability or basis for missed job. As most back pains go on their own, sometimes it becomes chronic pain. Around 8 out of 10 individuals in US face at least one session of such pain in their lives. As...
The new study, led by Tasnee Chonmaitree, professor in the department of pediatrics, found that rates of ear infection have dropped significantly since similar studies were conducted in the late 1980s and 1990s. The rates of ear infection dropped from 18 to 6 percent in three month olds, from 39 to 23...
Fibroids—smooth muscle tumors of the uterus—are common, affecting as many as 75% of women. They are rarely cancerous, and they cause symptoms in only about 20% of the women who have them. However, if you’re one of those with symptoms like heavy menstrual bleeding, bad cramps, pelvic pressure,...
A study by Ohio State University has found that oils high in a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid known as linoleic acid could have a beneficial effect on health, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes. The study looked at data taken from two previous studies which looked at 139 men and women. As...
Many of todays seniors prefer to stay in their homes for as long as possible. In order for their families to accommodate their senior family members wishes, they need the reassurance that their senior family members can receive the care they need if an emergency situation develops. The staff...
Apple announced today the launch of CareKit, a new open source software platform that allows people to develop their own health care apps. The softwares design is similar to that of Apples ResearchKit, a software platform that lets scientists run studies through apps available in the Apple app...