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Getting back to routine after vacation

Aug 11, 2011

For people who have enjoyed a summer holiday basking in the sun, it isn’t easy to get back into the routine of the rat-race. It’s not only a psychological issue ― the body also finds it difficult to fit back into this strained life. Sunburn, extreme fatigue and dermatitis can also leave a “massive a
Study: Healthy eating means spending more at store

Aug 11, 2011

SEATTLE (AP) ― A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat healthier.An update of what used to be known as a food pyramid in 2010 h
Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions

Aug 11, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) ― Playing sports in hot, steamy weather is safe for healthy children and teen athletes, so long as precautions are taken and the drive to win doesn’t trump common sense, the nation’s largest pediatricians group says.New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics arrive just as s
Debate heats up over whether obesity can be contagious

Aug 11, 2011

Can obesity spread like a social virus? Scientists have rebutted highly publicized studies by two U.S. researchers, citing flawed methodology and data, the New York Times reported.In 2007, Nicholas Christakis at Harvard and James Fowler at the University of California revealed a study that indicated
Artificial stem cell sperm may treat infertile men

Aug 5, 2011

Fertility researchers succeeded in creating viable artificial sperm by using stem cells for the first time, marking a scientific breakthrough which may lead to new treatments for infertile men, according to the Telegraph.(MCT)Scientists at Kyoto University used stem cells from mouse embryos to creat
Watch for food poisoning

Aug 4, 2011

With summer here, the intake of cold and raw food increases and, accordingly, the number of people who get sick from eating bad food increases as well. When two or more people get sick from eating the same thing (with symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain), food poisoning is the fir
More young women prone to eating disorders

Aug 4, 2011

At least 13,000 women visited hospitals for eating disorders over the past five years, Rep. Sohn Sook-mi of the ruling Grand National Party said recently, quoting a Health Insurance Review and Assessment report. Most of them were in their 20s and 30s and extremely conscious of their looks, according
High heels deform women’s feet: survey

Aug 4, 2011

About 52 percent of surveyed women who wear high heels regularly said they have experienced deformation of their feet, Himchan Hospital said Monday. The hospital surveyed a total of 502 women in their 20s and 30s, of which 77 percent said they wear high heels two-three times a week. Among the heel l
Keeping patients from coming back

Aug 4, 2011

PHILADELPHIA ― It took more than a week for doctors and nurses to get Pierre Trombert’s congestive heart failure under control and send him home from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.But the trickier part, in some ways, was making sure he didn’t come back.Enter Joanne Heil, professional nudge.Sh
Are you vaccinated against hepatitis?

Aug 4, 2011

Sixty-two-year-old Bae cannot forget the day he had his hepatitis C cured. In 2009, after six months of painful medication, he was declared free from the disease that had haunted him for decades. “I had always felt tired, lethargic and hopeless. People suspected that I had a liver disorder but for a
HIV epidemic emerging in Middle East

Aug 4, 2011

The AIDS virus is spreading like an epidemic in some Middle East and North African countries because of homosexual encounters between men, a study warned on Wednesday."This systematic review and data synthesis indicate that HIV epidemics appear to be emerging among MSM (men who have sex with men) in
Gyms take the work out of workout

Aug 3, 2011

BALTIMORE ― Go ahead and bang a drum, hang from the curtains and spin that hula hoop. Gym instructors say it’s good for you, even if you don’t realize it.The unconventional workouts are part of a movement to keep the masses focused on their fitness by disguising exercise as playtime, like spinach in
Chewing more helps weight loss: research

Aug 1, 2011

Chewing food more helps people consume less food and lose weight, a new study has shown.According to researchers from Harbin Medical University in China, those who chewed food 40 times consumed about 12 percent less calories than those who chewed only 15 times.The study is posted on the latest versi
Fat is more dangerous for South Asians

Jul 29, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Weight gain can be more dangerous for South Asians than for Caucasians because the fat clings to organs like the liver instead of the skin, said a study published Thursday.The main difference between Caucasians and South Asians comes down to how much space there is to store fat in the body and where it holes up, said Sonia Anand, lead author of the study in the public access jo
Venereal diseases in elderly women on rise

Jul 28, 2011

Venereal disease among the elderly population is rising, the Ministry of Health and Welfare revealed Monday.According to the National Health Insurance Corporation, a ministry affiliate, the number of people treated for various venereal diseases marked 352,000 in 2010, up 19,000 from four years ago. Women outnumbered men: Female patients marked 249,000 compared to 102,000 men. The rate of increase