The most basic of activities have a profound influence on our well-being. Yet it is these very basic activities that are often accorded second, third or last place in our daily lives. It is time to take a good hard look at our daily routines and re-learn the basics that are essential for health and [...]
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We’re constantly told that everything in our life needs balance – play vs. work, exercising vs. relaxing, veggies vs. chocolate and so on. But how important is that balance? As much as we’d all love to indulge in one thing more than another – usually something that’s more pleasurable and doesn’t require much effort [...]
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By Jerome Burne
Hooked: It’s thought between three and seven million Britons are addicted to prescription drugs
Gina Loxam was feeling a bit low, so she went to see her GP and was prescribed the anti-depressant, Seroxat.
Ten years later, she is still on the drug because the severe mood swings, headaches, fatigue and weight gain she suffers [...]
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By Sarah Wassner Flynn Each winter, the flu epidemic swoops down upon us, infecting more than 25 million Americans with the icky virus. The aches, pains, fever and chills are a sure-fire way to send you straight to bed, and sometimes even to the hospital. Since October is the ideal month to start fighting the [...]
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Keeping your children healthy is not an easy task. Colds, flu and other contagious diseases often spread with lightning speed and children tend to be the most vulnerable. Unlike adults, young children may not have been exposed to many common germs. Their immune systems may not have had the chance to develop resistance to infection.
And [...]
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By Irwan Lee
Ever wonder if you are given a choice to seek physician advice for your health, which doctor will you prefer to meet? The one who dress casually in open neck shirts? The one who wears sneakers and jeans or rather the one in a white coat and wearing neckties? Most of us prefer [...]
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By Michael Kahn - Reuters
Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday.
There has been conflicting evidence on the link between asthma and C-sections but the researchers said the number of children involved in their study and a long monitoring period strengthened their [...]
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By Irwan Lee
CUTS RISK 94% - Ventilation could disperse carbon dioxide
SIDS is the leading cause of 2,500 infants death aged 1 month to 1 year old annually , and the third leading cause of overall infant mortality in the United States , and deaths tend to peak in winter months. SIDS isn’t any one [...]
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By Irwan Lee
What is SIDS?
SIDS, or a sudden and unexplained death of a baby younger than one year old, kills about 2,500 infants annually and is the leading cause of death in that age group, with 90 percent of cases in infants under 6 months and occurs most frequently during cold-weather months.
SIDS isn’t any one [...]
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With us getting older and the growth of Fast Food industry as well as worsened in air pollution. the baby boomer is more prone to health-related issue…. But do you realize what is the real cost of your prescription Drugs? I ran across a good articles that might be of interest to you….
The Real Cost [...]
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20. May 2010
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