Health News
By Keith Goh
The Stroke of Destruction
Strokes are both common and preventable: 80 percent of strokes are preventable. Recognizing the symptoms and acting fast to get medical attention can help save lives and limit ensuing disabilities a stroke victim may suffer.
In medical jargon, a stroke is a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and it occurs when a [...]
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Health News
By Cory Quirino, Philippine Daily Inquirer
SCIENTIFIC knowledge is out there but is not being translated into clinical settings, according to Bill Faloon, editor of Life Extension Magazine based in the United States.
Medicine today is challenged to focus on prevention rather than just cure, teach patients to be more cooperative with their doctors, and seek [...]
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Here’s help on how to stay calm.
Fear and anxiety are an unavoidable part of life. You may feel anxious before a dental appointment, or when you’re walking alone down a dark street. This kind of anxiety is useful - it can make you more alert or careful. It usually ends soon after you are out [...]
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Everyone’s talking about the age-defying benefits of antioxidants, but do you know what antioxidants are—and how they actually work?
The U.S. Government’s Medline Plus database defines antioxidants as substances that help to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals. Free radicals are molecules produced when your body breaks down food or by environmental sources [...]
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If you’re like most people, you are actively seeking more happiness in your life. But you may be looking in the wrong places, and that may not be your fault. Turn on your TV, read a magazine, or log on to the Internet, and you’re assaulted by a never-ending bombardment of advertising pitches. They’ll [...]
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By Irwan Lee
Despite of being feared most, breast cancer is not the biggest killer of Women.
For decades heart disease and heart attacks have been viewed as a man’s illness. Most women mistakenly perceive breast cancer as the most fear diseases, their biggest enemy and the no.1 killer of women. They concern themselves and know how [...]
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By Irwan Lee
A study by the Stanford University School of Medicine in 1984 lead by James Fries, MD and his team of research colleagues enlisted 538 runners, all at the age of 50 and above, and a similar group of non-runners shows that running reduce the risk not only of heart disease, but also delay [...]
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By Irwan Lee
An estimated 35 per cent of the world’s populations suffer from halitosis, more commonly known as chronic bad breath.
Bad Breath or also known as Dragon Breath is an embarrassing problem and many of us would have suffered from it at some point in our lives and affects millions of people everyday. Just because [...]
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By Irwan Lee
Poor dental hygiene and not brush your teeth regularly can cause unhealthy teeth, bleeding gum which might boosts the risk of heart attacks and strokes according to researchers at a September 2008 meeting of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin.
According to the World Health Organization, heart disease is the number one killer [...]
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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