HealthCare

Pregnant smokers urge to give up before 15 week deadline

Posted on March 3, 2010 by admin

Pregnant smoking woman who do not quit by 15 weeks, are three times more likely to give birth prematurely and twice as likely to have small babies compared to women who have stopped smoking, say the researchers. The lead author, Dr. lesley McCowan at the University of Auckland, says that maternity care providers need to [...]

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Having a Ectopic Pregnancy

Posted on February 23, 2010 by admin

Most pregnancies result in a healthy, happy baby being born; however, two in 1000 pregnancies are ectopic according to the source.
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the uterus. In most cases, the egg implants in a fallopian tube. Very rarely it implants in the ovary, abdomen or cervix. Ectopic [...]

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40 percent of Cancer can be prevented

Posted on February 4, 2010 by admin

LONDON – About 40 percent of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.
To mark World Cancer day on Thursday, officials at the International Union Against Cancer released a report focused on steps that governments and the public can take [...]

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Alcohol effects on our body system

Posted on January 25, 2010 by admin

Most of us like to drink alcohol for different reasons.Here are some Alcohol effects we can get, some could be positive and some could have negative effects on our body:
1. Hydration – Alcohol helps our body system hydrates through the production of antidiuretic hormone(ADH). Dehydration results to electrolyte imbalances.
2. Chest – Too much alcoholic [...]

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Foods that Reduce Stress

Posted on January 23, 2010 by admin

1. Oranges – A German study in Psychopharmacology discovered that vitamin C are a stress reducing foods and retains blood pressure and cortisol to a normal level after a stressful situation. Also vitamin C is known to boost your immune system.
2. Sweet Potatoes – Sweet Potatoes are also a stress reducing foods because they can [...]

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Towel Bath

Posted on January 21, 2010 by admin

Towel bath is a kind of bath where it has to wiped a sick person which lying now on bed and try to remove dirt from the skin.
Reasons:
1. Cleans the body
2. It allows blood circulation properly
3. It stables your body temperature
4. Removes irritation from your skin
5. Makes you feel comfortable
Can be applied to:
1. Sick people [...]

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Pets are good wrinkle treatment

Posted on January 18, 2010 by admin

Having some trouble on how to get rid of wrinkles and at the same time wondering what wrinkle treatment product should help you in this way out? Unsure of what kind of application that for sure it wont harm your skin?
Well If you are a pet lover then it would be a big advantage dealing [...]

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5 ways on how to sleep as easy

Posted on January 16, 2010 by admin

Having not enough sleep should not be taken for granted. There could be bad effects with your body when it comes to performance in your work and even with your daily life. For women having not enough sleep will make them feel not so good for themselves, feel of depression, and a higher risk [...]

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Mental Health Issues for Young People

Posted on January 12, 2010 by admin

CHICAGO – A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.
The findings, culled from responses to a popular psychological questionnaire used as far back as 1938, [...]

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UN praise US and SouthKorea for lifting HIV travel ban

Posted on January 7, 2010 by admin

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations praised the United States and South Korea on Monday for lifting travel bans on people with HIV and urged 57 other countries with travel restrictions to end them quickly.
President Barack Obama announced in October that the U.S. would overturn a 22-year-old travel ban against people with HIV, and the [...]

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