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« Previous EntriesNew study finds high salt diet to be good for health
Saturday, June 25th, 2011A new European research suggests that contrary to popular belief a high salt diet is actually good for our health. The researchers found that people on a high sodium diet were less likely to develop heart diseases.
The study led by Jan A. Staessen of the University of Leuven, Belgium had 3,681 participants. Each [...]
Misdiagnosis causes complications from Lyme disease
Monday, June 6th, 2011At times it so happens that there is a huge error on the part of doctors by way of misdiagnosis of a certain disease. Lyme disease is one such medical problem that has often been misdiagnosed by doctors and has ended up causing many unwanted long term effects for the affected people.
Lyme disease is caused [...]
Frequent business travels can affect your health, a study finds out
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011That frequent business travels can take a toll on your health has once again been proved by a study which took place at the Columbia University. The research that involved 13,000 employees who travel places for their work found that most of the employees often complain of stressful condition that travelling for business brings forth.
Catherine Richards [...]
Despite efforts rise in health care costs continues
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011American families are bothered by health costs that have doubled over the last nine years and show no sign of decreasing in the future.
The basic employer sponsored health insurance which covers a family of four faces a rise of $8,008 this year from $ 3,634 in 2002 leading to $84 a week increase in the [...]
Young parents exercise less and eat more
Friday, May 6th, 2011A survey has once again proved that having young children makes mothers work out less, adopt unhealthy eating habits and as a result they tend to become heavier.
The survey is part of a long term study called Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) that has been following a group of [...]
Dietary supplement intake on the rise
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than half of American adults use dietary supplements. According to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics, which is a part of the CDC, 53 percent of US adults above the age of 20 took at least one dietary supplement a day [...]
Many ignorant on ‘waist fat’ risk
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Source: BBC News
Almost nine in 10 people are not aware of the risks of carrying extra fat around their waistline.
A survey of 12,000 Europeans found most had no idea that a thick waist was a sign of a build-up of a dangerous type of fat around the internal organs.
The report from GlaxoSmithKline, who make weight [...]
When cold weather hurts
Friday, December 11th, 2009Source: Consumer Reports Health
Cold winter weather can be especially hazardous for people who work outside or even for those who just like to spend lots of time outside. Cold-exposure injuries, including frostbite, have increased over the past 20 years. But sometimes the cold can cause other ailments, too.
A 40-year-old chef was still wearing woolen gloves [...]
Know your body, stop disease early
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Nine numbers that can save your life
Source: THE DAILY EVERGREEN
By Michelle Keno
At this point in our lives, we have to start making choices and forming habits that will keep us in good health.
As college students, we often believe that we are invincible, and we don’t need to worry about personal health. However, the decisions we make every [...]
U.S. Health Care Spending Will Soar to $2.5 Trillion in 2009; More Than a Band-Aid is Needed To Stop the Bleeding
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009U.S. Health Care Spending Will Soar to $2.5 Trillion in 2009; More Than a Band-Aid is Needed To Stop the Bleeding
Source: AttorneyAtLaw.com
New estimates indicate that health care spending in the United States will reach $2.5 trillion in 2009, costing each American about $8,000 and consuming 17.6 of the economy in the largest one-year increase in [...]
