Archive for March, 2010

  • Revised, Healthier and Swift Stone-Shedding Atkins Diet
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    Revised, Healthier and Swift Stone-Shedding Atkins Diet
    Physicians have reworked the vastly popular diet globally – Atkins Diet making it more healthful, easy-to-follow with swifter, noticeable results of nearly a stone in two weeks time. Following its inception in 1970s, the Atkins diet had scores of people trying it, losing pounds and regaining it. Also taking shape anon was a fabulously money-spinning global low-carbohydrates business. However, due to the Atkins diet laying emphasis on fats and meats at the cost of veggies and fruits has always lead to health concerns among dieticians deeming the diet as litigious and though several individuals lost pounds, hardly any followers ever managed to adhere to its harsh restraints for very long. In the original Atkins diet foods like fruit juices,  [...]
    Posted at March 30th, 2010 in Diet & Nutrition
  • Least Effective Birth Control Methods
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    Least Effective Birth Control Methods
    A number of couples look for ways of avoiding pregnancy that in several instances have the least efficacy or are absolutely non-meritorious. Several birth control methods, for instance practising abstinence or contraceptive pills are widely effectual. However the below mentioned birth control methods are bound to incur high failure rates. Douching Douching is done by many women in an erroneous attempt at washing out the sperms from the vagina. They use vaginal douches soon following vaginal sexual intercourse confident that it would aid in preventing conception. But, converse to this thought process, douching might in fact be pushing the sperms deep within the uterus, thus promoting pregnancy as against thwarting it. Vaginal douche must not  [...]
    Posted at March 25th, 2010 in Birth Control
  • No More Allergy Shots – Pills Offer a Novel Twist to Treatment
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    No More Allergy Shots – Pills Offer a Novel Twist to Treatment
    One of the fascinating aspects regarding Schering-Plough and Merck joining forces is that the corporations have a proclivity of pushing forward quite diverse array of medications out from their research & development laboratories. Merck has a tendency of having the sense of onerous, perspiration-loaded science – medications for diabetics, inoculations for hospital illnesses, a therapy for migraine sufferers and HIV drugs. In comparison Schering’s assembly line is more exhilarating with the leading potential success from the concern being a tablet obtained from the Australian Mangolia tree intended on averting blood clot formation with no bleeding being caused. Another interesting discovery by Schering is their large, starch-like particle  [...]
    Posted at March 23rd, 2010 in Health News
  • Promising Novel Invention of Swift-Acting Antidepressants
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    Promising Novel Invention of Swift-Acting Antidepressants
    Conventionally employed antidepressants for treating patients usually took 3-4 weeks to take effect. Hence, unravelling of therapies that have supplementary swift inception is a key objective of biopsychiatry. Ketamine or the NMDA glutamate receptor antagonist is the foremost drug observed to have been able to bring about speedy enhancement in moods. A new-fangled ‘Biological Psychiatry’ edition provides details on the work conducted by investigators from NIH or National Institute of Health. The investigators have cited another drug known as scopolamine additionally seems to be capable of creating duplicable swift mood enhancement. Scopolamine was noted to provisionally block muscarinic cholinergic receptor deemed to be overly active among  [...]
    Posted at March 18th, 2010 in Depression, Health News
  • 5 Components of Physical Fitness
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    5 Components of Physical Fitness
    Physical Fitness is the capability of functioning effectually all through one’s working days, performing one’s typical activities and yet having adequate energy remnant for handling any surplus stress or emergency scenarios. 5 Components of Physical Fitness In a nutshell, the 5 components of physical fitness comprise of: CR or cardio-respiratory stamina How effectually does the body convey nutriment and oxygen vital for muscle actions and conveying unusable substances from the cells. Flexibility The capability of moving a joint or any set of joints via a complete, standard scope of movement. Muscle Strength The maximum extent of vigour that could be exerted by one or a group of muscles during a particular attempt. Muscle Endurance The capability  [...]
    Posted at March 16th, 2010 in Fitness & Exercise
  • HPV Infection and Men
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    HPV Infection and Men
    Abounding surplus information regarding HPV (human papillomavirus) centring on females has always been present as it raises their chances of developing cervical cancer. However, HPV virus among males could analogously lead to health complications. Hence, it is imperative that men comprehend ways on reducing their risk of developing HPV infection. HPV infection could raise a man’s likelihood of developing genital cancer, though these are uncommon. HPV could additionally lead to development of genital warts among males alike that in women. In U.S. more than half the populace of sexually active men would develop HPV at some stage during their lifetime. Mostly a man’s body would be capable of clearing the virus and there would be no health concerns. HPV  [...]
    Posted at March 11th, 2010 in Sexual Health
  • Latest Updates on the H1N1 Vaccine
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    Latest Updates on the H1N1 Vaccine
    The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently put forth a recommendation that the H1N1 vaccine for swine flu must be part of the 2010 to 2011 seasonal flu vaccine for the Northern Hemisphere. The WHO convenes twice yearly for ascertaining which flu versions are having the maximum dominance and selected 3 strains to incorporate in the standard flu shot. On the basis of suggestions provided by flu specialists across the globe, a decision was made during a congregation last week held in Geneva, Switzerland about the endemic H1N1 influenza strain being part of the H1N1 vaccine for flu for the subsequent fall-winter season, according to the director-general, WHO, Mr. Keiji Fukuda. Mr. Fukuda asserted that actuality of the novel H1N1 flu strain  [...]
    Posted at March 9th, 2010 in Fever & Flu
  • Novel, FDA-Approved Transdermal Skin Patch EMSAM to Treat Depression
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    Novel, FDA-Approved Transdermal Skin Patch EMSAM to Treat Depression
    A transdermal skin patch EMSAM (selegiline) has received the FDA nod for treating melancholy and depression. The most significant aspect about selegiline is lesser side-effects in comparison to orally taken antidepressants that could revolutionize the manner in which major depression is treated. Formerly employed for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and depression signs like anxiousness, panic attack, over sleepiness or heightened craving for foods, selegeline is a MAOI. MAOI belongs to an older category of antidepressant medicines that are classically employed as a final option. When consumed via oral course, the associated side effects of these medicines have a tendency of causing life-menacing hypertension as well other commonly noted side-effects  [...]
    Posted at March 4th, 2010 in Depression, Health News
  • Smoking Cessation Medication – Exploring Viable Nicotine-Free Choices
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    Smoking Cessation Medication – Exploring Viable Nicotine-Free Choices
    Medication could be an effectual curative choice for all those trying hard to cease smoking. Though further studies are yet required, however researches have shown that varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban) help in diminishing withdrawal signs among smoker aiming to quit smoking. The year-long successful quitting rates in trials have been 15-25%. But there are associated side effects when such medicines are taken and despite assistance, one’s system could still struggle amending to a nicotine-free existence. Key Pointers These medications could augment likelihood of quitting smoking by two folds and help in allaying nicotine yearnings and withdrawal signs. Seeking proper counselling alongside the intake of medications would enhance  [...]
    Posted at March 1st, 2010 in Adiction & Control