What is True Love ?
Share/Bookmark Love is often confused with addiction, surrender, conquest, submission, or physical dependence – a five love killers. Therefore, there is a very good reason to ask what it is and how More »
False Friends
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How to speed up your metabolism?
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Detoxify your Body
Share/BookmarkWeighing about 4 pounds, it is the largest organ of the body, and is responsible for approximately 620 functions. The average healthy liver produces over 2,000 recognized enzymes and 2,000 unrecognized enzymes. More »
Complete Health Check with Unit conversion
Share/BookmarkBeing overweight can increase your risk of a number of illnesses:coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke. Doctors use BMI as a simple way to assess whether a patient needs More »
Quick Mayer Briggs Personality Test
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Category Archives: Medical
Dogs can sniff out bladder cancer
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Female Labrador trained by Japanese scientists from the University of Fukuoka was able to scent diagnosed colon cancer in equal proportion as it succeeds colonoscopy, reports Radio Deutsche Welle.
Labrador is a period of several months sniffed a breath and stool samples of 300 volunteers, of which one part was already diagnosed with colon cancer at various stages, and her performance was above expectations.
No prostate cancer if index finger longer
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The conclusion of a new study published in the ‘British Journal of Cancer “showed that men who have index finger longer than ring finger are less likely to develop prostate cancer.
Herbal Remedies For Fertility and Menopause
Imbalances in the gynaecological system are an impediment to conception. Irregular periods are stressful and the time of ovulation is difficult to determine.Menopause is a natural condition that can also cause uncomfortable imbalances in the body. Aromatherapy oils rose otto, sandalwood, bitter orange and cypress can help with menopause and herbal teas balance and strengthen the body. (by Cara Moore)
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Surviving Menopause
“Experts recommend a few simple habits anyone can use to cope with hot flashes. Keep a glass of water by the bed; drinking water can cool down night sweats. Dress in layers, learn to recognize the sign of an impending hot flash (it feels like a surge of adrenaline), and react by dressing down. Make sure you’re getting adequate calcium, magnesium, and vitamin D, which not only prevent osteoporosis but reduce hot flashes. If nothing works and your hot flashes are so bad they’re interfering with daily activities or preventing you from sleeping, you may need to consider hormone therapy.”
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Can Aspirin Prolong A Healthy Life?
Can Aspirin Prolong A Healthy Life?
The Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study aims to assess whether aspirin can not only prolong life, but a life free of physical disability and/or dementia for healthy older people.
According to Dr. Raj Shah, assistant professor of family medicine at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and an ASPREE investigator, “Aspirin is one of the most commonly used medicines in the world. Whether the benefits of taking aspirin to maintain a life free of disability in an older person outweigh the risk of bleeding is a critically important health question to answer.”
Sodium
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Known to most people in the form of table salt, sodium is one of the minerals that the body needs in relatively large quantities. Mankind’s taste for sodium reaches far back into the distant past. Much like today, sodium was popular in antiquity as a food preservative and an ingredient in snacks. In some ancient societies, sodium was even used as a form of currency.
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Unexplained Infertility
About one in seven couples in developed countries and one in 10 couples in developing countries (10%) 1 experience infertility (not becoming pregnant after about a year of trying). Although the term infertility is commonly used, for most people the more accurate term is subfertility, as relatively few people are totally infertile.
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Premenstrual symptoms versus Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Menstrual Pain Relief
Most estimates hold that 70-90% of women experience premenstrual symptoms at some point during their childbearing years. Of this group, an estimated 30-40% have PMS, with symptoms debilitating enough to interfere at least somewhat with daily living activities. Only 3-7% of women have PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). So what exactly is the difference between PMS and PMDD?
