Archive for the ‘Health’ Category.
September 13, 2011, 10:31 pm
Allocating and devoting time to physical activity at the workplace gives the impression to lead to higher productivity. A study shows that it is possible to use work time for exercise or other health-promoting measures and still achieve the same or even higher production levels. The same production levels with fewer work hours means higher output and efficiency besides benefiting individuals healthwise consequently of physical activity, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medical reports. Continue reading ‘Exercise at work, Job Boosts, Enhance Output:’ »
September 11, 2011, 12:29 am
Dengue fever also known as breakbone fever, is an infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. O’nyong-nyong fever; Dengue-like disease; Breakbone fever. Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes. Continue reading ‘Dengue Fever, Symptoms, Treatment, Complications, Preventions:’ »
September 10, 2011, 11:00 am
September 8, 2011, 11:53 pm
McDonald’s new menu reveals burgers together with calorie counts. McDonald’s company introduces calorie counts to menus.. As part of the government’s “responsibility deal” on public health – a series of voluntary pledges aimed at involving the food industry in the fight against health problems such as obesity – McDonald’s will feature the energy content of its burgers, wraps and even condiments on menus The Department of Health UK advises a daily calorie intake of 1,940 calories per day for women and 2,550 for men. Continue reading ‘McDonald’s Fast Food, Snacks initiates and introduces calorie count:’ »
September 7, 2011, 7:27 pm
Vaccines can cause positive side effects but serious ones appear incredibly uncommon – and there’s no connection with autism and Type 1 diabetes, the Institute of Medicine says in the first all-inclusive safety review in 17 years. The informational report released isn’t aimed at nervous parents. And the side effects it lists as proven are some that doctors long have known about, such as fever-caused seizures and occasional brain inflammation. Continue reading ‘‘Vaccines in general safe, reason some side effects:’ »
September 7, 2011, 7:15 pm
In the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, patients who commenced with high or borderline high LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels (anything above 158 mg/dL) were able to lower their LDL by 14% over six months by sticking with a diet rich in cholesterol-lowering foods. Continue reading ‘The Foods That Lesser and Lower Your Cholesterol Level in the Body:’ »
September 7, 2011, 7:10 pm
For many people with osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis — carrying excess pounds puts added stress and strain on damaged joints, making pain worse and speed up the fundamental worsening. Losing weight with exercise and good quality nutrition causes a flow of benefits in which you alleviate and ease pain, gain mobility, and improve overall health. Continue reading ‘Lose Weight, Thrash and Beat Pain?’ »
August 26, 2011, 7:34 pm
Google says in a report, statement that the company shouldn’t have allowed Canadian pharmacies to advertise prescription drugs to U.S. consumers. The Internet search boss agreed to pay $500 million to settle a federal investigation the distribution of online ads from pharmacies that were illegally selling prescription and non-prescription drugs to American consumers. U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha in Rhode Island disclosed the agreement. The settlement means Google will not face criminal prosecution for charges it inappropriately profited from ads promoting “rogue” Canadian pharmacies that illegally imported drugs into the United States. Rhode Island has aggressively pursued doping investigations in recent years:
Source: time.com
August 25, 2011, 4:22 pm
Jay Radcliffe, who recognizes himself as a “Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst” working for IBM, and who has diabetes and uses an insulin pump, has been experimenting with hacking his own pump and his CGM glucose monitor and has succeeded in shutting down the pump, and swindles the CGM into displaying mistaken statistics, data. Continue reading ‘Cyber Threat, Hacking Our Diabetes Devices:’ »
August 23, 2011, 4:53 pm
PakDonor – as the name proposed, is an online blood donor facility that intended to integrate blood donors in a way that the blood seekers can timely get to these blood donors when they are in need. Immediately someone needs blood, all one needs to do is to search on pakdonor.com or send a quick SMS to a hosted service. Continue reading ‘PakDonor: Online Directory of Blood Donors in Pakistan:’ »