Category: Health

Signs of Depression! »

Life is a journey full of up’s and down’s. Hardships and adversities are part of everyone’s life. I’m sure we all have felt “the blues”, and been pessimistic at some point in our lives. It’s normal to feel these emotions but if they continue for a long period of time, they may be signs of [...]

Tanning Bad for Health! »

The “bronzed skin” may look very sexy but is it worth risking your health for it? A sunbath or a tan (Please check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanning & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_tanning) bed may make you look like a Greek god or goddess but it will also leave behind an ugly trail of damage to your body. Think before you plunge [...]

How late is too late for dinner? »

A very common question which arises in every health conscience person’s mind is how late is too late for dinner? Does it really affect your health if you eat late? The answer given by most dieticians and doctors is: There is no cut-off time of dinner. An early dinner proposition is designed to cut down [...]

Benefits of eating chocolates! »

Fond of chocolates?? hmmmmm Yummy!! But along with giving a watery mouth and taste, chocolates are considered healthy food items by scientists. Earlier chocolates are associated with some health myths. Most of the people think that eating chocolates give rise to health problems especially to tooth and skin. But most of them are wrong. While [...]

Chew a chewing gum and forget stress! »

A latest research stated that chewing gum can help in reducing stress and anxiety. Andrew Scholey, Ph.D., professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia led this research study to be presented at the 2008 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine. It was found that the use of chewing gum was associated [...]

Biochips developed for rapid detection of infections! »

A new method to detect infections and to test serious diseases and drugs is developed by Manchester University scientists which uses Bio chips. Published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS), the technique uses Protein chips that are objects like slides. They have proteins attached to them and permit crucial data about [...]

High humidity is favorable for athletes! »

Humidity and heat, which makes us restless, can be proved favorable for the athletes. On one side when Olympic athletes are worried about heat and humidity, researchers said that the same heat and humidity is positive for them. Research shows that higher humidity can result in increased concentration of athletes ‘drawing’ on mental ‘reserves’ and [...]

Things to be taken care while Pregnancy! »

Pregnancy is a very critical and crucial time period not only for would be mother but for a father too. Avoid any risk that can lead to complicate or terminate a pregnancy. There are a number of different activities you should encourage or avoid during your pregnancy. Regular medical examination and proper diet are the [...]

Special video game to adhere young cancer patients to medicines! »

According to a report in the journal Pediatrics, special video games can help the young cancer patients to take their prescribed medicine. “Targeted video games can help improve the lives of young people with cancer, most importantly improve their adherence to their treatment,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Pamela M. Kato of the University [...]

Drug to cure common cold: Research! »

Common cold is the most common but the most troublesome and irritating problem of everyone.  For long time, scientists are struggling to get any reliable cure of common cold. Finally an international team has developed a drug against common cold bugs. The scientists claims that the cold-busting pill known as BTA798 can be effective against [...]