Monday, June 25, 2012

5,000 people contracted HIV/AIDS in Kogi

2:05 AM Anonymous
   OVER 5,000 youths are said to have been allegedly infected with the deadly HIV/AIDS virus in Kogi State within the last one year. This was disclosed during the capacity training organised for over 1,000 barbing and hairdressing salon operators in the Kogi Central senatorial district.  A research recently carried out by a lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Okene, Titus Olusegun Stephen, in conjuction with Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), indicated that the spread of the deadly disease was alarming, especially...
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Friday, June 22, 2012

Why young girls are getting fatter

1:48 PM Anonymous
Many young girls only get 17 minutes of exercise a day, research suggests. Boys fare little better, with the average eight to ten year old active for only 24 minutes a day. The figures – which fall well short of the hour of daily exercise recommended – have been described by campaigners as unbelievable.   Girls only got an average of 17 minutes of exercise a day And they will fuel concerns about the future health of a ‘couch potato’ generation which prefers playing computer games to football. Newcastle University researchers...
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A drink a day for pregnant women 'will NOT harm unborn baby's development'

1:37 PM Anonymous
Drinking alcohol while trying to conceive or in early pregnancy – even the occasional binge – will not harm the baby’s development, research has claimed. It also shows moderate drinking, around one a day, does not affect the child’s IQ and other brain functions.  However, high levels of consumption – nine or more drinks a week – were linked to a lower attention span at the age of five.  The findings contradict official guidance, which says alcohol is best avoided in pregnancy and when trying to conceive.  Previous...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Smartphone users are expose to health risk

3:43 AM Anonymous
It says people have become "screen slaves" and are often working while commuting or after they get home. The society said poor posture in these environments could lead to back and neck pain. Unions said people needed to learn to switch off their devices. An online survey, of 2,010 office workers by the Society found that nearly two-thirds of those questioned continued working outside office hours.   The organisation said people were topping up their working day with more than two hours of extra screentime, on average, every...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Why are so many women starting the menopause before 40?

10:05 AM Anonymous
When Amanda Warne’s periods stopped at the age of 21, doctors put it down to stress and over-training following an intensive diet and exercise regimen. For the next four years she suffered terrifying mood swings and depression and paid countless visits to her GP and a specialist — while a series of blood tests revealed see-sawing hormone levels. Finally, doctors concluded the sporty student had suffered a premature menopause.   Blood tests showed her levels of key hormones were such that she had been through the menopause...
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Monday, June 18, 2012

Study: Abstaining from alcohol significantly shortens life

3:12 AM samizares
A newly released study shows that regular drinkers are less likely to die prematurely than people who have never indulged in alcohol. You read that right:Time reports that abstaining from alcohol altogether can lead to a shorter life than consistent, moderate drinking. Surprised? The tightly controlled study, which looked at individuals between ages 55 and 65, spanned a 20-year period and accounted for variables ranging from socioeconomic status to level of physical activity. Led by psychologist Charles Holahan...
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Friday, June 15, 2012

Why common anti-hypertensive herb takes toll on liver, kidney

7:50 AM Anonymous
Individuals taking an anti-hypertensive herb, Bryophyllum pinnatum, may be at risk of kidney and liver damage, researchers have warned. In a review of the benefit of using Bryophyllum pinnatum in the treatment of hypertension, researchers stated that although, the extract decreased blood pressure, thus supporting the claim of people who use it for this purpose; it has toxic effect on the kidney, heart and liver.  The plant, Bryophyllum pinnatum (Crassulaceae) is accepted as an herbal remedy in some parts of the world. It is commonly...
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Ginger may help enhance memory

7:45 AM Anonymous
Ginger isn’t just a spice! In addition to ginger’s already-known health-boosting properties such as reducing motion sickness and nausea, having a soothing effect on the digestive tract and being a common remedy for colds, ginger can also help to support memory and cognitive function in middle-aged women.   Recent studies on how nature’s foods and natural medicines found in plants can help to improve memory and boost cognitive ability found herbs such as ginger to be a potentiating agent for cognitive functions.   Due...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

A Parent's Guide to Bedwetting

12:17 PM Anonymous
Parents share secrets and strategies with each other about how to deal with fussy eaters, colicky infants, and tantrum throwers. But bedwetters? The problem of bedwetting is still shrouded in embarrassment, despite the fact that it's very common.  As a matter of fact, one in five 5-year-olds is a bedwetter, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. To help you understand why, here are answers to some of parents' most frequently asked questions about bedwetting.  Q: Why is my child bedwetting?   What...
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Overweight Kids May Do Worse in Mathematics : Study

11:58 AM Anonymous
Youngsters who are persistently overweight may not perform as well academically -- specifically in math -- as their normal-weight peers, new research suggests. Although the study didn't find a direct cause-and-effect relationship between being overweight or obese and school performance, the researchers did find that children who started kindergarten carrying extra weight and were still heavy when they finished fifth grade performed worse on math tests.  "These children are not necessarily less smart, but they're performing less...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Why sharing a bed is good for the heart (even if your other half snores!)

1:00 PM Anonymous
Snoring, sweating, stealing the sheets . . . it’s little wonder that an estimated one in four couples insist on sleeping in separate rooms. Now, however, there’s an emerging body of research to suggest there could be health benefits to sharing a bed with a long-term partner. It’s even been suggested as a major reason why people in close relationships tend to be in better health and live longer.  Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in the U.S. believe sleeping next to someone helps lower the stress hormone cortisol, perhaps...
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Girl, 1, can only eat fish fingers as mystery illness means anything else could kill her

2:17 PM Anonymous
This is the one-year-old girl who can only eat fish fingers - because her mystery illness means almost anything else could kill her. Imogen Elliott, from Coventry, is severely allergic to grass, pollen, animal fur, polyester, plastic, cosmetics, chemicals and even sunlight.  Almost any food can trigger a life-threatening reaction, so the 20-month-old child's mother Kirsty sustains the sensitive girl on an unchanging diet of gluten-free fish fingers. Doctors believe the problem is down to an underlying condition - but as yet they have...
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Plane brain: Flying really can give you a headache

11:47 AM Anonymous
Traveling from A to B is a headache for many people, whether it's by train, plane or automobile. But the pain is apparently rather more acute when travelling by air for some, researchers have said. They argue that 'airplane headache,' a form of pain that flares up during landing, should get more recognition in the medical world.   The head pain, which can be characterised by its severity and position on one side of the head and near the eye, was first reported in medical literature in 2004, with several dozen more cases documented...
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Friday, June 1, 2012

The backlash against breastfeeding

1:59 AM samizares
On the cover of Time magazine, there's a three-year-old standing on a stool, breastfeeding. A combination of his height, and maybe the stool, means that he looks about seven. Three is not that old, in the world of "extended" breastfeeding, but seven is giving it some by anybody's standards. The mother, Jamie Lynne Grumet, said, "I understand some of the breastfeeding advocates are actually upset about this," which is most probably true.  There's a tipping point, in the world of breastfeeding advocates: they are evangelical to the point...
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Time breastfeeding cover ignites debate around 'attachment parenting'

1:03 AM samizares
With a photo that was engineered to ignite a storm of online heat and noise, Time magazine's cover depicts a 26-year-old-mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son, who stands on a chair.  The story is meant to explore the growing trend of "attachment parenting", preached primarily by Dr Bill Sears, co-author of the Baby Book, which encourages mothers to breastfeed into toddlerhood, co-sleep, and "wear" their babies in an effort to limit their time away from their child. But few people read beyond the cover language (Are You Mom Enough?)...
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