Monday, December 31, 2012

Nigeria: Doctors Caution Against Eating of Fried Foods, Meat

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Some health experts on Saturday in Lagos cautioned people against eating fried meat and delicacies, describing them as dangerous to the heart. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fat from fried food items was capable of increasing the cholesterol level in humans, noting that the fat was dangerous to the heart. Dr John Egbuta, a nutritionist with the UNICEF, told NAN that fried meat and delicacies had little or no value to the body. "By frying the foods, you will have destroyed many of the nutrients in the foods. "That is...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

AT LAST: There Is A Simple Solution To Infertility(A MUST READ)

11:32 PM Anonymous
Have you been trying to conceive for what seems like ‘too long’? Getting worried? At what point should you make an appointment with your doctor? This scenario can be very upsetting for any couple! What are the signs of infertility?There are certain CRITICAL symptoms that couples should look out for: These symptoms are clues to help the doctor make the correct diagnosis to help couples in their situation. The earlier a diagnosis is made, the more opportunity couples have to deal with the issue. As such, doctors advise not to delay seeing...
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Sunday, December 23, 2012

5 new bre*st cancer discoveries

1:48 AM samizares
Research presented at a just-concluded breast cancer symposium will help doctors understand how to use existing drugs better when certain drugs don't work, and how chemotherapy may not be to blame for so-called "chemo brain." Breast cancer doctors and researchers from around the world gathered at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas, last week to learn about the latest developments in treating the disease. Here are some of those latest developments:  1. 'Chemo brain' starts before chemo.It's been known for...
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Men with inflamed gums, candidates for erecti*e dysfunction

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Men in their 30s with inflamed gums caused by severe periodontal disease are three times more likely to suffer from erection problems,according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Results of a brand new study by Turkish researchers support the theory that chronic periodontitis  is present more often in patients with Erectile Dysfunction, ED, than in those without and should be considered as a factor by clinicians treating men with erection problems. When the researchers compared 80 men aged 30 to 40 with...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Woman Dies After Receiving Smoker's Lungs in Transplant

7:12 AM samizares
Jennifer Wederell, a 27-year-old British woman with cystic fibrosis, died of lung cancer after she received the lungs of a heavy smoker in an organ transplant.  According to BBC News, Wederell had been on the waiting list for a lung transplant for 18 months when in April 2011, she was told there was finally a match. She received the transplant, apparently not knowing the donor had been a smoker.  In February 2012 a malignant mass was found in her lungs. She died less than 16 months after the transplant. Her father, Colin Grannell,...
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Antibiotics 'ineffective for coughs'

6:13 AM samizares
Antibiotics are ineffective in treating patients with persistent coughs caused by mild chest infections, the Lancet journal reports. About 2,000 patients across 12 European countries filled in an 'illness' diary. The study found that the severity and duration of symptoms in patients treated with antibiotics were no different to those given a placebo. But experts caution that if pneumonia is suspected, antibiotics should still be used due to the disease's severity. Prof Paul Little from the University of Southampton, who led the research,...
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Monday, December 17, 2012

Want your husband to lose a few pounds? The solution is to nag him about it

2:10 AM Anonymous
When it comes to the challenge of losing weight, there’s nothing like having the backing and support of a loving partner. But it turns out the best way for a wife to persuade her husband to shed a few pounds may be to nag him about it as well.  Research shows some men are much more likely to lose weight if their other halves criticise, confront and reject them, rather than offer sugar-coated encouragement. American researchers who studied how couples support each other in the battle of the bulge found men who lacked motivation to diet...
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We never thought we could get HIV. We were wrong

1:55 AM Anonymous
At first, Rachel Dilly was simply flattered by the attention from the handsome stranger. It had been almost a year since she had separated from her partner of 20 years, with whom she had three children, and, like so many middle-aged and newly single women, she had started to explore the world of online dating. The man who had contacted her seemed interesting and articulate. ‘We just clicked, so I agreed to meet him for dinner,’ recalls Rachel, a charity worker from Harpenden, Hertfordshire. 'All went well at first and romance ensued.  But...
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Saturday, December 15, 2012

We're living longer than ever...but suffering more pain, depression and illness as a result

7:20 AM Anonymous
Life expectancy around the world has soared, but we are now living with health problems that cause us years of pain, disability and mental distress. This 'devastating irony', as researchers describe it, is one of the key findings of a landmark study assessing the global health in the history of medicine. From 1990 to 2010, life expectancy continued to increase in most parts of the world.  The average age of death rose from 59 to 70, with women outliving men by about five years. The map below highlights the average life expectancy by...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

The mother ALLERGIC to her own baby

1:58 AM Anonymous
A young mother-to-be who developed agonising blisters all over her body was shocked to discover she had a rare allergy to her own baby. Zuleika Closs, 26, developed a burning, itchy rash all over her body when she was 20 weeks pregnant with her son Emmanuel. Zuleika said: 'I sometimes have flash backs to the pregnancy but I only have to look at Emmanuel (pictured at two-days-old) to know all the pain is worth it' The mother, from Falmouth, Cornwall, said: 'At first, it felt like something was crawling on my skin but then it became...
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Is SALT making children fat?

1:50 AM Anonymous
Salty snacks could be fueling childhood obesity as they encourage youngsters to guzzle sweetened drinks to quench their thirst, say researchers. A study of 4,200 children in Australia found those who consumed high amounts of salt were also the most likely to reach for high-calorie beverages.  This put them at risk of unhealthy weight gain, according to the research from Deakin University. Lead author, Ms Carley Grimes, said: 'Reducing salt in children’s diets may help to reduce the amount of sugary drinks they consume and therefore...
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Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Reason Why Women Fake Org**sms -- and Why You Shouldn't

12:46 PM Anonymous
Unfortunately, we know that a lot women fake "satisfaction," so this isn't overly surprising. But here's the interesting part: Those most likely to report the faking were the same women who thought their guys were either cheating on them or thinking about leaving.  "Pretending orgasm may be part of a broader strategy of mate retention performed by women who perceive higher risk of partner infidelity," write the study's authors, Farnaz Kaighobadi of  NYC's Columbia University, and Todd Shackelford and Viviana Weekes-Shackelford...
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Change your shoes frequently to prevent Athlete’s foot

12:15 PM Anonymous
Athlete’s Foot  can affect anyone, because most people have to wear shoes for a long time. It makes people more vulnerable to contracting the fungus,which has been found to thrive only in moist environment, reports  GBEMI SOLAJA FOR Tola, coming back from work everyday and rushing to remove his shoes and socks, going into an orgy of scratching between his perpetually itching toes has assumed a routine. With having to work long hours, for instance, getting the feet enclosed in shoes is only normal as walking barefoot could be perceived...
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Fire for Fire? HIV Virus Used to Cure Cancer

8:24 AM samizares
In a most amazing development, US doctors in Philadelphia said they have saved a seven-year-old girl who was close to dying from leukemia with a pioneering use of a least expected agent – a modified form of the HIV virus! Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells and it normally starts in the bone marrow. After fighting her disease with chemotherapy for almost two years and suffering two relapses, Emily Whitehead “faced grim prospects,” doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia had said. So in February this year they agreed to take her...
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‘38,000 Persons Living With HIV/AIDS in FCT’

3:04 AM Anonymous
NEPWAN FCT Coordinator, John Okene, made the revelation yesterday at the FCT 2012 World AIDS Day celebration at the Millennium Park, Abuja. On his part, Project Manager, FCT Agency on the Control of AIDS (FACA), Dr. Uche Okoro, said there are over 38,000 people living with HIV and receiving care in 20 comprehensive ART centres, with over 18,000 of them on ante-retroviral drugs. Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, Dr. Ademola Onakomaiya, said the World AIDS Day celebration commenced December 1, with aim at increasing...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Stop Indiscriminate Consumption Of Libido Enhancing Pills- NAFDAC Warns Nigerians:

5:58 AM samizares
Nigerians have been warned against the indiscriminate use of sex-enhancement pills by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday. This warning was issued by the Jigawa state Coordinator of the agency, Kenneth Azikwe, in Dutse, the Jigawa capital. Mr. Azikiwe said that most of the libido drugs in circulation were not certified by the agency. “The libido drugs in circulation are not certified by NAFDAC and the description on them is in Chinese and other alien languages,” he said. “Consumption of such...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Service dogs pick up scent of diabetics in danger

2:25 PM samizares
About two times a night, Shana Eppler wakes up to an alarm and slips into her daughter Abbie's room to test the 8-year-old's blood sugar.Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 4, Abbie experiences low blood-sugar levels, a potentially dangerous condition known as hypoglycemia that can cause the loss of consciousness. The alarm Ms. Eppler uses to avoid a health emergency is a furry one named Gracie, a 70-pound, 3-year-old British Labrador retriever trained to sniff out high and low blood-sugar levels. When Abbie's sugar level rises...
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