Showing posts with label Health News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health News. Show all posts
Researcher from the University of the Philippines are now marine microorganisms in sponges that may lead to the discovery of new drugs for tuberculosis, pneumonia and other infectious diseases, and snails for anti-pain agents.
Do you love bacon, hotdogs, longanisa for breakfast? Here’s what you should know.
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health examined data from more than 110,000 people and found that eating as little as two pieces of bacon or one hot dog a day upped their mortality rate by 20 percent over a 20-year period. A small, three-ounce serving of red meat a day (about the size of a deck of cards) increased mortality by 13 percent.
Source: Journal News, Photo Credit (21food.com)
In order to maximize juicing benefits, one has to understand the nutrients and minerals that each fruit and vegetable contains and be able to find the right formula that will target medical conditions and health problems.
Source: Manila Bulletin, Photo Credit (diabetes.org)
People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.
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People with diabetes may have better blood sugar control during workouts if they lift weights before doing cardio exercise, according to a new study by Canadian researchers.
Hindi lumampas sa ating isipan ang payong uminom ng walong basong tubig kada araw.
Noon pa man, binilinan na tayo na uminom ng walong basong tubig dahil ito raw ang angkop para sa ating katawan at kalusugan.
Diabetic ka ba? Kung ganoon, makakatulong sa iyo ang pagkain ng ampalaya o bitter melon.
Iminumungkahi mula sa bagong international dietary study na ang pagkain ng ampalaya, ay makakatulong upang mamantina ang lebel ng blood sugar at nagpo-promote ng insulin production.
Philippines When an ordinary Pinoy thinks soy, it is often associated with that warm sweet drink that street vendors with large tin containers proffer each morning or that dark salty sauce that goes perfectly well with calamansi. But a Pinoy scientist recently returned home from his lab in the U.S. in order to extol the many joys that soy can bring, through its health benefits.
Advocates of the local “Luntiang Lunes” (Meatless Monday) campaign urged Monday the organizers of this year’s International Contact Centers Conference and Expo to consider including in its agenda a discussion on how to safeguard the health of call center agents around the world.
Vitamin D is considered beneficial for bone health, and earlier studies have found that having low vitamin D levels in the blood is tied to a greater chance of dying from heart problems (see Reuters Health reports of November 25, 2011 and June 24, 2011).
* If the child is often lethargic, often sleepy, wants to sleep, lazy or eat a lot but still thin, it could mean anemia.
* Children who eat a lot but still underweight because of having worms, the worm infection can also cause anemia.
Adverse effects of coffee overdose may not immediately manifest and harm your health but symptoms may appear and be noticeable.
This question is pretty simple; however, the answer isn’t quite as straightforward. The best answer is that it isn’t good or bad whether or not you eat before exercise.
To answer as correctly and thoroughly as possible, I did a lot of research instead of merely giving you my opinion on the subject.
MANILA, Philippines — Twenty years ago, I was rushed to the hospital. For several days before then, I had been experiencing excruciating abdominal pain, both on my right side and back of my waist. No amount of painkillers would help. It was only when I was brought to the emergency room, confined for observation and tests, and administered a dose of nalbuphine hydrochloride, did I finally get a full night’s rest. After a day of lab exams, the diagnosis was urinary tract infection. I was given the appropriate medication and the pain eased up. It was also due to this battery of tests that my diabetic condition was discovered.
MANILA, Philippines — Doctors and nutrition experts advice that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and for many good reasons.
Our body has not had any food for many hours. If we miss breakfast, that's unhealthy for everyone, but especially for growing children and adults doing physical and mental work. Everyone needs a healthy breakfast for that energy burst that makes our brain work properly.
LONDON (Reuters) - Taking repeated blood pressure readings over a 24-hour period rather than a one-off measurement in the clinic is the most cost-effective way of deciding who should be prescribed drugs for hypertension, according to a study published Wednesday.
Naipaabot na rin sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang patuloy na pagsuporta ng Department of Health (DOH) sa pinatupad na Anti-Smoking Campaign ng ahensiya.
By GENEVRA PITTMAN - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to have writing problems such as poor spelling and grammar than their peers, suggests a new study. And the difference may be especially conspicuous in girls with ADHD.
