Showing posts with label Kalusugan Mo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kalusugan Mo. Show all posts
Taon-taon, milyong buhay ang nawawala sa maagang panahon dahil sa kidney failure, heart attack at stroke na may kinalaman sa chronic kidney disease (CKD), isang grupo ng mga ekspertong Pinoy ang mahigpit na nagpayo sa pagkontrol ng high blood pressure (hypertension), na isa lamang sa mga sintomas at mga dahilan ng CKD.
Scientists say they’ve found cancer-fighting agents in broccoli and cauliflower that selectively target and kill diseased cells while leaving normal cells healthy.
Researchers from Oregon State University were able to demonstrate that a phytochemical found in cruciferous vegetables, sulforaphane, is able to selectively target cancer cells in prostate patients and leave healthy cells alone, unlike traditional chemotherapies.
People trying to quit smoking are twice as likely to succeed when they get mobile-phone text messages to encourage them, according to a study reported on Friday by The Lancet medical journal.
Three dialysis patients have received the world’s first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It’s a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and veins that could be used to treat diabetics, soldiers with damaged limbs, people having heart bypass surgery and others.
THE benefits of fruit go beyond improving your health.
Fruit is so versatile. It’s good for both health and beauty. You can treat your skin with fresh fruit. Fruit is the secret ingredient behind sensuous skin.
LACK of sleep, too much stress and sun exposure and poor diet can lead to unsightly eye wrinkles.
There are other natural methods to fight eye wrinkles.
As it marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (IDSVT) on Sunday, a group of medical professionals said people in the health profession can help deter acts of torture through effective investigation and documentation of such cases.
Men who consume the recommended amount of vitamin D are somewhat less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those who get little of the vitamin in their diets, a large U.S. study suggests.
With processed foods, convenience snacks and restaurant meals growing in popularity, many of us are consuming more sodium than ever.
And health authorities are cautioning the public to cut back on the salt.
The bad news about having too much sodium in your diet is that it’s a risk factor for high blood pressure, which in turn can lead to stroke and heart disease. So learn how to keep your salt intake in check with the following low-sodium tips.
Do you want to know what to eat to have beautiful skin? Noted physician Dr. Willie Ong has these suggestions:
1. Avocadoes — Avocadoes are packed with the B vitamins, which help nourish your skin. vitamin B3 (called niacin) acts as an anti-inflammatory agent and may help smoothen reddish and patchy skin. One avocado contains 3.8 mg. of niacin, which fullfills 27 percent of your daily needs.
Nearly half a million children displaced by heavy flooding in the southern Philippines could face an outbreak of diarrhoea and pneumonia, the UN said Sunday.
Vanessa Tobin, country representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said about 450,000 children were among the tens of thousands affected when floods swamped over two dozen towns on Mindanao island the past two weeks.
