Healthy Living

Cell phone technology has been growing by leaps and bounds; smart phones and their apps have made significant impact on consumers.  Smart phones have revolutionized the transfer of data through phone; be it voice, photo or video.  Engineers at University of Washington (UW) have exploited the data transfer capability of cell phones furthermore to develop a system for deaf people that will enable them...

If you have been taking Abbott’s weight loss pill Meridia, you should know that the drug has been found to cause severe heart attack and stroke. Meridia contains Sibutramine, which is recommended for the management of obesity, including weight loss and maintenance of weight loss. The product profile says that it can cause a large increase in blood pressure or heart rate (pulse) in some people....

Eggs are very nutritive and supply all essential amino acids and provide several vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid (vitamin B9), vitamin B6, vitamin B12, choline, iron, calcium, phosphorus and potassium.  But having all nutrients in the eggs is not enough for a healthy and quality diet.  It is very important to know the quality of eggs before buying. After...

1 in 8 women (13%) in the United States suffers from Breast cancer. It is the cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). Breast cancer occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare. A latest study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that women carrying the...

Anti wrinkle products have a huge market and great acceptability among consumers as no one wants a wrinkled skin. Be careful when you buy an anti-wrinkle cream, lotions or get a treatment done in spa for your wrinkles. Allergen, a maker of the popular wrinkle smoother Botox, agreed to pay $600 million and plead guilty of illegal marketing of Botox between 2000 and 2005 for uses for which it had not...

Sleep is important for our health and most importantly sleeping on time. There is old saying- Early to bed; early to rise, keeps a person healthy, wealthy and wise.  There are many teens who stay up late in night either socializing through cell phones and computers, playing video games, watching television or studying. Health experts recommend eight hours of sleep every day. Having less sleep on long...

Hollywood star Michael Douglas, 65 years of age, was detected with throat cancer about two weeks ago.  Douglas made appearance at CBS news last night and interviewed with David Letterman to promote his up coming movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”  Douglas acknowledged that he has started treatment of stage 4 throat cancer.  If you would like to see the interview with Letterman, here it...

Medial apps for smart phones are advancing at the rate of a heartbeat.  Last week we reported an Android app for measuring heart rate.  A latest app along the same lines, can covert your iPhone into a stethoscope.  The iPhone app developed by a UK professor, Peter Bently is called iStethoscope (iTunes link).  Can you believe that just after its release more than three million doctors have downloaded...

Scientists at Gilead Sciences Inc. have successfully demonstrated that the extract of Kudzu vine could have therapeutic significance in treating cocaine addiction. Kudzu which is originally native to Asia is already known to show good efficacy in treating alcoholism. Kudzu was imported by USA to control soil erosion and now it is widely spread vine in Southeastern United States. This vine grew so...

Swine flu caused global panic during last flu season.  World Health Organization declared that swine flu is over, but some countries have already been attacked by the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus and some have predicted that it is on the way. Swine flu a major health challenge for India India confirmed today that the swine flu toll in the New Delhi has reached 30 with total 926 positive cases. Delhi...