Fitness Trends You Need to Know to Stay Healthy

The fitness industry’s ideas about what constitutes a good workout are ever changing. Recent changes and predictions show an emphasis on simplicity and time efficient workouts. (more…)

Causes of Infertility

Infertility is the inability of a couple to become pregnant (regardless of cause) after 1 year of unprotected sexual intercourse (using no birth control methods). Infertility affects about 6.1 million people in the United States, about 10% of men and women of reproductive age.

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Dietary Fat & Heart Disease

‘Reduce your fat intake.’ Over the years, this has been the slogan of the American Heart Association, World Health Organization and the National Institute of Health. They propose to reduce the fat intake to 30% of the required calories in a day. But, this general reduction of fat deprives the body of the good fats, which are essential for it, along with…

5 Delicious Tips to be Acne Free!

Your food has a major influence in keeping your skin acne free. The following delicious tips will help you achieve acne free skin with the ease of making a cup of instant coffee. (more…)

8 Ways to Remove or Improve The Look of an Acne Scar

Acne is a skin condition that does not cause life threatening problems but can cause an acne scar to stay around for a long time damaging self-esteem. Most every young adult who is going through or has gone through puberty is a victim of acne. The hormones produce too much sebum, or oil in the skin, and acne breakouts…

Sleep Disorder: an Early Sign of Dementia or Parkinson’s Disease

People with a sleep disorder that causes them to kick or cry out during their sleep may be at greater risk of developing dementia or Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the December 24, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. (more…)

2009 Trends and Predictions of Plastic Surgery

The editors of Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery have gazed into their crystal balls to see what nips and tucks Americans will be seeking in 2009. From how the economy will affect cosmetic surgery to which new products will come to market, here’s what we will see more – or less – of in the coming year:

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In Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease, MRI Brain Scans Accurate

MRI scans that detect shrinkage in specific regions of the mid-brain attacked by Alzheimer’s disease accurately diagnose the neurodegenerative disease, even before symptoms interfere with daily function, a study by the Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) in Miami and Tampa found. (more…)

Pain is Not a Symptom of Arthritis, Pain Causes Arthritis: New Study

Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a study published today in journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. More specifically, the study revealed that pain signals originating in arthritic joints, and the biochemical processing of those signals as they reach the spinal cord, worsen and expand arthritis. In addition, researchers found that…