Why do Americans suffer from fattigue?
In the US there is growing as to why the waste lines of a large proportion of the public are expanding.
The reason why people put weight on is that they are consuming more calories than they are using up through activity. Whatever the reasons, this is going to have long-term effects on the health [...]
Beating depression the natural way
Depression can be one of the things that effects many people, and can strike at any time it is not like people get depressed because of their circumstances although that does not help, this is something that can happen to anyone at anytime.
But instead of taking the first thing that the doctor hands out, you [...]
The hazards of working in IT
Working within the IT industry is not the sort of place that you would expect to find work based health issues. But unfortunately for the people who do work within this industry there are plenty of health hazards to watch out for.
A slug’s life
SIT happens
So many headaches
The bobblehead syndrome
Hurting hands
Relax harder!
Noxious invaders
Eye strain
Heavy lifting
Something in [...]
Research finds clues to Alzheimer’s
For a long the affects of Alzheimer’s disease have been known, this is due to the increase amount of publicity that charities and other organisations are doing to highlight these problems. This allows many people to spot the early signs of the illness.
But the actual causes have not been so publicly known, probably because there [...]
What happens to our brains in space?
Work being carried out by neuroscientist and physician, Andy Newberg in the new science of space medicine has shown that the few people that have actually gone into space often feel a sensation which has been named the overview effect.
This effect is not an illness or even something bad, it is in fact a feeling [...]
Migraines stopped with Brain therapy
Migraine can be a very debilitating problem for many people; in fact it is the most common neurological disorder in the western world today and actually affects around fifteen per cent of the population in the UK.
A research team from the Ohio State University recently found that by hitting the brain with a specific magnetic [...]
Men like to have Botox
Men of certain age, which would be around forty to fifty, are becoming more and more interested in cosmetic surgery. This type of medical treatment used to be the domain of wealthy actresses, but these days prices and availability have brought this into virtually everyone’s reach.
However you would have thought that it was women who [...]
Teenagers visit the doctor at Second Life
This is an interesting idea stated up by the Spanish Health Authorities, they have created a virtual portal where it is believed that teenagers can go to speak to someone about health matters of which they would find too embarrassing to speak about with their regular doctor or even parents.
The system will use real doctors [...]
Acupuncture gets its point across
The use of medicines is at an all time high in the UK, which is why there is an increased interest in alternative therapies such as acupuncture, these ancient medical treatments can do a lot for many conditions, once the patient has got over the fear of needles.
In Northern Ireland there has been an initiative [...]
More Doctors taking up alternative treatments
When we talk of alternative treatments, many of us think of herbs, flowers and other things that are given to someone who does not want to take a conventional medicine that has been given to you from the pharmacy.
But this alternative treatment is to do with anti aging, and in the states there are many [...]
Keeping your teeth white
Due to the amount of products and advertising that we can see around regarding products that keep your teeth nice and white, we can assume that this is one the major requirement for people keen to look good.
But with all of these products being at the top end of the scale when it come to [...]
Death risk from vitamins
Millions of people every day take some sort of vitamin, mineral or both and without a doubt every single one of them believes that these capsules or tablets are actually doing them good and why not? After all it is what they have been told over a long period of time.
But it seems that there [...]
A good excuse for not donating blood
Giving blood is great thing, it saves lives and there no getting away with that. But despite all of the good intentions some people are unable to give blood. So if you are one of those people who is being pressured into donating, but would really like a great excuse for not giving a pint, [...]
April 7, 2008Experimenting with recreational drugs
It seems that no only students experiment with recreational drugs, many governments and scientists have seen that there could be potential possible other uses for these drugs. But they have not just been sitting around thinking about it, they have actually been getting stick in and devised some really off the wall experiments.
Just in case [...]
Scanner shows what you are viewing
Neuroscientists at the University of California at Berkeley have been working on a computer system that is connected to a magnetic resonance imaging machine which can look inside the body in real time. This has given the idea that this could be used to see if the brain reacts to what it sees.
They tested the [...]
Marijuana used for medical purposes
The use of marijuana for medical purposes is being endorsed by doctors from of the leading medical organisations in the US, the American College of Physicians; this is the second largest medical organisation in America. Its governing body has an approved a statement which will claim that evidence has been found that marijuana can help [...]
February 6, 2008Sound destroys viruses
Researchers at Arizona State University have been working on how to destroy viruses, this is a serious venture because a virus can be anything from flu to something even more deadly, and in many cases there is nothing that can be done to prevent a virus from running its course.
However the research team have found [...]
Vaccine for drug addicts
Researchers from the psychiatry and neuroscience department at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas have been working on a great new vaccine which is set to change the whole way that we see drug addiction.
The problem with drug addiction is the withdrawal process, it is all to easy to slip back under the [...]
Doctors not to treat old and unhealthy
This is a very serious situation brewing here, doctors who are paid to look after the everyone in the UK are calling for the NHS to withdraw treatment from people who are either too old or people that lead an unhealthy lifestyle.
There are four main categories that the doctors want to be able to say [...]