Depression: Taking Anti-Depressants Safely

Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2010

There are several important things that you should know if your doctor has prescribed antidepressant medicines. Following these guidelines can help you benefit from your medicines. Key pointsAntidepre...

How Smoking Affects Your Looks?

Posted on Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Smoking changes the skin, hair and teeth in several ways. It adds years to your skin. It affects fertility. It affects the strength of your vital organs like heart, liver and kidneys. Everyone knows t...

FDA Warning On Diabetes Drug Rosiglitazone

Posted on Thu, 14 Oct 2010

There has been concerns about the safety of diabetic drugs containing rosiglitazone. Rosiglitazone is a thiazolidinedione antidiabetic agent used in conjunction with diet and exercise to improve glyce...

GARLIC- BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Garlic can be effective against bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. Ancient Egyptians used garlic for building physical strength.The Greeks used it as a laxative.The Chinese traditionally use garl...

HAIR PROBLEMS AND SCALP PROBLEMS

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

A normal human has about 80,000-150,000 hair on the scalp.The most common hair and scalp problems are HAIR LOSS and DANDRUFF.HAIR LOSS-A daily loss of 50-200 hair is a normal process.Causes of hair lo...

HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF SOFT DRINKS

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Soft drinks consist of carbonated water mixed with sugar or an artificial sweetener. It may also contain patented natural or artificial flavorings and coloring agents. MANY SOFT DRINKS CONTAIN CAFFEIN...

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI) OR CYSTITIS

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Urinary tract infections affect the bladder. But some cases it may involve the kidneys, ureters and the urethra. It is also known as cystitis. COMMON SYMPTOMS-Urgency to urinate even when the bladder ...

OSTEOPOROSIS

Posted on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

Osteoporosis is a condition when bone resorption occurs faster than formation of the bones. Due to this process the bones become weak and porous and fractures occur with little or no pressure. Lack of...

BREAST MILK- BABY’S FIRST FOOD

Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2010

Breast milk is the best and most nutritional complete food to achieve proper growth and development of full term infants. The World health organization (WHO) has recommended that a healthy infant shou...

ANOREXIA NERVOSA

Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2010

Anorexia nervosa is a medical term for appetite loss. It is a complex psychiatric disorder that mostly afflicts adolescent girls, and less commonly young women. Only 5% of anorexics are males (general...