Your Health
Organ Grinders
The sign reads “For Sale: Kidney , Blood Group A+” and includes a cell phone number at the bottom…
A Crisis of Health and Minds
Ever since the H1N1 virus reared its ugly head this past summer it has jumped to the top of the list of diseases most deadly to humans. However, an older and wiser disease is still infecting many people across the world with the same deadly consequences.
Paan—Red-Stained Scourge of the Middle East
Commonly known as “Paan”, which is a concoction of natural and chemical substances bundled into a Betel leaf, this chewing-tobacco like substance creates dark red tinged saliva, which the person chewing it usually spits out at any available target.
Nabi Smoking Vaccine
Now, a small Rockville company is hoping it can make millions of dollars by creating a vaccine for people who want to kick the habit. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals,
Milk
Nutrition for mammals In almost all mammals, milk is fed to infants through breastfeeding, either directly or by expressing the milk to be stored and consumed later. Some cultures, historically or currently, continue to use breast milk to feed their children until they are 7 years old. Food product for humans In many cultures of [...]
Starvation and Behavior
The findings of the “Minnesota Starvation Experiment” conducted at the close of WWII in contemplation of the recovery of millions of Europeans who during the war had suffered from starvation. This is included here because of how it bears on dieting. Ramadan fasting must affect an individual’s ability to cope with and regulate food intake, which is an added dimension to what was already an interesting experiment.
Phys Ed: Why Doesn’t Exercise Lead to Weight Loss?
Exercise and weight loss
Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin
In short, it’s what you eat, not how hard you try to work it off, that matters more in losing weight.
Asperger’s Syndrome Wives Need Understanding
Individuals with this syndrome have difficulty with social aspects of intelligence. This manifests itself as a notable lack of “common sense.”
Body fat stored in the liver, not the belly, is the best indicator of disease
New findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that it’s not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides, and cardiovascular disease, but whether it collects in the liver.
