Compared to women, men are less likely to consult the doctor.
This is due to the reason that they feel they are healthy and fit, until they are productive and works well.
However, this is not the right way to live a healthy life. Like women, even men have few health threats that can [...]
A New York Times article published earlier this year raised questions about the health risks of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in hybrid or electric vehicles. EMFs have been linked to serious health matters, including cancer and a potential risk of leukemia among children, so limiting exposure is in your best interest. However, a safety report by Stan Hartman, an environmental health consultant in
Fueling many aspects of life in Washington, environmental sustainability is on the minds of citizens of Snohomish County. Citizen based environmental advocacy organizations such as Environment Washington push independent research and a tough minded approach to tackle Washington’s special interest groups. Drawing on over thirty years of success, their goal is to help push Washington [...]
News quickly spread across the globe about the hazardous effects of melamine especially those contents that were discovered in Chinese milk products. Dairy products and especially infant milks were the major goods that are said to have contained this unhealthy substance. This wide-spreading catastrophe that hits the world particularly on 54,000 children in China was now considered as one big t
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It’s funny what gets passed off as “preventive dentistry” for kids. Brushing, flossing, good nutrition and healthy lifestyle habits seem to be considered much too hard to instill in children. So instead, dentists turn to things like fluoride treatments, even though fluoride is a known neurotoxin, and sealants, even though they contain BPA and [...]
If you have been watching your weight go up and you are worried about the rising pounds, you may be wondering whether weight loss surgery really works. Is it possible to prevent future weight gain by putting yourself on a well-known weight loss surgical operation?Today, weight loss surgeries are gradually gaining recognition when it comes to losing weight. Many health experts contend that people w
As you all know, being a woman, you can experience various issues such as menstruation, pregnancy, menopause and many more.
But, are you aware of those particular health risks that can possibly ruin your healthy living?
It is very important for you to be aware with all kinds of health risks, if you [...]
Do you feel that you have caffeine allergy? Do you know how to identify caffeine allergy? Warning signs of caffeine allergy can range from a simple rash to life threatening seizures.
The severity of allergic reactions mainly depends on your extent of sensitivity.
If you really feel that you are allergic to caffeine sources [...]
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found. In the study researchers monitored 98 dialysis patients for up to 14 months. More than a quarter received a psychiatric diagnosis of some form of depression based on a Diagnostic and
Health Risks Associated With Body Piercing
by Victor Epand
Piercing different parts of the body other than the ear has become quite a trend over the past ten years.Wearing body jewelry has become popular not just with teens but young adults and not so young adults as well. However, careful consideration should be given when deciding to…
Everybody seems to understand that movers and construction workers can have serious back and neck problems from their strenuous work.
But when you sit at a desk most of the day, people aren’t necessarily as sympathetic when you moan and groan about your spine, your sore throat, or your mood.
Based on anecdotal evidence gathered in various [...]
Now that it’s summer, you may feel like kicking off your shoes and walking barefoot in the grass. But be careful -- there are health risks associated with doing so:
Hookworm larvae, from animal feces, can cause infection.
Stepping on rusty nails can cause tetanus.
Rose bushes can carry an organism that causes sporotrichosis, a fungal infection.
Nocardia, a soil-based bacterium, can cause an inf
Energy drinks are all the rage these days. They are sold everywhere. They are being marketed to consumers under 30, and a niche market has become college students and athletes.
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London, Nov 01: Food scientists have warned that a plan to fortify bread flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects may indeed raise incidences of bowel cancer, and trigger problems for people with leukaemia and arthritis.The Institute of Food Research has also said that it may take 20 years before the effects of increased consumption by millions of people become known."Fortifying UK flour with folic acid would reduce the incidence of neural tube defects. However, with doses of half the amount being proposed for fortification in the UK, the liver becomes saturated and unmetabolised folic acid floats around the blood stream,” the Daily Mail quoted Dr. Sian Astley of the institute as saying."This can cause problems for people being treated for leukaemia and arthritis, women being treated for ectopic pregnancies, men with a family history of bowel cancer, people with blocked arteries being treated with a stent and elderly people with poor vitamin B status,” she added.The warning co
Pets may not be the only organisms endangered by some food additives. An arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed, according to an article in the April 9 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.
Roxarsone, the most common arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed, is used to promote growth, kill parasites and improve pigmentation of chicken meat. In its original form, roxarsone is relatively benign. But under certain anaerobic conditions, within live chickens and on farm land, the compound is converted into more toxic forms of inorganic arsenic. Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney and colon cancer, while low-level exposures can lead to partial paralysis and diabetes, the article notes.
Use of roxarsone has become a topic of increasing controversy. A growing number of food suppliers have stopped using the compound, inc
Pets may not be the only organisms endangered by some food additives. An arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed may pose health risks to humans who eat meat from chickens that are raised on the feed, according to an article in the April 9 issue of Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society.
Roxarsone, the most common arsenic-based additive used in chicken feed, is used to promote growth, kill parasites and improve pigmentation of chicken meat. In its original form, roxarsone is relatively benign. But under certain anaerobic conditions, within live chickens and on farm land, the compound is converted into more toxic forms of inorganic arsenic. Arsenic has been linked to bladder, lung, skin, kidney and colon cancer, while low-level exposures can lead to partial paralysis and diabetes, the article notes.
Use of roxarsone has become a topic of increasing controversy. A growing number of food suppliers have stopped using the compound, inc
If you take vitamins daily, it prevents health risks and diseases and improves your health.
Researchers say that consuming extra vitamins than required may prove harmful and risky.
If you are taking a healthy diet, then it is not necessary to consume those supplements separately.
When women are still in childbearing age, extra quantities [...]
