Archive for November, 2008
The results of a new survey suggest that people are cutting down processed meat intake after reports that link it to cancer. This survey suggests that one out of every ten people is trying to consume less meat.
There was a report from World Cancer Research Fund last year that revealed people, who took two sausages and two slices of bacon everyday, had a 63 percent higher risk of developing bowel cancer.
Aside from meat, alcohol and smoking are two other key factors, as a bowel cancer charity says.
In that report, the evidence for the possible dangers from consuming processed meat were highlighted, but it also gave consideration to some other factors like lifestyle and other components of diet that could increase or decrease the risk for cancer.
There are many factors that become the cause of unwanted or excess hair that include illness, use of some medicines, diet and hormonal changes.
Most of the women, either want to hide or permanently remove these hair. If you are a sufferer too, the following suggestions from the U.S National Library of Medicine may prove helpful.
- You can make these hair less visible by bleaching them.
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U.S. researchers find that Beta-alanine, which is a widely used dietary supplement for athletes and body builders, seems to improve muscle endurance in the seniors.
Jeffery Stout, who authored the study, says: “our findings could prove helpful to prevent falls maintain health and independent living in elderly men and women.”
Beta-alanine is an amino acid and it helps to produce carnosine that plays a vital role in normal muscle function during intense workouts. According to researchers, BA causes higher carnosine levels in muscles.
In this study, the researchers determined the fitness levels of 26 elderly men and women who were given BA supplements or placebo pills for 90 days.
Ginkgo is commonly taken to improve memory, but a new study says that the herb doesn’t prove helpful to prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Steven DeKosky, who led the study, says: “We have discovered that a standardized dose of ginkgo biloba doesn’t slow down the incidence rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease when it was given over a period of time.”
The study has been published in the Nov.19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In the United States, Alzheimer’s disease is affecting almost 5 people at present. Currently, no medications have been approved for the primary prevention of the disease. However, some previous short term trials have shown that there may be a slight benefit from ginkgo for people with dementia. A study finds that ginkgo biloba of worth $250 million is consumed in the United States every year.
More often to have something potent for lunch can become the cause of bad breath, but you must keep in mind that bad
breathe can also indicate an underlying health problem.
Here is the list of these possible causes of bad breath that need to be checked by doctor:
- Sometimes a pus-filled cavity or tooth , or wearing dentures can cause bad breath
- Smoking and Alcoholism often become the cause of bad breath.
- Similarly, certain medications also become the cause of bad breath.
- Bad dental hygiene, gum disease or an impacted tooth can cause bad breath
- To lodge some foreign object in the nostril is often a cause of bad breath especially in children its quite common.
- Taking too much vitamin supplements and pills can cause bad breath
- Sinusitis or a throat or lung infection sometimes is a cause of bad breath.
