tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36639167266336448142024-11-05T18:47:36.548-08:00Your HealthOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-28118465862409240522007-12-17T10:30:00.001-08:002007-12-17T10:30:23.283-08:00Holiday Survival Tips From Dietitians Of Canada The holiday season is here, and along with it can come lots of festivities and indulgences. However, there are still ways to enjoy get-togethers and not totally lose track of your healthy living goals. The holidays are a time for socializing with friends and family - focus on the occasion, not on the over-abundance of rich foods. Dietitians have the following 10 tips to help you and your family Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-50095265438593337052007-12-14T11:20:00.001-08:002007-12-14T11:20:36.048-08:00Fluoride in tap water may help older teeth too NEW YORK - The added fluoride in many Americans' drinking water may be protecting older adults' teeth from decay, a study suggests. Fluoridated drinking water has been credited with cutting rates of tooth decay among Americans, but the benefit is often thought of as being largely for children. However, older adults may stand to gain as much or more, researchers report in the Journal of Public Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-63402904064031142012007-12-12T12:07:00.001-08:002007-12-12T12:07:10.551-08:00Apple Cider Vinegar Over the centuries, vinegar has been used for countless purposes: making pickles, killing weeds, cleaning coffee makers, polishing armor, and dressing salads. It's also an ancient folk remedy, touted to relieve just about any ailment you can think of. In recent years, apple cider vinegar has been singled out as an especially helpful health tonic. So it's now sold in both the condiment and theOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-79443892300294075412007-12-12T12:02:00.001-08:002007-12-12T12:02:06.217-08:004 Natural Cold Remedies: Do They Work? Experts share their views of some popular cold treatments. By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD You're sneezing. You're sniffling. You're miserable with the cold that won't go away. And nearly everyone within arm's length is suddenly describing their ''miracle'' cold remedy. They want to tell you all about how you can squash that cold -- maybe overnight! -- if you justOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-73940714823210309502007-12-12T11:22:00.000-08:002007-12-12T11:23:04.865-08:00Nostrums: Tame a Childâ s Cough With a Touch of Honey A spoonful of honey might quiet a child's cough more effectively and safely than the most common over-the-counter cough medicine. Researchers tested 105 children 2 to 18 with coughs from upper-respiratory infections, dividing them randomly into three groups. One received no treatment. The others received a remedy, but the researchers, parents and children did not know which it was: one or two Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-30620915090435670852007-12-12T06:17:00.001-08:002007-12-12T06:17:12.242-08:00Fertility falls with weight gain An overweight woman's chance of getting pregnant steadily falls as her weight increases, a major study has found. Among 3,000 women with fertility problems, there was a 4% drop in the chance of pregnancy for every body mass unit (BMI) rise above a certain point. Dutch scientists, writing for the journal Human Reproduction, said that very obese women fared the worst. The British Fertility Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-12079248705182610032007-12-10T12:48:00.001-08:002007-12-10T12:48:23.198-08:00Buying Safe Toys for the Holidays At a time when children are compiling their holiday wish lists, parents are fretting over another one: the safe toy list. Barbie. Batman. Dora. Razor Scooters. Thomas the Tank Engine. All top contenders for space under the Christmas tree -- until they hit the toy recall list for safety violations. The dangers range from lead paint and choking hazards to faulty construction. According to Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-35369218806367635952007-12-10T12:39:00.001-08:002007-12-10T12:39:25.894-08:00Christmas lights found with potentially unsafe levels of lead A CNN analysis of four common brands of Christmas lights shows levels of lead experts say are high enough to be dangerous to children. Lead is used to help prevent the cracking or crumbling of Christmas light wiring insulation. Manufacturers do not hide the fact that lead is part of the PVC insulation that insulates Christmas light wiring. Lead is used legally to stabilize polyvinyl chloride Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-42907986959010288322007-12-10T12:17:00.000-08:002007-12-10T12:18:00.655-08:00Is Infant Male Circumcision An Abuse Of The Rights Of The Child? Circumcision is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed on males. Opponents argue that infant circumcision can cause both physical and psychological harm, while recent evidence shows that circumcision may be medically beneficial. Two doctors debate the issue in this week's BMJ. There is now rarely a therapeutic indication for infant circumcision, yet ritual (non-therapeutic) male Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-20615062776919809872007-12-10T11:48:00.001-08:002007-12-10T11:48:57.657-08:00Strawberries, Watermelon, Grapes, Oh My! Study Finds Students Will Opt For Healthy Foods In The Lunch Line Strawberries, grapes, and yogurt are just some of the healthier food items children prefer, researchers argue in a new study released this week. Kent State University researchers surveyed 1,818 students in grades 3 through 12, asking them what their favorite foods were. The study, included in the Winter 2007 issue of the Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, found that items such as Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-29119273993112459812007-12-09T13:04:00.001-08:002007-12-09T13:04:32.621-08:00Caffeine's Use In Cosmetic Dermatology A new study recently published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology reports on the discovery of caffeine's novel benefit in slenderizing thighs. The Brazilian researchers studied 99 women treated with a cream consisting mostly of a 7 percent caffeine solution. The women used the cream twice daily for 30 days. When the researchers took their subjects' measurements at the end of the study, theOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-80494971557364828132007-12-09T12:48:00.001-08:002007-12-09T12:48:32.994-08:00Generosity 'may be in the genes' Some people may be genetically destined to have a generous personality, Israeli research has suggested. A total of 203 people took part in an online task in which they could either keep or give away money. Gene tests revealed those who had certain variants of a gene called AVPR1a were on average nearly 50% more likely to give money away. The study, by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-5707878273985449452007-12-07T22:45:00.000-08:002007-12-07T22:46:00.168-08:00Encouraging Baby To Like Fruits And Veggies Moms, want your baby to learn to like fruits and vegetables? According to new research from the Monell Center, if you're breast feeding, you can provide baby with a good start by eating them yourself. And, offer your baby plenty of opportunities to taste fruits and vegetables as s/he makes the transition to solid foods by giving repeated feeding exposures to these healthy foods - regardless ofOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-88944244897259029602007-12-07T22:13:00.001-08:002007-12-07T22:13:20.707-08:00Studies show how fruits and veggies reduce cancer WASHINGTON - Just three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage can reduce the risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers reported this week. Other studies show that dark-colored berries can reduce the risk of cancer too -- adding more evidence to a growing body of research that shows fruits and vegetables, especially richly colored varieties, can reduce the risk of cancerOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-17885127397994589092007-12-07T21:58:00.001-08:002007-12-07T21:58:11.214-08:00Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation. - Neale Donald Walsch As much as possible, I try to live my life by bringing to my consciousness what is bubbling up from my unconsciousness. I try to clear the fog through which we often drift, to see where I'm going, to make conscious choices instead of automatic ones. Do Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-52042706987291779742007-12-02T10:37:00.001-08:002007-12-02T10:37:10.943-08:00Obesity: A shrinking problem for women? The obesity rate among U.S. women seems to be leveling off, continuing a trend that began in 1999, government data reported Wednesday. Before then, obesity rates had been skyrocketing for both women and men since 1980. WEIGHT-LOSS CHALLENGE: News and resources on dieting, exercise and more Overall, about 34% of adults — more than 72 million people — in the USA were obese in 2005-2006, Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-22366183538231709852007-12-02T10:31:00.001-08:002007-12-02T10:31:18.325-08:00Skin ageing 'reversed' in mice Scientists have reversed the effects of ageing on the skin of mice by blocking the action of a specific protein. In two-year old mice, Californian researchers found that they could rejuvenate skin to look more youthful. Further analysis published in the journal Genes and Development showed the skin had the same genetic profile as the skin of newborn mice. The team said the research would mostOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-91852006181083950102007-12-02T10:09:00.001-08:002007-12-02T10:09:56.219-08:00Study Of Adolescent Eating Disorders Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal. As a result, experts expect to see an increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups. It is also suspected that eating disorders and weight control behaviors may be increasing among adolescent boys. Although research has Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-58060553647770963072007-12-02T10:06:00.001-08:002007-12-02T10:06:35.283-08:00Animal health crucial in bird flu battle WASHINGTON - Most governments are working quickly to attack avian flu when it pops up among birds but the virus is now entrenched in at least three countries, the United Nations and World Bank reported on Thursday. And domestic animals can act as a "time bomb," providing a place for the virus to hide and change, potentially into a pandemic strain, the U.N.'s top bird flu official said. The Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-67655299423862217502007-12-02T10:02:00.001-08:002007-12-02T10:02:42.501-08:00Sticky molecule may hold key to nerve disorders By Ben Hirschler LONDON (- A sticky molecule previously linked to inflammation also helps seal vital insulation around peripheral nerves, making it a potential target for new drugs against nerve disorders, scientists said on Thursday. The latest research suggests the molecule, known as JAM-C, could be a key player in regulating the way nerves work. In genetically modified mice without the Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-27106849285839691752007-11-18T22:35:00.001-08:002007-11-18T22:35:26.842-08:00Pregnancy smoking fertility link Smoking while pregnant reduces the fertility of boys by affecting a key testis gene, researchers say. It is already known smoking affects the future fertility of unborn boys, but it has not been understood how. Aberdeen University researchers found significant reductions in the levels of a gene called DHH, which plays a key role in testicle development. Small testicles are linked to low spermOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-61656090989330240812007-11-18T22:17:00.001-08:002007-11-18T22:17:19.102-08:00What Dog Owners Need To Know About Salmon Poisoning Southern California pet owners may not even know that a deadly disease known as Salmon Poisoning Disease (SPD) is lurking outdoors near lakes that can result in death if the symptoms are not diagnosed properly or treated quickly. A recent occurrence of SPD in Orange County affected a 10-month-old Yorkie named Gigi and is believed to be the first case diagnosed in the southland. Pet owners need Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-79415191481461936862007-11-18T22:06:00.001-08:002007-11-18T22:06:47.981-08:00Brain Hormone Responsible For Effects Of Social Isolation The anxiety and aggression that result from social isolation have been traced to altered levels of an enzyme that controls production of a brain hormone. The study, done in mice by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, is reported in this week's online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "We use this animal model for human stress Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-68021911751270210252007-11-18T21:51:00.001-08:002007-11-18T21:51:53.140-08:00Forteo Increases Bone Density In Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis A new US study suggests that the osteoporosis drug Forteo (made by Eli Lilly) was more effective than Fosamax (made by Merck) at increasing bone density in arthritis patients with osteoporosis caused by taking corticosteroids such as prednisone. The study is the work of Dr Kenneth Saag, a professor in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of Alabama at Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3663916726633644814.post-48526239046150223962007-11-14T03:46:00.001-08:002007-11-14T03:46:27.625-08:00Using Smac To Kill Lung Cancer Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have developed a small molecule that can turn the survival signal for a variety of cancer cells into a death signal. The molecule mimics the activity of Smac, a protein that triggers the suicide of some types of cancer cells. The researchers say their findings suggest that Smac-mimetic compounds could be useful as targeted cancer treatments for lung Oliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118919356275227170noreply@blogger.com0