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Obesity :: Steps for safe and effective weight loss for overweight and obesity

In 1999, almost 108 million adult Americans were overweight or obese. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing this weight helps to prevent and control these diseases. Following guidelines provide you with a new approach for the measurement of overweight and obesity and a set of steps for safe and effective weight loss.

Chronic diseases :: WHO Global Forum on chronic diseases

The Fourth World Health Organization (WHO) Global Forum on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control opened in Ottawa, Canada. The Forum brings together senior level country officials, international agencies and non-Governmental organizations, as well as chronic disease and public health experts from around the world to focus on the growing global burden of chronic diseases. Of the estimated 57 million global deaths last year, 33 million were attributed to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases.

Prostate cancer :: Soy for prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the number one cancer diagnosed in men over age 45. While this disease is very common in the United States, it’s not as common in Japan or China. So, what’s the difference? What we eat could be the key to preventing prostate cancer.

Bladder Cancer :: Vitamin E reducing bladder cancer risk

According to the American Cancer Society, 60,000 people will be newly diagnosed with bladder cancer this year. For some, smoking and genetics may be to blame. But, a new study on diet highlights the promising roles of two nutrients in reducing the risk of developing bladder cancer.

Heart Disease :: alcohol consumption linked with irregular heart beat

Alcohol consumption may slightly increase the risk for developing a certain type of irregular heart beat, known as atrial fibrillation, or atrial flutter.

Psychology :: Homoeopathy in Paediatrics & Child Psychology

Knowledge of psychology is an asset for a homoeopath. As homoeopaths we treat the individual child by taking his mental, emotional and physical generals and particulars. Our masters Dr. Hahnemann and Dr. Kent had laid stress in their teachings that the mental symptoms are the most important. Interpretation of physical activity or symptom into a mental symptom or its reflection is very difficult task which is not possible unless one has acquired sufficient vision towards human psychology.

Nutrition :: Sports Diet & Physical Fitness

The keys to physical fitness are exercise, motivation, and good nutrition. Optimal nutrition is a basic training component necessary for the development and maintenance of top physical performance. The principles of sound nutrition apply to everyone, but can give the athlete the competitive edge.

Leukemia :: Link between maternal diet and childhood leukemia

A new study suggests that eating more vegetables, fruit and protein before pregnancy may lower the risk of having a child who develops leukemia, the most common childhood cancer in the United States.

Nutrition :: Body & Soul – A celebration of healthy eating & living

As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce cancer health disparities, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National Institutes of Health, has announced the expansion of a faith-based initiative to encourage African Americans nationwide to eat a healthy diet as part of an active lifestyle.

New gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate

Researchers have developed a new genetic test that can help predict whether parents who have one child with the “isolated” form of cleft lip or palate are likely to have a second child with the same birth defect. Isolated clefts account for 70 percent of all cleft lip and palate cases.