Benefits of Healthy Tea – Boost the Body’s Defenses & Immune System
A few cups of tea a day may keep illness away by boosting the body’s protective immune system, according to a study published.
Heart Disease
Parkinson’s disease :: Drug effects on heart
Researchers at the University of Toronto at Dallas have found that a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease elevates blood levels of an amino acid that could put patients at higher risk of heart disease.
Belly full of danger
Doctors should measure more than your weight at appointments. They should measure your waist. For years, scientists have observed that an apple-shaped figure or a big beer belly is a health risk. But now they have gained more insight into why this is so.
Stroke :: Men who don’t shave have less sex, more strokes
Men who don’t shave every day enjoy less sex and are 70 per cent more likely to suffer a stroke than daily shavers, a study shows.
Ibuprofen bad for heart
Fresh evidence adds to suspicions that ibuprofen could be dangerous for most heart patients because it can block the blood-thinning benefits of aspirin.
Breast cancer :: Heavy girls risk breast cancer
Baby girls who are big at birth may be more likely to develop breast cancer before they reach the menopause, but less likely to develop heart disease, research suggests.
Stress :: How mental stress leads to physical ailments
Prolonged stress weakens the immune system, strains the heart, damages memory cells and deposit fats at the waist, says Dr. Bruce McEwen of the neuroendocrinology laboratory, Rockefeller University, and author of a new book, The End of Stress as We Know It.