diseases
Acidophilus: Acidophilus Supplements May Help Million People With Digestive Diseases
According to the National Digestive Disease information clearinghouse in Bethesda, MD, 60 to 70 million Americans suffer from digestive diseases; however, acidophilus supplements may help them to diminish their digestive conditions.
Strategy proposed for preventing diseases of aging
Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, more efforts should be directed to promoting interventions that have the potential to prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespans. Researchers writing in the journal Nature say that by treating the metabolic and molecular causes of human aging, […]
Young Hispanics often obese, at higher risk for heart diseases
Obesity is common among U.S. Hispanics and is severe particularly among young Hispanics, according to research in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA). The first large-scale data on body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. Hispanic/Latino adult populations suggests that severe obesity may be associated with considerable excess risk […]
3 Ways Diseases Could Send Us Back To Pre-Antibiotic Era
According to a recent BBC article, the golden age of antibiotics is ending and there is not a pipeline of new antibiotics to combat the changing landscape of mutations known as ‘superbugs’ that occur. In modern times, we have used antibiotics in blanketing prescriptions and have gone so far as to treat our livestock with […]
Doh Launches Pilipinas Go4health Campaign To Prevent Lifestyle Diseases
Are you eating the proper food? What are the physical activities that you do? How many hours of sleep do you get? How much alcohol or cigarettes do you consume in one day? These are the questions Health Secretary Enrique Ona asked during the launching of a nationwide healthy lifestyle movement, Pilipinas Go4Health, on Thursday […]