Sunday, November 22, 2009
Health
Roots to life - Upright not uptight!
Nowadays it is automatically assumed that a bed is a useful, even perhaps an indispensable tool to have for delivering a baby. Many an engineer...
Herbal help
Every year thousands are spent on it and 20 per cent of the population use a herbal medicinal product at least once a year.
Some people simply...
Roots to life - Breathing your way through the birth
When I ask mothers what they expect out of a pregnancy course, many answer that they come to classes to be taught how to breathe! Isn't this...
Should you be taking probiotics?
The world seems awash with probiotics at the moment, with supermarket shelves stacked to the hilt with all manner of foodstuffs containing them...
Fish oil has heart rhythm stabilising effects
In a prospective clinical study, the consumption of fish oil supplements had the effect of reducing the electrical irritability of the heart in...
Motherhood linked to fewer eating problems
Women have fewer eating problems after having children compared with their peers who remain childless, largely because they stop drinking as much...
Antibiotic prescribing
Antibiotics (from the Greek anti, "against" and biotikos, "fit for life") are substances that destroy micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi,...
Barbie beautiful
For all its appeal, barbecued food carries a much greater risk of food poisoning because it's hard to keep it very hot, or very cold, making it...
Beating exam blues
May is the month of exams. For those students in a sweat swotting up to their future, here's a few holistic pointers on how to stay calm, focused...
Exercise regimes
Gentle exercise is just as beneficial for your body and soul as robust aerobic work-outs, and many people now enjoy the softer stretching...
Exercise combats cancer-related fatigue
Exercise appears to be beneficial for patients suffering from cancer-related fatigue, both during and after treatment, a review of published...
Diet, exercise changes cut diabetes risk factors
Quite small changes in lifestyle can help reduce abdominal obesity and development of the metabolic syndrome, reports Pirjo Ilanne-Parikka, of the...
Breastfed babies not iron-deficient at six months
Full-term babies who are exclusively breastfed are not at heightened risk of low iron stores by the age of six months, even if their mothers were...
Medical updates
Testosterone may guard against eating disorders
Research suggests that young adult women exposed prenatally to testosterone have a reduced...
Updates in medicine
Parents' drinking influences teenagers
When it comes to alcohol, many teenagers may take a cue from their parents, new research suggests. In a...
Updates in Medicine
Baby care products raise dangerous chemicals
Baby lotion, powder and shampoo can lead to higher concentrations in an infant's body of phthalates,...
Eat up, work out - Foods to burst your workout
As a child you were probably warned not to run around after eating, and you may have heard you'd be at risk of muscle cramps or even drowning if...
Give health (and weight loss) the green light
How to maintain your salad days with souped-up meals according to the F2 Diet
No one ever doubted that soups and salads come with a life-time...
Let's talk about health
I knew I wanted to be a doctor by the time I was five. A therapist colleague of mine insists this was the loyal child in me making it up to my mum...
Lady living a miracle
Hi, I'm Judith Ann Norton and I'm a miracle!" A fair lady clad in a black dress with sparkling blue eyes and a silvery white short crop stood up...
Wake up to breakfast
I was late for work. I didn't have time. I wasn't hungry. You probably can give me more reasons as to why you did not have breakfast this morning....
Training begins at 40
Fourty-four-year-old Shirley Cefai got on a bike for the first time four months ago. This year, she is one of the cyclists in the HSBC LifeCycle...
Slave to the grind
A restful night in bed is something we all crave and would love to have on a regular basis, but unfortunately sleeping like a baby can be rather...
Know your first aid for kids
Give kids some time off and they'll always manage to get into scrapes. Summertime and the holidays bring children outside to have fun in...
Flying high on health
Holidays are the last time you want to get sick, yet even the hardiest of passengers can get off the plane at their destination feeling sniffly,...
Your kids are what they eat
All children can be taught to be healthy eaters. The best time to start is when they are infants. But even older children, with the proper...
Swotting the no-sweat way
Exam season is upon us. Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that...
A smily day
Face it; smiles are a great way to brighten up the day. Whether you've just flashed your own glittering gnashers or have been on the receiving end...
Preparing to stop smoking
World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world on May 31. The theme chosen for this year is tobacco-free youth. Tobacco is the leading...
Eye do
Specs today are the ultimate style statement with barely a rock star, movie legend or celeb failing to lend their famous face to a pair as they...
Stop snoring: Sleep easy
Snoring might seem a humorous complaint until you have to share a room with someone who does it. It ruins relationships and can cause exhaustion...
Birth weight may influence lifespan
Low birth weight confers an increased risk of dying early as an adult, but people born extra-heavy are at greater risk too, according to the...
Doctor, can you tell me why?
There are many puzzling questions about our bodies or our health that lots of us would love to ask but don't because we haven't got the nerve....
Sweet revenge
Researchers have found people are gobbling down an average of 33 teaspoons (132g) of sugar a day ? more than three times the amount recommended by...
Vitamin values
Often used as a winter pick-me-up or as a way of fighting seasonal bugs, vitamins are big business. People shell out thousands of euros a year on...
Updates in Medicine
Rheumatoid arthritis raises risk for shingles
People with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of herpes zoster, or shingles, a painful...
Roots to life - Birth at last!
Once the midwife announces that the cervix of the labouring mother is now 10 centimetres dilated, this will be the end of the first stage which...
Stay fit and well: The greatest tips
Wouldn't it be fantastic if you could ask the world's foremost health, food and fitness experts for the real insider tricks that they swear by?...
Roots of life - All in a day's work
Transition is the end of the first stage of labour, that is, when dilatation of the cervix reaches between seven to 10 centimetres. From the...
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