Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
News for DIABETES patients…
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: March 26, 2009
A type 2 diabetes drug taken orally and in widespread use for more than a decade has been found to have distinct advantages over nine other, mostly newer medications used to control the chronic disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins.
In their report, published online July 16 in the journal Annals of [...]
Usain Bolt and doping
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: March 2, 2009
Even the most pessimistic of sports fans could not help but be inspired by Usain Bolt at Beijing 2008. The rangy Jamaican sprinter powered his way to an electrifying double in both the 100m and 200m events as well as smashing both world records. In setting his time of 9.69 seconds in the [...]
Physical Hazards, and their Adverse Health Effects
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: February 26, 2009
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Although you may have heard or read a great deal about the environmental consequences of global warming, man will probably be affected through famine, or war long before the health of the population as a whole is harmed to a serious degree by the temperature change. However increasing extremes of temperature, as a result of [...]
Daily Precautions for Asthma Patients
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: February 23, 2009
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Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system and may turn even fatal at times. It is therefore important for the asthma patients to take proper care and precautions regularly. Asthma patients suffer from attacks that enforce the system to breathe with difficulty. Wheezing, choking, gasping for breath and suffocation are the symptoms of [...]
Do you know about Urticaria (Hives)
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: November 12, 2008
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Hives (urticaria), also known as welts, is a common skin condition with itchy, pink to red bumps that appear and disappear anywhere on the body. An individual lesion of hives typically lasts a few hours before fading away, and new hives can appear as older areas disappear.
Physicians arbitrarily divide hives into acute (new or periodic [...]
Lets avoid “Scabies”..
Posted by: Lasitha Silva on: November 12, 2008
Following are some facts on Scabies. This contagious skin disease can be a nightmare for you if you don’t take precautions. This piece of post is to lighten up the world to be healthy.
Scabies [SKAY-bees] is a skin disease caused by a parasitic mite.
Scabies is spread by prolonged person-to-person contact and is [...]
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