Archives for December, 2008

Nowadays, anywhere we go we can see some advertisement or maybe statement about weight loss. We can observed many people today has become obsessed about their weight. The most popular but sometimes controversial tool for losing weight is diet pills. That is some potential side effects of diet pills you need to know and able to identify. Some of the symptom is:-

Diet pills can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Please check either that person has digestive problem after they taking diet pill. Digestive system is a potential area of the body which could easily been affected.

If the user has any vision or balance problems after taking diet pill that also one of the side effect. The occurrence of blurred vision, dizziness and tremors is another potential area affected by the intake of diet pills.

Does the person who taking diet pills got any changes on their personality. Diet pills can  possibly  cause  a user to become inattentive and nervous. If you notice all this happen please bring the person to doctor.

If you noticed some physically changes to the person like hair loss or bulging eyes, actually these symptom also possible side effects of diet pills.

Do you that diet pill can cause the damage of your heart and circulatory system? so please be careful before taking any diet pill. The better option is get advice from panel doctor.

New research found that HIV can passes more easily from men to women than previous thought. Before this many expert are strongly believed female vaginal tract presents an impenetrable barrier to AIDS virus if it is injured but a new research proof that is not the facts.

From the study they found the virus is still able to invade vaginal wall. It happen during sexual intercourse and then will give infection to immune system cells. For about four hours the viral particles can move between skin cells and then reach a depth of 50 microns where they got ability to attack immune cells.

Previously ,what has been understand by the scientist AIDS virus only could enter the vaginal tract through an open sore for instance which is caused by the herpes virus. Beside of this the virus might penetrate the single layer of skin cells that line a woman’s cervical canal. that is another theory beside what they already believed but  there are  no impact on HIV infection rates when an African trial in which women used a diaphragm to block the cervix.

‘A big mistake in this field is the idea that transmission only takes place one way,’ said Prof Hope, who presented the findings today at the American Society for Cell Biology’s annual meeting in San Francisco.

‘We urgently need new prevention strategies or therapeutics to block the entry of HIV through a woman’s genital skin.’ He added.

To women they will feel huge burden on their waistlines  during winter. Normally during this season they will spend more time at home. When nothing to do, they will easily to feel bored and then the normal activity they always did is get a box of cookies. During those period it is easy for them to put on a great deal of weight. By the way, there are a few ideas you can try to help you avoid gaining weight in the winter.

First thing you need to do is to make sure your kitchen cabinets are filled with some healthy snacks. If you have no idea what it is we will suggest to you some. Actually baked chips, low fat microwave popcorn,  granola bars and pretzels are in category of low calories and fat snacks which is very good for you.

Secondly try Keep away yourself from sweets. That really can give bad impact to you. Why not you keep a carton of frozen yogurt rather than make full stock of sweat or chocolate bar.That would be better for your health.

The last thing is don’t be so lazy to do indoor exercise.You can just do it at home. Its good if you have some spare room. If not you can just do that in front of your TV. Make is as your habit. no need to do the hard one. I think do sit ups for a few minutes every day also can help.

All the step are not really hard to do. You can start it as soon as possible during this winter.

Are you pregnant? As we know, home pregnancy test is one of the best method to know your status but do you know that a few signs are also can tell you the same thing. Normally pregnant women may experience some symptoms that occur to signal their pregnancy. Many of these symptom always happen to pregnant women. Here is the five signs or symptom that will determine you are pregnant.

1.Headache

At the beginning you will feel mild headaches very frequently. This is because of the hormone level changing.

2.Nausea

During pregnancy, nausea is a normal and that will happen to you at anytime whether day or night. This symptom also labeled as “morning sickness” which is usually start after 2 to 8 week of conception.

3.Breast Changes

Pregnant women will notice some changes happen to their breast which is a bit swollen. This condition also cause by elevated hormone levels. They symptom are positively determine it caused by pregnancy.

4.Missed Period

This is a strong reason to tell you that you’re pregnant. If you experience several days late of your period, you can start do home pregnancy test. This signs usually easy to notice.

5.Fatigue

In early pregnancy nobody surely knows what causes fatigue , but it’s possible that elevated levels of progesterone contribute to the exhaustion. This may happen earliest at 1 week after conception.

So you know now 5 signs of pregnancy. If you experience all of this five that surely indicate that you may having a baby in future. Actually there are others symptom beside this 5. Don’t forget to meet a doctor after you observe all the symptom happen to you. That surely a good news for your family!

Yeah! You’re not dreaming. I got this news from Dailymail today report that the scientist just found new fact which is video games can give a boost to an elderly person’s brainpower.That really amazing right?

According to Professor Arthur Kramer who is psychological professor at the University of Illinois our mental function that decline most with age can be improve when playing interactive games. He do the testing to 40 people at the age of 60s to 70s. Most of them were asked to play Rise of Nations games. In this game player need to build cities, maintain an army and not to forget expand their territory.

What he observe the older who play this game became significantly better at ‘executive control’ functions such as the ability to switch between tasks, short-term visual memory, reasoning skills and working memory.

Professor Kramer said: ‘This is the first such study of older adults and it is the first to find such pronounced effects on cognitive skills not directly related to the skills learned in the video game’

So what do you think guys. Don’t you think this is a good news for older?