Archive for March, 2007

Even small loss can improve overall health

According to the experts, even losing just 5% of body can be a great boosting factor for your overall health. Suppose you are having 200 pounds of weigh, even losing just 10 pounds can be really healthy. With the number of overweight people increasing in US, there is also bigger increase in diseases like blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and block. All these just increase the problems in

Is your kid getting overweight?

Many of parents even do not know whether their kids are actually overweight or not. Kids are overweight or not has some relation with kids physical activity and eating patterns. The lack of balance between diet and exercise could make your child look fatty and absurd and may keep them overweight and unhealthy until their adulthood. The balanced diet with physical exercise helps the kids to get

Exercise and less TV key to successful weight loss

According to a US study Participating in various physical activities and limiting TV is the key to successful weight loss among teens (Yahoo News). Males who lost weight did 11.7 hours of physical activity per week on an average and females 7.6 hours of physical activity per week on an average. Females were more likely to participate in weight training and strengthening exercises. Teens that

Incontinence, painful sex common after giving birth

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A year after giving birth, many women are plagued by urinary incontinence, pain during sex, and other problems, UK researchers report.

Airway heat therapy helps with asthma control

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The removal of muscle tissue in the overly active airways of asthma sufferers by exposing the tissue to heat -- a procedure called bronchial thermoplasty -- can help improve the control of moderate to severe persistent asthma, new research suggests.