by Usha on December 8th, 2009
Until now you have only heard of computer hacking and that can be quite scary, with hackers able to easily break into PCs and corrupt them by damaging or erasing important files and information.
What would you say if I told you that our brains may soon be hacked too?
Researchers are having sleepless nights just at [...]
by Usha on November 9th, 2009
The most popular way of increasing the size of breasts is implants; either silicon-gel or saline-filled. But there are many risks associated with these implants and some of them as identified by the FDA are, leaking or hardening of the implants; rippling, sagging or lack of sensation of the breasts.
Although, silicon implants are approved [...]
Tags: artificial implants, breast augmentation, breast cancer, mastectomies, mastectomy, saline breast implants, saline implants, silicon breast implants, silicon gel implants, silicon implants
by Usha on November 4th, 2009
It is nothing short of a miracle for blind people to regain their vision and see again, and this may become a reality sooner than you think, thanks to a microchip the size of a small grain – or should we say, thanks to the researchers who spend years on research just to make this [...]
Tags: blind can see, blind patients, causes of blindness, damaged retinal cells, eye implant, eye implants, macular degeneration, microchip for the blind, microchip implant, restore visiton, retina damage, retinal damage, retinal implant, retinitis pigmentosa
by Health on May 24th, 2009
If you are pregnant, this is a must read. You want to give birth to a healthy child and you eat the healthiest of foods but there may be other things you are doing unknowingly that could be harming your child.
This is unlike any precautions your mother or grandmother has told you about. [...]
Tags: hypospadias, hypospadias surgery, phthalates, Pregnant
by Health on May 3rd, 2009
Heath Ledger’s cause of death was “prescription drug toxicity.” We all know of it because he is famous but what about thousands of others that die from taking prescription drugs. Who is to blame? The prescription drug manufacturers? The FDA for having approved the drugs? OR the consumers for having [...]
by Health on May 2nd, 2009
What is the world coming to? For me, emotions have always been something not in our control. Wonder what to think now!
These scientists are surely God-sent. They can take nature into their hands and successfully mould things the way they want. We all experience various emotions; happiness, sadness, grief and a [...]
by Health on March 5th, 2009
People vow to ring in the New Year with resolutions to change. However, most of them fail to follow-through on the promises made to themselves. Are you one of them?
If you are, you would know that this happens because sweeping resolutions are very easy to make but hard to stick with. [...]
Tags: healthy lifestyle
by Health on February 2nd, 2009
Prevention is better than cure! This may very soon become true for thousands of patients with chronic conditions. Next generation healthcare revolves around new technologies that make it possible for patients to receive healthcare from anywhere, without the need for proactive intervention.
Today, there are blood pressure cuffs that enable us to take our [...]
Tags: GPS, Health, health technology, health trends
by Health on January 8th, 2009
Massage is thought to be as old as human existence – perhaps even as old as Adam and Eve. The ancient Chinese and Indians are credited with the earliest forms of massage. The Japanese are said to have developed this art to manipulate energy inside the body. This tradition traveled westward to [...]
Tags: deep tissue massage, massage, REIKI, swedish massage, thai massage
by Health on December 14th, 2008
Global hair loss problems are growing. The crowning glory that is a measure of our confidence and self-image is also a barometer that indicates good or bad health. Hair problems are many a time the first signs that something is wrong with our health.
The science of hair and scalp that deals with their [...]