Drug
Drug abuse has a strong hereditary component. However, new research suggests genetics and shared encironment have little impact when it comes to selecting a particular illegal drug. There are cases, i ...
Avoid Swinging Arm Fat
I inherited my mother's arms. I feel bad even writing that, because if she read it, her feelings would be hurt. The fact is, no woman wants to have flabby upper arms but unfortunately, it's often gene ...
Motherhood and Obesity
Age of onset of puberty appears to be linked to a child's risk of obesity. Children born to mothers who experienced an early puberty are far more likely to be obese (via BBC).
If a woman had her fi ...
Portion Control Is A Successful Weight-Loss Method
A recent study verifies the importance of portion control for weight loss. Obese subjects who used smaller "portion-control dishes" for six months lost 1.8 percent of their body weight versus 0.1 perc ...
Fat Nears Smoking As Cause Of Cancer
Wow. I knew obesity caused all sorts of health problems including heart troubles and diabetes but I never thought of it in conjunction with cancer. This report on the CBS News web site caught my att ...
Has anyone used Lactagen?
I've been Lactose Intolerant since I was 5. I've tried everything out there (lactaid, digestive advantage, dairy ease, etc.) and nothing worked. I was tired of having to take something everytime I wan ...
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hirschsprungs Disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon) is a birth defect in which nerve cells in the wall of the large intestine do not develop. These nerve cells, called ganglion cells, control the ...
Hemoglobin Calculator for Diagnosis of Anemia
Hemoglobin Calculatorhttp://www.etoolsage.com/Calculator/Hemoglobin_Calculator.aspThe calculator permits the user to determine the hemoglobin level for diagnosis of anemia, it can also convert hemog ...
