Category Archives: Health

Walking and Working

By ShamsMarch 20, 2010Health: walking, Belinda luscombe, burning calories, cathleen doheny, elaine magee, sedentary jobs, sexing, time, working

Although Time’s Belinda Luscombe tries to burn few calories on walking while working, but it’s quite a crazy idea except…

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Sleep good. Good Night.

By ShamsDecember 20, 20091 commentHealthamericans, dr. many, good night, nightmares, sleep disorder

Not only 70 million Americans, but worldwide millions more suffer from having a good night’s sleep.

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WHO’s report on ‘Global Health Risks and Life Expectancy’

By ShamsNovember 5, 2009Healthglobal health risks, life expectancy, premature death, risk factor

Few days back the United Nations World Health Organization published its report on ‘global health risks’ those are responsible for millions of premature deaths annually. (more…)

Radiation from your cell phone

By ShamsOctober 9, 20091 commentHealth, Technologycell phone, environmental working groupm cancer, nokia 9300i, radiation, sar, smartphone, sony ericsson p910a, specific absorption rates, t-mobile mytouch 3g, text message, voice connection

Do we know how much radiation our cell phones are emitting while we are phoning or sending text messages.

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Secrets of Mr. Breuning’s long-Life

By ShamsSeptember 27, 20092 commentsHealth, Sciencelarger than life, mr. breuning, secrets of long life, usatoday, walter breuning

At 113^th years, Mr. Walter Breuning told some of his secrets to the world, USAToday reports.

The secrets are as follows:

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How many people died from ‘Swine Flu’ till todate?

By ShamsAugust 4, 200913 commentsHealthA(H1N1), antivirals, bird flu, flu-like symptoms, H1N1, H5N1, influenza, inhaler, Mexico, pill, relenza, swine flu, tamiflu, treatment, vaccine, Washington state department of health, WHO

The H1N1 virus that’s responsible for the deadly ‘swine flu’ has killed so far till todate, 4^th of August 2009, at least 1,154 people worldwide, WHO says.

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Some Carrots, Facebook and Youtube

By ShamsJune 18, 20091 commentHealth, Technologycancer, carrots, Comscore, credit Suisse, dr. Kirsten brandt, Facebook, falcarinol, ramprate, Reuters, university of Newcastle, YouTube

Scientists found that carrots are die-hard fighter against cancer if you cook them ‘whole’.

What does this ‘whole’ mean? 🙂

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‘Silent Heart Attacks’

By ShamsMay 25, 2009Healthchest pain, ecg, electrocardiogram, silent heart attack, stress

A recent study found that not all heart attacks could be traced by electrocardiogram (ECG). These ‘not all heart attacks’ include a little known category (in mass public) – ‘silent’ heart attacks. (more…)