More and more experts report about increasing tendency of painkiller abuse in modern people. Inspired by Dr. House, people believe that painkillers, either natural pain relievers or pharmaceuticals, can be an answer to any sort of health alert of ours. We pop a pill in case if our head starts aching, in case if we have a colic, or some pain of unknown origin in the abdomen, or when we have discomfort in the lungs and can not take a breath, etc. etc. Painkiller abuse has become a trend in many people, especially the young who are certain that they are yet healthy enough and their body can stand on such huge doses of synthesized substances. Thinking that painkillers can not bring too much harm to our body and our health is quite wrong, and the findings of a recent study published this spring in many world’s leading newspapers and journals have proven the fact. Read the rest of this entry »

The problem of feeling lonely and being lonely has been studied and discussed for many centuries. Remember The Beatles: “Look at all the lonely people”? Loneliness and social isolation are really very hard to cope with for all of us without exception. Loneliness affects the way we behave and think, the way we understand this world and our place in it. According to the findings of a group of experts at the University of Chicago published three years ago in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, social isolation also has negative effects on how people’s brain work. In particular, social isolation may lead to finding comfort in non-social rewards, and the scientists explain this phenomenon by decreased function of the ventral striatum (the area of the brain associated with rewards) in all lonely people. Read the rest of this entry »

It is actually interesting: in order to receive eggs for those who suffer from allergies, what should come first, hypoallergenic hens or allergy-free eggs? I myself am not sure, but the scientists at Geelong’s Deakin University are convinced that it could be better to start with creating allergy-free eggs, and then use them for possible producing hypoallergenic chickens. The idea is really very challenging and bright because egg allergies are among the commonest types of food allergies that affect a great deal of children, from infants to teenagers. This type of food allergy can be characterized with quite severe symptoms including vomiting, nasal inflammation, hives, digestive problems, and many more. Read the rest of this entry »

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Raspberry Ketone Pure is a new but very popular product in today’s health care market. It is a dietary supplement produced as a natural extract of raspberry ketones, red components of raspberries which give these berries pleasant taste and aroma.Raspberry ketone is not a new compound, it has been known since 1965. According to Dr. Oz, this natural ingredient can be of a great help to those who want to put off weight as raspberry ketone has excellent fat burning properties. It can stimulate and speed up breakdown of fatty acids and make our body use the stored fat rather than using newly consumed calories. Read the rest of this entry »

A few days ago, scientists reported about discovering a new possible clue for male type baldness treatment, which gives hope to millions of today’s men suffering from hair thinning and loss. A group of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania found out that hair loss in men is connected with elevated levels of a certain protein, known as prostaglandin D synthase, which is now called “hair loss protein”. Some experts consider it a revolutionary discovery, some say that it is nothing out of ordinary and still there’s too long way ahead of us to identifying a 100 per cent effective hair loss treatment. Well, time will tell… Read the rest of this entry »

WebMD experts reported about the warning issued by the FDA announced two weeks ago regarding newly discovered dangers and risks linked to using cholesterol-lowering drugs. The FDA specialists underline that there are very serious side effects of cholesterol-lowering medications, which include hypertension, brain disorders and memory loss, and even elevated risks of developing type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, not many of the cholesterol-lowering drugs currently existing in the market have special warnings on their labels, informing their uses about the mentioned negative effects. Read the rest of this entry »