General Health

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the artificial replacement of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, and sometimes testosterone in women who are going through the menopause. Menopause in women normally happens around the age of 50. By the time a woman has reached natural menopause, estrogen output has decreased significantly. You know, at menopause, levels of [...]

Though most dermatologists agree that cellulite is “physiologically normal”, it is still a problem for us. Cellulite does not differ from “normal” fat, it differs only in the way it is held and distributed in the body tissues. The actual chemical nature of the fat is not different from other body fat. We can see the [...]

Acne is one those teenage problems that continue to haunt women as men for a long time even after they have crossed their puberty age. Acne is not just a problem for teenagers, it can affect people from ages 10 through 40. Acne is basically caused due to the blockage in the skin pores. Our skin [...]

Losing weight is tough. Keeping it off is even tougher. The human body is a collection of complex systems, which in normal conditions are in perfect balance, with the various systems interacting and functioning symbiotically together to maintain overall health. We need to balance diet, rather than whether to eat a balanced diet. Most people are [...]

Problems with the heart’s valves or damage to its walls will make our heart cannot pump enough blood to meet our body’s metabolic needs. Then, there will be a heart failure problem. Bilal Shafi and colleagues at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, US, created a protective band around the heart to [...]

Massage is the practice of manipulation of the soft tissues of the body in order to fulfill any of several physical, functional/mechanical, and/or emotional goals. There are many beneficial effects of massage, including pain relief, stress reduction but also relief of many diseases. Massage increases health in several diseases and conditions. There are some kinds [...]

What if pumps the size of molecules could be implanted to deliver life-saving medicines precisely when and where they are needed? These scenarios may sound unbelievable, but they are the long-term goals of the NIH Roadmap’s Nanomedicine initiative that we anticipate will yield medical benefits as early as 10 years from now. Over the past two [...]

For you who have been suffered by cancer for such a long time, this therapy may become a new hope. Researchers at Rice University under Prof. Jennifer West, have demonstrated the use of 120 nm diameter nanoshells coated with gold to kill cancer tumors in mice. This nanoshells is targeted to bond to cancerous cells [...]

The most important thing to do before get started with an exercise program is to find a form of exercise that we can enjoy. When we have fun with it, it can be just a habit or even a need. We should do exercises since we are not robots, of course. Our bodies need cardiovascular and [...]

The word “Aromatherapy” can be divided into two words, “aroma” meaning fragrance and “therapy” meaning treatment. It is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, which is known as essential oils (EOs), and other scented compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person’s mood or health. Aromatherapy is reputed to [...]