General Health

Chronic bronchitis is the irritation and inflammation of the airways to the lungs that leads to the formation of thick mucus in these airways called the bronchial tubes. It causes breathing difficulties because Recurrent infections cause accumulation of mucus, which blocks the airways. The symptons of bronchitis could be persistent cough with wheezing, fever, chest pain, [...]

Botox® is a trade name for botulinum toxin A, that has been successfully used to treat blepharospasm, strabismus, and cervical dystonia — these are all conditions that in some way involve spasms, involuntary muscle contractions. Botulinum itself Bis a kind of food poisoning usually caused by ingesting the neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum; [...]

In recent years, teeth whitening has become a huge phenomenon. Teeth whitening is the process of removing stains and discolouration from teeth and improving their colour through a bleaching process to make them look “whiter”. In the blossoming world of cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening reigns supreme. Universally valued by men and women alike, whitening (or bleaching) [...]

The Engineers at Kansas State University are now working on a research combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a single atom thick, ScienceDaily reported. They have seen the possibilities of using this thick material as the DNA sensor to identify cancer, in the form of electrical sensor. The researchers [...]

Memory refers to the organism’s mental ability to store, retain and recall information. In elderly people, it was mentioned in NewScientist that eating less seems to improve memory. Agnes Flöel and colleagues, at the University of Münster in Germany studied the  short term memory behaviour at 50 people with an average age of 60, and found that [...]

Salads Try a fruit salad for breakfast, snack or a later meal. Eating healthy does not have to be boring or a punishment, depriving you of good tasty treats! Avoid croutons, bacon bits, milk products such as cheese, eggs, and other high-fat foods. Keeping it simple and drizzling with a little lemon juice (or fresh [...]

For the very first time i drank this tea, well, the taste is not suit my tongue very well. In Bahasa, I said, “Uh, nggak enak! Pahit!” Every Indonesian people may be agree with me. A little bitter in taste, even more bitter in some kind of tea. But you know, tea has been widely known for [...]

Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. When we breathe air containing the gas, we can get lung cancer. In fact, we can’t see radon. We can’t smell or taste it, but it may very well be a problem in our home. It is estimated to cause many thousands of deaths each year. In the United States [...]

Some of the leading experts in the field of aging now believe that regular exercise along with the proper amount of rest may actually add years to the life span. Results from a number of tests indicate that speed and muscular strength of many of the elderly can be extended. The conclusion now is that the [...]

If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake. A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20’s and the other over age 65. A lot was learned from this accumulated data and [...]