Recently the local health authority has audited hospitals on the Island related to hand washing and cleanliness.
Amazingly it seems than only 18% of doctors wash their hands prior to visiting patients.
Of all health workers, only 30% wash their hands.
It’s seems that at best, no more than 40% of those [...]
Many have complained of just that and because of it, Johnson & Johnson has increased the product brands in their now months old drug recall of over the counter drups.
On Jan 15, 2010 the recall began and it has now been increased to include four lots of Benadryl Allergy Ultratablets and one lot of Extra [...]
A recent study in Europe found that high levels of Vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine can reduce the risk of lung cancer by half.
Vitamin B6 is found naturally in nuts, fish and meat. Supplements are also available.
Although these findings are very exciting, experts suggest that more research [...]
The older we get the more we have to worry about our bones.
Here are some guides that may help us through the-looking-after-your bones journey.
The good:
Zinc: A bone –protecting mineral. Researchers have found that low levels of zinc are associated with brittle bones in middle-age women. One source of [...]
The more you eat the right foods the better for your health.
Now it is time for our lungs. How is the best way to keep them clear?
Recent research suggests the following hints will help:
Pears: For their quercetin content is a brilliant protector. One study done in Holland with over 13,000 [...]
Cases of heart diseases are growing. And now a days we are trying to go more natural than ever.
Here we have some fabulous foods that can help protect your heart:
Barley: According to latest research, this amazing grain can lower the bad cholesterol on an average of 13 points without damaging [...]
The more we look at the subject the more we find about some natural herbal ways to manage the menopause. There are also some powerful vitamins that can help during the transition as well.
Women owe it to themselves to seek out treatments that may alleviate this difficult period of their lives.
T. Hudson, Women’s Encyclopedia of [...]
When we talk about “super foods” we refer to foods containing a high concentration of photochemicals, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and antioxidants. Among the best “super foods” are broccoli, sprouts, seaweeds, mushrooms and seeds.
Then we have the “super power foods” like chia seeds, cacao, goji berries, maca, spirulina and aloe. [...]
New studies by US scientists found that a hunger hormone in the brain acts as the “remote control” for cholesterol travelling round the body.
The tests were carried out on mice.
Researchers suggest that increased levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin in mice caused the animals to develop higher levels of blood –circulating cholesterol. They also said [...]
It is our aim as parents to help our children stay slim, trim and healthy .
New research suggests that we could do that in three simple steps.
Limiting TV, getting plenty of sleep and properly sitting down for dinner may reduce dramatically the chances of children become obese.
Researches at American universities have found [...]
