Risk Factors in Pregnancy

A healthy pregnancy is what all women love. There are many factors that can affect the development of the foetus — some of them are beyond your control and some are within your limits.  It has been noted that obese women have more complications during pregnancy than others. Women who suffer from heart diseases, diabetes, lung and kidney diseases, hypertension and epilepsy are also at more risk during pregnancy.Women who had complications in their previous pregnancy and those who had children with birth defects should be careful and they have to be in constant touch with their doctor.When talking of risk factors involved in pregnancy, one has to be careful in maintaining a healthy life style and also a healthy environment. A peaceful and...

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Removing and Treating Stretch Marks

Stretch marks may be a rising concern for many women today. Stretch mark creams are associated to the excessive pressure on skin through sudden weight gain or weight loss. People with particularly thin skin experience stretch marks fast. They may also be genetic. Stretch marks are usually seen on things, buttocks, legs, abdomen or arms or any body area of an individual which is prone to gain weight.Excess dieting and sudden crash diets can affect the skin and the fat cells lying underneath the skin resulting in stretch marks. Sudden weight gain or any disease that leads to weight gain may also give you stretch marks.It would look particularly strange to wear clothes that reveal those parts but these are only the surface looks. They are pretty...

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Is Junk Food Healthy?

Any food item which has little or no nutritional value or products which have nutritional value but have ingredients which are unhealthy when consumed on a regular basis or which are unfit to consume at all is called a junk food.Generally junk foods are easy to buy and can be prepared with in a short time. Street foods and fast foods also come under the category of junk food. You might wonder how street foods can be classified as a junk food.  It is mainly because street foods are normally cooked under unhealthy conditions. On the other hand fast foods are normally cooked and served with in a short time and such type of foods normally doesn’t have any nutritional value. Moreover junk foods simply build up empty calories in your body which...

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Vasectomy Rising with Falling Economy

The procedures of vasectomies have greatly increased since the economic downturn started last year, doctors from all around the U.S reported.Doctors suspect that there are two possible reasons which are forcing them to take such step, one is the diminishing desire of children because of the expanses, second could possibly that people want to undergo such surgeries before the end of their jobs and health insurance.Dr. Goldstein narrated that he used to perform one or rarely two procedures of vasectomy but now he is doing the three on each Friday which is a really significant increase.Majority of the men claimed that they were already thinking about it but the recession persuaded their decision. They said that with three children it’s hard to...

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Exercise provides health benefits even in old age

People who don’t take regular physical exercise till the age of 50 may still benefit from physical workout but the results take further ten years to appear, Swedish researchers said.A study conducted upon the 2,205 men for the span of 20 year started from the age of 50, presented that exercise have no effect on the premature death before ten years for those who started exercises, late in life.“Everybody knows, physical exercise provide many health benefits to the young people but first time any study showed that old people can also get health benefits from physical workout. Its not too late to start.” Liisa Byberg said.Researchers divided the participants into three groups (low medium and high) on the basis of intensity of exercises. Half...

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Happy Couples Sleep better at Night

Is it true and real that happy couples sleep well at night? Research proves everything and it is also proved that relationship satisfaction as well as sleep has some connection amongst them.Lately, there was a survey taken place that includes about 29 couples who were childless. All the couples were asked to make and complete their sleep diaries for about one week as well as to also have some sort of record of their connections amongst themselves for about 6 days in that same week.Most of the men who had good sleep also stated and mentioned good quality and happy relationship quality, means good sleep is linked with better and positive relation with their partners. Women stated that daytime connections with their partners resulted in poor...

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The Affect of Obesity is Seen Later in Women

The research shows that during old age women’s life decreases due to the disabilities due to obesity & arthritis. This report was presented on Saturday during the annual meeting of American Geriatrics Society in Chicago.The main reason why women suffer from obesity in their later years is after their pregnancy and menopausal period, excess amount of calorie is released in the body which leads to increase in fat cells and further leads to weight gain leading to obesity.The best way to cure arthritis is to consult a doctor as soon as you see any of the symptoms of arthritis, after which the doctor will examine you and your problems and then the doctor will tell you of some X-rays, blood test, and urine test and after knowing the result will...

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