Blogs Posts in Health Reasons category; 180 blog posts

8 Reasons to Quit Smoking

8 reasons to quit smoking ought to be enough, right? Is it enough to at least get you thinking? Maybe not. Very high research spends and media attention have been directed at smoking. It is a proven killer. Besides 3/4ths of all cases of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce Because Of Health Reasons?

Divorce rates increase when women have brain tumors, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease, sadly, this doesn't surprise me. It seems that many divorces happen almost on a whim or when an event turns in a marriage that was u [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Alberta unveils new health plan

The provincial government on Tuesday announced a sweeping five-year health-care plan that aims to reduce wait times, unblock emergency beds and improve the experiences of patients and doctors. Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky and Alberta H [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Health insurers face new spending rules

Such spending limits, known as a medical loss ratio or MLR, were required under the healthcare overhaul passed in March and largely reflect earlier recommendations by a key group of state insurance regulators. Uncertainty over t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Scients find a way to test brain health at the GP

A brain health test could become part of a doctor's check-up routine, after Australian researchers has found a simple way to detect the early signs of cognitive decline. Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) used a c [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Women still failing to get pap smear tests

A recent survey by the Department of Health on women with cervical cancer showed that more than half had not had a pap smear test in the past six years, while close to half had never been tested. The Bureau of Health Promotion said that [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market

The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday. Pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories voluntarily agreed to pull the drug [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression during pregnancy ups risk for preterm birth, low ...

Tear-free tips to help baby sleep No obligation, privacy guaranteed. A new study has found that clinical depression puts pregnant women at increased risk of delivering prematurely and of giving birth to below-normal weight infants. Risk [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to survive

There may be few pregnancy nightmares worse than finding a lump in one’s breast, given the dueling fears that if it’s cancer, treatment could harm the developing fetus, while delay and pregnancy hormones could fuel a tumor&rs [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Reasons Some Women Choose Continuous Birth Control Pills

Since we talked about what it means to take continuous birth control pills, now it’s time for why? There are both lifestyle and health reasons for choosing to skip your periods through the use of birth control pills. One health rea [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2010 | Comments : 0

Remove Chloramine From Water For Health Reasons

Remove chloramine from water for health reasons and live safer. Discover why municipalities use this chemical. Detect its secret hiding places. Learn solutions to problem pollutants. Microscopic living organisms known to create illness i [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Mens health Reasons of erectile dysfunction

For mens health erectile dysfunction is one of the most difficult problems. Failures in the sexual life of mens health are more often called impotence. However, this is not quite true. Doctors consider impotence to be in which a man unde [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Health Reasons To Stop Smoking

Health Reasons To Stop Smoking: Today there is a great push to get people to stop smoking not only because it will help them to live longer but also because of the huge cost that smokers have on the medical establishment. Another reason [...]

Posted On : Sep, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

12 tips for keeping your marriage strong

A friend e-mailed me about his son's marriage, which is a bit of struggle. That led to the following guidelines that I put together with lots of help from my wife, Roberta. We can't claim to be experts, but having been marri [...]