The importance of the Sports Bra is undisputed. In absence of it, it causes damages to the breast and these damages through shock and strain leave permanent effects. However in a recent study, it was found that 41% of women do not wear sports bra during exercising or running.

It was found that most of them had a notion that their normal bras are supportive enough to play sports in. They don’t realise that they might have jogging their way to sagging breasts and could cause even temporary pain and discomfort. Most of the women are unaware of the effect of exercising on their breasts.

In absence of sports bra, the breasts move in an uncontrolled movement straining the fragile tissues and ligaments. This eventually results in chafing and sagging breasts.

A survey was conducted by “Move Active”, a sports bra retailer in Manchester, London, among women from the age of 16-35. They found that women were totally ignorant of the fact; the exercise without wearing sports bra could cause a permanent effect on their breasts. They insisted that women while undertaking exercise should wear sports bra which is as significant as any other sports.

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“Alzheimer’s” is a mental disorder which destroys certain brain cells causing problem with memory, behavior and interaction at home, work and in the society. As the disease progresses, the symptoms might include hallucinations, violent behavior, loss of memory about past events including life history, and forgetting who certain people are.

It gets further distressing when the patients forgetting their spouses or partners start developing intimate relationships outside marriage. Johns Hopkins’ newsletter “Health after 50” tries to lessen the accompanying distress due to these affairs outside marriage and suggests ways to cope up with the emotional health challenge. After all it is very frustrating and sad to see one’s partner losing track of all the memories of the past life and all the intimacies shared with a partner.

Developing an understanding behind the reasons why your partner suffering from ‘Alzheimer’s disease’ seems to forget, who you are would help in reducing the level of anger and mental disturbance. Dr. Peter Rabins, M.D., Professor, Psychiatry and Health Policy, and Director, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins say, “Many people with Alzheimer’s (and some patients recovering from stroke) develop a condition called ‘prosopagnosia’, which is an isolated inability to recognize familiar faces.” So that’s why they stop recognizing their spouses.

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‘Intranasal Insulin’ is one of the devices to inject insulin developed to make the insulin intake to be less painful than the other methods. They are diagnosed to control the problem of obesity which is one of the resultant factors of diabetes. They decrease the food intake however a new study has shown that this is more likely to happen among men than women who don’t show that desirable levels of obesity control with insulin administered intranasal. The compound seems to be giving more desirable effect on enhancing the memory function among women.

This new study has been reported in the “Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)”.

Gender plays an important role in determining the changes brought by brain insulin which brings alterations in food intake and other cognitive functions of the body. This is emphasized in the new study which shows that Intranasal Insulin brings higher decrease in the levels of plasma glucose concentrations in body. However obesity seems to be better controlled among men due to control on food intake. It also brings desirable improvements in the memory among the patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. However in this case too, the gender differences are evident. Intranasal Insulin shows better memory improvement among the women.

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In terms of controlling dopamine signals between nicotine and opiates are almost similar based on the testing done by Prof. Daniel McGehee, when nicotine was tested in the that particular part of the nucleus accumbens where opiates have been demonstrated to affect behavior, given the fact that these are two different drugs. The research has complemented previous studies that showed overlapping effects in the way two drugs work, in the hope that it will help identify new treatment methods in addiction. It also demonstrated that tobacco addiction is as equally serious in the same way an individual is hooked on to heroin.

‘Opiate’ is derived from the opium seed. ‘Morphine’, ‘codeine’, ‘heroin’ are among the most common drugs that are derived as ‘opiates’. ‘Morphine’ has a similar chemical composition and chemical structure to that of the ‘heroin’. It stops pain, abridges anxiety, and makes the user euphoric if taken in significantly high doses. The use of the drug affects the cells of the cranial nerves that bring forth natural painkillers or endorphins called “endogenous opiates.”

continue reading Opium and Nicotine Addiction-Plenty of Similarities

Adult characteristics associated with childhood abuse had been a subject of research for a long time now. A recent study led by Amy Bonomi, associate professor of human development and family science at Ohio State University claims to find what no study has found so ever. The researchers found that women belonging to the average age of late 40s still bear consequences of the abuse which happened decades ago in their lives.

It studied data of more than 3,000 women who belonged to Group Health, a health care system in the Pacific Northwest. It concluded that the middle-aged women who suffered some kind of child abuse tend to spend one-third more of money than average on health-care.

Child abuse can be of various kinds ranging from physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, sexual abuse etc. Physical and sexual abuses are the most visible forms of abuse and carry consequences which influence the adult life too. When they compared the results among 3,000 women, they found that the women who had no history of abuse spent much lesser amount on health care that the women who had been victim of sexual or physical abuse in the childhood.

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Almost 25 million Americans are affected with ‘Osteoporosis’ every year and 80% of these people are women, according to a recent report of the ‘National Osteoporosis Foundation’. This disease is mainly responsible for thinning of the bones and this may result in to hip fractures and spinal fractures in addition to some extreme complications leading to severe health problems, the report says.

The “Bisphosphonates (BF)” is the compounds that are generally prescribed for patients suffering with this kind of disorders.”Fosamax”, the ‘alendronate sodium compound’, is one such very popular class of drugs which helps in preventing bone fractures. In ‘Osteoporosis ‘patients who are also suffering from some cancerous disease, this drug prevents bone metastases and other related skeletal problems. The types of cancers may include multiple myeloma, metastatic breast cancer, and prostate cancer.

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It is the difference of using internal and external cues that makes huge difference between the health status of the Americans and the French.

French are habitual of using the internal cues and that is why they do not feel hungry for a longer time. It helps them stop eating more frequently. On the contrary, the Americans are dependent on external cues. Their plates must be neat and clean. The stock of beverages should never go out. Their favorite TV show should not be over. Americans generally need adverse conditions, just opposite to these, to stop eating more.

A recent study conducted by the Scientists at the ‘Cornell University’ has revealed that more weight is directly related to the external cues. A heavy person, either French or American, will rely more on such external cues for stop eating more. These people will never rely upon their feeling as full.

continue reading Scientists Explain Why Americans Gain Weight While French Do Not

A direct link can be seen between the infection by malignancy-linked viruses and the development of cervical cancer among women who face high levels of stress, a recent study suggests. Daily stress affects the immune system of the body and reduces the capacity to fight against the sexually transmitted diseases and thus can cause cancer in them.

No direct association between the two could be established, however the past major life events, such as divorce or job loss could impact the body’s response to the infection.
Among such viruses, ‘Human Papillomavirus (HPV)’ also gets spread during sexual intercourse. Their further subtypes like ‘HPV16’ are found to be directly linked with the cervical cancer. However they are not capable alone to cause cervical cancer. They have to be supported by the weak immune system in a woman’s body.

Scientists at ‘Fox Chase Cancer Center’, Philadelphia found that only a small percentage of infections progress further to develop into cancer. Body has its own capacity to fight against this infection which can clear the virus on its own. However a weakened immune system provides no protection against this.

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Sounds do magic in our life. Sounds make us live better and help us understand the world around us. But don’t you think we take sounds for granted.

How deaf people do all that. It should be totally different fro these deaf people to understand the sound of a child’s laughing, a dog’s barking, a bus horn, and even a warm hello from someone deer to them. Deaf always wish they could hear and understand these sounds and noises.

And here is good news indeed. A “Bionic Ear”, a new innovation that would change the face of this ‘silent world’ in coming times, has been successfully devised by the scientists. World is about to come alive for deaf people.

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Researchers have found out that the noise from air traffic is not only a source of irritation but also is not good for health. The outcome of a new study shows that the noise from traffic or aircraft can elevate blood pressure of a person at night, even though it does not awaken them.

The World Health Organization defines high blood pressure as 140/90 mmHg or more. High blood pressure can result in heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney failure. Globally, around a billion adults are affected by high blood pressure.

A group of European researchers examined one hundred and forty volunteers at their homes close to London Heathrow Airport and 3 other main European airports. The blood pressure of volunteers was calculated every 15 minutes. It was then analyzed in connection to the sound recorded in the volunteer’s bedrooms.

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