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Why is sex good for us?

By: prabirghose

Researchers continue to baffle us by selecting really out-of-the-way subjects to find out answers to odd questions. A study carried out in Wales over the last 10 years has come up with 10 reasons on why sex is good for us!!! In technical jargon – sex stimulates all the bodily functions; hence it is an essential and indispensible part of ...

3 days ago

Association of heart disease and diabetes

By: safdarjaved

Diabetes and heart have a strong association. With diabetes the early occurrence and severity of heart disease increases. Diabetics usually don't have a chest pain when experiencing Angina. They may get out of breath. A person with diabetes should know that he is likely to be affected by heart disease early on in life if he doesn't control his ...

23 days ago

Could Tomatoes Prevent Heart Disease?

By: jdangjenn

Researchers at Scotland’s University of Aberdeen are trying to answer the question: “can tomatoes prevent heart disease and strokes?” Studies have shown that countries were people eat a lot of tomatoes have lower rates of heart disease and strokes. Scientists believe that tomatoes contain a chemical called lycopene which ...

1 day ago

Cholesterol And Your Lifestyle

By: dottie62

If changing your lifesytle habits by increasing exercise,improving your diet and losing weight does not lower your cholesterol levels sufficiently,drug therapy may help. There are certainly many cases which diet and lifestyle changes alone are not sufficient.This is particularly true for people who start out with very high LDL cholesterol levels,...

18 days ago