Category: Life

On Health: Do carbs make you fat?

… replacements. If you think you have celiac disease, see a doctor to get tested before diving into a gluten-free diet. Health Canada follows the Institute of Medicine’s Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range : a healthy diet should be 45-65 per …

Female genital mutilation

… and medical standpoints, there is little difference between male and female circumcisions. In May 2016, the World Health Organization in collaboration with Unicef launched the evidence-based research and guidelines, highlighting the best available …

Next week: Healthcare price tag, veterans and Trump nominees

House Republican leaders next week will continue to sell conservatives on their proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare as their controversial legislation churns through a third committee, and government number crunchers provide a much-anticipated price tag. The House Budget Committee will take up the American Health Care Act, introduced to staunch conservative criticism earlier this month.

New case of mad cow disease found in Spain

The Ministry of Agriculture had found a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease, which does not pose a threat to the Spanish health system, according to the Europapress news agency. The case was indentified in the village of Horcajo Medianero in Salamanca Province.

Images reveal hilarious menu spelling mistakes

How America’s ‘first black middle class village’ was destroyed to make way for Central Park: Community of African American property owners was flattened and flooded to accommodate growing Manhattan population Revealed: The seven surprising things guests notice when they visit your house From chickenpox pie to ‘sweaty’ French toast, hilarious typos reveal what happens when menu items get TOTALLY lost in translation And this hilarious collection of images serves as proof of the chaos that can ensue when food items get totally lost in translation. These disastrous typos found in eateries around the world may have been innocently misspelled, but many make the dishes sound suggestive or downright stomach-turning.

Trust your daughters, says US official

US Consulate General public affairs officer Ariel H Pollock, Red Elephant Foundation director Kirthi Jayakumar among others during the panel discussion on ‘Why Women Stories Matter’ at the American Centre in Chennai on Wednesday Chennai: “Women make more than 50 per cent of the population. It is important to hear their stories.

Have americans given up on losing weight?

… of epidemiology with Georgia Southern University. Zhang and his colleagues analyzed data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a federally funded ongoing survey that keeps track of Americans’ health and diet habits. All …

BSDC ‘rightsizing’ to cut 39 jobs

… as part of a rightsizing at BSDC. The move will eliminate 39 positions at the state-run facility. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that Beatrice State Developmental Center will be the subject of rightsizing. The move is …

Animal Feed Vitamin Market

According to the report “Animal Feed Vitamin Market”, published by Market Data Forecast, the global market is projected to reach USD $8.89 Billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 2.4% from 2016 to 2021 Feed Vitamins are a necessity in animal nutrition to improve the quality of feed. They are essentialfor improving both the production quality and quantity in farms.

Why You Shouldn’t Work Out on an Empty Stomach

It might seem like there are perks to exercising on an empty stomach, like burning more fat per workout, but the downsides greatly outweigh the benefits. Here’s why you’re probably better off fueling up before you go for a run or crank out some super sets at the gym.

Isoflavone consumption linked to decrease in mortality for some breast cancer patients

An epidemiological analysis of data from more than 6,000 American and Canadian women with breast cancer finds that post-diagnosis consumption of foods containing isoflavones – estrogen-like compounds primarily found in soy food – is associated with a 21 percent decrease in all-cause mortality. This decrease was seen only in women with hormone-receptor-negative tumors, and in women who were not treated with endocrine therapy such as tamoxifen.

Foods that mask bad breath

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Independent Budget Releases FY 2018 Report

… Congress, remains woefully inadequate to meet the ever-increasing demand for services both inside and outside the VA health care system, a fact acknowledged by VA officials. Additionally, the effects of sequestration and arbitrary budget caps are …

5 Morning Habits Health Experts Swear By

Every morning, the choices you make can set the tone for your entire day and affect your health, for better or worse. Unfortunately, we all know how easy it is to get off track when you feel pulled in a million directions as soon as the alarm goes off.

Poor Diet And Breast Cancer

… of California at Los Angeles, and colleagues analysed data from 45,204 women in the U.S. who were part of the Nurses’ Health Study II. “In 1997, participants were asked if they would be willing to complete a supplemental food frequency questionnaire …

Hugh Jackman gets sent cupcakes from Ryan Reynolds

‘With sprinkles and little love hearts’: Hugh Jackman says Ryan Reynolds sent him ‘Wolverine and Deadpool cupcakes’ to try and convince him to star in a crossover film Now, Hugh Jackman, 48, has revealed that might not be the only thing that’s been filling up his stomach. In an interview with Channel 10’s The Project on Thursday, the Australian actor said that Ryan Reynolds had been sending him cupcakes to try and convince him to star as Wolverine in a Deadpool film.

No Smoking Day 2017- be proud to be a quitter

Mid Ulster District Council in partnership with the Public Health Agency are encouraging smokers in the area to quit smoking on this day and ‘Be Proud to be a Quitter’. The annual No Smoking Day is a perfect opportunity for smokers to get motivated to quit smoking, particularly if their new years’ resolutions have been broken or are in need of renewing.

Why March Is the Best Time to Rethink Your Resolutions

When you set that lofty New Year’s resolution at the stroke of 2017 , March probably looked a lot different in your head: You’d be fitter, slimmer, happier, healthier. “People make their resolutions in a ‘bubble’ of overindulgence,” says Michelle Segar, Ph.D., a motivation scientist and author of No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness .

Why US flags at pro-Park rallies?

Since the parliament voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye in early December, Park’s staunch supporters have relentlessly taken to the streets with Korean flags in their hands to oppose her removal from office. While the Korean flag has become a symbol of their movement to defend the president, a seemingly unrelated flag has also been carried by many of the — mostly elderly — participants at the rallies: the US flag.

Bye bye, meat… bye bye, dairy

THERE was an epidemic in my social circle towards the end of last year which seemed to spread faster than swine flu. While I was dithering over how big the turkey needed to be, all around me the world seemed to be turning vegan.