Health Category

Jakarta. Belt buckle or tie waist and used by employees for work almost every day. But tie waist and belt buckles should not be used too tight because it can be harmful to health. A study reported in the Wall Street Journal found that use of the waist belt too tight can push the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve that runs from the stomach into the outer thigh. Another thing that could happen is this condition can make a person experiencing discomfort in the abdomen such as the emerging sense of bloating, heartburn and frequent belching after he ate a few hours. Meanwhile, the experts said the use of collar and tie tightly can reduce blood circulation [...]

Brushing Teeth Can Prevent Meningitis

In: Health

Jakarta. Brushing teeth and using dental floss to clean (flossing) on a regular basis can help prevent meningitis or brain inflammation. It is based on the results of a study that identified an association between common types of oral bacteria and some diseases. Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal [...]

Jakarta. Shaping a person’s eating habits can be carried in the womb. While still in the womb, the infant turns out also can feel the mother’s food intake. When mature, this baby will choose foods that are already familiar known since before birth. A French scientist studies conducted showed that newborns can recognize the smell that goes [...]

Jakarta. Exercise can keep your body and hair healthy as long as it not done excessively. Heavy exercise without meeting the nutritional needs can lead to hair loss problems that could make a head bald quicker. Regular exercise can prevent some forms of hair loss because it increases the general health and blood circulation system in the body. Hair condition often used as a reflection for overall body health. Exercise also is a key component to improving the health of the people who have peripheral artery disease (peripheral arteries), which can cause hair loss in the legs, as reported by Mayoclinic, Friday (02/09/2012). [...]

Jakarta. Some people sometimes believe the news circulated that the women who have small hips can not give birth normally. Whereas in certain circumstances these women still can give normal birth. Dr. Iman Budi Santoso, SpOG (K) in a press conference ’The Importance of  Three Pillar in Services is Pregnancy and Childbirth Safety, Prevention and Screening Pelvic Dysfunction Disorders Basic Ingredients for Indonesian Women Health’ at the RSCM Gold, Jakarta,Tuesday (14/2/2012 ) said it depends on the weight of the baby. “If the baby’s weighs more than 3 kg then it may not be born normally, but if it weighs only 2.5Kg it can still be deliver [...]

Early Pregnancy Tips for Royal Princess

In: Pregnancy

Jakarta. British Princess Kate Middleton is reportedly 6 weeks pregnant. Due to the longer conceive a royal princess, of course, the story attracted the interest of many people. Dr. Manny Alvarez included have tips for early pregnant women especially the Royal Princess Kate Middleton. Prince William’s wife’s pregnancy news was reported by In Touch Weekly, Britain’s claim [...]

Jakarta. Not just to prevent an unplanned pregnancy, emergency contraception also have other benefits for women. Research has shown that emergency contraceptive on tablet form can shrink a tumor that grows in the uterine wall. Type of tumor can be cured or at least diminished in size to emergency contraception is a fibroid, which grows on the wall of the uterus or womb. These tumors are sometimes not very malignant, and even an estimated 80 percent of women actually have a fibroid in her womb. Most women who have fibroids do not feel any symptoms. But 25 percent of them experiencing symptoms such as menstrual pain, anemia, abdominal bloating,constipation, difficult to have children and often a miscarriage and [...]

4 Common Mistakes People Do During Exercise

In: Health

Jakarta. Sports is supposed to make the body to be healthy and fit, but sometimes a person’s likes to ignore the little things that can lead to injury. These four are the most common mistakes made ??during exercise. Dr. Raj as CEO of Beverly Hills Orthopedic Institute says the injury suffered by a person could get her to stop exercising and take a long time for healing. Here are four common mistakes people make during exercise, as quoted from Menshealth, Friday (03/02/2012), namely: 1. Not warming up Dr. Raj said that most people have a full energy, so wanted to skip the workout or warming [...]

Chicago. In the world of cyberspace today, having a social networking account could be said a MUST. Researchers found that twitter and facebook are more addictive than alcohol and cigarettes. Fight the urge to check the status update or tweet on social networking sites proved more difficult than resisting the urge to smoke and drink [...]

Baltimore. Some people may have experienced an incident of yawning when they wanted to make love. Of course this can provoke a negative reaction from partner, because yawning is generally regarded as a sign of boredom. In fact, yawning could be a sign that the body is aroused. “Yawning is the nature of evolution that were shared by all vertebrate species. Fish do it, lions do it, people also do it. It is embedded in the primitive brain and even the fetus in the womb also evaporate,” said Dr. Robert Provine, professor of psychology neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Human evaporate for various reasons such as feeling tired, or can also be a social instinct [...]