The gymnasium culture has undergone a
sea change. It is no longer a hub for building those bulging muscles. Instead,
now it boasts of latest fashion and lifestyle statements. Sandeep Banerji brings
forth their new profile.
Allahabad: De-stress, stay in shape, or
simply hang out with buddies, whatever be the intention, the gym cult in
Allahabad is gaining new followers in droves by the day. Little doubt then that
the number of these fitness Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The economic crisis is hitting
men much harder than women in the workplace, largely because
male-dominated industries like construction and transportation
are bearing the brunt of job losses, figures show.
Women, meanwhile, dominate sectors that are still growing,
like government and healthcare, experts said.
“It’s men that have taken the hit,” said Andrew Sum,
director of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern
University Read the rest of this entry »

LONDON (AP) — Doctors have long assumed that most antidepressants are interchangeable. But according to a new study, Zoloft and Cipralex work slightly better than 10 other popular drugs, and should be psychiatrists’ first choice for patients with moderate to severe depression.
Previous research found few differences between antidepressants. A U.S. government study in 2006 concluded that patients with major depression did equally well on different Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people who may want to lose weight in the new year. WFMZ’s Melissa Batulis has more on a list of what may be hidden in your diet plan.
  REPORTER: They’re weight loss products that claim to be herbal or healthy. But it’s what they don’t say that has federal regulators and doctors worried. 
BANEY: At worst, could kill you. 
REPORTER: The FDA released a list of 25 weight loss pills including 7 Day Read the rest of this entry »

There are fitness products and programs galore that promise to make us slimmer, fitter and healthier. Right now, we’re especially susceptible to their lure as we pack on holiday pounds and resolve to lose them in the New Year.
And don’t forget: We’re all searching for gift ideas.
Some products and programs aren’t worthwhile to anyone. Others are useful for some people but not others. Figuring out what’s what can be confusing.
Take for instance Read the rest of this entry »

Not all the ISMP consumer warnings are crucial: One included news that a babysitter had given a child pet medicine. But the site is worth a check about once a month to see virtually all of the
’s critical alerts (such as a Dec. 11 warning about possible risks of kidney damage from drugs used for colonoscopy preparation) as well as news reports that might not make it to the FDA site. A Dec. 26 ISMP alert, for example, reported on seven people who Read the rest of this entry »

More than one million Pennsylvanians, or 8.2 percent of the population, lack health insurance, according to state survey released today.
The survey, conducted by the state Insurance Department, shows a 7.5 increase over 2004, but insurance commissioner Joel Ario said the numbers are likely much higher now considering the employment situation has recently deteriorated.
Of those without coverage, 880,000 are adults and 140,000 children. The waiting Read the rest of this entry »

LONDON (AFP) — British women are more worried about their weight and ageing than about developing cancer, according to an online poll released Wednesday.
Stress was also of more concern than the potentially killer disease, which was cited as the main health worry by less than two percent of women, the poll of more than 1,000 women showed.
The findings give weight to critics who argue that media pressure to be young and slim is having a Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their health-related quality of life by getting fit, new research shows.
Dr. Wendy L. Bennett, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and her colleagues investigated whether reduced fitness or increased fatness account for the decrease in health-related quality of life seen in type 2 diabetics.
The researchers looked at people participating in Read the rest of this entry »

ScienceDaily (Nov. 13, 2008)
— Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.
One year after undergoing a treatment called catheter ablation, 75 percent of patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation were free of symptoms. By comparison, only 21 percent of those treated with drugs were symptom-free. Results Read the rest of this entry »