Peri-menopause literally means "around the end of menstruation" and can continue for years. While some women have few, if any, bothersome symptoms, others can experience a variety of signs beginning some time in their early 40s.
Growing your own fish food for aquaponics is the holy grail for many folk wishing to be autonomous and not dependent on commercial fish food pellets.
A three-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl hit on Monday by a Victoria train bound for Ballarat were added to growing list of Australian kids injured or killed by accidents the past few weeks.
Testosterone Replacement Treatment (TRT) may now be officially recommended to men suffering "male menopause," technically known as andropause, a testosterone deficiency syndrome, which causes extreme tiredness, depression, weight gain, brain fog, memory loss, sleep disturbance or lower sex drive that may result in erectile dysfunction.
An unprecedented investigation reveals that since 2008, 33 infants have suddenly died in their sleep while co-sleeping with adults, raising alarm and prompting a coroner, John Olle, to hold an inquest on the pattern. The inquest will carefully look into five child deaths, medical opinion from experts, and review of the adequacy of guidelines about SIDS (sudden infant deaths) and co-sleeping.
You can now add desk jobs to one of the riskier career choices. A recent study has found that sitting for long periods of time increases your risk of dying.
A U.S. study shows there is a "separate form of memory" that works while people are asleep and this probably affects learning in the classroom. "There is substantial evidence that during sleep, your brain is processing information without your awareness and this ability may contribute to memory in a waking state," the study says.
Fast food chain Hungry Jack will begin introducing sides of vegetables to go with its regular meals starting next month in a move to bolster its health credentials.
Can walking boost the memory? Can exercise increase concentration or even stave off Alzheimer's disease? A new U.S. study suggests so.
A research team led by Associate Professor David Wilson from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) conducted the national surveillance report for sexually transmitted infections and found that the increase in chlamydia cases has reached "epidemic" proportions among 15- to 30-year-olds.
Teenagers who eat fruits and vegetables with their regular diet are less prone to mental health problems, a new study shows.The study which was published in the journal PLoS One on Thursday shows that adolescents who had poor diets with junk and processed food were more likely to suffer bouts of depression and anxiety. This is the first study that linked diet quality and mental health among adolescents.
A new study suggests that anyone who has been trying unsuccessfully for years to lose weight must have set unrealistic goals, become frustrated and eventually regained weight.
While the crew prepares for the next shoot, Sarah shared her personal ways to live a healthy life.
After a recent study showing that more males suffer from influenza compared to females, it is indeed important to check things that can be avoided in order to prevent flu. Influenza is a contagious disease that can be spread through air and contracted easily.
Detox or Detoxification is the process of cleansing the body. Essential nutrients and water will nourish the body so that harmful substances will be flushed.
An 18 Year Old Korean national was killed by a 12 meter cruiser in Sydney Harbor. The victim was with a group of friends when they decided to jump over the water and swim.
Researchers claim that some of the Australian population is not processing enough Vitamin D due to little exposure to sunlight, despite of the fact that Australia has abundant sunlight.
Many good things had been said about drinking of red wine: it is good for the heart; it decreases risks of obtaining Alzheimer; and certain types of cancer. However, there are also negative things about the red wine that you should also know.
Eight to ten glasses of water is recommended to everyone. Water is important to everybody, but specially for diabetes-patients, because decrease hydration could cause serious health complication for diabetics
Cancer, respiratory ailments, and heart diseases are the major health problems in China caused by unhealthy way of living. Though people already know their unhealthy ways, they keep on doing it.
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, unit of Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc., is voluntarily recalling multiple lots of birth-control pills because of a packaging error that could lead to incorrect dosing. The error may leave women without adequate contraception and risk for unintended pregnancy, the WebMed reports.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is considering setting a standard for the manufacture of baby slings. In the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia, authors Roger Byard, professor of pathology at the University of Adelaide, and senior specialist forensic pathologist John Gilbert said an Adelaide infant may have died from suffocation while in a baby sling.
It is the dimpled appearance on the surface of the skin that is often described as "cottage cheese" or an "orange peel", and is most common among women, especially on the thighs and buttocks.
Employees who walk 10,000 steps a day and work out in the gym three times a week tend to be more productive, an Australian clinical trial has found.
Yoga is one of the best alternative treatments that can clear people’s mind, body, and soul. And because people encounter different types of stressors every day, yoga is becoming popular all over the world especially to women.
By disregarding posture and overusing gadgets, people are at greater risk of eye strain, tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, to name a few conditions. The hands, shoulders, neck and back are most prone to muscle aches resulting from misuse and abuse of electronic devices at improper posture.
A Minnesota-based food company recalled about 185,000 pounds of ground turkey products on Sunday for testing positive to salmonella. Further investigations are due to be conducted on the plant in Arkansas
Studies have shown that children traced with pesticides on their urine can have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. A study conducted in Canada shows that upon testing children with pesticides on their urine, 119 of them are with higher chances of having this hyperactivity disorder.
The findings of a study conducted on 123 middle-aged and older adults, who added yoga classes to their standard diabetic care, yielded favourable results.
Having one of the world's highest crime rates,South Africa has revealed plans to ban alcohol advertising in an attempt to curtail violence driven by excessive drinking, the health minister said.
