Tag "health-plus"

Tempted to Web-Search Your Symptoms? Watch This

“I have a deadly disease, and I’m going to die in six weeks.” Thus ominously begins a video ad campaign commissioned by the Flemish government to discourage its citizens from obsessively researching medical symptoms on the Internet. If the leap from common symptom to rare, deadly disease sounds ridiculous to you, then you might be one of the few people who have never searched for health information on the Web.

This Picture Motivated Her to Lose 46 Pounds

Erica, at the event that provoked her lifestyle change (left). After her weightloss (right). (Photos courtesy of Erica Stigliano) We’ve all experienced that moment of realization in life when a powerful emotion spurs you to make a change. Here, we profile Erica Stigliano, 32, on the instant she decided to get serious about losing weight, and what motivated her to do it.  Name: Erica Stigliano Age: 32 Location: Robbinsville, NJ Height:

Infectious Diseases Are On The Rise. Is America Prepared?

In fact, the rate of infectious disease outbreaks is on the rise, according to the researchers’ analysis of 12,102 outbreaks of 215 diseases over 33 years (1980-2013). It’s not just the number of outbreaks that’s growing, either—the diversity of the diseases affecting humans is also increasing. Why, in an age of modern medicine, are infectious diseases able to strengthen their foothold? “We are living in a much more interconnected world,”

Green tea extract weight loss secrets explained

(NaturalNews) Every year, dozens of less-than-reputable companies seek out new ways to capitalize on Americans’ desire to lose weight, and the stakes can be huge: In the U.S. alone, consumers spend about $35 million on weight loss programs and products each year, making it a market…

Environmental, public health groups sue FDA over feed additive

By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of environmental and public health groups sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, seeking to set aside the agency’s approvals for feed additives containing ractopamine that are used to boost the weight of cattle and pigs. The groups, in two related lawsuits filed in federal court, claim that the FDA failed to adequately assess environmental and health issues related to