Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III emphasized a continued government controlling and preventing dengue – a disease for which there is currently no vaccine or specific drug, the Manila Times reported last year of June, 2009.
There is a main total of 6,537 cases of dengue that include the 62 deaths have been reported in the country from last year’s January to May months. On that date, the latest dengue figures are lower compared to this time last 2008.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued perhaps the most comprehensive report on the swine flu’s activity to date, after a year of H1N1 appearance. This is according to the report of HealthDay News/Bloomberg Business Week.
The New England Journal of Medicine affirms that the disease has taken its heaviest toll on young adults and children generally resemble the seasonal flu. Among other findings, the research and study identify pregnant women in their second and third trimesters and obesity as risk factors for a severe disease.

“The international team of 15 authors writes that the overall estimated case-fatality rate (CFR) has been less than 0.5%, with estimates ranging all the way from 0.0004% to 1.47%, reflecting uncertainty about the true number of cases,” CIDRAP News reports (5/5).

A new research shows that breast milk is not as important for either the mother or the child’s health. So you don’t have to be guilty if you didn’t breastfeed your baby.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s researchers found out that the connection between the breastfeeding and the healthy children is not as strong as has firstly believed. True is the fact that breastfed babies are healthier than those bottle fed, but the research says that milk is not the one that made the difference. The health of the baby is well determined before he or she is born. The question arises that why there is many studies that associate breastfeeding with better health for young babies. Well the answer is just simple. If mother is able to breastfeed, this ability is significantly proof that the baby has already had an optimal life inside the womb of the mother.

According to the two reports in the theme issue, children whose mothers smoked during their pregnancy will experience sleep problems all throughout their first 12 years of life, and those mothers who used a certain type of antidepressant will lead to misbehavior of children at age 3.

Kristen C. Stone, Ph.D., of the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, R.I. with her colleagues assessed 808 children whose mothers provided information about prenatal care and the like,resulted to a study about the case.

Of the five substances assessed-cocaine, opiate, marijuana, alcohol and nicotine-only prenatal exposure to nicotine was associated with sleep problems in children. “Higher levels of prenatal nicotine exposure predicted more sleep problems, specifically difficulty falling and staying asleep from one month to 12 years,” the researchers write.

There is fresh news with regards to a little sleep and too much sleep that could lead to early death based from the new study which is participated by 1.3 million worldwide. It has been noted that a sleep must be 6-8 hours daily.
Professor Francesco Cappuccio, head of the Sleep, Health and Society Programme of the University of Warwick, with his team found out that sleeping below 6 hours will result to a more premature or earlier death than those sleeping the recommended hours.

On the other reason, sleeping more than nine hours daily will also be a result of increased risk in death. This is also according to their study.

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAID. It is commonly used to relieve the symptoms of arthritis, fever, primary dysmenorrheal or the menstrual pains. It is also used as analgesic, which is a medication given to reduce pain without resulting in loss of consciousness. Aside from those benefits, ibuprofen has also an antiplatelet effect that protects from blood clots, though less than aspirin.
It works as blockage of the production of prostaglandins, substances our body releases in response to illness and injury. These substances can cause pain and swelling and also fever. Ibuprofen’s painkilling effects kick in soon after a dose is taken. Ibuprofen’s anti-inflammatory effects can take a bit longer, sometimes a few weeks.

Coenzyme Q10 can lower blood pressure, boost the immune system and improve certain heart diseases. Some other medical researchers and doctors claim that this can also help fight cancer, Parkinson’s disease, wrinkles, diabetes, gum diseases and many other problems.

Taking this supplement is beneficial because it is a vitamin-like compound that is found in the energy-producing center of each cell in the body, where it plays a vital role in the cells. Diseases can also be prevented by this antioxidant. People who suffer from any heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, cancer and diabetes must take this supplement daily.

One of the most common cancer that affect men is the prostate cancer. Lycopene has been a new source of study that could prevent and treat prostate cancer.

It has been notably known that lycopene is an antioxidant found in tomato, guava, apricots, watermelon, papaya and pink grapefruit that can prevent the aging process and improve skin health in both women and men. Lycopene is mostly seen to be more in processed tomato products including paste, sauces and juice.
Dr. Kumar, Ph. D., R.D., Director of Nutrition at Moffitt Cancer Center, found that lycopene can reduce the growth of the cell of the prostate cancer and results can be seen within six weeks.

Researchers have found out why garlis is so good to us. They have believed that allicin – which gives garlic its aroma and flavor – acts as the world’s most powerful antioxidant. But it still remains the mystery of works of this organic compound compared to other antioxidants such as Vitamin E and Coenzyme Q10, that stop the damaging effects of the radicals in our body.

The researchers are very confident that a link that exists between the reactivity of the sulfenic acid and the medicinal benefits of the garlic. Along with onions, leeks and shallots, garlic is a species in the family Alliaceae. All of these other plants contain a compound that is very similar to allicin, but they do not have the same medicinal properties.

Chamomile tea has been known to be a medicinal cure-all for people who have felt sick or stresses. This is done for centuries.

Today, researchers form England has found new evidence that the popular herbal tea can relieve a wide range of health ailments, including colds and menstrual cramps.

The herbal plant used in this study was German chamomile (Matricaria recutita), also known as manzanilla, whose flowers and leaves are brewed as a fragrant, flavorful tea. The study which was done, involved 14 volunteers who each drank five cups of the tea daily for two consecutive weeks. Daily urine samples were taken and passed though several tests and examinations.