Being Healthy is a choice

You might get bored with what people say everyday, that to get healthy, exercises are the answer. Although that statement is true, but to exercise everyday is a hard thing to do, especially for a busy person. Staying healthy with working in gym on hours might get you stressful and pain every where, but the results are not like what you expected.

The main cause of it is nutrition, how hard you try on gym, if you didn’t combine it with diet nutrition, it would be worthless. Now the question is how to get the balance, as we know nutrition consultation will cost you money as well. Some of us joining program to get the balance, and with reasonable result off course. One of it is P90X. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are age 65 or older, you may take more medicines now than ever before. Two-thirds of adults age 65 and older use one or more medicines each day, and a quarter of them take three drugs each day. The more you know about your medicines and the more you communicate with your health professionals, the better your chances are for avoiding possible problems with medicines. Here are some tips for safe medicine use:

• Learn about your medicines. Read medicine labels and package inserts. If you have difficulty reading the label, ask a friend, relative or pharmacist for help. If you have questions about the label directions or warnings, ask your doctor or other health care professional. Read the rest of this entry »

A nutraceutical is a food or part of a food that allegedly provides medicinal or health benefits, including the prevention and treatment of disease. Grapefruit juice has been touted as containing many compounds that can reduce hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and even the risk of cancer. Grapefruit juice can, therefore, be justifiably referred to as a classic nutraceutical. However, for many persons taking certain medications, grapefruit juice might actually better be termed a “nutrapollutical!”

It turns out that grapefruit juice can directly or indirectly interact in important ways with a number of medications. This is especially important since grapefruit juice is consumed by approximately one fifth of Americans for breakfast – a time of the day when medications also are commonly taken. Read the rest of this entry »

Rectogesic, a glyceryl trinitrate for rectal use, is now a pharmacist-only medicine.

The Medicines Classification Committee says pharmacists need to provide information about the interaction between Rectogesic and substances such as sildenafil (Viagra), tadalafil (Cialis) and vardenafil (Levitra) at the point of sale.
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More needs to be done to prevent a rising tide of infections related to acupuncture, researchers from the University of Hong Kong say.
In a commentary, published online March 19 in BMJ, Patrick Woo and his colleagues stressed that “to prevent infections transmitted by acupuncture, infection control measures should be implemented, such as use of disposable needles, skin disinfection procedures, and aseptic techniques. Stricter regulation and accreditation requirements are also needed.” Read the rest of this entry »