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Keep Your Mind Sharp, Free of Charge

You do not have to spend a penny to ensure that your mind remains sharp and focus even in your old age. This is because a study has shown that our brains can remain sharp and fit for long if we engage them in exercises regularly. This solves the problem where people always seek for ways to keep their minds up and focused as they age. This is the best, healthy and natural way to prevent our mental abilities from declining.

Child Death Will Soon Be a Forgotten Past

The U. N. agencies have indicated that child deaths that are experienced by the poor families in Africa and South Asia due to pneumonia and severe diarrhea can be brought to a stop by the year 2025. This will be realized if the ten years plan that has been set materializes. The plan is set to cost about six billion US dollars.

The Various Networks That Can Be Helpful

According to a study that was done about the advantage of social networking when it comes to health matters, there are two types of networking that parents can depend on to learn all that there is to do with vaccination. The first one is where a parent connects with family members, friends and relatives to discuss about the benefits and available places for the best vaccination services.

Nutrition in Fish Has a Lot of Advantages

A number of studies have been done about the importance of fish in our diets, but the recent one shows that well prepared fish that is done according to the health standards will boost the activities of the brain to the aged people. It will also cover them from getting cardiovascular diseases, and the best of them all is that fish will make the immune system of people of all ages stronger.

Mixed Results about Cancer Prevention

The results that were released recently by the American Cancer Society brings news that are music to the ears but still there is more to be done about the menace. It has shown that the rate of cigarette smoking is diminishing, and one of the areas where the impressive results that have been achieved can be seen is the huge drop in the smoking of the high school students.

A study that was done by John P. Forman, MD, MSc showed a fall in the level of systolic pressure by 1.4 mmHg. This was based on a thousand international units of cholecalciferol administered per day, against placebo that was administered over a period of three months. John is a researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Kidney Clinical Research institute, Boston.

The Intake of Antibiotics Depends on Various Factors

The major factors that control the use of antibiotic in the United States of America are the age of the patient and geographical area. However, Lauri A. Hicks from United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta believes that 50% of the prescriptions for the antibiotics are not that necessary. Together with other colleagues they did a data analysis from the database of International Medical Services Health Xponent, on oral antibiotics that were dispensed in 2010.

A study was table before the annual meeting held by the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington D.C. showed that when pregnant women are exposing to polluted air increasingly, the kids that they are going to deliver are more likely to suffer from cancer related illnesses such as germ cell tumors, pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia and retinoblastoma. This also affects toddlers who are in the age bracket of one to six years.

Aspirin Is A Remedy But Not To All

People who suffer from cardiovascular diseases can benefit from taking aspirin, but when the drug is used by people who do not have heart trouble the effects may be negative. Aspirin prescription is supposed to help your blood from clotting and this is why it is recommended to those people with cardiovascular problems. A research that was done recently indicated that the same drug may have less positive effects on people without heart problems.

Young Smokers Have an Advantage When It Comes To Stopping the Habit

Smoking is a habit that all who are hooked into will want to stop but as the adage goes that ‘a habit is a disease’, then most of them will seek for medical solutions that will help them out of the risky behavior which is also money consuming. Teenagers have an advantage because they can get out of it simply by engaging in exercises.