Loneliness & Health

Over a decade ago Mother Teresa had the realization that loneliness was a health issue because she once remarked, “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or cancer or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for & deserted by everybody." According to a new research that examined the lives of three million people, loneliness is now being labeled as big a killer as obesity & smoking. That’s pretty conclusive. For...

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Resolving Menace of Malaria

Medical officials have discovered that chemical make-up of malaria patients' breath has peculiar properties which make diagnosis by breath a train of thoughts. “Malaria” at first came from Italian words for "bad air" because it was mused that disease was caught from the foul smelling air around swamps & marshes. The chemicals are hard-nosed, but with proper instruments, disease can be diagnosed earlier than with standard blood examination...

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Uphill Battle with Heels

People setting foot out in high heels may be at risk for several health complications. Stanford University studies say that wearing high heels for extended periods of time can cause serious problems like arthritis or even call for knee replacement surgery, the Daily Express reported. Wearing heels can precariously pressurize knee joints wearing away body's natural shock-absorbers, cartilage, increasing the risk of osteoarthritis. Awkward...

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