Kegel exercises (PC muscle exercise)- vaginal tightening exercises

Kegel exercises (PC muscle exercise)- vaginal tightening exercises
A tight vagina is what every woman worth her salt craves for. Having had children or generally having weak vaginal muscles lead to an unhappy sex life. Therefore she would like to know ways and means of tightening her vagina, without going in for surgery.

There are vaginal tightening exercises which one can learn. Called the Kegel exercises, by incorporating them into your fitness regime, you’ll make sure that your vagina stays strong and tight for years to come. You may be thinking that vaginal muscles are the same as the PC muscle or Pubococcygeus. But that’s not true.

When you do vaginal tightening exercises, you will not only be working out your PC muscle, but you will be working out all of the other muscles in the pelvic cavity as well. This will prevent conditions such as stress urinary incontinence, which results when the muscle that supports the urethra becomes too weak to prevent urine from leaking when you laugh, cough or sneeze.

Much better sex
Vaginal exercises will make your PC muscle exceptionally strong and powerful. This means that when you have an orgasm, it will be far more intense than you ever thought possible.

Some of us really don’t know that we have such muscles, in the first place. But when you start exercising, you will become extremely aware of them while having sex.

For your man
Since you are the one who is having toe-curling orgasms, what does your lover get out of it? Well, he gets a lot! For one, you develop incredible control over this muscle. Number two, when you are making out, you can now tease and torture your guy with the help of this muscle. Clamp down on his member and slowly massage him to climax. It works each and every time, and it never gets old!

A significant part of any relationship is sex, and tightening your vagina will ensure that your sex is always intense and pleasurable!

Medical Treatment

Medical Treatment is now one of the most costlier thing and in metropolitan cities its not be affordable by everyone. doctors are charging much prices and their fee are counted on daily basis. IF YOU go to doctor for even a small problem then Rs 500 to 1000 will be the minimum cost. So make ensure that cost be minimized or get recovered anyway. Get medical insurance or be cautious about your health so that you don't bother about your health frequently.

Magnets cures depression

Magnets cures depression

Magnets may cure depression in people who have not responded earlier to drugs, a new study has said.

A research team from Medical University of South Carolina, US, has revealed that people who had magnets attached to their heads to activate certain parts of the brain were more likely to report relief from depression than those treated with a similar device without a magnet.

The study involved 190 people, of which just under half were randomly assigned to receive the transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy. These people had to wear a helmet like device that applied a magnetic current to the front section of their brain for around 37 minutes a day for three weeks.

The others wore the same helmet for the same duration but the magnetic field was blocked.

The findings revealed 14 percent of those who received the real magnetic treatment reported relief from depressive symptoms, compared with five percent who received the sham treatment.

"The results of this study suggest that prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is a monotherapy with few adverse effects and significant antidepressant effects for unipolar depressed patients who do not respond to medications or who cannot tolerate them," Dr Mark George, lead author of the research, was quoted as saying by telegraph.co.uk.

Cholesterol Control and Sources

Cholesterol Control and Sources

We’ve all heard about cholesterol at some point in our lives — why too much of it is a cause for concern and how one should keep it in check. But how many of us know what exactly it is? Interventional Cardiogialist, Dr Rajiv G Bhagwat says that cholesterol is of two types — good cholesterol and bad cholesterol.

“Cholesterol is a vital part of our bodies and cell structure. High cholesterol in the blood and an injury to the arterial wall begins the process of block formation, which is called cholesterol plaques. This progress can be gradual or rapid and causes narrowing of arteries leading to cardiovascular and other diseases. Sources of good cholesterol include salmon, tuna, walnut, almond and moderate consumption of wine/alcohol has been found to raise the levels of good cholesterol in some people. Sources of bad cholesterol are meat, prawns, egg yellow, mangoes and fried food. The ideal balance is to have low levels of bad cholesterol and high levels of good cholesterol,” he says.

Diagnosis
Go for regular medical check-ups. Know your family history — have your parents had any sort of heart diseases or diabetes? Preferably go to a doctor who is aware of your family history and treatment modalities.

Cardiothoriac surgeon, Dr Arun Mehra says that cholesterol comes from the Greek word chole, meaning bile, and the Greek word stereos, meaning solid, stiff. “Cholesterol is a fat (lipid), which is produced by the liver and crucial for normal body functioning. It builds and maintains cell membrane. Cholesterol exists in the outer layer of every cell in our body and has many functions. Without it, the human body couldn't survive. It is excreted by the liver via the bile into the digestive tract. Typically about 50 per cent of the excreted cholesterol is re-absorbed by the small bowel back into the bloodstream.

“The main causes of high cholesterol include nutrition (food that is high
in saturated fats include red meat, some pies, sausages, hard cheese, pastry, cakes, most biscuits, cream etc), sedentary lifestyle, being overweight, smoking and alcohol, diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), kidney and liver diseases, under-active thyroid gland, genes (people with close family members who have had a coronary heart disease, stroke, high cholesterol or high blood lipids have a greater risk of high blood cholesterol levels), sex (men have a greater chance of having high blood cholesterol levels than women), age (as you get older your chances of developing atherosclerosis increase) or early menopause. High cholesterol levels can cause higher coronary heart disease risk, heart attacks, angina and other cardiovascular conditions, strokes or ministrokes,” he says.

What you can do
Doing plenty of exercise, eating adequate fruits, vegetables, whole grains, oats, good quality fats, avoiding foods with saturated fats, getting plenty of sleep (eight hours each night), bringing your body weight back to normal, avoiding excess alcohol and smoking are essential. If your cholesterol levels are still high after doing everything mentioned above, your doctor may prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug.

Dr. Vijay Surase, Interventional Cardiologist says that cholesterol is required for the functioning of the all the vital organ systems and various bodily metabolisms. “Some individuals even in their teens have high levels of cholesterol due to familial/genetic disorders, putting them in a crisis situation of a heart attack at a young age. If so, these youngsters should abide by a strict lifestyle with controlled eating habits, sleeping, exercise and limiting stress levels. They should also periodically look to get health check-ups or screenings.

Taking up consultation with a speciality doctor on this issue helps reduce the risk of major problems like heart attacks and strokes. For those who have been diagnosed with this kind of disease, they are required to take medication and follow up with their doctors for their entire lives. Those who undergo angioplasty, bypass surgery or suffer from strokes should monitor their cholesterol levels regularly and abide by the instructions of taking cholesterol lowering drugs. Individuals who are put on medication should know that these medicines are safe to have even for a lifetime and aren’t harmful if taken under the supervision of a doctor,” says Dr Surse.

Milk after weight lifting Helps tone muscles

Milk after weight lifting Helps tone muscles

Two glasses of milk a day after weight-lifting routine helps tone muscles and keep the fat off in women, claims a new study.

"Resistance training is not a typical choice of exercise for women," says Stu Phillips, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University. "But the health benefits of resistance training are enormous: It boosts strength, bone, muscular and metabolic health in a way that other types of exercise cannot."

A previous study conducted by Phillips' lab showed that milk increased muscle mass and fat loss in men. This new study, says Phillips was more challenging because women not only steer clear of resistance training they also tend to steer away from dairy products based on the incorrect belief that dairy foods are fattening.

"We expected the gains in muscle mass to be greater, but the size of the fat loss surprised us," says Phillips. "We're still not sure what causes this but we're investigating that now. It could be the combination of calcium, high-quality protein, and vitamin D may be the key, and. conveniently, all of these nutrients are in milk.

Over a 12-week period, the study monitored young women who did not use resistance-training exercise.

Every day, two hours before exercising, the women were required not to eat or drink anything except water. Immediately after their exercise routine, one group consumed 500ml of fat free white milk; the other group consumed a similar-looking but sugar-based energy drink. The same drinks were consumed by each group one hour after exercising.

The training consisted of three types of exercise: pushing (e.g. bench press, chest fly), pulling (e.g. seated lateral pull down, abdominal exercises without weights), and leg exercises (e.g. leg press, seated two-leg hamstring curl). Training was monitored daily one on one by personal trainers to ensure proper technique.

"The women who drank milk gained barely any weight because what they gained in lean muscle they balanced out with a loss in fat" said Phillips. "Our data show that simple things like regular weightlifting exercise and milk consumption work to substantially improve women's body composition and health." Phillips'' lab is now following this study up with a large clinical weight loss trial in women.

The McMaster study appears in the June issue of Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise.

E cigarette - Smoke Everywhere without Smoke

E cigarette - Smoke Everywhere without Smoke

E cigarette is coming as the solutions for the smokers in this person in take is vapour instead of smoke. Its a safe and Electronic cigarettes don't contain tar, other chemicals; only liquid nicotine, Its a tobacco free and smoke free smoking and you can smoke everywhere in plane, office, hotls and everywhere you like.

Smoking Dangers - injurious to health

Smoking Dangers - injurious to health

You must have heard this innumerable times - smoking kills, smoking is injurious to health, smoking is for losers, et al. Why is it then that millions of people across the globe have no qualms about lighting up a cigarette and going through (sometimes) several packs a day? Smoking kills 900,000 people every year in India. “It is common knowledge that cigarette smoking is the single major cause of cancer and cardiovascular diseases, contributing to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths each year, yet so many people continue to smoke and chew tobacco.

Nicotine found in tobacco products is widely considered to be a powerfully addicting drug. Its rapid absorption through the lungs of cigarette smokers is widely-accepted, but its equally ready absorption through the oral mucosa under alkaline conditions normally found in cigar, pipe and smokeless tobacco use is less publicised,” he says. Once in the blood stream, of course, nicotine acts on the central nervous and cardiovascular systems in identical fashion regardless of the method of absorption.

tobacco contains over 4,000 harmful, toxic substances. “Tobacco has been implicated in the etiology of a number of cancers - lung, cheek, tongue, oesophagus, larynx, stomach, uterine cervix, urinary bladder, and some forms of leukemia. Smoking increases coronary atherosclerosis, coronary artery spasms, cholesterol levels and reduces oxygen carrying capacity and acts in a number of ways on the respiratory passages that leads to bronchitis. Smokers are more prone to chest infections and pneumonia. There is also a definite association between smoking and low birth weight babies and an increased incidence of prematurity, spontaneous abortions, still births and neonatal deaths,” he says.

It slows your blood flow, cutting off oxygen to your feet and hands. Changing to low-tar cigarettes doesn’t help because smokers usually take deeper puffs and hold the smoke in for longer, dragging the tar deeper into their lungs. Carbon monoxide robs your muscles, brain and body tissue of oxygen, making your body and your heart work harder. Over time, your airways swell and let less air into your lungs,”


Diseases it causes
There is no such thing as a safe cigarette. It doesn’t matter if it is a light or ultra light; the effects are the same.
Smoking and tobacco cause chronic lung diseases, heart attacks, strokes, different types of cancers, blood and oral cavity, erectile dysfunction, cataracts and gum infections. Smoking also contributes to hip fractures due to reduced bone density, higher incidence of post surgical wound infections and problems conceiving. Tobacco stains teeth, causes bad breath and decreases the ability to smell and taste. Those who use smokeless tobacco, such as chew or use snuff, are likely to develop diseases of the mouth, including cancer of the mouth and gums.

Second hand smoke
Secondhand smoke - the smoke breathed out by smokers and the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe - has twice as much nicotine, and five times the carbon monoxide, as the smoke that is inhaled. Passive smoking is harmful and non-smokers living with smokers have about 25 per cent chance of a heart attack and more likely to suffer a stroke.

Acupuncture to Releive from pain

Acupuncture to Releive from pain

Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center have offered new insights into how acupuncture alleviates pain.

The researchers identified the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects of acupuncture in the body.

Building on that knowledge, scientists were able to triple the beneficial effects of acupuncture in mice by adding a medication approved to treat leukemia in people.

The research focuses on adenosine, a natural compound known for its role in regulating sleep, for its effects on the heart, and for its anti-inflammatory properties.

But adenosine also acts as a natural painkiller, becoming active in the skin after an injury to inhibit nerve signals and ease pain in a way similar to lidocaine.

In the current study, scientists found that the chemical is also very active in deeper tissues affected by acupuncture.

The Rochester researchers looked at the effects of acupuncture on the peripheral nervous system – the nerves in our body that aren’t part of the brain and spinal cord.

The research complements a rich, established body of work showing that in the central nervous system, acupuncture creates signals that cause the brain to churn out natural pain-killing endorphins.

The new findings add to the scientific heft underlying acupuncture, said neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard, who led the research.

"Acupuncture has been a mainstay of medical treatment in certain parts of the world for 4,000 years, but because it has not been understood completely, many people have remained skeptical," said Nedergaard.

"In this work, we provide information about one physical mechanism through which acupuncture reduces pain in the body," she added.

The study has been published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience.

Benefits of Cherries

Benefits of Cherries

This fleshy fruit with a single hard stone seed in the middle, gets its name from the French word ‘cerise’ which in turn comes from the Latin word Cerasum and Cerasus. Like all other fruits, the cherry too is a storehouse of nutrients and promises great health benefits. “Most importantly, the cherry being a deep coloured fruit is a powerhouse of antioxidants which help fight against the free radicals in the body and may help prevent cancer, heart disease and slow the ageing process,” says Cosmetic Physician Dr Jammuna Pai. Another health benefit of this fruit, says nutritionist Dr Anjali Mukherjee, is its amazing anti-inflammatory properties. “It’s perfect for those suffering from gout and arthritis. That apart, cherries are also very effective in helping lower the levels of uric acid in the body,” she adds.

The fruit can also be used externally just as effectively. “A paste of mashed cherries applied on the skin works wonders to give your skin a nice, soft feel,” says Dr Jammuna. “The acidic property of the cherries dissolves the human glue that holds dead skin together thus helping get rid of those problematic dead cells,” she explains.

As for the consumption of this fruit, feel free to indulge in it without any guilt, as it is low on calories. “Ideally, a person who is consuming it for its health benefits should look at eating about 250 grams per day. Else, about 50 to 100 grams of the fruit per day is an ideal consumption amount,” say Dr Anjali. Apart from this, cherries are high in potassium and low in sodium. Potassium works to removes the excess sodium within the bloodstream, creating a positive impact on blood pressure. In fact, according to recent studies, one can lower their blood pressure by up to 25 per cent by eating this potassium rich fruit.

Though they are best eaten plain, there are numerous ways in which you can glean the various health benefits of this wonder fruit. Says chef Vernon Coelho, “Cherries are predominantly used as a garnish for a range of desserts and cocktail drinks. Though they are not really used as a main ingredient in many dishes, they can be use in quite a few food preparations, most commonly pastries." His personal favourites are the dark red cherries and he loves them in the jam form.

Another fan of this red wonder is chef Vicky Ratnani who says that he has eaten some of the world’s best cherries in Norway and Denmark. “I eat plenty of cherries and I love them plain,” he says. One of his favourite cherry preparation is a sauce he makes using the fruit in its pureed form along with a reduction of port wine and chicken stock. “This sauce is paired best with duck meat,” he explains. Then of course, he uses them in salads and even in a soup — a chilled cherry soup using pureed cherries along with vegetables and peppers. “Cherry pies and tarts are also a big favourite,” he adds.

Benefits of Kundalini yoga

Benefits of Kundalini yoga

Kundalini yoga is a form of physical and meditative yoga that comprises of various techniques using the mind, body and our senses.


- Kundalini yoga helps in the better functioning of the digestive, glandular, cardiovascular, lymphatic and nervous system.

- It has a direct bearing with the glandular system and hence can enhance the ability to look and feel great.

- It heightens the senses. So, your ability to taste, smell, feel and see with sensitivity are increased.

- It helps eliminate and get rid of habits such as smoking and alcohol addiction.

- Kundalini yoga helps to enrich your sense of well-being and confidence that comes from the process of self-discovery of your inner self and reaching a relaxed state of mind and body.

- It also helps overcome negative feelings and encourages positive attitude and feelings.

- You can experience better sense of self-control and, overcome anger and resentment to find inner calm and mental peace.

- It strengthens the immune system too and helps you fight off several diseases and keep them at bay. A positive mind is a great weapon against all of them.

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Breast milk - Best for infant’s

Breast milk - Best for infant’s

Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered why breast milk is better than infant formula.

"For the first time, we can see that breast milk induces genetic pathways that are quite different from those in formula-fed infants. Although formula makers have tried to develop a product that’s as much like breast milk as possible, hundreds of genes were expressed differently in the breast-fed and formula-fed groups," said Sharon Donovan, a U of I professor of nutrition.

Although both breast-fed and formula-fed babies gain weight and seem to develop similarly, scientists have known for a long time that breast milk contains immune-protective components that make a breast-fed infant’s risk lower for all kinds of illnesses, she said.

"The intestinal tract of the newborn undergoes marked changes in response to feeding. And the response to human milk exceeds that of formula, suggesting that the bioactive components in breast milk are important in this response. What we haven’t known is how breast milk protects the infant and particularly how it regulates the development of the intestine," she said.

Understanding those differences should help formula makers develop a product that is more like the real thing, she said. The scientists hope to develop a signature gene or group of genes to use as a biomarker for breast-fed infants.

Many of the differences found by the scientists were in fundamental genes that regulate the development of the intestine and provide immune defence for the infant.

In the study, Donovan used a new technique to examine intestinal gene expression in 22 healthy infants—12 breast-fed, 10 formula-fed.

The technique involved isolating intestinal cells shed in the infants’ stools, then comparing the expression of different genes between the two groups. Mothers in the study collected fecal samples from their babies at one, two, and three months of age. Scientists were then able to isolate high-quality genetic material, focusing on the RNA to get a gene expression or signature.

Donovan said that intestinal cells turn over completely every three days as billions of cells are made, perform their function, and are exfoliated. Examining the shed cells is a non-invasive way to examine intestinal health and see how nutrition affects intestinal development in infants.

Understanding early intestinal development is important for many reasons, she said.

The study will appear in the June 2010 issue of the American Journal of Physiology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology .

Infants learns while sleeping

Infants learns while sleeping

Sleeping newborn infants are better learners than previously thought, according to a University of Florida researcher.

The boffin’s study could lead to identifying those at risk for developmental disorders such as autism and dyslexia.

“We found a basic form of learning in sleeping newborns, a type of learning that may not be seen in sleeping adults,” said Dana Byrd, a research affiliate in psychology at UF who collaborated with a team of scientists.

The findings give valuable information about how it is that newborns are able to learn so quickly from the world, when they sleep for 16 to 18 hours a day, Byrd said. “Sleeping newborns are better learners, better ‘data sponges’ than we knew,” she said.

In order to understand how newborns learn while in their most frequent state, Byrd and her colleagues tested the learning abilities of sleeping newborns by repeating tones that were followed by a gentle puff of air to the eyelids. After about 20 minutes, 24 of the 26 babies squeezed their eyelids together when the tone was sounded without the puff of air.

The research team’s paper, published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes the results of their experiment with the 1- or 2-day-old infants, comparing them with a control group using EEG and video recordings. The brain waves of the 24 infants were found to change, providing a neural measurement of memory updating.

“While past studies find this type of learning can occur in infants who are awake, this is the first study to document it in their most frequent state, while they are asleep,” Byrd said. “Since newborns sleep so much of the time, it is important that they not only take in information but use the information in such a way to respond appropriately.”

Not only did the newborns show they can learn to give this reflex in response to the simple tone, but they gave the response at the right time, she said.

Learned eyelid movement reflects the normal functioning of the circuitry in the cerebellum, a neural structure at the base of the brain.

This study’s method potentially offers a unique non-invasive tool for early identification of infants with atypical cerebellar structure, who are potentially at risk for a range of developmental disorders, including autism and dyslexia, she said.

The capacity of infants to learn during sleep contrasts with some researchers’ stance that learning new material does not take place in sleeping adults, Byrd said.

The immature nature of sleep patterns in infants could help explain why, she said.

“Newborn infants’ sleep patterns are quite different than those of older children or adults in that they show more active sleep where heart and breathing rates are very changeable,” she said. “It may be this sleep state is more amenable to experiencing the world in a way that facilitates learning.”

Breast cancer Fight with Plums

Breast cancer Fight with Plums

Peach and plum extracts can help fight breast cancer cells, according to lab tests at Texas AgriLife Research.

AgriLife Research scientists say two phenolic compounds are responsible for the cancer cell deaths in the study, which was published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. The phenols are organic compounds that occur in fruits. They are slightly acidic and may be associated with traits such as aroma, taste or color.

"It was a differential effect which is what you're looking for because in current cancer treatment with chemotherapy, the substance kills all cells, so it is really tough on the body," said Dr. David Byrne, AgriLife Research plant breeder who studies stone fruit. "Here, there is a five-fold difference in the toxic intensity. You can put it at a level where it will kill the cancer cells - the very aggressive ones - and not the normal ones."

Byrne and Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos originally studied the antioxidants and phytonutrients in plums and found them to match or exceed the blueberry which had been considered superior to other fruits in those categories.

"The following step was to choose some of these high antioxidant commercial varieties and study their anticancer properties," Cisneros-Zevallos said. "And we chose breast cancer as the target because it''s one of the cancers with highest incidence among women. So it is of big concern."

Cisneros-Zevallos, an AgriLife Research food scientist, said the team compared normal cells to two types of breast cancer, including the most aggressive type. The cells were treated with an extract from two commercial varieties, the "Rich Lady" peach and the "Black Splendor" plum.

"These extracts killed the cancer cells but not the normal cells," Cisneros-Zevallos said.

A closer look at the extracts determined that two specific phenolic acid components - chlorogenic and neochlorogenic - were responsible for killing the cancer cells while not affecting the normal cells, Cisneros-Zevallos said.

The two compounds are very common in fruits, the researchers said, but the stone fruits such as plums and peaches have especially high levels.

"So this is very, very attractive from the point of view of being an alternative to typical chemotherapy which kills normal cells along with cancerous ones," Byrne added.

Loose Weight with Chili peppers

Loose Weight with Chili peppers

Chili peppers contain an ingredient that may cause weight loss and fight fat, scientists have reported.

According to boffins, capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body.

The study, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research .

Jong Won Yun and colleagues point out that obesity is a major public health threat worldwide, linked to diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and other health problems. Laboratory studies have hinted that capsaicin may help fight obesity by decreasing calorie intake, shrinking fat tissue, and lowering fat levels in the blood. Nobody, however, knows exactly how capsaicin might trigger such beneficial effects.

In an effort to find out, the scientists fed high-fat diets with or without capsaicin to lab rats used to study obesity. The capsaicin-treated rats lost 8 percent of their body weight and showed changes in levels of at least 20 key proteins found in fat. The altered proteins work to break down fats.

"These changes provide valuable new molecular insights into the mechanism of the antiobesity effects of capsaicin," the scientists say.

Women Must Drink Milk to be Leaner after exercise

A novel research has hailed benefits of drinking milk for women saying that it helps them make stronger if taken after strength-training.

Research conducted by experts at Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University (Mac), Canada and partially funded by Dairy Farmers of Canada found that drinking milk instead of energy drinks after strength-training can work wonders in improving body composition and overall fitness in women.

The Times of India quoted lead researcher Stu Phillips, professor at Department of Kinesiology, Mac as saying, “Resistance training is not a typical choice of exercise for women. But the health benefits of resistance training are enormous.”

“It boosts strength, bone, muscular and metabolic health in a way that other types of exercise cannot,” added Phillips.

Research details
Researchers conducted a 12-week trial on two groups of women who drank either milk or energy drinks post exercise.

Subjects were asked to do exercises like pushing which included bench press and chest fly. Pulling exercises consisted of seated lateral pull down and abdominal exercises without weights, and leg exercises included leg press and seated two-leg hamstring curl.

Training was conducted every day under personal trainers to ensure proper use of technique.

The subjects were asked not to drink or eat anything except water two hours prior to the training.

As soon as the exercises ended, one group consumed half litre fat-free white milk while the other consumed sugary energy drink.

Both groups consumed the same drinks one hour post-exercise also.

Researchers aimed at studying the effects of taking energy drink and milk on weight loss and muscle-building.

Study findings
Study results revealed that women who drank milk post-exercise lost a great amount of fat compared to the other group.

Expressing surprise at the results, Phillips was quoted in Emax Health as saying, “The women who drank milk gained barely any weight because what they gained in lean muscle they balanced out with a loss in fat.”

Researchers stated that regular weightlifting exercises combined with fat-free milk could help women’s physical wellbeing.

The team was uncertain of the causative factors; however, it might be due to vitamin D, calcium and high-quality protein found in milk, stated Phillips.

To verify the study results, researchers are planning a large-scale clinical weight loss trial in women.

The study appears in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise.

Wealthy (Higher Income) Group are more Overweighed

According to a novel study, rich men are more likely to be overweight than men of middle or lower income group.

Researchers from Department of Sociology, University of Montreal, Canada found that wealthy men constantly increase their chances of being overweight as they keep on earning more.

Nathalie Dumas, graduate student, University of Montreal and lead study researcher was quoted in Sindh Today as saying, “Many epidemiological studies have established that the odds of being overweight or obese decrease as family income increases.”

“But we don’t know why this relationship is inverted for Canadian men. According to the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), the richer they are, the fatter they are,” added Dumas.

Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations.

Study details

The research team evaluated data of a previous study conducted in 2004 by CCHS.

The CCHS study was based on records of information collected from 7,000 adults in the age group 25 to 65.

After analyzing the data, researchers found that since 1980s a significant increase in obesity levels has been seen among wealthy Canadian and Korean men.

Though the research team is still finding out the appropriate reason, they assumed that it could possibly be due to people’s fondness of ‘eating out’ which in turn, affects their belly.

According to researchers, people who often eat out are not able to control their calorie-intake with not only the food but large amounts of alcohol too.

Besides, reduced physical activity could be another reason for increasing obesity.

Dumas was quoted in The Times of India as saying, “There are obviously various factors at play, we still haven’t empirically proved them.”

Other findings of the study

Comparing the study results of men with those of women, researchers found that women also had the same correlation but findings needed to be confirmed.

“However, women from rich households are less likely to be obese than women of middle or lower income,” The Times of India cited Dumas as saying.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), by 2030, 2.3 billion people will be overweight and 700 million will be obese.

The study findings were presented at the annual conference of Association francophone pour le savoir (ACFAS).

WHO : H1N1 pandemic is not yet over

(Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the flu outbreak by independent experts.

The WHO emergency committee, composed of 15 external advisers, said it remained critical for countries to maintain vigilance concerning the pandemic, including necessary public health measures for disease control and surveillance, WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in a statement.

"We're still in the pandemic," WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told Reuters.

Chan said that pandemic flu activity was expected to continue, and the committee would meet again by mid-July to review the status of the outbreak once more data from the winter influenza season in the southern hemisphere was available.

The panel met on Tuesday, but Chan had delayed the announcement until Thursday as the committee, whose members were spread around the world for the meeting by teleconference, put the final touches to the wording of their recommendation.

Chan's decision, based on the committee's recommendation, means that the outbreak, widely known as swine flu, remains at phase 6 on the WHO's pandemic scale, which has been at the top level of 6 since June 2009.

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The next meeting will decide to recommend whether to retain that level, declare the pandemic has passed, or move into a transitional "post-peak" phase.

The U.N. agency's guidance on whether a disease constitutes a pandemic determines how its 193 member governments handle an outbreak, including stockpiling vaccines and antivirals.

WHO experts say that the virus remains a threat to some vulnerable people, notably pregnant women, young children and those with respiratory problems, and such groups would continue to need vaccinations.

"It is predicted that H1N1 will continue to be the primary or overwhelming virus among influenza viruses for quite a while," Hartl said on Tuesday. "Pandemic or no pandemic, H1N1 will still exist. If there is no pandemic, it means that H1N1 is behaving like a normal flu virus."

The WHO has been accused of exaggerating the dangers of the H1N1 outbreak, which emerged in April last year.

Symptoms suffered by most people infected with the virus, have been mild. But WHO experts fear it could spread easily among people if it were to mutate into a more dangerous or lethal form.

Laboratory tests have confirmed more than 18,000 deaths from H1N1 infection, according to WHO figures, but the actual global death toll is much higher and will take at least a year after the pandemic ends to establish.

The virus is currently most active in parts of the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, and activity in Africa is low or sporadic.

The emergency committee has been waiting for signs of how the virus is developing in the southern hemisphere winter before making a full pronouncement on its state.

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