April 28, 2014

Alcohol, drugs put kids at higher driving risk

Teenagers who drink alcohol and smoke marijuana together may be at increased risk for unsafe driving, a study shows.
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Vitamin D supplements may not prevent falls

Researchers have claimed that there is no evidence to back up the theory that vitamin D supplements prevent falls.
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Aspirin may cut down colon cancer risks too

The humble aspirin that you pop to ameliorate headache or a precaution against heart attack can also take on the dangerous colorectal cancer...
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April 17, 2014

Smoking on TV triggers adult tobacco use

A new study suggests that even though smoking appears far less frequently in US television shows than it used to, its portrayal may still be triggering the urge in adult smokers.
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April 16, 2014

Modest exercise must for kidney patients

Small amount of regular exercise induces a systemic anti-inflammatory environment in the body and enhances immunity of kidney disease patients, a study finds.
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Severe sleep apnea ups stroke, death risk

Researchers have linked moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea to an increased risk of stroke, cancer and death.
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Casual marijuana use too bad for young adults

Researchers have said that the size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ in young adults who smoke marijuana at least once a week.
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Pregnant women with high BP at risk

Researchers have said that pregnant women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure) are highly likely to suffer from adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and neonatal death.
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Women more prone to Alzheimer's

Women born with a special gene are at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men with the same disease, a study reveals.
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April 4, 2014

Breast milk lowers obesity risk later in life

Researchers have found that breast-feeding has a protective effect on the risk of obesity at 20 years of age.
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[Source: Health Care Tips, Women's Health, Men's Health, News | Wellness - Times of India]

Running too much could shorten your lifespan

Despite running regularly being linked to a host of health benefits, including weight control, stress reduction, better blood pressure and cholesterol, a new study suggests that running may not be all that beneficial.
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Obese kids have slower cognitive function

Researchers have found that obese children are slower than healthy-weight children to recognize when they have erred and correct it.
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[Source: Health Care Tips, Women's Health, Men's Health, News | Wellness - Times of India]

April 1, 2014

Quit that smoke

Smoking tobacco is both a physical as well as a psychological addiction. The nicotine from smoking tobacco provides a temporary and addictive high to the mind and body.
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Beat stress the right way

It would be unimaginable for anyone today to say that they don’t undergo stress. In today’s day and age, stress is an unwelcome part of our lives. And while avoiding stress isn’t entirely possible, there are ways on how one can deal with it in a positive way.
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Granny knows best

How true are your dadima’s pearls of wisdoms, really? Here’s a reality check.
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Home remedies for Urinary Tract Infection

Here are some measures you can take when suffering from UTI
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The truth about lemon-honey-water concoction

Learn why most people drink this mixture every morning
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Women, Equality, Islam

Muslim women in the UK have the lowest rates of employment and are six times as likely to never have worked compared to other women in England and Wales. The Muslim women's charity, Inspire is setting up a new website designed to encourage Muslim women to write about gender discrimination and inequality and we hear from listeners from the BBC Asian Network about their experiences. Jane Garvey is joined by Asian Network presenter Tina Daheley; Sara Khan, director of Muslim Human Rights organisation, Inspire; Salma Yaqoob, former Vice Chair of the Respect Party and Birmingham city councillor, Mirina Paananen who is training to be an Islamic scholar and Julie Bindel, journalist and founder of Justice for Women to discuss feminism, equality, women and Islam.
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Criminalising prostitution; Clarissa Dickson-Wright

Prostitution: the politics - we debate the issues with Fiona MacTaggart MP from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution, who published their report on the laws on prostitution, and with Jean Urquhart MSP, who voted against the criminalisation of paying for sex in the Scottish parliament. Clarissa Dickson Wright remembered: the life of the TV chef, and one half of culinary duo Two Fat Ladies - her friend, the Times food writer Lindsay Bareham, and the creator of Two Fat Ladies, TV producer Patricia Llewellyn, share their memories. Marlene Dietrich's life and legacy - as personal artefacts of the film icon go on sale in London, we talk to curator Megan Mulrooney. Plus, sex lives in the Arab world - writer and academic Shereen El Feki on the disaffected wives, single mothers, sex workers, agony aunts, Koranic scholars, and infertility specialists she spoke to in the region, and what this tells us about Arab society.
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Men who pay for sex; food writer Diana Henry

Woman's Hour has been examining the case for and against the 'Nordic model' in a bid to change the laws on prostitution; we hear from three men who talk about why they pay for sex. Food writer Diana Henry has a new book, A Change of Appetite. She creates a feta and orange salad which is not just delicious but also 'accidentally healthy'; Tessa Marchington founded Music in Offices. She talks to Jane about what inspired her to set up the business; Nikki Sinclaire is an MEP and the UK's first openly transsexual parliamentarian. Her book, Never Give Up, charts her journey to becoming the woman she knew she always wanted to be.
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WHNews: 31 Mar 14; Michelle Collins; Grand National Favourite; Sheila Jeffreys

Michelle Collins talks about East Enders, Corronation Street and her autobiography; Grand National Favourite Teaforthree; Sheila Jefffreys and Jackie West on international approaches to prostitution; Afghan policewomen; and why is a UN representative here to look at violence against women in the UK?
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Kelis; Sport Relief; WOW Festival.

US music star Kelis about her life-long love of food and music, and bringing them together in her new album Food. As we gear up for this year's Sport Relief Jane Garvey visits a project in London that's benefiting from your donations. Plus the 2011 American documentary - Miss Representation - that's launching his year's WOW. And a celebration of the forgotten women of history
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WHNews: The Politics of Afro Hair

Today on Woman's Hour we hear from Sharon Hardy,sister of Corporal Anne-Marie Ellement, and her reaction to the new coroner's report on her death in 2011.The politics of afro hair - why is it such a hot topic for debate? Sheila Chisholm was one of the most glamorous society women of the first half of the 20th century. Who was this Australian commoner who became a princess? What are the challenges of kicking on with your career after your children grow up? And journalist and feminist Gloria Steinem is 80 this month. Rosie Boycott and Jenni discuss her impact on the US women's movement.
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WH Collection: Mary Quant

Mini skirt and hotpants inventor, Mary Quant, explains what inspired her to create these iconic styles and why her appearance on the fashion scene made such an impact.
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WHNews: Dad Dancing and baby bonding

A new report says 4 in ten of all children are not forming the right attachments with their parents. The consequences, they say, are that these children are more at risk of doing less well at school and are less likely to be successful in life.The largest ever study in music psychology conducted at Goldsmith’s University in London has revealed that more men than women can feel the beat so why can't men dance?And the feminine side of shuttle diplomacy: We remember the visit of Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, the leader of the National Socialist Women's League, to London 75 years ago in the run up to war. And we’ll be speaking to a World Service documentary maker who recorded conversations with teenage girls in four countries, London, Lesotho, Jordan and Iceland, about their experiences of everyday sexism.
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March 31, 2014

Best ways to de-stress

While stress levels are getting higher with busy lives and increasing workloads, here are few simple ways you can de-stress yourself
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please help me ! im so worried!

So I took plan b the day after me and my bf had sex,the condom had slipped but nothing spilled. We pa
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depo provera shot.

Hi ladies. My last depo provera shot ran out in november and i never got it renewed as i was having b
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Bloody vaginal discharge~ NO uterus

Here's my question . . . I had a hysterectomy in 1990. I am post menopausal (55). A few days ago I
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Avoid lifestyle diseases easily

Modern lifestyle comes with various lifestyle diseases. Here is how to avoid them.
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Taking vitamin pills without prescription?

Is consumption of vitamin pills without having a medical practitioner’s prescription healthy? Here’s a quick guide
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Beat the afternoon blues at work

Feeling lazy at work, try these techniques to feel alive again
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5 reasons you should ditch those high heels

Here are some health reasons which will make you throw away those stilettos
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Deal with recurring back pain

Back pain, if not dealt with in time, can be dangerous.
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Quit that smoke

Smoking tobacco is both a physical as well as a psychological addiction. The nicotine from smoking tobacco provides a temporary and addictive high to the mind and body.
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March 27, 2014

HIV patients fatally shy from TB testing, treatment

Though tuberculosis (TB) treatment is rendered free of cost in the country, HIV patients suffering from TB do not go to the TB centres and face enhanced danger of death, experts said Monday.
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Indulge in some pep talk to counter stress

Sometimes encouraging gibberish that includes lots of useless information makes for an absolute stress buster.
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How to take care of your kid's BMI

Take care regarding your child’s BMI
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Breathless for 29 years

Mumbai doctors help Oman resident Mumna Almamari find a cure for a complex heart condition that wouldn’t let her breathe
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Health benefits of keeping a diary

Did you know keeping a diary also has health benefits apart from just helping you unwind or reminding you about the day’s tasks?
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Lower back pain cause of most disability

Lower back pain has emerged as the biggest cause of global disability in a study based on data of ill health and disability arising from all health conditions in 187 countries.
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WHNews: Peter Lawrence, Grace Dent & Michaela Coel

On today's Woman's Hour we hear from Peter Lawrence whose daughter Claudia disappeared five years ago. How hopeful is he with the new Crimewatch appeal for information. Historian Juliet Gardiner tells us about Dr Innes Pearse who, with her husband, opened a health clinic in London in 1935 to conduct a huge health experiment. Her pioneering approach to health still has resonance today. What is the scientific basis for the medicinal qualities of garlic? Grace Dent talks about her Radio 4Extra programme this Sunday, Guide to Growing Up A Girl. And Michaela Coel performs her powerful poem Sharon for us live and talks about her one woman show Chewing Gum Dreams currently on at The Shed, part of the National Theatre.
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WHNews: Plus Size Fashion; Maternity Leave

Maternity leave - have we got it right in the UK? Jane talks to Belinda Phipps, CEO of NCT, Trish Halpinm, Editor of Marie Claire and Susan Singleton, who is a solicitor and mother of five. Writer Deborah Coughlin reports from the Plus Size London Fashion Weekend on the lack of plus size fashion on the high street.An archive interview with concert pianist Alice Herz-Sommer, the oldest known survivor of the Holocaust, died at the weekend at the age of 110.The Office of National Statistics release new data on teenage pregnancy tomorrow - rates have fallen significantly in recent years - we explore the drop in numbers and why UK levels are still higher than those in other western European countries.
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Power List 2014 Game Changers, Jack Monroe

The launch of the 2014 Power list - new theme, new panel. Cook, blogger and campaigner against food poverty, Jack Monroe, cooks the perfect falafel. Are police fitness tests biased against female officers? What can be done to stop young girls being groomed and exploited by gangs? Jenni Murray presents
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WH Collection: Dame Cicely Saunders

Dame Cicely Saunders founded the modern hospice movement. Her view that death is a natural part of life led her to create a place where the terminally ill could receive sensitive nursing, effective pain control and be allowed to die with dignity.
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Kelis; Sport Relief; WOW Festival.

US music star Kelis about her life-long love of food and music, and bringing them together in her new album Food. As we gear up for this year's Sport Relief Jane Garvey visits a project in London that's benefiting from your donations. Plus the 2011 American documentary - Miss Representation - that's launching his year's WOW. And a celebration of the forgotten women of history
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WH Collection: Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish recalls her 75 year acting career starting with black and white silent films in 1912 to technicolor talkies.
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Caring for Parents and Elderly Relatives

Jane Garvey talks to Carol Lee, author of Out of Winter, about the difficulties - practical and emotional - of caring for elderly parents long distance. And listeners tell us about their experiences of caring for parents and elderly relatives, or being looked after by adult children. And we hear from one hundred year old Nel Hales about how and why she likes to live independently.
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March 23, 2014

Maternal cardiac arrest more common than reported

Maternal cardiac arrest, which means that the mother's heart stops beating either before or after childbirth,
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Tips for curing cold during seasonal change

With season change, many suffer cough and cold. Here are few home tips to get rid of these health issues
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Obese? Blame it on fat cells' expansion

You have heard about obesity or accumulation of fat but do you know that nutrition is not the only factor driving obesity in our kids?
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Social groups can help ease depression

Researchers have suggested that building a strong connection to a social group helps clinically depressed patients recover and helps prevent relapse.
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Heeled shoes too can be comfortable

Do you dread wearing high heels because they leave you with aching feet? Here are some nifty ways to make heeled shoes more comfortable
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March 19, 2014

8 Common pregnancy myths busted

Here are some things you often hear when the stork has decided to pay a visit.
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20 minutes of exercise can ward off flu

Intense physical activity for even 20 minutes everyday can protect you against several illnesses, including flu, research has shown.
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Tackle that Holi hangover

This Holi, if you don’t want to experience a splitting headache or a stomach upset after having some delicious bhang thandai, follow these simple homemade remedies to keep that hangover at bay.
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March 18, 2014

Nutritional benefits of blueberries

In terms of fruit consumption, blueberries rank only second to strawberries in popularity of berries.
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Lack of sleep can cause heart disease

How you sleep is a major determinant of how well your heart functions.
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Tips for pregnant women playing Holi

Pregnancy is an exciting time, in anticipation of new beginnings. With Holi round the corner on Monday, doctors recommend some basic care so as not to let pregnancy mar the festive spirit.
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Get over that Holi hangover

Holi’s here, and that means it’s time to bring on the colours and get into the festive spirit, so to speak.
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Gargling oil can prevent oral problems

Gargling oil could stave off cavities and gum disease much better than your usual mouthwash.
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