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Study says diabetes spikes death risk in patients on dialysis

December 30, 2016 Srijitadeath, Diabetes, Dialysis, In, On, Patients:, Risk, Says, spikes, Study

Kidney disease can be a silent killer. Before symptoms are seen or experienced by the patient, the kidneys can degenerate to the point of not working. And diabetes only makes it worse.The risk of death is several times higher for diabetics on haemodialysis, scientists have found. The final stage of chronic kidney disease, called end stage renal disease, is when the kidneys are no longer able to remove enough wastes and excess fluids from the body . At this point, patients are put on dialysis or advised a kidney transplant.A…

How to Lose 20 Pounds in 2 Weeks Safely

December 28, 2016 Srijita2, 20, How, In, lose, pounds, Safely, to, Weeks

It’s possible to lose weight in two weeks — cutting bloat, fat and water weight — without using a juice fast or starvation diet. The key to this weight-loss regimen is to stick to a small group of foods — all lean proteins, healthy fats and whole grains. If you want maximum weight-loss, you have to be able to commit to eating a rather boring and routine diet. The trick is to stay strict to avoid cheating and temptation. The low-sodium diet helps banish water weight and bloat. The lean…

How to Lose 20 Pounds of Fat in One Month Without Exercise

December 28, 2016 Srijita20, exercise:, fat, How, In, lose, Month, of, One, pounds, to, Without

Often we vow to lose 20 pounds before a special occasion, only to find the date crept up on us and the pounds are still there. As a last-minute resort, it is possible to lose 20 pounds in one month without exercising. While one does need to err on the side of caution when employing any kind of crash diet in order to not immediately regain the weight, by following these steps it is quite possible to rapidly lose those pesky 20 pounds. (Pixland/Pixland/Getty Images) Things You’ll Need Food diary…

‘The Daily Mile’ program promotes fitness in schools

December 27, 2016 SrijitaDaily, Fitness, In, Mile', Program, promotes, Schools, The

Elaine Wyllie, headteacher of St. Ninians Primary School, was shocked to see that her students were unfit. A class of 11-year-olds struggled mightily to jog, or even walk, a mile. Not about to stand by and let the pride of Stirling, Scotland, succumb to crisps, video games and the ravages of obesity, the next day Wyllie’s class was outside circling the school grounds for 15 minutes. They were out there the next day, and the day after that. That was February 2012, the birth of The Daily Mile. The idea was…

China Uncovers 500,000 Food Safety Violations in Nine Months

December 26, 2016 Srijita500000, China, Food., In, Months, Nine, Safety, Uncovers, Violations

China, rocked in recent years by a series of food safety scandals, uncovered as many as half a million illegal food safety violations in the first three quarters of the year, an official said. Chinese officials have unearthed a series of recent food health scandals, including rice contaminated with heavy metals, the use of recycled “gutter oil” in restaurants as well as the sale of baby formula containing lethal amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in 2008. Bi Jingquan, the head of the China Food and Drug Administration, told the…

Heavy Drinking has been Normalized for Women, and it’s Killing them in Record Numbers

December 26, 2016 Srijitaand, Been, Drinking, for, Has, Heavy, In, Its, Killing, Normalized, Numbers, record, Them, Women

The ads started popping up about a decade ago on social media. Instead of selling alcohol with sex and romance, these ads had an edgier theme: Harried mothers chugging wine to cope with everyday stress. Women embracing quart-sized bottles of whiskey, and bellying up to bars to knock back vodka shots with men. In this new strain of advertising, women’s liberation equaled heavy drinking, and alcohol researchers say it both heralded and promoted a profound cultural shift: Women in America are drinking far more, and far more frequently, than their…