Pro-anorexia websites are a growing phenomenon, and now they are spreading the social media.

Facebook is rapidly becoming the site of choice. Why? Because it’s the “most personable,” as opposed to MySpace which is “famous for creepy old men.”

It’s causing some tension on the site, especially with anti-anorexia groups, which “actively hunt down pro-ana groups, and then lobby Facebook authorities to delete Read more »

A body requires all the nutrients to keep it healthy. For that reasons we require to take a complete balance diet which consists of fruits, green vegetables, dairy products, grains, meat, fish and little bit of fat. But times may come when food could not meet the nutrition gap as it requires dietary supplements.

What is dietary supplement?

Dietary supplements actually carry vitamins and minerals in food Read more »

We could be facing a new ban come into force in the UK soon which will dis-allow people to smoke in cars.

Now I am not particularly a smoker. I do everyone now and again when I feel like it and that suits me fine like that. Other people can do what they want it really doesn’t bother me. However, when I heard that the UK Government may impose a ban on people smoking in cars I felt compelled to write something on a blog Read more »

by Frank Robson

There are several medications that can help reduce the symptoms of acid reflux but can make the problem worse if you stop taking them. These medications are called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI), and work by minimizing the acid production in your stomach.

But if you stop taking PPIs, your body responds by bouncing back and producing even more acid, a process known as rebound hypersecretion. Because of this, even if you Read more »

It funded the Randomised Intervention of Pupil-Led sex Education (RIPPLE) study which compared the effects of new peer-led and the existing teacher-led sex education given to 13 and 14-year-olds.

27 schools and 9,000 pupils took part.

In the peer-led programme trained 16-17-year-old peer educators gave three one-hour sessions to younger pupils in the same school.

The researchers then used routinely-recorded data Read more »