The human mind is without doubt a very important and at the same time complex organ. Sitting atop our heads is the seat of all our emotions, behaviors and the like. So if one of its pats get damaged or removed, a person will likely have a change in behavior. If you want to quit a bad habit, specifically smoking, there is a certain part in the brain called insula that can help smokers quit, without hassles at all! Doctors speculate that cravings may be caused by the insula’s reaction to emotional stimuli and with the right treatment these bad cravings can be stopped.

Uuuughh does it hurt anywhere? Why not drink coffee? Some researchers recently conducted a study on the effects of caffeine on muscle soreness. But these muscles aches come from working out. They said that drinking two cups of coffee just before you proceed with your exercise might lessen the feeling of soreness in your muscles by 50%!

So instead of tuning to aspirin or ibuprofen to relieve post-workout aches and pains you can just have coffee instead! Well you’re given a choice, tablet or coffee? Which do you think is the lesser evil?

They say that nothing can match the feeling of holding your very own baby in your arms right after birth. To most women this is the ultimate fulfillment of being a woman. So the idea that a woman cannot possibly conceive a child can be a source great frustration. There are various situations that prevent women from bearing a child, for example if she suffers from some form of infertility or one has undergone hysterectomy or removal of the uterus.

However, some hope is dawning for these women because New York doctors are set to perform the first uterus transplant. This transplant project is being initiated by a cancer specialist named Del Priore as well as gynecological surgeon Dr. Jeanetta Stega from the New York Downtown Hospital. Prior to this attempt, a six-month experiment wherein the doctors in the said hospital used all their powers of persuasion in order to have some uteruses donated to be used in the transplant. As of now there are eight uteruses at hand for the said project.

The bird flu virus is just one of the many epidemics that have claimed hundreds of people’s lives. Such an epidemic will certainly not do any good to any country and its peoples that is why it needs to be prevented as soon as possible. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.

Looks like this is the aim of Human Health Services (HHS) that is why they are urging several drug makers to develop vaccines that will boost the immune system against the deadly bird flu. Under the leadership of Mike Leavitt, HHS awarded a five-year contact to three major drug manufacturers. GlaxoSmithKline PLC, a British drugmaker gets a $63.3 million contract and Novartis Vaccines as well as Diganotics Inc. gets a $54.8 million contract. But aside from this top three, Iomai Corp also acquires $14.4 million for the completion of their phase 1 clinical trial. If successful they might get an additional $114 million for further production.

We’re all aware that cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases at the present time. This silent killer has victimized a lot of people; others have survived while some are not so lucky. Cancer can be in many forms also depending on which pat of the body it affects, like Pancreatic cancer. In this particular type of cancer, even though the tumor has been removed the possibility of having a setback and early death is still very big.

But according to some German researchers the risk of relapse from this particular disease can be reduced if the victim takes the chemotherapy drug called gemcitabine right after the person undergoes surgery. The person who takes gemcitabine has a great chance of being free from disease by more than six months. It is also hopes that this drug will help kill the cancer cells left out after the surgery thereby increasing the chances of survival.

Maybe one of the most important 2007 resolutions should be 'Laughing More'!
Laughter is not only expressing ones happiness or reacting to a funny joke ... but it gives you more than you give it credit for!
It's been proven medically that laughter is good for your health; it relaxes blood vessels & increases blood flow, & having relaxed blood vessels decreases strain on the heart.
So, in simple word: it's good for your heart!
So, watch a funny movie every other night or hang out with a bunch of your light-hearted friends & laugh the night away!
Happy & Healthy New Year to ya!