Archive for February, 2008

Gastric bypass surgery

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Gastric bypass surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is a procedure used to help treating obesity and hence, it is surgical method for generally performed to lose the weight by cutting off the hunger and so supplying fewer calories than required. Calorie intake can be significantly controlled since gastric bypass surgery results into two main favors; after [...]

What You Should Know About Public Cord Blood Banking

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

What You Should Know About Public Cord Blood Banking
Everyone is becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of cord blood banking. As research has shown the benefits of stem cells for use in treating a number of different illnesses, expectant parents now have the option to secure a source of stem cells- umbilical cord blood.
Although [...]

Vitamin A – it can catch anyone’s eyes!

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Vitamin A is medically known as the ‘retinol’. It is stored in the liver and maintains healthy bones, teeth and especially soft tissues as we have them in our eyes. It also protects mucus membrane that line important organs such as nose, mouth, lungs and throat from various infections. The word ‘retinol’ is given since [...]

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) – sometimes yes to it, many times no!

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

MSG is now not a new words for anyone in the world, especially for the people who love eating! Amazingly, when it was introduced almost fifty years back, it was considered as a ‘best ever food enhancer’. This was used for seasoning (like a table salt or black pepper) to turn any kind of normal [...]