Showing posts with label Health Problems. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health Problems. Show all posts

17 May 2015

Maggi Found With MSG, Lead in Excess Quantity. Time To Say No To The 2-Minute Noodles?

Maggi maggi maggi! Think 10 times before you order or cook Maggi any further. The 2-minute noodles have come under a regulatory scanner as it reportedly contains monosodium glutamate (MSG) and lead in excess of the permissible limit.
The samples collected in some parts of Uttar Pradesh were found containing added MSG and lead in excess. Such additives are said to be harmful for health, mainly for children. 

14 May 2015

Before it Strikes: 9 Things You Can do to Prevent a Heart Attack

The number of people having a stroke in their 40s and 50s has risen dramatically. So how can you minimise the risk of it happening to you? 
The number of people in their 40s and 50s having strokes has rocketed, with obesity and sedentary lifestyles blamed for the rise. New NHS figures show that since 2000, the number of men aged 40 to 54 in England hospitalised after stroke has grown by 46%, and among women, 30%. And for working-age sufferers, stroke can have a crippling financial impact. According to the Stroke Association, lost income due to death and disability caused by a stroke has been estimated to cost those affected £1.3bn a year. “Stroke survivors unable to return to work can struggle to cope with a fall in income, increased household bills and a benefits system that does not recognise the full impact of stroke,” says Jon Barrick, the charity’s chief executive.