Diabetes is on the upswing in the United States. Between 1980 and 1994, the incidence of new cases increased by 39 percent. In 1998, about 798,000 people were diagnosed with the disease, bringing the total number of Americans who have the disease to 16 million. Yet at least one-third of those with diabetes don’t know they have it. Diabetes increases the risk of blindness and limb amputation, as well as kidney and heart disease and stroke.

To avoid the risk of dying early as a result of diabetes, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, and take these additional steps to prevent diabetes or control the risk of complications.
(more…)

Both the incidence of and the number of deaths from COPD are increasing. An estimated 16 million Americans suffered from COPD in 1995, and mortality with severe COPD may be as high as 60 percent at five years. Refrain from smoking and follow the American Lung Association’s recommendations to prevent and treat COPD.

(more…)

Although the National Cancer Institute estimates that 1.2 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in 1998, for the first time in history, the rate of breast cancer is down. Lung cancer rates are also decreasing. That’s because we now know there are valid ways to avoid cancer, slow its progress, or even cure it.

Here are the deadliest cancers and what we know about avoiding them.

Lung cancer. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among Americans; however, deaths from lung cancer are on the decline. To avoid lung cancer, do not smoke. More than 80 percent of lung cancers are related to smoking. If you live with someone who smokes, you are at risk from secondhand smoke, so help that person stop smoking.
(more…)

According to the National Center for Health Statistics, if all forms of major cardiovascular diseases were eliminated, life expectancy would rise by almost 10 years. Unfortunately, experts have not yet found a way to eliminate heart disease or stroke. They have, however, identified many of the factors that contribute to these diseases. And many of these risk factors—smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and poor nutrition, for example—can be controlled.

In addition to following the advice in the previous post, here’s what you can do to stay healthy

(more…)

 If you’ve been blessed with good genes, your lifestyle and environment may be the ultimate determinants of your health. If you’ve inherited a gene that increases your susceptibility to a certain disease, your lifestyle and environment may increase or decrease your risk of ultimately developing that disease.

The number of such factors that may figure in to your health and longevity is infinite, but you can significantly reduce your risk of a number of life-threatening illnesses by following these three important recommendations.

(more…)

As researchers continue to map the estimated 100,000 human genes, they have learned that as many as 4,000 diseases have a genetic, or inherited, component. In some, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle-cell anemia, genes are directly responsible for the disease. In others, such as breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancers, genes impart a susceptibility to develop the disease.

Along with genes identified as links to diseases, the number of genetic tests available to determine whether a person will develop a certain disease or whether a person is at increased risk is growing. These tests can be both a blessing and a curse.
(more…)

Every year, chronic diseases claim the lives of more than 1.7 million Americans. Yet many of these deaths can be prevented. The major chronic disease killers—heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes—are often directly related to how individuals behave in their daily lives. In other words, you can do plenty to prevent them from shortening your life. But first, you need to know something about them.

Cardiovascular diseases are the nation’s leading killers. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels claim nearly 1 million lives annually. Approximately one-third of those people die prematurely—younger than their average life expectancy. Among the most common cardiovascular diseases are coronary artery disease, the leading cause of death; stroke, the third leading cause of death; and hypertension (high blood pressure), which contributes to death from both heart attack and stroke.

(more…)

If you haven’t figured it out by now, I believe that procrastination is a neutral term that defines a situation in which you want to challenge yourself to take an action. In fact, sometimes procrasti­nation can be a good thing. What you want to do is procrastinate strategically, that is, consciously delay taking action when it bene­fits youto doso. Here is a list of pros and the cons toget you think­ing about when procrastination makes sense.

(more…)

My brother’s best friend is not in a good mood. His wishes to get a new car is vaporized. His old man would only allow him to buy a second-hand car. His old man argued that a man who want to get his first car should buy a second-hand car. His old man also suggest that a man can pick up good deals on premium cars in the second-hand car market. However, financing a used car is not necessarily easy.

Should you want to buy a second-car too, then you should know that the most important criterion for eligibility of a used car loan is the age of the vehicle. Unfortunately, most banks will never finance cars more than five years old. However, I’m aware that there is variation for this basic rule. For example, ICICI bank spesifies that the tenure and the age of the loan should not exceed 10 years.

Knowing this, if you want to buy a eight year old car, ICICI bank would offer you a loan only for two years. However, banks such uas SBI can offer you a lon for up to five years for a two-year old card and up to three years for cars which age are between two to four years old. You will get no loans for cars older than four years.

So, what car do you want to buy?

Your life is important, and is your family. We are always looking for ways to protect our family, to make sure they are allright. Now what would you do to protect a young family against loss of a home or to protect your children from suffering should you or anyone act as the primary wage earner be the victim of an untimely death. You might have came up with some answers. Getting term life insurance could be one of the best option you can have.
(more…)