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What is AIDS ? AIDS or HIV AIDS is a medical term that means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It means that a person who has aids his immune system has become so weak that it cannot fight the infections. When it was identified? AIDS or HIV AIDS was identified in 1980, since from that time almost 33.3 million people globally have been affected by AIDS or HIV AIDS. Causes of AIDS Basically the AIDS disease is caused by a virus known as HIV. So virus name is HIV. This virus attacks the immune system of the body and damages them so as a result the body becomes weak and more vulnerable to infections. So actually a person may have AIDS but it may take him years to bring him to the point where HIV is able to produce enough damage to the immune system. AIDS Treatment For AIDS treatment, Anti-retroviral treatment is used which actually increases the time period of the AIDS/HIV AIDS infection. So actually according to modern science there is no cure for AIDS/HIV AIDS. Cure for AIDS...

Weight Control and Smoking Those who are thinking to quit smoking or have already done quitting. I can tell you that this is one of the best decisions you have taken to improve your life and your health. But at this point most of us who have quit smoking will be concerned about weight gain. First things first focus all your attention to quit smoking if this goal is achieved then you can focus on your second objective that is improving your health. Risks of smoking If you smoke, smoking substantially increases the likelihood of getting lung cancer, which is a one of the most leading causes of cancer death in United States of America. Different types of cancers like kidney cancer, pancreas, larynx and cervix are related to smoking. Smoking at the same time increases the chances of getting lung disease, heart disease. If you look at the women especially those were pregnant, if they are smokers it can lead to premature birth, if the baby is born there is a chance of low weight babies...

According to Quran about honey In the Quran, Surat Nahl (Honey Bees) Allah says and the Lord taught that the to build its cells in the hills, on trees, and in men's habitations; 69 then to eat of all the produce of the Earth, and find with skill the spacious parts of its Lord: there issues from  within their bodies a  drink of varying colors, where in healing for men: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought. According to bible Bible also gives description of honey as " And when the people were come into the woods, behold, the honey dropped." (Samuel 14: 26.). "He would feed them . . . with honey out of the rock." In the songs of Moses there is an allusion, "he shall not see the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter." (Job 20: 17.) Prophet Isaiah (eighth century B.C.) mentions honey and butter: "... for butter and honey shall everyone eat that is left in the midst of the land." (Isa. 7: 21.) A Precious Gift...

Meet Bronchitis Bronchitis is that disease that occurs when the windpipe, small bronchi becomes inflamed and this badly effects the air passage of individual. The thin mucus becomes swollen and irritated. There is reflex and that is coughing it occurs to remove the secretions from the lungs. This coughing that occurs due to Bronchitis is very severe and the person who gets this type of cough has to seek medical treatment. The Signs There are different signs of Bronchitis. 1. Cough is the main symptom that may occur along with mucus ( may be without mucus for few days ) 2. Feel of burn in the chest. 3. Tiredness. 4. Feeling of Pain (Headache) in head but mild one's. 5. Fever but of low grade normally less than 38 C and 102 F. 6. Very sore throat. Bronchitis normally occur in the winter season, where there is more moisture in the air, cold and flu season. One of the other reasons that can cause bronchitis is when person inhales fumes or dust...

When I was young. One night I heard crying, the cry was coming from neighbors house, there child was crying because a dog had bitten him. And at that time where I lived there was no nearby hospital, they brought the child to our house. Our grandmother took a muslin cloth, and cleaned the boy's leg with it. The she took some chilies and grinds them and adds mustard oil in it, after that she applies this to boy's leg and applied bandage. This was home remedy and it's still in my mind after all these years and I also came to know the power of chili. There are lots of benefits of using chili. If you have flu then eating chili immediately opens closed nose, flu. The smaller the size the more its chili and very spicy. Some here (India) also call it "Tati" chili, because if you eat it, you feel your mouth is on fire its very hot. The spiciness of chili is because of seeds found in it. Chili contains phosphorus, iron, protein, vitamin B, vitamin A and it's rich i...

After coming to know that a normal drink contains 9-10 spoons of sugar, the usage of diet coke is becoming normal, but according to research done by Texas University those who drink diet coke they do become fat but they take longer period then the ones who take normal coke. The researchers took 1550 male and female, and found that taking two or more than two diet drinks daily for eight years the candidates weight increased by 57%, on the other hand who drank normal coke their weight increased by 47 %. According to researchers those who drink diet cokes they believe that they are taking less calories so they eat more than normal, so the case becomes same in this way. Its also found that those who drink diet cokes they eat more pizza than others. A common advice is never take soft drinks as they don't help in any way.

High blood pressure is also known as Hypertension. There are lots of people who don't know they have hypertension they only know it when it becomes severe. Every year millions of people die because of hypertension. In 2002 there were 261000 deaths occurred and 49707 was of due to High blood pressure. In America the number of people who have high blood pressure is 65 million which includes age range from  6 years to 65 years. Out of every three American one is having hypertension. 40% of African American has high blood pressure symptoms. Out of 65 million Americans one fourth of them don't know they have hypertension. How do you get hypertension it's not known, but still research is going out that what actually causes hypertension. Heart attack, Palsy ( Paralysis ) are some of symptoms that link to hypertension. Every year millions of dollars are spent to prevent this hypertension, here are few tips if you follow it then you can save your self from hypertension. Sa...

There are lots of benefits of lemon, the color of lemon is yellowish and it's bitter in taste. From nutritional point of view it contains lots of benefits which are given below. 1. If we included lemon in our daily diet, it helps in digestion and provides strength to liver. 2. For those who have obesity, to reduce the fat in body, there is a method that is really effective. When you get up in the morning take a glass of water and squeeze one lemon in the water and drink it daily, this method is so easy to apply and it is really effective in reducing the body fat. 3. There are lots of women which have dark complexion  on hands and feet and face is white. By rubbing lemon on hand and feet it reduces the dark complexion. 4. Every day before going to bed, applying a good cold cream along with some drops of lemon helps make skin tone lighter.  5. Lots of people complain of having bad breath, putting two lemons in a glass of water and gurgling two times in a day help...

Apricot is a very delicious fruit. When it is not fully ripe the apricot is bitter in taste but when it start to ripe the taste become sweeter. Being nutritious apricot is famous all over the world. The shape of apricot fruit is circle or oval in shape. Apricot resembles with Peach in shape but is smaller in size. It's color is yellowish and when it's ripened it tastes like peach. Apricot whether it's dry or fresh is used in both forms. It's said that the country of origin of apricot is China. In China apricot is being tree planted for four thousand years. Also it's tree planted in subcontinent for a long time. Valley of Hunza which is in Pakistan, those people are famous for their physical strength and for longevity, and for last fifteen hundred years they have been using apricot in their diets. Apricot was used in medicine in ancient Greece and on the other hand Romans they linked apricot to Goddess of love. Apricot came to Europe in the times of Alexander The Gre...

Fact No. 1 of Onion There are lots of benefits of using onion. Here we will tell you best usage of onion in healing different diseases. When I was little I saw lots of scenario which I couldn't understand. Today I am remembering such type of scenes where I found the benefits of onion. There was a seller who came to our town to sell things, he told us many stories which we liked very much. He always had a turban on his head one day he showed us that he kept onion leaves in the cap, he told us that by putting leaves in the turban helps prevent sun stroke, but when I grew up I did it my self and I found that it really works. So if you are in summer or in a very hot place you can put leaves of onion in the cap, that will protect you from the sunstroke and heat. Fact No. 2 of Onion Helping in Persistent Flu Once a patient came to doctor, he had persistent flu from which he was unable to recover the doctor told him to cut 1 kg onion with hands daily for thirty days. He did it...

A lot of people have lot's of myths about back pain  (of not having back pain ). One of the fact is that 8 out of 10 people do get back pain whether it's very mild pain or like feeling of stab in the back. Fact No. 1 A lot of people think that if they sit straight in chair they will not get back pain, well for how long can you sit straight ? Even if you sit straight it will hurt your back. Now to prevent this every day when you sit do the following. Try to lean back in chair keeping your feet on floor and give a slight curve in back. One of the most effective work to prevent back pain you should listen phone calls standing and when you study office material try to study them standing. Fact No. 2 People believe that if you lift heavy weight you get back pain, they are right only when the it becomes how you lift it ? How much you lift doesn't matters ( of course if you lift way too much ) it's how you lift it, the method of lifting if important. The...

I have seen lot's of people who have water blisters on their feet. Some do feel pain and itching and others don't. Water Blister can occur due to any reason normally if you hike or keep wearing joggers for a long period of time. It can be cured at home easily. How to cure Water Blister ? Here is the method to cure Water Blister on feet. Take apple cider vinegar it must be from original apples. Get some small amount of Mehndi which is used to make Henna tattoos. It's used to decorate body parts in India and Pakistan. Add one table spoon of apple cider vinegar to Mehndi add some little water in it. Apply this solution to where you have water blisters. Repeat for 4 to 5 days it will cure them.

Most of the people don't know what Winter Melon is and what health benefits it can give us. GOD has created specific foods for every season, knowing what a food item can do for us brings greater health benefits. There are different names for Winter Melon like it's also called White gourd, fuzzy melon. When the Winter Melon has not reach to it's full maturity, it's taste is very sweet but when it hits maturity it's really not that sweet though it's melon but tastes different. It was first cultivated in Southeast Asia but after words it's now grown more in East and South. So what Health Benefits it can give it to us ? If we have 1 full cup of Winter Melon in it Winter Melon is rich in Vitamin C which is round to 30% and Zinc which is close to 7% these two vitamin actually help us fight cold or flu. It contains Calcium, Iron, Copper but there percentage is very less almost 2% if you have 1 full cup of it. Some Useful Facts of Winter Melon If you a...