Now, a Viagra for women?!!!!!!!

Flibanserin, originally an anti-depressant, has shown promise in treating low libido among women, according to results from three separate clinical trials.

These trials were the first ever to test a therapy that works at the level of the brain to enhance libido in women reporting low sexual desire, said John M. Thorp, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of North Carolina (UNC).

Results show that treatment with 100 mg of flibanserin once daily boosts the number of satisfying sexual events (SSE), sexual desire and sexual functioning.

Flibanserin was a poor anti-depressant," Thorp, also the principal study investigator said. "However, astute observers noted that it increased libido in lab animals and human subjects."

"So, we conducted multiple clinical trials and the women in our studies who took it for hypoactive sexual desire disorder reported significant improvements in sexual desire and satisfactory sexual experiences," said Thorp.
"It's essentially a Viagra-like drug for women in that diminished desire or libido is the most common feminine sexual problem, like erectile dysfunction is in men," Thorp added.

Studies have shown that the prevalence of hypoactive (inactive) sexual desire disorder in the US ranges between nine percent and 26 percent of women, depending on age and menopausal status.

Elaine E. Jolly, professor at the University of Ottawa, Thorp and colleagues, pooled data from three clinical trials of flibanserin conducted in the US, Canada and Europe.

A total of 1,946 pre-menopausal women aged 18 and older were randomised to receive either flibanserin or placebo for 24 weeks, with four weeks of pre-treatment and four weeks of post-treatment follow-up.

Are you feeling fat today?

Ever had a day when you woke up feeling you have put on couple of kilos? It makes you feel so horrible that you avoid getting out of the house. Don't worry, you are not alone. Most women go through this. 

Nutritionist Diya Doshi says this usually happens around your period. "Your hormones are raging and your body retains water making you feel swollen," she says. Here are simple ways to deal with those feel-fat blues:

A good breakfast

A healthy breakfast can uplift your mood and keep you fit. "People who eat breakfast are known to put on less weight than people who skip it," says Desai. You can choose from a lot of breakfast foods like cereals, eggs, fruits, milk and more.

Use the stairs

Give the lift a skip. Climbing 10 floors can burn up to 100 calories in addition to working out your thighs, butt and hips. Climb the stairs to office and the adrenaline will boost your mood.

Have a salad for lunch

For lunch, put together a salad with vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, onions, carrots and an olive oil dressing. This salad in rich in vitamins and minerals and is light on the stomach. It will keep you fuller longer and the antioxidants in the veggies will detoxify your body, leaving you refreshed.

Drink up on water

"Water adds natural moisture to your skin, giving you a fresh glow," says Desai. Believe it or not, a hydrated body retains less water. So, you can get rid of the retention and end up looking great at the same time.

Walk it

If you are too tired for a brisk walk, take it slow. Walking relieves stress and tension in your body. You can listen to music while you walk home, thereby relaxing your mind as well. This is a time you should turn to your friends to make you feel better. Go dancing and get your favourite song to pep you up. Simply follow these tips and feel fab even on a fat day .

"Fight The FAT "

Don't get defeated by obesity, just fight it away.

Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his/her weight is 20 % or more above normal weight. By preventing obesity you are preventing medical conditions such as diabetes,high cholesterol,high blood pressure,heart disease.

PRACTICAL TIPS.

Recognise that obesity is a disease.While most epidemics can be defeated with a pill or a vaccine, obesity requires people to change the way they eat & live.

Eat Healthy.Include fruits, green vegetables,cereals & whole grain foods in your daily diet.Avoid sweets,fried,junk,packaged & refined foods.Eat small meals.

Set aside at least 30 mints every day for walking,jogging, running cycling or swimming.

Ignore popular quick fix weight loss methods, unless they are medically supervised.like fat diets,weight loss pills , powders & fat burning machines.

Become a non smoker.

Avoid drinking. most forms of alcohol contains high % of fat.

Give life a second chance.there are effective solutions. lifestyle modification,diet & exercise on one hand & bariatric surgery on the other.

Viagra's potential discovered by accident !!!

Did you know Viagra was actually designed to treat angina, a heart condition? However, the drug coincidently showed promise in treating impotency,
Viagra's impotency potential was discovered by accident.

say experts. While most of the drugs are designed for a specific purpose, their potential, they say, can be discovered only when we take them. For instance, Ventolin inhalers used for treating asthma have also been found to prevent premature labour; and arsenic, a notorious poison. It is also making a comeback as a treatment for leukaemia.

In addition, popular impotency drug Viagra is not used for what it was originally intended. It was originally tested as UK92480, a new treatment for angina, a heart condition that constricts the vessels that supply the heart with blood. However, the trials failed to show promise. But later the study participants reported an unusual side effect - lots of erections.

"What was amazing about this study was that we saw a restoration of the erectile response. Now we were on to something which could only be described as special," BBC News quoted Pfizer senior scientist Chris Wayman as saying.

Beware! Watching TV cuts short your life!!!!!

For every hour of TV viewing, your risk of dying early from heart disease rises by 18%, says a new comprehensive study of sedentary lifestyle.

Beware, couch time is shortening your life! The study by Australian researchers shows that each hour of TV viewing also increases your risk of dying from cancer by nine per cent. Overall, each hour spent in front of TV increases your risk of death by 11 per cent. Not only watching TV, but also doing sedentary jobs - sitting at the desk or in front of a computer - is equally dangerous for your health, according to the study.

As part of their study, the Australian researchers chose 8,800 people - 3,846 men and 4,954 women above 25 years of age - with no cardiovascular problems. They grouped them into three categories on the basis of their television-viewing habits - those who watched TV less than two hours a day, those who watched it between two and four hours, and those who watched more than four hours.

During the next six years, 284 of them died - 87 from cardiovascular disease and 125 from cancer. The researchers found that there was modest link between cancer deaths and television viewing. But the link between the time spent watching television and cardiovascular deaths was very direct and strong.

Mushrooms can treat cancer.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine, works. Dr Cornelia de Moor of The University of Nottingham and her team have investigated the drug called cordycepin, which was originally extracted from a rare kind of wild mushroom called cordyceps and is now prepared from a cultivated form. the discovery will open up the possibility of investigating the range of different cancers that could be treated with cordycepin. they have also developed a very effective method that can be used to test new, more efficient or more stable versions of the drug in the Petri dish. This is a great advantage as it will allow them to rule out any non-runners before anyone considers testing them in animals.