What is involved in eyelid cosmetic surgery?
What is involved in eyelid cosmetic surgery?
Where are ear “tubes” placed?
Ventilation or tympanostomy tube placement is the most common surgical procedure done in the United States.
Amniocentesis and CVS
Amniocentesis and CVS
Amniocentesis (amnio) and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) are prenatal tests that can diagnose - or, far more often - rule out, certain birth defects. The two procedures test for the same birth defects, except neural tube defects such as spina bifida, which only CVS detects.
A better prostate check-up
Three things you should know about prostate cancer screening
Let’s face it: If you want a sex life, you need a healthy prostate. Heck, if you want a life at all you need a cancer-free prostate. You’ve probably heard it’s a good idea to get your gland an annual checkup. What you may not know is that it’s not always enough. Continue reading
THE FRONT-LOADED DIET
The Front-Loaded Diet
Here’s a sample day’s food if you’re a moderately active 200-pound man who wants to lose a pound a week. You’ll down about three-quarters of your daily calories by 3 p.m. Continue reading
Nutrition and Training
In a perfect world, you’d eat four to six small meals a day, and each one would consist of nutritionally balanced, freshly prepared foods that meet your individual needs. But let’s face it: Many of us barely eat one healthy meal a day. That’s why supplements can augment your diet with the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients you lack.
Nutrition and Excercise
Many people swear that stretching has done wonders for them and judging by the competing philosophies and Zone diet-like controversies, you’d think it must do something. But so far, there’s very little scientific research to prove it. Still, don’t let that prevent you from seeking extra flexibility. The fact that science hasn’t caught up with athletic experience isn’t all that significant.
FOOD PROCESSOR Macho, Macho Meals
Hamburgers
…Top it off with a big, think slice of onion. While there is no conclusive proof that onions can help control cholesterol or prevent heart attack, some preliminary evidence has been encouraging. Onions contain flavonoids, which may help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and heart attack by blocking the formation of clotting compounds in the blood. Dutch researchers found in a study of 805 men, those who ate the most flavonoids were half as likely to have a first heart attack and die of heart disease than those who consumed the least. Continue reading