Fasting News

London, Nov 11 : People may no longer require to fast before having a cholesterol test, for a new study found that the results were just as accurate if the patient had eaten before the test.

In the Or Menahem Yeshiva High School in Kiryat Arba, an Israeli student and his Ethiopian friend hang up signs in the hallway that read "Our culture" in Amharic to advertise the school's upcoming Sigd celebration.

Chemicals used in industrial applications may affect cholesterol levels A new study has revealed that chemicals used in commercial and industrial applications such as surfactants, paper and textile coatings and food packaging might affect serum cholesterol levels in people.

Anna Keenan and Sara Svensson expected to be joined by at least 150 others as 'moral response to an immoral situation' The promo video for the Climate Justice Fast Scores of environmental activists from five continents have begun a fast to put pressure on countries to agree a strong deal at climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month .

Alternate-day fasting the best bet to fight flab Alternate-day fasting can be the right way lose weight and boost cardio-vascular health, experts from University of Illinois at Chicago have suggested.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Restricting daily calorie intake is a common plan to help obese and overweight people slim down to healthier weights.

Mr. Magoo, the white standard poodle, was adopted by his current owners at two years of age.

Diabetes is a disease that manifests with increased blood sugar levels as a result of either insufficient insulin production from the pancreas or inadequate cellular response to insulin, or both.

When: Friday, Nov. 6, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Where: Aspen Valley Hospital What: For those age 60 and older.

Many of us have been touched by diabetes -- either personally or through a relative, friend or neighbor we know.

ISLAMABAD: Blood sugar levels at the high end of "normal," coupled with other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, may help identify apparently healthy men at increased risk of the disease, a new Israeli study suggests.

Superior size and strength can mean championships, scholarships and million-dollar paydays for today's athletes.

When some doctors hear the word, "detoxing," they may associate it with practices that are not necessary if the body is able to clean itself of any contaminants.

The scope of services for many convenient care clinics is expanding to encompass health education and chronic disease management.

More details continue to emerge in the tragic sweat lodge ceremony case from Arizona.

Crushing the notion that you can be both fat and fit, new research has found that current professional football linemen already have some risk factors for heart disease.

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported that data from the pivotal BLOOM Phase 3 trial demonstrate lorcaserin significantly increased excess weight loss, improved markers of cardiovascular risk and glycemic parameters, and was not associated with depression or suicidal ideation.

University students in Indonesia hand out mini 'hygiene bags' just minutes before a train leaves for Central Java.

New Delhi, Oct 23 : Delhiites Friday celebrated the Chhath festival with great gusto as many offered prayers on Yamuna river bank early morning, bathed and fasted.

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina is calling for prayer as the diocese considers its position with the national church.