The nuva-ring is available by prescription through your doctor. People taking herbal weight loss supplements could end up with a nasty case of colitis. Many of these diet aids contain caffeine like stimulants, which cause blood vessels to constrict, possibly triggering colitis until you stop taking them. They've also been linked to heart attack, stroke and seizures. This may or may not come as a surprise to you.
Studies show that when it comes to heart disease our arteries begin clogging in childhood.
And now even newer studies show that the whole process may begin a lot earlier - even before we are born. Encourage vigorous exercise every day. And finally, it's time again for your annual flu shot. The C.D.C. says people at high risk of life threatening complications from the flu should get vaccinated in October. So should health care workers to prevent spreading the flu.