Alcohol addiction and abuse

Alcohol addiction and abuse Alcoholism, that is, the continued use of alcohol despite its repeated and verifiable adverse effects, is one of the biggest and most intractable public health problems worldwide, with high costs and serious social consequences. At the level of behaviour, it is a continuum with significant deviations between the drinking patterns of...

Diet & Lifestyle patterns in boosting fertility

Diet & Lifestyle patterns in boosting fertility By Iliana Karagkouni, RD, RN, MSc, MHCM, PhD(c) Over the last years a large number of people face infertility issues, worldwide. The infertility occurrence is not always clinically relied on the basis of genital system impaired function, as in the majority of couples there is no specific identified...

Addictions and Fertility

Addictions and Fertility The causes of infertility have changed significantly over the past 30 years, and the impact of environment and lifestyle on the difficulties experienced by couples plays an important role in fertility alteration. Recording of these factors began about 10 years ago. The fertility of a generation would appear to be linked to...

Recent perspectives in managing the multi-factorial clinical condition of obesity

Recent perspectives in managing the multi-factorial clinical condition of obesity By Iliana Karagkouni, RD, RN, MSc, MHSM, PhD(c) Obesity is commonly recognized as a chronic or non-communicable disease and characterized as a major public health challenge, due to its strong association with the increased risk of developing other chronic diseases, such as type 2 Diabetes...

IVF: Hope to thousands of Infertile Couples

IVF: Hope to thousands of Infertile Couples The term IVF describes a fertilization, outside the woman’s fallopian tube, that takes place in the laboratory, and includes a wide range of techniques designed to help infertile couples have a child. However, the eggs and sperm used in this procedure are of the couple concerned. This method...

Mini – IVF

Mini – IVF Mini – IVF without drug injection : An innovative approach in the field of Assisted Reproduction The technique was first developed in Japan and was further enhanced by other pioneering IVF doctors in America and Shanghai. By using mini – IVF, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is avoided and requires no injections or requires very little...