Each year, more than five million people die from smoking related problems, making it the leading cause of preventable deaths. To fight against it, health professionals always try to find solutions. Dr. Xingbao Li and his colleagues at Medical University of South Carolina said they came up with a solution. They said stimulating a portion of brain called prefrontal cortex with magnetic fields temporarily reduces the craving for cigarettes. Dr. Li believes through this treatment, eventually the patients will be able to give up smoking.

The new birth flu called H7N9 that is found in China has reportedly caused nine deaths and infected 24 people so far. Both the Chinese government and international health organizations are paying close attention to it. Healthy Lifestyle talks to the head of public health division of Dharamsala’s health department to share her expertise on precautions our listeners need to take to prevent the disease.

Hernia, which is known in Tibetan as “liglug” or “gyulug” (bulged-out testicle or bulged-out intestine, respectively) occurs to many people. It is also one of health problems that are not often talked about in the Tibetan society. However, Dr. Ragdo Lobsang Tenzin says the problem has been treated through the traditional medicine for centuries. Nevertheless, the traditional treatment has never been as effective as the modern treatment for all types of hernias. Thanks to the development and progress of science, these days a small and an easy operation can solve the problem. According to e-medicine health website 75 percent of all types of hernias occur to men, although women also get it.

A new study found a close link between sitting long time and deadly chronic diseases. The study, which asked over 63000 men, shows office workers, truck drivers and couch potatoes need to find ways to do daily movements in order to reduce the risks of getting cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and blood pressure.

Xinhua reported today that foot-and-mouth disease is detected in a county close to Lhasa as well as in Guangdong province. The report said the National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory confirmed on Wednesday that disease found in some cattle in Nyenthang Township, Chushul County, is a type O of its kind. In this program, Healthy Lifestyle presents some essential information about the disease.

Babies born to women who took folic acid or vitamin B9 supplements in early pregnancy have less risk to develop autism, says a study conducted at the Norway Institute of Public Health. “The women who took folic acid supplements in early pregnancy had a substantial reduction in risk of having a child with autism. The reduction was 40 percent,” explained Pal Surén, the leader of the research.

Fruits and fruit juices are important food for health. But there are so many artificial juices in the stores that are nothing but artificially colored sugar water. Unfortunately many uneducated or unconscious consumers around the world drink them as juices. In this lesson, Healthy Lifestyle discusses with Jamyang Tseten la about juices, artificial juices and soda. Mr. Tseten is a student of nutrition and a owner of a health food store in New York.