Health Informations

4.25 Million Child Dies of Lung Infection

2010-11-12T09:49:00.000-08:00

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Respiratory infections, like influenza and pneumonia (pneumonia), each year killing 4.25 million people, mostly children. Acute Respiratory Infection In Atlas, the World Lung Foundation, said the deaths due to lung infection accounted for 6 percent of total global deaths.

"At least 4 million people die from Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI), but the global health community still does not recognize this disease as a separate disease group," said Peter Baldini, Chairman of the World Cancer Foundation.

He added that the foundation hopes to convince governments and donors to look at deaths from respiratory diseases as a group. "This could save millions of lives. What is needed is a commitment, policies, and strategic investments," said Baldini.

In his report, people who come from poor countries most vulnerable to death from ARI. Deaths from pneumonia cases was 215 times higher in countries where income per capita is low.

ARI is the virus that causes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), is the most common cause of respiratory disease in children. According to the survey, the virus is killing 66,000 children every year and probably will increase to 199,000. Cases of RSV infection is being treated in hospital each year. Until now there is no vaccine or therapy is an effective treatment for RSV.

The report found that pneumonia alone causes 20 percent of deaths in children globally, or 1.6 million deaths in 2008, this amount is far more than child deaths from malaria which numbers 732,000 or 200,000 deaths due to AIDS.

Each year there are 156 new cases of pneumonia and mostly in developing countries, including Indonesia.

Mentioned In addition, 1.96 million deaths from acute respiratory infection caused by indoor pollution, such as cooking smoke, fire, and smoke cigarettes. Meanwhile, outdoor air pollution causes 121 000 deaths from ARI.

Healthy Sleep Just 5 Hours

2010-11-11T01:30:00.000-08:00

Who says a habit of sleeping less than seven or eight hours will worsen the quality of health and shorten life? Recent research on sleep duration and mortality relationship shows, their usual rest for five hours every day have the endurance to live (survival) is good.

The study by scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine for 14 years against the 450 female respondents aged 50 to 81 shows, those who have a habit of sleeping for five to 6.5 hours have aged long enough.

A recent study published the journal Sleep Medicine is different from previous research reports. Earlier this year, large-scale studies in the United States indicate that less than seven hours of sleep associated with the risk of heart disease. Even the other studies mentioned, those who slept less than six and a half hours more likely to die before the age of 65.

"The surprise was when sleep was measured objectively, the best survival among women from those who slept for five to 6.5 hours. Women who slept less than five hours or more than 6.5 hours are less likely to survive for 14 years of research, "said Daniel Kripke, professor of Psychiatry at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

In his research, Daniel and his team do a different approach. They do not do sleep measurements, such as by monitoring akitivitas previous research. However, they prefer the interviews reveal the habit of sleeping on the respondent.

Prof. Kripke says, this research could have dispelled fears of those who feel not enough sleep. "This means that women who slept only five to 6.5 hours do not have to worry anymore because the amount of sleep is proven consistent with an excellent survival," he said.

Savor Mahkota Dewa

2010-11-10T18:49:00.000-08:00

Plants by scientific name Phaleria macrocarpa is also known by the name simalakama (Malay / Sumater), Makuto Dewo (Java). These plants originated from Papua and has been known efficacious for treating various diseases, such as: Diabetes Mellitus, Cancer and Tumor, Hepatitis, Rheumatism and Gout.

1.Diabetes Mellitus

Treatment: Drink boiled water

Method: - Take 5-6 Mahkota Dewa fruit, slice and wash clean.
- Boil in 5 cups of water, let it stew until the remaining 3 cups water
- Strain the cooking water, drink 3 times a day (each 1 cup)

2. Cancer and Tumors
Treatment: Drink boiled water
Method: - Mix 5 grams of dried fruit pulp Mahkota Dewa with 15 g temu white, 10 g and 15 g dry sambiloto scribble dry, wash all materials
- Boil all ingredients in 5 cups water, let it stew until the remaining 3 cups water
- Strain the cooking water, let it cool and drink 3 times a day each 1 cup. Potion drink 1 hour before meals

3. Hepatitis
Treatment: Drink boiled water
Method: - Mix 5 grams of dried fruit pulp Mahkota Dewa with 15 grams of Centella asiatica, 10 g and 15 g of dry bitter leaves of Mahkota Dewa, wash out all the materials
- Boil all ingredients in 5 cups water, let it stew until the remaining 3 cups water
- Strain the cooking water, let it cool and drink 3 times a day each 1 cup.

4. Rheumatism and Gout

Treatment: Drink boiled water

Method: - Mix 5 grams of fruit pulp Mahkota Dewa with roots sidaguri 15 gr, 10 gr bitter dry, wash out all the materials

- Boil all ingredients in 5 cups water, let it stew until the remaining 3 cups water

- Strain the cooking water, let it cool and drink 3 times a day each 1 cup. Potion drink 1 hour before meals

Aspirin Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer

2010-11-10T18:40:00.000-08:00

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Low-dose aspirin are consumed every day in the long term effective way to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer up to one quarter. The risk of dying from this disease is also reduced by a third.

Earlier low-dose aspirin is also recommended for patients who have a high risk of heart attack and stroke. In the prevention of colon cancer or colon cancer, aspirin in high doses are effective but have side effects bleeding.

Therefore, experts tried to examine whether if the dose is lowered, the effect remains the same protection. In this study the researchers followed up four research conducted in England and Sweden between the years 1980-1990 on the effects of aspirin in cardiovascular patients.

In general, the research for six years, participants were asked to take aspirin in doses of 1200 mg or placebo pills. More than 14,000 patients who attended medical history for 18 years, 391 colorectal cancers.

Those who took aspirin, the risk of cancer was reduced by 24 percent and mortality risk can be reduced to 35 percent. The results of this research is consistent in the four studies. Unfortunately there are no data on side effects in long-term aspirin use because since the beginning of this study was designed to examine cardiovascular disease.

"The results of this study indicate the use of low-dose aspirin in the long term in combination with screening can reduce the incidence of cancer throughout the colon and rectum," says Peter Rothwell, of Oxford University.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer occur in men and women. The risk of this cancer seems more frequent in those with diets high in fat and low in vegetables and fresh fruit. Colorectal cancer risk was also higher in smokers, drinkers and those with less exercise.

Laptop Can Disturb Fertility Sperm

2010-11-10T18:29:00.000-08:00

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This is a warning to men who have a habit of assuming the laptop on top of the thigh. Research experts who published the journal Fertility and Sterility November issue is suggested that men avoid the habit of putting a laptop in the near any vital organs. Because it can trigger the risk of interference with fertility.

The researchers explained, the use of laptops could be a threat to the production of sperm due to heat generated by the portable computer can trigger a rise in temperature in the scrotum or bag sperm-producing testes.

In his research, the researchers measure the temperature of the scrotum 29 young male volunteers using a thermometer. Volunteers are measured when they place the laptop on his knee. Although the volunteers using a type of mat to reduce the temperature of the laptop, investigators found the testicles of the volunteers experienced a rapid increase in temperature.

"In 10 or 15 minutes scrotal temperature has risen above the level that we consider safe. But they do not feel it," said Dr Yefim Sheynkin, an expert in urology from the State University of New York.

Sheynkin stressed, the results of this test does not prove that the use of laptops may reduce male fertility. However, the results of some previous studies showed an increase in scrotal temperature can cause a little damage to the sperm.

In measuring the temperature of the scrotum was found that the male testes temperature increased up to 2.5 degrees Celsius after the work by placing computers in the upper thigh.

"I would not say that if someone using a laptop then they will become sterile," says Sheynkin.
However, he continued, with fairly frequent use can certainly cause problems, because "The scrotum did not have time to do the cooling."

If it is proven to affect fertility, the laptop should be included in other lifestyle factors such as diet, drug use, and sports-men who shall be maintained in order to maintain the reproductive system remains healthy. Sheynkin added, use a pair of jeans or tight underwear that will not cause the declining number of male sperm cells

Top 10 Ways to Soothe Dry Skin

2010-11-10T07:23:00.000-08:00

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Dry skin can be particularly difficult to treat in the dry heat of Austin, Texas. Here are some tips on how to maintain healthy skin, despite a sun denying your skin its much-needed hydration.

Drink Water. Your body needs at least 8 glasses per day to stay fully hydrated. Many people get used to drinking milk, juice or soda when they get thirsty. Nothing can substitute pure water for internal anti-aging hydration.

Decrease Your Intake of Caffeine & Alcohol. These liquids dehydrate the body. Make sure when you do enjoy them, you drink lots of water before and after that cup’a Joe with a shot in it.

Increase Your Intake of Omega-3 Fatty Acids. Some useful pills to have on-hand include Vitamin E, primrose oil and flaxseed oil. Taking these daily helps retain hydration in that rash-ridden skin.

Bathe Minimally. Try to keep showers and baths between 5 and 10 minutes, and don’t turn the water on hot; hot water causes skin irritation in dry skin.

Put Oil on Skin After Soaking. Whether you just got out of a bath or washed your hands, pat the itchy skin dry. You don’t want to rub it, because that dries the skin out more. Then put some oil on your skin to seal the hydration in – olive oil, primrose oil or even Vaseline can work wonders.

Get a Humidifier. A humidifier in your Austin home or office can help retain water in the air, keeping all your hard hydration work from going to waste.

Exfoliate & Moisturize. Depending on the level of eczema or dry skin you have, exfoliate and moisturize at least once a week, if not more.

Read the Labels. Many lotions and facial creams are actually detrimental to dry, sensitive skin. Make sure the lotions you’re getting hydrate the skin and don’t just make it smell nice. A similar warning goes to soap; a soap with high fat content, not high lye content, will soothe your skin irritation.

Superglue the Cracks. If you have a small crack in your skin, just put a little superglue on it. If the crack is deep – more like a wound – do not use superglue; use antibacterial or hydrogen peroxide.

Cotton-Covered Sleep. Before going to bed, cover your hands or feet as the case may be with Vaseline or oil; rub it in only slightly. Put on cotton gloves or socks. The cotton allows your skin to breathe while still hydrating and protecting it overnight.

For more information on skin treatments for all kinds of skin, contact your Austin dermatologist at Zimmet Dermatology & Vein. Call today to schedule your initial skin analysis; they’ll develop a professional skin treatment plan personalized to your unique condition.

Source : http://www.skin-vein.com/

Aerobics: 30 Minutes To A Healthier Life

2010-11-10T07:16:00.001-08:00

The definition of aerobics is with oxygen. Aerobic exercise is a combination of physical exercise, strength training and stretching. It is recommended that individuals get between 30 minutes to 1 hour of aerobic activity a day.

Aerobic exercise has many health benefits besides weight management.

Exercise reduces the systemic inflammation that can lead to the development of heart disease. In addition, exercise helps to increase good cholesterol while decreasing bad. It also makes the heart pump more efficiently, thus becoming stronger. Having a stronger heart allows for a healthier lifestyle, controls weight, and leads to a sense of well-being. Theses changes can help control blood pressure levels.

Diabetes is another disease that can be controlled through exercise. By allowing glucose to metabolize in the body, normal blood sugar levels are maintained. For people with Type 2 diabetes, physical activity raises tissue sensitivity to insulin, and produces more glucose to be released from the blood stream and into cells, decreasing glucose in the blood.

Obesity, which is a big concern in the United States is the first noticeable health benefit of exercise. Any amount of increased activity will bring about a change in the body, including a decrease in body fat and an increase in lean muscle.

Aerobic activity increases endorphins, making life a happier experience, it prevents certain cancers, improves sleep, increases energy and mood, and lessens feelings of depression, stress and anxiety.

The American Heart Association recommends a target heart range of between fifty and seventy-five percent of maximum heart rate in order to work out safely and gain the full benefits of aerobic exercise. In order to figure out the target rate, age is subtracted from 220 and then multiplied by 70%.

Aerobics came about when a physician named Dr. Kenneth Cooper developed a series of exercises used to prevent coronary artery disease. Dr. Cooper authored a book in 1968 called Aerobics, that detailed his exercises which included running, swimming, bicycling and walking.

Aerobic dance came about shortly after Dr. Coopers book was published, by a woman named Jackie Sorenson. She developed dance routines that were found to improve cardiovascular fitness.

Howard and Karen Schwartz started a gymnastic like sports in 1983 called sportaerobics. By the year 2002, sportaerobics had gone through many changes to become gymnastique discipline which is what we know it as today. It is a competition where 6 athletes compete in 105 second gymnastic routines and are judged based on their artistic performance and technical merit.

Including aerobic activity into a daily routine, will lead to a longer, happier, and healthier life.

Source : http://www.aerobicstime.com/

Colors May Affect Your Appetite

2010-11-10T03:30:00.000-08:00

Color is very influential on the person's condition. And do you know if the color can also be used as appetite control?

The desire to eat may be influenced by the colors that exist in your eye. Bright colors like yellow, red, or orange can stimulate appetite. In contrast, green, blue, gray, and brown tend to make poor appetite.

You can test it. Please go to the dining room with bright red tablecloth or bright orange. Surely there is a trend you'll eat more. It's shades of color can boost your appetite.

Therefore, for you are going through a diet program can choose the color of white or pastel-old to cloth or cloth at the dining table of your home.

Note also the color and pattern your cutlery. But avoid the dishes that have a floral or other shades brighter for the food you cast is not too excessive.

So that at least portions of food as well, try using a small plate, dark brown, dark blue, gray or black. That way, the food looks as if more fully. How, intend to try?

Want to Orgasm? Touch the Tip of Your Finger

2010-11-10T03:17:00.000-08:00

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Your fingertip calluses? Try to carefully observe and touch. If yes, now you know why you rarely or never experience orgasm. Because, according to research, if your sensitive fingertips so you can feel the feeling in the area, you still have chance to get experience better sex through orgasm.

The study, published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, it also revealed that women with sensitive fingertips may also experience multiorgasme. As for women who are not so sensitive fingertips tend to be less able to build physical intimacy with her partner and by themselves rarely orgasm.

The results of this study was obtained after testing the 70 female students aged 18-30 with special microfilament designed to measure skin sensitivity. Researchers then compared this test with respondents provided information about their ability to orgasm and concluded that the sensitivity of the fingertips (and touch in general) plays a key role in getting a good sex.

"Touch is one of the most important senses associated with sexual satisfaction," said Dr. Irwin Goldstein, editor of the journal.

This study shows that the sensitivity is reduced, coupled with low psychological response mechanism, would produce an unsatisfactory sexual experience for women.

Woman Needs 5 Minutes To Orgasm

2010-11-10T02:58:00.000-08:00

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Through a scanning method (scan) Specifically, the experts at Rutgers University in the United States managed to uncover a secret that occurs in the female brain during orgasm.

One important finding is the extraordinary sexual stimulation can make her nervous system such as 'disabled'. These stimuli provide a broad impact on the area of women's brains, so they feel the pleasure.

According to the researchers, the moment of orgasm affects nearly 30 different areas in the brains of women, including areas that affect emotion, feeling, pleasure, satisfaction and retention.

In his study, the researchers asked eight volunteers woman to perform sexual stimulation in itself. The volunteers lie behind the blanket while undergoing magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI).

Most volunteers only takes less than five minutes to reach orgasm. Although some of the other takes 20 minutes. Meanwhile, MRI scanners continue to take brain images every two seconds. This is intended to find out where the active parts of the brain during orgasm.

Researchers found that two minutes before orgasm, the brain region that regulates 'reward' or award becomes active. This area is usually active when someone is eating or drinking.

Shortly before reaching the summit, other areas of the brain also affected such as sensors cortex, which receives the message''touch''of other body parts. So it is with the thalamus, which convey signals to other body parts.

When he began to have an orgasm, other brain regions became active, such as brain areas that regulate emotions. Last area of the brain that are activated hypothalamus, which regulates temperature, hunger thirst and fatigue.

At the same time, other areas which are responsible for arranging pleasure also becomes active - the nucleus accumbens. So it is with the caudate nucleus, brain regions that govern memory, or memory.

"In women, orgasm cause a very large response to the brain and body," said Barry Komisaruk, a researcher from Rutgers University.

"Some women raised her hand several times in each session for a few seconds. So, the proof is that women tend to have an orgasm is longer and experience it several times in a short time in a row," Komisaruk said.

He added that the woman's orgasm can last on average between 10 to 15 seconds, while the male orgasm is only about six seconds.

6 Easy Steps to Care Eye Office Workers

2010-11-10T02:29:00.000-08:00

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Do you know if they are day-to-day staring at computer screens such as office workers prone to experience eye problems?

One reason is because they are not blinking as often as the normal eye. As a result, the eyes are forced to "familiar" with the monitor screen often become irritated. Complaints that appear to the eye is usually the eye becomes dry, watery, blurred vision, and so forth.

To avoid and relieve the symptoms due to irritation, you should follow the following tips:

Always provide eye drops. Use according to the instructions listed on the drug packaging or consult your eye doctor.

If you sit near the air conditioning (AC) or fan, try reducing the flow of air passing through the eye.

If possible, avoid places that have low humidity or a lot of smoke.

Concentrate on the eyes to blink whenever you experience symptoms that have been mentioned above.

When experiencing the symptoms above, the swivel-rotate the eyeball behind the closed eyelids.

Close your eyes tightly and hold in the palm of the hand. Count to 10 seconds.

Plant Benefits Sosor Bebek / Kalanchoe Pinnata Pers

2010-11-10T02:09:00.000-08:00

Kalanchoe Pinnata Pers

Sosor Bebek in Latin known as Kalanchoe Pinnata Pers. The leaves are quite thick, in addition contains a lot of water, also keeps a variety of chemicals that are beneficial to health.

A health site, the National Center for Biotechnology Information, said that bufadienolides contained in the Sosor Bebek has antitumor.

Research conducted by Supratman and his colleagues from the Applied Biochemistry Division, Osaka Prefecture University in Sakai, Japan, showed that the isolation of five bufadienolides of leaf Sosor Bebek has the effect of inhibiting the activation of early antigen Epstein-Barr virus (EBV-EA) in Raji cells which caused by the tumor.

Besides bufadienolides, Sosor Bebek which has slightly sour flavor, soft, and cool it also contains lemon acid, apple acid, vitamin C, alkaloids, flavonoids, quercetin-3-diarabinoside, and kaempferol-3-glucoside. Chemical constituents makes Sosor Bebek could be used for various treatments.

Sosor Bebek in addition to antitumor also has anti-inflammatory properties, stop bleeding, reduce swelling, and accelerate wound healing. Chinese society is often used as an ingredient to a Sosor Bebek digestive problems, vomiting blood, and disorders of the ear or throat.

Later, the Sosor Bebek is also used to treat trauma injuries resulting from accidents, bruising, or bleeding. This is mainly due to the nature of the Sosor Bebek leaves the cold.

For Asthma
Community in the Bahamas often uses cool leaves, called Sosor Bebek to cope with asthma or respiratory disorders. Then, the tea drunk Sosor Bebek to address a burning feeling in the chest. Tea is also as an antibacterial for bruises or wounds on the hands. Actually, the part that is often used as a medicinal herb is the leaf.

However, not a few concoctions that use the entire plant Sosor Bebek. Until now there has been a result of side effects reported using the Sosor Bebek.

Even so, some literature suggests to not use these herbs in people who have disorders of the digestive function. As in some people with sensitive skin, use of herbs directly on the skin can cause itching or cause blisters.

Therefore, if you want to use as herb medicine Sosor Bebek, you should consult beforehand with the herbalist.

Some practical herb Sosor Bebek of Ir Winarto, an expert on medicinal plants, the following could be an option to resolve some complaints.

For external use:

Wound
Sosor Bebek leaves to taste grated or ground. Add a little water and smeared on the body part injured. Replace every three hours.

Stomach churning
Some of the leaf blade dadap serep leaves pounded with some Sosor Bebek. Give a little water. Then the mixture was smeared on the belly.

Lowers fever
Pulverized leaf Sosor Bebek, then smeared on the forehead. Use twice daily.

Sores or bruising
Destroy 30-60 grams of leaves and then squeeze the Sosor Bebek. Add honey and drink. Time leaves affixed on the sick.

Inflammation of the outer ear
5-10 pulverized leaf Sosor Bebek, wring it out. The water is used as ear drops.

Tonsillitis
5-10 pulverized leaf Sosor Bebek. Take the water and use as a mouthwash.