teeth-healthNEVER underestimate the problems of the gums. Therefore, a disease affecting almost half of Americans this is coming trigger heart problems.

As reported by MSN, Tuesday (22/12/09), the medical team treating patients with symptoms of the gums and doctors who deal with cardiac patients in cooperation with one message: dealing with a disease can help others avoid them.

Last year, the major journals that discuss heart disease and periodontal journals simultaneously published a consensus that describes the relationship between the two diseases. This cooperation urged the two doctors from different backgrounds to see the body as a whole, rather than an integral part.

“The contents of this theory, if you have some inflammation in one part of the body, it will destroy other parts of the body, whether the heart, gums, or anything else,” said David Cochran, DDS, former president of the American Academy of Periodontology is also Professor of the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio. Read the rest of this entry »

Broadcaster on Eye Diseases

Disease December 29th, 2009

eye-diseaseRESULT too often look at the computer, in addition to computer eye syndrome, one could also exposed to other eye diseases. Someone who works in an office can also suffer from dry eye syndrome, which is a collection of symptoms caused by the dry surface layer of the cornea due to tear film that moisten and lubricate the eye surface has become damaged.
Can also suffer astenopia person, namely a collection of symptoms that occur due to fatigue because of excessive eye activity and less rest. In addition, could also be exposed refraction disorder (such as myopia or astigmatism). Refraction disorder is a disturbance of vision focus on the eye shadow does not fall precisely on the retina in the eye as the center of vision. Refraction disorder sufferers complain will make vision blurred. Refractive disorders are often found due to the work is myopia or astigmatism.

“Dry eye syndrome, astenopia, computer vision syndrome, a disorder refractive myopia or astigmatism caused by factors that are in the work environment,” he said. In dry eye disease eye, can be caused by the humidity working environment due to dry air conditioned. Risk factor syndrome, dry eye is exposed to dry air from the air conditioner excessively.

Dry air will evaporate the liquid from the pores of the body and the surface of the eyeball. To avoid this, a person who was in the room air conditioner long enough to consume enough fluids.

“In addition it is recommended to consume enough fluids, when the eyes begin to feel dry,  eye blink movement will pump back to tear film and lubricate enveloping eyeball,” the message.

The eyes can be caused astenopia less rest after a long look at the computer, focus on reading or writing numbers is too long. Astenopia risk factor is excessive use of eyes and less rest. In the administrative work, we are required to read or make a lot of writing. The letters are used also varies from small to large sizes.

We read the eyes at close range or reading distance, our eyes make the accommodation process requires the work of the muscles in the eye accommodation. If the accommodation activities carried out continuously, the muscle will fatigue and eventually reduced the power of accommodation.

If there is this eye muscle fatigue, it will cause eye was irritating, sore, sometimes a little pain, and may be accompanied by slightly blurred vision. How to avoid it is to rest the eyes.

Methods eye rested there are various and in essence, is to release accommodation in our eyes. There are several formulas that can be used, namely “20-20-20″, every 20 minutes to see much at a distance of more than a sharp 20/20 vision (or six feet), look away for 20 seconds.

Four years after research began binding the HIV virus researchers from the British Medical Research Council announced that their efforts failed. The researchers who developed the polymer compounds of the chemical compounds naphtalene sulphonate say that they make in the form of jelly that is applied to the sexual organs failed to prevent the transmission of the virus.

Experiments involving 9385 women in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, and Tanzania, according to Dr Sheena McCormack had no effect, 4.1 percent of volunteers who use the jelly mikrobasida (exterminator microbes) that remain infected by HIV, as well as volunteers who are not given jelly contains mikrobasida.

Life Without Tobacco

Uncategorized December 28th, 2009

Stop smoking tobacco is not easy. From the number of smokers who tried, known to many who fail. That’s not because smokers do not want to “retire” early, but the nicotine trap KEPAYANG make them intoxicated. But they are actually aware of the threat of cancer, heart attacks, impotence, or interruption of pregnancy.

One of the winners quit smoking program “Quitters Are the Champions” – which held Stop Smoking Clinic General Hospital and Pfizer Friendship – Henny Gunawan, felt an acute addiction to cigarettes is so strong. Mother of three children was in fact have not been able to enjoy tobacco again. “But I have no power off,” Henny said in Jakarta last week.

Henny, 46 years old, has 30 years of smoking. Within a day, on average he spends 20 cigarettes. Type of cigarettes he smoked his brand switching. But now successfully removed Henny addiction. He made it through three months without tobacco. During that time he was guided by a pulmonary specialist and psychiatric specialists. “I nonnikotin medication twice a day,” said the woman who was also married to a smoker.

According to medical specialists soul General Hospital Friendship Center, Dr. T. Tribowo Ginting, SpKJ – which led Henny – the first week of the program was found to be a lot of complaints because the participants face the nicotine withdrawal symptoms. There are psychological effects that arise, such as decreased concentration, fatigue, and sleep problems.

However, Tribowo said, these effects usually disappear within one or two weeks. “It’s just the body adaptation mechanisms,” he said in a discussion Tribowo cigarettes in Jakarta some time ago.

Indeed, suddenly out of cigarettes, according to Tribowo, still leads to the suggestion in the smoker. Sometimes the suggestion that there are now former smokers view cigarettes or asbaknya. Especially if the environment is not conducive, in the sense of many smokers. “It can evoke memories of cigarettes.” In addition, psychological Tribowo see these smokers feel inferior if you do not smoke.

Such suggestions are usually survive long enough. To bury it, take nonnikotin drug therapy combined with counseling. Specifically, the drug was working nonnikotin on nicotine receptors in the brain. These drugs reduce the symptoms indicated aka Craving addiction and substance withdrawa or broken. “This includes reducing the pleasure of smoking,” explained Tribowo.

To foster self-confidence, Tribowo emphasize the positive value to the participants quit smoking. It is diverting their minds to realize that the habit can damage health. Beyond that, which is also important is the support of people around. At the very least, they could help by getting rid of something that smells of cigarettes, such as ashtrays, posters or cigarette lighter.

But it must be remembered that a judge should not support people who want to repent from it sakau tobacco. If the opposite, according to Tribowo, had made the intention to stop smoking so failed.

Program “Quitters Are the Champions” was held in September-November 2009. Of 210 applicants, 23 people selected for the program. And in the end 18 of whom managed to quit smoking. This of course is still very small compared to the number of active smokers in Jakarta, which reaches 3 million people or 35 percent of the population that reached more than 9 million people.

In the clinic to stop smoking RSUP Friendship, the venue for this program, the average patient was male. Ratio of about three to one by women. The clinic used the method to stop the total and gradual method. So far, according to Tribowo, which effectively is a direct method to stop the total. “A lot of program participants ‘quitter’ successful use (method) is,” said Tribowo. The oldest patient in this hospital’s aged 50 years, while the youngest age of 20 years.

On the same occasion, Dr Agus Dwi Susanto, SpP, lung specialist who is also Vice Chairman of the Stop Smoking Clinic RSUP Friendship, said the study proves that this program could be eliminated smoking with medical therapy. Although, the study showed that 70 percent of people who intend to quit smoking, only 5-10 percent that can do it without help.

Another example of a successful quit smoking in this program is Yadi Mulyadi. This guy is 25 years old hyperactive type smokers. He could spend three packs of cigarettes per day. Ironically, Yadi was a nurse. This he dedicated his success to his wife. “Without a cigarette, feels more comfortable life,” he said.

When Smokers Stop Smoking
- Twenty minutes after quitting. Heart rate and blood pressure decreases.
- Twelve hours after quitting. Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal.
- Two weeks to three months after quitting. There are increasing circulation and lung function increases.
- One to nine months after quitting. Cough and shortness of breath decrease. Cilia – the fine hairs that move mucus out of sweeping the lungs – return to normal operation. Cilia’s ability increases, the lungs are clean and decreases the risk of infection.
- One year after quitting. Risk of coronary heart disease was reduced to half than active smokers.
- Five years after quitting. Reduced risk of stroke 5-10 years after quitting.
- Ten years after quitting. The risk of lung cancer, mouth, throat, bladder, cervix, and pancreas, so declined.

pregnant-woman-swine-fluLos Angeles – swine flu was not only dangerous for pregnant women, but also threatens new mothers giving birth. In the study showed a high risk to pregnant women and new mothers who give birth in hospital with flu pigs.

Pregnant mothers who gave birth in two weeks or less in the high risk of severe flu complications. Swine flu becomes a threat to pregnant women after a well-documented, and public health officials urging them to get vaccinated.

A previous study showed that pregnant women infected with the virus are more likely to be hospitalized and face greater risk of death than other public patients. The new report released Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first to see the risks for the woman who had just given birth and highlights the continued high risk after pregnancy.

The results of the study makes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revised guidelines, which recommend the flu drug given to women who show signs of flu soon after their birth.

This study was conducted by the California Department of Public Health and the CDC. California is the nation’s most populous, which has conducted surveillance H1N1 disease since 2009. The study involved 94 pregnant women and eight new mothers who were hospitalized during the first four months of a pandemic before a vaccine is available, in October.

Most of these pregnant women in second or third trimester, when the risk of flu complications believed to be the highest. Many otherwise healthy and go to the hospital with mild symptoms such as fever or cough, but their health rapidly declined.

The researchers estimate that the swine flu killed more than four pregnant women per 100,000 live births in California. Pandemic has proven to be deadly for pregnant women. And death from childbirth are quite rare in the United States. One of the most common cause of excessive bleeding.

“This is not unusual in that infectious diseases can increase overall mortality,” said Dr. Denise Jamieson from the CDC, which became part of this research.

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