Preventing Infectious Diseases
Disease February 24th, 2010
prevent infectiuous every year, millions of people around the world died of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi. Special Hospital Infection Prof Dr Sulianti Saroso infectious diseases recorded some of the most dangerous in Indonesia, among others: antrax, dengue fever, Chikungunya fever, diarrhea, filiariasis, avian influenza, singapore flu, hepatitis, leptospirosis, malaria, pneumonia, polio, SARS, cow crazy, Steven-Johnson Syndrome (respiratory infection), and tuberculosis.
In contrast to degenerative diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, uric acid and other infectious diseases are more easily preventable if we apply the discipline of preventive measures. Here are some tips to prevent you from infectious diseases:
* Frequent hand washing. Proper hand washing helps remove bacteria that you get from animals, dirty places, or contaminated objects. You are particularly advised to wash their hands before, during and after preparing food, before eating, after using the bathroom, and after handling animals.
* Routine cleaning and sterilizing the floors and surfaces, particularly in the kitchen and bathroom. Soap and water is usually enough to clean the place, but will be safer if also using a disinfectant.
* Stay away from people with a contagious disease through contact, such as flu, chicken pox or belekan. If you can not avoid it, be careful not to touch your face with your hands before you wash it.
* Prevent the breeding of dengue mosquitoes and other mosquito 3M movement Plus (Draining, Close, Bury and use anti-mosquito). Make sure that no stagnant water in your home, drained regularly bathroom, shut the places that have the potential to collect water and bury the bottle, pots, jars and objects other water reservoirs.
* Cook and serve food safely. Know which foods should always be stored in the refrigerator. Do not let perishable foods such as fresh milk, meatballs, chicken nuget, and others in the open more than two hours. Cover food with a meeting in order not approached flies. Wash fruits and raw vegetables with a clean. Cook meat, poultry and eggs until completely cooked. Make sure you buy from a trusted source. Meat is sourced unclear antrax can carry disease and bird flu is very dangerous.
* Get immunizations. Make sure your baby is getting all the required immunizations as scheduled. If you travel to areas prone, get the proper immunizations before you go there. Pilgrims meningitis must be immunized before departure.
* Use antibiotics wisely. Flu, dengue fever and other viral infections can not be treated with antibiotics. Bacteria can become resistant when you get an antibiotic when you do not need it.
* Maintain cleanliness and health of your pet. Provide adequate immunization to them. Separate firmly goods used by animals to that used members of your family. Clean the dirt and their cages regularly using soap and disinfectant.
* Avoid contact with wild animals that may carry dangerous diseases. Mice can carry plague and leptospirosis. Wild birds and poultry may carry bird flu virus. Wild dogs and cats can transmit rabies.
* Eat foods rich in antioxidants and multivitamins A, C and E. Your body’s immune system will have a better consume. If you are a weak immune system, consult with your doctor to get treatment that can improve it.
7 Ageless Recipes
Health Tips February 24th, 2010
The main thing that you always stay young is to always youthful, passionate, humorous and confident. If you always feel young, you will stay young.
2. Develop interests and hobbies
Develop interests and hobbies that you enjoy will make you always eager to live. Hobbies and interests of each person different and very diverse, ranging from fishing, playing golf, carpentry, to keep pets. Find the most makes you happy do it.
3. Mingling and socially active
Relationships and social activities make you not feel lonely and have a meaning in life. If you’re busy thinking about yourself, you might even be easy to depression and imprisoned by your own problems. Surround yourself with people who are optimistic and cheerleaders. Stay away from the complainers who just makes your life seem narrow.
4. Healthy and balanced nutrition
A good diet makes you healthier and more easily protected from the flu, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and others. Keep your weight by extending eat vegetables and fruits, less fatty foods and high calorie. Consider taking vitamin supplements (especially C and E) and antioxidants.
5. Sports
Sports is very important for health (see the benefits of exercise 7). Exercise regularly to combine flexibility exercises, aerobic and weight. Beristilahatlah enough after exercise.
6. Stop smoking
By not smoking means that you really reduce the risk of heart disease, lung cancer and many other dangerous diseases.
7. Brain Activity
The ability of the brain usually decreases due to aging, especially short-term memory capacity (where was the key?) And ability to concentrate / focus. You also become easily confused and angry. It’s important to keep your brain’s ability to stay fit. Games like puzzles, computer games and other good to train your brain. You may also consider to take courses, learn languages and new skills to keep your brain challenged.
Sports For Diabetes Patients
Fitness February 19th, 2010
Regular exercise can control diabetes. Benefits of sports for people with diabetes include:
* Burn calories and reduce body fat thereby increasing cell metabolism ability to absorb and store glucose.
* Increased blood circulation, especially in the feet and hands, in which people with diabetes usually have a problem.
* Reduce the stress that often triggers an increase in blood glucose
People with diabetes who exercise diligent can escape from dependence on drugs.
Here are some exercise tips for people with diabetes (diabetes):
1. Consult a physician before undergoing sports programs. Your doctor will recommend what type of exercise you can do according to your condition. The doctor usually will prohibit your exercise if:
* Your blood glucose more than 250 mg / dl.
* You have symptoms of retinopathy (damage to blood vessels in the eye), neuropathy (nerve damage and blood circulation in the limbs), nephropathy (kidney damage) and heart problems such as coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, and other arritmia.
2. If there are no restrictions, start with mild exercise such as aerobics, walking, swimming, and biking. Aerobic exercise is beneficial to deepen breathing and increase heart work. For those of you who have never exercised, start with 10 – 20 minutes each time the exercise, several times a week.
3. Many diabetics who do not realize it if you have problems in their legs. Before walking or jogging healthy, ensure comfort and safety shoes used:
* Always use a comfortable socks.
* Check whether there krikil or other items before wearing shoes.
* Avoid abrasions or scratches on the foot
4. If you have a problem in the foot, we suggest you choose swimming, gymnastics or cycling is not too much pressure on the foot.
5. Do not lift heavy loads because it can increase blood pressure suddenly.
6. Begin and end practice with a heating and cooling for 5-10 minutes to reduce the risk of heart and muscle injury.
7. Do not add a portion of the exercise significantly. Each time, increase only one factor alone (frequency, time or intensity of exercise).
8. Wear a diabetes identification so people know if anything happens to you. Hypoglycemia is a risk that can occur during exercise. The increase in the absorption of glucose by the muscle can reduce blood sugar to very low levels (hypoglycemia). Symptoms of hypoglycemia is the body trembling, heart palpitations, increased sweating, hunger, dizziness, lethargy, confusion, and rapid mood changes.
9. If hypoglycemia symptoms:
* Perform tests to check blood sugar.
* Consumption of sweet foods or drinks, such as juice or fruit preserves. Avoid foods that contain fat because blocking the absorption of glucose by the body.
* Rest for 10 -15 minutes and do more checks before continuing exercise. Do not continue exercising if your blood sugar under 100 mg / dl.
* If you continue exercising, always alert to the re-emergence of symptoms of hypoglycemia.
* When finished exercising, eat foods that contain complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, bread, and corn.
10. Perform blood glucose testing 12 hours after a rather heavy exercise to check the existence of hypoglycemia that appears after exercise (late onset).
11. Exercise with joy. To improve and maintain your motivation to exercise, join a club sport with diabetes who are near where you live.
Sciatica (siatika)
Disease February 15th, 2010
Sciatica (siatika) is pain radiating from lower back down to the thighs, calves, heels and soles of both feet on one side or both sides of the foot. The pain can be “blunt” as cramps or “sharp” as tingling and burning, continuous or relapsing-remitting, but more and more severe pain. The pa
in may increase when you sit, cough, sneeze or laugh. Instead, walk, lie down, and movements that stretch the spine (like a shrug) may reduce pain.
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Sciatica caused by irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve, the largest and longest nerve in the body that extends from the lower back through the back of the hip joint and branching to both thighs, calves, ankles and feet. This act sends nerve signals from the brain to the muscles and convey sensory information from both legs to the brain. With the inflammation, this function will be disrupted to some extent.
Sciatic nerve inflammation can be caused by various conditions, among others:
* Shifting disc herniation or spinal cord that out occupies the space occupied nerve and pressed.
* Piriformis syndrome, occurs when the piriformis muscles (small muscles that are deep in the buttocks) becomes stiff or tense, so pressing and irritate the sciatic nerve.
* Lumbar spinal stenosis, occurs because of narrowing of the spinal tract on the lower back region of sciatic nerve pressure.
* Spondilolistesis, occurs because the shift of one segment of the spine that is no longer parallel with the top and narrow at the exit hole nerves.
Who’s Affected?
Each person can get sciatica, but the elderly are more vulnerable because of the spine and body in general they have experienced the ease of degeneration of the conditions above. However, the age group 30 s.d. 50 years is the most frequently rerkena because they are more active than the older age. People who are overweight and less fit, people often sit for long periods, pedestrians, runners, athletes lift the weight, and pregnant women are also vulnerable experience. Sciatica in pregnant women generally occur in the late trimester of pregnancy when the enlarging uterus pressing the sciatic nerve. The pain usually disappears after delivery.
Therapy sciatica
Handling of sciatica is usually done by identifying the causes of irritation and eliminate them. The handling is more productive than simply eliminating the inflammation course.
Operation is rarely needed, except to remove a part of the disc herniation and the experience to correct spinal tract constriction. Siropraksi therapy, massage (massage), acupuncture and moksibasi (acupuncture with heating) can eliminate the cause of sciatica in some people.
Stretching and movement specific exercises can also eliminate sciatica. Exercise can reduce inflammation and accelerate the blood circulation so as to accelerate the healing process. Your doctor may provide anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants and analgesic to relieve pain.
For their own treatment at home, you can try to reduce the pain with ice therapy and warm water. You can put a heating pad (heating pad), a warm wet towel, or a bag of ice to the skin in the lower back area approximately 15-20 minutes. When using ice, add water into the bag of ice to be flexible to follow body contours. Do not put ice directly to skin.
Prevention
Some causes of sciatica are not preventable, such as disc herniation due to aging and nerve pressure due to pregnancy or fall. The following tips can reduce the risk of sciatica due to causes that can be prevented:
* Use the lifting technique is correct. Lift with your back straight so that the pedestal body in the pelvis and right leg, place the object close to your chest. Use this technique when lifting any object, as heavy or as light as anything.
* Avoid / stop smoking because of accelerating disc degeneration.
* Exercise regularly to strengthen back and abdominal muscles that act to support your spine.
* Take a good posture when sitting, standing and sleeping. A good position to reduce pressure on the lower back.
* Do not sit for long periods. Selingi on foot and other activities.
Way up the Breast
Health Care February 15th, 2010
Many women who have problems sagging breasts. The breasts are no longer tight due to many reasons, among others:
* Pregnancy. Enlarged breast tissue during pregnancy will go back off as no longer needed. This process is called breast involution, which occurs after weaning a child or after persalinanan for breastfeeding mothers who do not. When the network is smaller, the surrounding skin does not come shrink so that makes it look flat and saggy. With time, the fat will come back to the breast, but not completely eliminate the sagging. It is important for you to know that your breasts sag occurs both in women who are breastfeeding or not.
* Aging. Starting age of 30 women reduced skin elasticity. Soft tissue that supports the breast and lymph mamari degenerate. Relaxation due to the rapid aging experienced by large-breasted women. Gravitational forces do not seem too friendly to big breasts.
* Obesity.
* Losing weight drastically.
* Another cause is often unknown.
In medicine, sagging breasts have a scale of 0 – 3. Scale of 0 means fast breast (the nipples erect, taller than the skin penopangnya). 3 Scale means the nipples pointed straight down.
Sagging breasts into complaints many women because it reduces their physical attractiveness. The man has taste different about the breast. There are men who like big breasts, some prefer small. Some like it with a “chubby”, there is like a little flat. However, there is no man who likes saggy breasts.
That makes sebabnyan sagging breasts, many women lack confidence and made various efforts to overcome them. Here are some common methods used:
1. Operation tightening (lifting breast surgery)
payudaraOperasi plastic surgery to tighten the breast quite popular in developed countries. In the United States alone, in the year 2006 approximately 103,788 women lived (according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons). In Indonesia, breast firming operations also are offered by specialist clinics beauty. Many celebrities and high groups that have been through it.
There are two methods of plastic surgery to tighten the breast: with interesting bark or pull the nipple.
* Withdrawal of the skin. This operation is done to reduce the excess skin from the bottom of the breast or around the areola (the part around the nipple brown). The breasts will be firm without affecting the network in it. However, surgical incision will be visible permanently. The more skin that is pulled, the greater the visible incision. Surgeon’s skills also determines how much scar will be visible.
* Withdrawal of the nipple. This operation is done to put the nipple back in place “the right”, through a somewhat circular incision at the top of the areola. The advantage of this method is the incision is not so visible, although the breast is not as tight as the skin if done withdrawal. This method makes the areola is no longer round as before.
Tightening operation is often not enough to make a beautiful breast. To further beautify the breast, usually also done additional implants (breast augmentation surgery). Implant material is the best known silicon.
2. Natural way
Natural way to tighten the breast-advertised in the media. Its products are very diverse, ranging from supplements, special bras, topical creams to massage.
* Supplements. Supplements breast can-shaped fasteners natural ingredients or chemical form of pills, tablets, candies or herbs. The supplement manufacturers claim their products are usually able to stimulate the growth of breast tissue that make it hard again.
* Tools amplifier breasts. Another form of the shape of electric bra breast that can be massaged to stimulate the natural growth of breast soft tissue.
* Cream. Breast fasteners cream usually contain phytoestrogens and other aphrodisiac for blood circulation. Use fasteners cream usually combined with massage and other natural techniques.
* Massage. There are a variety of massage techniques are offered to tighten the breast, one of them is called liposase. Liposase is an intensive massage techniques and accurate to nourish the body soft tissues, and not limited to the breast.
Is natural ways are effective?
It is difficult to refute or support it. If effective, people would no longer need to undergo plastic surgery cost is very expensive. If not, what about the people in their campaign to testify about their effectiveness? Are they lying? Natural way to tighten the breast is trillions of dollars of business worldwide. If there is no result, of the business a long time dead.
