World Health Organization: Cell Phone Not Cause Brain Cancer
Cancer June 16th, 2010
Jakarta – Research about the alleged mobile could trigger brain cancer continues to be done. This time the World Health Organization (WHO) also conducted research for 10 years, which showed no increased risk of cancer in cellphone users.
Reuters, Monday (05/17/2010), WHO is conducting research body is the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). About 13,000 mobile phone users from 13 countries involved, including the 2708 users who experience tumor glioma cases and 2409 cases of meningioma tumors.
Average cell phone usage on the participants is about 100 hours, with an average monthly usage between 2 to 2.5 hours. Participants included the most severe category of using mobile phones during 1640 hours in 10 years, equivalent to 1.5 hours a day.
Observations during 10 years showed no significant increased risk for both types of these tumors. Although it does not increase, higher risk was found in participants’ most severe category.
Participants in that category have a 40 percent higher risk for glioma tumors, and 15 percent higher for meningioma tumors. But researchers could not conclude the causality of the observations.
“Indeed there is no increased risk, but can not be concluded that there was no effect at all,” said Elisabeth Cardis who led the research.
For that Cardis suggest the existence of further research, especially among the young. According to Cardis, the EU is now funding similar research among children and adolescents.
This research also notes that the latest phones have a relatively lower emissions. In addition, the growing popularity of SMS technology and a handsfree device (hands free) has much lower levels of radiation to the head.
The research cost 19.2 million euros. From these figures, the telecommunications industry contributed around 5.5 million euros.
Various Impact of Stress On Skin
Acne June 16th, 2010
Stress not only causes an increase in blood pressure which ended with a stroke or heart disease. Other adverse effects appear directly on skin health.
Inventor and principal investigator of Logical Images, New York, Dr. Art Papier disclose other problems arising from stress. He also explains that stress also reflects poorly on the skin.
There is a direct correlation between stress and aging skin. Create stress hormone cortisol levels increased (this hormone often referred to as stress hormones). With the increase of cortisol, it will damage the collagen and cause inflammation of the skin cells. The results, appearing acne and premature wrinkles on the face.
Not only limited to acne that appears due to stress, the science of dermatology can see the stress is behind the patient’s skin. “Aggressive stress can affect skin condition to infect diseases like herpes,” added Dr. Paiper.
Unfortunately, the mechanism of how stress causes itchiness is still not clear. Clearly there are genetic factors that interact with hormonal factors in conditions such as acne and skin memerahnya, but the most important in this factor is the impact of stress. Stress tends to increase the chemicals in the skin and the blood pressure of the skin that may cause increased blood pressure and conditions like redness. Stress also affects the immune system, which can make a person more susceptible to infectious skin diseases, added Dr. Papier.
Diet: Small Changes For Big Results
Diet Tips June 9th, 2010
Reduce consumption of foods regardless of the nutritional characteristics of an unhealthy diet. So you do not get stuck running it, there are several things that must be considered in the diet.
When choosing foods for your diet, keep the levels of vitamins, minerals and protein consumed in order not to diminish. You can reduce the consumption of sugar in cakes, biscuits, fried foods up, and cold drinks, ice cream and others.
Look for foods substitute above with salad, soup, fruit and others to keep the nutrients in the body and reduce the income of calories. Expand to eat vegetables to maintain the smoothness of your digestive system.
Here are some quick tips to reduce calories to your diet plan:
1. Thoroughly before eating. Note the content of calories and nutrients contained in food. Do not exceed your dietary intake.
2. As much as possible the consumption of fruit and raw vegetables. Fruits and vegetables that have not been processed contains more nutrients, but wash them first.
3. Swap regular bread with wheat bread.
4. Drink three to five liters of water each day. Drinking a glass of water 15 minutes before a meal helps you feel full faster and expedite the process of digestion.
5. Replace red meat with white meat. Examples of the white meat is chicken, turkey or fish.
6. Replace the sugar consumption with dietary sugar, brown sugar or fruit juice.
7. Reduce cold drinks to avoid the possibility of belly bulge.
8. Also reduce the salt content of your food.
Drugs Can Overcome Dandruff Rinse
Health Tips June 9th, 2010
Jakarta, sometimes annoying dandruff problem, although in fact easily solved with mouthwash.
One of them with Listerine, which was formulated by Dr. material. Joseph Lawrence in 1879 as an antiseptic for surgery. In an advertorial magazine May 1930 issue of Popular Science, openly claimed that Listerine could overcome dandruff.
In an advertorial is to say, how to use Listerine just wiped my scalp and then massaged with circular movements. Repeat for several days, add olive oil if too dry scalp.
Listerine product reputedly the most powerful drive of dandruff is the original version (yellow), the ability to paralyze the highest mushrooms. Surely must be ensured scalp clean and free of injury.
Tips are quite reasonable considering that most dandruff is triggered by mold and other microbes. Mouthwash can be overcome because it contains thymol and methyl salicylate as an antiseptic and alcohol as an antimicrobial.
Meanwhile, to prevent, do not use conditioner because excessive residual nutrients are left in the scalp can trigger dandruff. Because it is more advisable choose separate conditioner than shampoo and conditioner in one package.
Also, eating fruits and vegetables on a regular basis is also good for dandruff prevention. Various nutrient content in these foods can keep your scalp remains healthy.
If deemed necessary, supplements containing vitamins B and E and zinc are also good for consumption. While that must be avoided include spicy food.
Once the time doing outdoor activities are also highly recommended. Sunlight is believed to be sufficient to prevent the appearance of dandruff.
Lastly, avoid stress because it can reduce the health condition in general. Dandruff is easy to appear on these conditions.
Toronto, parents may worry if your baby started dishonest aka lying. But recent studies have found the earlier a child starts lying, he would more likely be successful in the future.
This study will probably reap a lot of comments from parents italics. But researchers have found that the ability of children to lie when he was two years marks the rapidly growing brain, and means that it is more likely to have a successful life in the future.
Researchers found that the lie is more plausible. The sooner children start lying to the faster brain develop intelligence in the years later and thinking skills would be better so much faster to walk.
This also means that the child has developed the ‘executive function’, ie the ability to create a lie to maintain confidence in the back of his mind.
“Parents do not need to worry if their child’s lying,” says Dr. Kang Lee, the director of the Institute of Child Study in Toronto Universit, who conducted the study, as quoted by the Telegraph, Monday (05/17/2010).
According to Dr Lee, almost all children lie. Children who have better cognitive development will lie better, because the child is able to cover his tracks.
Lying involves several brain processes, such as integrating data sources and manipulate information to his advantage.
This is related to the development of the brain regions that allows ‘executive function’ and the use of higher-order thinking and reasoning.
In his research, Dr. Lee studied 1200 children aged 2-16 years.
The majority of children are lying, but children with better cognitive ability will become a better liar, too.
Percentage of lying to children is:
1. At the age of 2 years, 20 percent of children are going to lie.
2. Percentage will increase to 50 percent in children aged 3 years
3. Almost 90 per cent at the age of 4 years.
4. The most clever age is 12 years, for which nearly every child was lying.
5. Propensity to lie will decrease to 70 percent at 16-year-old child.
Approaching maturity, adolescents or young adults will learn to use a ‘white lie’ that is not dangerous, in order to avoid hurting the feelings of others.
Researchers say there is no relationship between the lies done in childhood with a tendency for people to cheat in exams or being a fraud in the future.
“Parents who found her son lying, should not be treating children with bad or rude, but should serve as the ‘moment of educating’”, said Dr Lee.
Dr Lee said, parents should not spank or yell to the kids, but must tell her gently and patiently about the importance of honesty and lying to the negative behavior.
At the age of 8 years, opportunities for children to lie would be getting smaller and infrequent.
