Migraines can be Stroke & Heart Attack

One day, when you are running the daily activities and suddenly attacked some headaches your head. Headache attack part of a half-head, often called migraine.

Maybe you've used to get migraines but my advice, you should be cautious with the frequency of the headaches, because it can be at risk of stroke and heart attack.

Research in the United States in 2007 said that, if migraine recurs regularly at least once a month, the risk of heart attack rose to 50 percent higher. This compared with people who have never experienced a migraine at all.

If you have a migraine once a week, the risk of stroke and heart attack immediately increased to 3 times. Explained by Tobias Kurth, MD, researcher and assistant professor of Harvard Medical School.

The functional migraine is the headache occurs when one organ does not function well.. For example, the supply of blood flow is not smooth because it is hampered by piles of cholesterol.

To prevent The functional migraine related the risk of heart disease and stroke, can be applied to advice by the National Stroke Association are:

• exercising regularly and set the pattern of daily meals, so that cholesterol levels stable and avoid obesity.
  
• Stop smoking and limit consumption of beverages containing alcohol. By Angel Wind

Easily Exhausted, You Got Diabetes?

In the night you feel thirsty and frequent urination and you often feel hungry but your weight down with drastic. All common symptoms for people with diabetes. Although you do not feel these symptoms, also should be alert when your body feels tired more easily. Let's talk about this.

The body requires energy for running in the daily activities and if not fulfilled will be quickly exhausted. Glucose with fatty acids are the primary fuel molecules living things trigger your metabolism. Organs using the most fuel is the heart, brain, heart, muscle and adipose tissue.

For people with diabetes, the cells contained within the body can not get glucose due to insulin not working properly. Thus although the glucose in the body in large numbers, organs can not use it properly, causing diabetes always feel hungry even though large numbers of blood sugar.

Body takes protein & fat as a source of energy and this causes you feel tired easily. While glucose will accumulate in the bloodstream.

The body will produce insulin until a sugar can enter the body. If this happens constantly will cause the body no longer produces insulin and glucose to accumulate in the blood may damage the blood vessels in the eyes, kidneys & heart.

Excess concentration of glucose in the body to make other metabolic problems. At levels of 180 mg per 100 ml, the kidneys can no longer absorb the sugar from the blood filtrate that spilled sugar through the urine, and sometimes reaches 100 grams per day, which is called diabetes mellitus.

Other symptoms of diabetes is a whitish, easy to sleep, easy to infection, and teeth are often hollow. To be sure, consult a doctor and do tests to determine blood sugar levels. By Angel Wind

Soursop Fruit, Natural Way To Kill The Cancer Cells

You are diagnosed with cancer by doctors, immediately your body felt weak and thought death would come. Maybe you still are not sure will look for another doctor to compare the diagnostic results. but what if the result is still the same. You must accept it and try to heal it somehow.

Treatment can be done by way of chemotherapy is to kill cancer cells that are in our bodies. But you know, it is the fruit that has a function with chemotherapy even 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy, the soursop fruit.

Soursop fruit has a slightly larger form, prickly skin soft, white flesh, and can be eaten directly or also in the juice. In brazil this fruit is known as Graviola, in Spain as Guanabana.

All this time has been done the secret research on efficacy of soursop fruit, and has been proven that the soursop fruit can kill cancer cells by safely and effectively without causing nausea, weight loss, or hair loss is common in chemotherapy patients.

There is information from one of the largest drug manufacturers in the U.S. that soursop fruit has been researched in over 20 laboratories since the 1970s with the results of research soursop fruit extracts effectively selecting the target and kill the bad cells from 12 different cancer types, such as colon cancer, breast, prostate, lung, and pancreas. And unlike chemotherapy, the juice is only selectively hunt down and kill the bad cells and not harm or kill healthy cells.

In addition to efficacy soursop fruit, part of this tree, as bark, roots, leaves, and seeds, for many centuries has become a drug for the Indian tribes in South America to treat heart disease, asthma, liver problems (liver), and rheumatism.

In addition to killing cancer cells, the soursop fruit can also:

• anti-bacterial,
• anti-fungal,
• effective against various types of parasites or worms,
• reduce high blood pressure,
• depression,
• stress,
• and make return to normal the nervous system is less well.

Seeing so many benefits the soursop fruit for health, so do not hesitate to eat it every day. By angel wind

Danger Drinking Coffee For Your Body

In addition to having the benefits of drinking coffee is good for the body of your work activities, see the article about Benefits of Coffee for your activity, but if you drink to excess will have bad effects for the health body, one of which is dependent effect.

The effect of dependence causes we drink the coffee too much, and that can increase the risk of stroke. The results of study published in the journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry in 2002 concluded that drinking coffee is more than 5 cups a day will increase the risk of damage to the blood vessel wall.

In addition to stroke, caffeine can cause insomnia, nervous, headache, feeling tense and irritable.
For the pregnant women aren’t advised to consume coffee and caffeine-containing foods. Because caffeine can increase heart rate. Can attack the fetus and placenta into the fetal blood circulation. The worst impact, can cause a miscarriage.

Right, Coffee has a good benefit for the body but when we drink too much will cause harm to your body. So drink the coffee suitable your necessary and don’t always depend on a cup of coffee if you are experiencing fatigue or too late in your work activities. By angel wind

The benefits of coffee in your activities

If you are in a lot of work, too boring or can’t think and obtain an ideas for your boss, it usually drinks coffee to calm your body and mind. After you drink the coffee, your body feels fresh and and generate a good ideas. Is it because you drink coffee or coffee has a good benefits for your body, let's see.

Substances contained in coffee is caffeine. Number of caffeine content in coffee is 1 - 1.5%. Caffeine works in the body to take over adenosine receptors in nerve cells that will spur andrenalin hormone production.

In medicine, the caffeine is used as stimuli to the heart of work and increase production of urine. Low doses of caffeine can serve as a generator stamina and pain relievers.

In the body, caffeine is a rival function of adenosine functions that can make people fall asleep faster. Caffeine reverse the adenosine functions so that the body of work is no longer sleepy, but still feeling refreshed, a little excited, wide eyes, the heart beat faster, blood pressure rises, the muscles contract and the liver will release sugar into the blood stream which will form the extra energy.

Coffee can be a friend in your busy day to run activity. But do not drink too much because of your friends can turn into evil monsters in the body. See the article about Dangers of Coffee For The Body.

If you are too tired to doing your work activities, may drink a coffee sufficiently and take a rest because tomorrow there is still a beautiful day to do your activities again. By angel wind

Stop Smoking or Die

The Cigarettes have become a basic requirement for the smokers, sometimes can be overcome eating. The smokers choses an empty stomach than not smoking in one day, preferring to buy the cigarettes from the food. With pleasure, the smoke is inhaled and expelled through the mouth or nose, sometimes swallow it without issued.

Many smokers who stressful if they do not smoke cigarettes, can not concentrate in activities and feel less life without smoking. But from it all, whether smokers realize that the angel of death is lurking them in the pleasures behind. Is this a horror story or simply a lie, let's discuss.

From the research of medical experts, the pleasure of smoking can result in 90 percent of lung cancers and 30 percent of other cancers, or as a trigger other diseases.

May be must more detail for the diseases that resulting from the smoking enjoyment of your risk of heart attack, lung cancer, chronic lung disease, obstructive, stroke, peptic ulcers, barriers fetal growth, pregnancy and birth disorders, impotence and infertility, and osteoporosis.

May be explained in more detail for a disease that can be generated from the pleasure of smoking is a risk of heart attacks, lung cancer, chronic lung disease, obstructive, stroke, peptic ulcers, barriers fetal growth, pregnancy and birth disorders, impotence and infertility, and osteoporosis.

All of the diseases above can attack the smokers in every one bar which is inhaled. One cigarette mengadung 4000 chemicals, 400 of them toxic and approximately 40 of which can cause cancer. There are 3 of the most dangerous toxins, the nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide. Nicotine takes only 10 seconds to reach the brain makes us addicted.

Not only can kill the smoker, The Cigarettes can also kill a surrounding people
, including people who you love, wife & kids, because the active smokers smoked only 25 percent of cigarette smoke from the burning tip, while the other 75 percent is given to non-smokers.

The children who the parents of active smokers has the breath disease risk, such as asthma, two times greater than children whose parents did not smoke.

Prepare yourself to quit smoking should start with the intention & strong motivation and some steps taken before & after quitting smoking. See how to stop smoking. So, turn off your cigarette before you turn off cigarettes!

How Do Stop Smoking

Almost all smokers know that cigarettes are hazardous to health, but why do they still continue to smoke, same as killing themselves.

It turned out that the smokers had tried to quit smoking but they always fail because it only lasted a few months and finally returned smoking with a full pleasure.

To quit smoking not only has the desire or intention are the most important is the action / attempt to stop and it must be consistent in running. Let's discuss what steps that must be done before & after quitting smoking.

First you must have a desire to stop smoking. This way by realizing that smoking not only damage your health but people around you, including people who you love. Become aware of how selfish you are when smoking.

Second, try to browse the smoking habits of you who has been done so far as:

• When do you often smoke,
• What do you desire to smoke,
• Where are you smoking.

Third, make the list of reason why should you stop smoking, as:

• Avoidance of cancer, heart failure, indigestion,
• Adding a severe disease that you suffer now,
• Protect your family from diseases caused by smoking,
• Provide an example to your children not to smoke,
• Conserve the expenditure for cigarettes.

Fourth, determine the day, date, hour & seconds when you will stop smoking. Do it immediately and inform the people around you if you've quit smoking, ask for their help to support you. Discard all cigarette & your smoking equipment, do not be stored.

Fifth, the most difficult stage is you must be consistent in your mission to quit smoking, that is:

• Avoid places where non-smoking, like bars, smoking areas,
• Always say I've quit smoking if you are offered cigarettes by your friend,
• Say to yourself, I should quit smoking, if the desire to smoke comes,
• Make exercise a routine,
• Do a routine exercise.

Sixth, in an attempt to stop smoking, eat the low-calorie foods and drinking water as much as possible.

Perform the steps above for yourself & people you love. Life is more beautiful and you can enjoy if our bodies healthy. By angel wind

Mini Stroke Can Attack You Suddenly

Have you ever experienced the following:

• Missing memory for a moment,
• Then experience a tingling sensation all over your body or in part,
• Having half your body paralysis,
• It's hard to speak or understand speech of others,
• Experiencing problems swallowing food,
• Experiencing a ganguan misconstrued vision of your eyes.

Don’t pay attention them above although they will disappear or recover in a matter of minutes or hours, maybe you get the mini stroke or called Transient Ishcemic Attack.

Transient Ischemic Attack is the disruption of blood flow to the brain suddenly and disappear in less than 24 hours. If symptoms are left without treatment, then approximately 30% will experience a stroke and 50% suffered stokes during the second time.

Transient Ischemic Attack is caused the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessel walls of the brain or blood clots in the blood flow to the brain from the heart. Several factors cause:

• High blood pressure (> 140/90 mmHg),
• Heart disease,
• Diabetes,
• Overweight,
• Blood disorders
• Lifestyle unhealthy (smoking, lack of exercise).

All of these can be prevented by controlling diet of eating foods in low cholesterol, low fat and salt, eating lots of vegetables and fruits. Then can also reduce or stop smoking, do regular exercise, trying to lose weight with a healthy diet. If you have diabetes should strictly control blood sugar levels and blood pressure optimally.

If the way above can’t still be done or you are lazy to do it, the only way is you must drink plenty of water each day on a regular basis & take medicines with the right dose. By angel wind

Do not Worry If Your Child Gets Tonsillitis

Some day, You find your child get a fever & a cough suddenly, you think that’s an usual problem because previously had occurred. I guarantee, you will be quiet on the first day and than give the febrifuge and the cough medicine. But on the second day there aren’t sign of improvement to make you anxious, plus your child doesn’t want eat, lethargy and various other complaints that resulted fussy child.

It’s time to see a doctor because the unusual situation makes you very nervous. And the result of a doctor's examination makes you become more anxious again, your child diagnoses tonsillitis. Actually, you can more calmly if you have the knowledge of tonsillitis. For that let us find out, what is tonsillitis.

Tonsil is a round object located behind the left and right of our throats as a function of the body's defense against bacteria and viruses that enter our body through the mouth or throat.

Decrease the body resistance and supported by an unhealthy environment has an important role occurrence of the tonsillitis. Tonsillitis occurs because throat infection which causes swelling of the tonsils by viruses & bacteria with early symptoms of colds.

After tonsillitis, tonsil can be recovered as before or not able to return healthy as before. Healing is not perfect cause the mild inflammation in the tonsils. And if recurring cause the evil bacteria to nest in tonsils and the chronic inflammation will be happen. The defense functions of tonsils is good before, will decrease and even disappear. This is one reason why tonsil surgery and should be discarded.

Another reason why tonsils have to do an operation and removed is increasing the size of tonsils and this can close the airway, especially during sleep characterized by snoring. In severe conditions, breathing may stop during sleep. When the quality of sleep your child is bad would cause the supply of oxygen to the brain decreases, so your child often sleepy.

Tonsillitis should be handled well because can cause a complications if not serious in the handling. For more details about the complications caused by the tonsils can see …

Treatment the tonsillitis depends on cause and severity. If caused by bacteria, The doctor usually gives antibiotics. In addition it is recommended to drink plenty of cool water and eat soft food. Avoid spicy foods, hot and sour. Or your doctor may recommend surgery to remove the tonsils because of the already severe conditions.

There is a wrong opinion, if tonsils removed, your child hasn’t the body's defense system again. The role of the tonsils is removed will be taken over by other defense organs around the throat with the same conditions, from before and after surgery.

With a little the knowledge of tonsillitis, parents are expected to be calm when your child’s diagnosed the tonsillitis by a doctor and straighten out the misunderstanding of tonsillitis. By angel wind

Careful, There's The Murderer Can Attack You anytime and anywhere

I write this title, no bullshit and try to scare you. How great are you, may be you are an expert of self-defense, or have a strong muscles must still be careful with this killer. Always remember with this article because probably it will happen to you at any time.

This killer occupy the first level in the world, medical experts call it the heart disease or the cardiovascular disease, the blockage stroke and the peripheral vascular. Cardiovascular disease is always attack suddenly, without giving alerts, such as symptoms or signals within the body of the patient.

Many people don’t know that before the cardiovascular disease attack, actually we have the risk factors, such as:

• Smoking,
• Stress / depression,
• Lack of physical activity,
• Consumption of alcohol,
• Overweight / obesity,
• Hiperkolesterol,
• Hypertension / high blood pressure,
• Diabetes mellitus.

If you have the risk factors above, it is better from now try to manage this risk factor as low as possible and This is a must that needs to be done so that the incidence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease can be derived.

According to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC 2007), if you have cardiac risk but apparently healthy should try to reduce risk factors by:

• No smoking,
• Choosing healthy foods (vegetables & fruits),
• Exercise regularly to the activity was, at least for 30 minutes,
• Lose weight to ideal weight,
• Avoid the abdomen with enlarged outer circumference of less than 102 cm men, and women less than 88cm,
• Blood pressure should be less than 140/90 mmHg,
• Total cholesterol less than 190 mg / dl,
• LDL cholesterol less than 115mg/dl,
• Fasting blood sugar is less than 110mg/dl.

For you have a high risk factors, especially ever had diabetes or the cardiovascular disease, it should:

• Blood pressure less than 130/80 mmHg,
• Total cholesterol less than 155-175 mg / dl,
• LDL cholesterol less than 80-100 mg / dl,
• Fasting blood Gual about 100 mg / dl,
• HbA1c less than 6.5%.

Based on the results of the Inter Heart Study 2004, showing that modification of the risk factor can reduce the incidence of heart attack significantly as follows:

1. No smoking decreased the risk of heart attack 65%,
2. Consumption of fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of heart attack 30%,
3. Regular exercise can reduce the risk of heart attack 14%,
4. Drinking a little alcohol can reduce the risk of heart attack 9%,
5. Combined 1 & 2 can reduce the risk of heart attack 76%,
6. Combined 1.2 & 3 can reduce the risk of heart attack 79%,
7. Combined 1,2,3 & 4 can reduce the risk of heart attack 81%.

Reduce the risk factors from heart attack as low as possible is a key to reducing incidence and death from the cardiovascular disease. Better to prevent than to get this disease because you will be very costly to treat it with the death selau overshadow you. Angle by Wind

Support Your Activities With Vitamin C

Every year, In the big city always increas in the level of pollution, and sometimes our activity is accompanied by pollution. Pollution contains the free radicals that have harmful effects to our bodies because it can damage cells in the body and if you don't care about that, it will elicit cancer cells in our bodies.

Damaged body cells can be prevented by antioxidants. Body can get antioxidants from foods that contain vitamin C, such as fruits (oranges, grapefruit, lemon, papaya and strawberries) and vegetables (tomatoes, broccoli, green & red peppers, lettuce and other greens).

In the past when the pollution has not deteriorated, the body requires vitamin C every day around 100mg. Currently at least for the antioxidant effect should reach 1000mg a day. And this is a high doses that could not be obtained with the consumption of foods containing vitamin C. To obtain the vitamin C in high doses, we need fruits and vegetables in large numbers. Alternatively, we need vitamin C in the form of chemical.

In addition to producing antioxidants, vitamin C needed by the body in biochemical processes such as establishing and maintaining the quality of collagen as the formation of tissue structures of the body (skin, bones, teeth, blood vessels, cartilage & muscle). Good collagen structure can heal wounds, broken bones, bruises & a little bleeding and minor injuries.

Vitamin C in the form of the chemical can be obtained in the form of:

1. Ordinary tablets,
2. Efferevescent (dissolved in water before drinking), can be absorbed in the body quickly than the tablet,
3. Injection must be made by physician specialists and previously have been conducted medical examination process.

Vitamin C include in the group vitamins that dissolve in the water, if the body don’t need it, vitamin c will be excreted through urine and sweat. Therefore, to maintain the adequacy of vitamin C in the body, we must consume them regularly. By Angel Wind

Coffee Can Delay Severe Alzheimer's Disease

KOMPAS.com - Consumption of coffee every day may help delay the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to results of a study on the issue of the Journal of Azheimer's Disease, online edition. Drinking coffee has been linked to previous mengecilnya risk of developing Alzheimer's.

Some researchers from the University of South Florida studied 55 mice that had been genetically engineered to be attacked by madness symptoms similar to Alzheimer's symptoms such as older animals.

Alzheimer's occurs when a lump of abnormal proteins that stick in the brain called the "beta-amyloid" piled up to form plaque, thus damaging kofnitif function.

Half the animals were given doses of caffeine every day in the drinking water, while the other half continued to drink plain water.

At the end of two months of the study, all the mice that drank caffeine showed results that are far better in memory and the ability berfikirnya than rats given plain water. Memory is as sharp as a rat animal healthy older without madness.

The study finds that caffeine cuts up to half of the excessive blood and the level of "beta amyloid" in the rat brain.

"The new findings provide evidence that caffeine can be 'therapy' is active for Alzheimer's disease, which was attacked, and not just as a protection strategy," said lead researcher, Gary Arendash, neuroscientists from the University of South Florida.

"That's important because caffeine is a drug that is safe for most people. The substance is easily enters the brain. And apparently directly affects the disease process," said Arendash as reported China's official news agency, Xinhua.

The researchers hope that caffeine can be a safe treatment and is not expensive for the memory loss disease and want to do experiments on human patients as soon as possible.

One study in 2002 found that people who consume caffeine in the middle ages they have a risk of 60 per cent less for developing the disease.

Pants Size and Cancer Risk

KOMPAS.com - Do not ignore the size of the waist and groin which gradually increasing diameter. Signs of obesity in the two parts of the body is a signal has occurred in the abdominal fat deposition.

Fat accumulation is usually hidden and surrounding organs in the abdomen and associated with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and the risk of heart disease.

"For a long time has been hypothesized that the size of our clothing is a tangible sign of obesity and fat inside the abdomen," said Dr. AE Laura Hughes, of Maastricht University, Netherlands.

Using information from 2500 men and women involved in the study of diet and cancer, the researchers tried to justify the link between clothing size and the size of the waist and thighs, with a body mass index. According to the researchers, the size of a skirt or pants in the present one associated with the risk of cancer in the future.

During 13 years of the study period, the researchers found that in women, the size of a large skirt can predict the risk of endometrial cancer. While the men, the size of a large trousers could be used to predict the risk of kidney cancer.

In men, waist size should really pay attention when more than 90 cm, while for women, more than 80 cm.

"In the future this may help the study to collect epidemiological data as well as clothing sizes weight and height, especially in the vulnerable population obesity," said Hughes.

Circumcision, Prevent HIV and Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is only experienced by women. However, men can help prevent this disease.

Way, the husband suggested aka circumcision circumcision. In addition to be capable of preventing cervical cancer, circumcision is also believed to be able to minimize the spread of HIV. Facts on the ground mentioned, the death rate from AIDS and cervical cancer (cervix) is very high. Call it HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, which infects 33 million people around the world.

Such as HPV (human pappiloma virus) which is the cause of sexually transmitted infection most common in the world. The virus has infected at least 20 million people in the United States (U.S.). Virus that is the main culprit of cervical cancer, a disease capable of killing 300,000 women per year.

Treatment efforts have evolved, no longer just a treat, but also prevention. For example, HPV vaccine for cervical cancer prevention. Unfortunately, an effective vaccine to prevent AIDS is still not found until this moment.

Well, for you men who have been circumcised (circumcision), be happy because you and your partner is lower risk with both viruses are deadly. Good news came from a report of three studies published recently in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The results of the study strengthens the evidence that circumcision protects men from HPV and HIV.

It is no secret, if cervical cancer experienced by women only. However, the woman could have contracted HPV from their husbands or sexual partners. In other words, a circumcision is a man not only protect themselves, their partners, too.

Dr. Bertran Auvert of the University of Versailles, France, and his team in South Africa (South Africa) to test the 1200 men who went to the clinic in South Africa. They found cases of HPV infection is less than 15 percent in circumcised men, and 22 percent in circumcised men who have not. "This finding is the answer to the question why women are married to circumcised men who have a lower risk of cervical cancer," he said.

The second study involving a number of male participants in the U.S. showed less clear results. However, Carrie Nielson from Oregon Health & Science University found indications of a protective effect of male circumcision. After analyzing the differences in the group of men circumcised and uncircumcised, Carrie concludes, the risk for circumcised men infected with HPV only half the risk of men who are not circumcised.

Meanwhile, the third report is the result of research Lee Warner of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA. He and his team tested the men African-American in Baltimore, USA. Found that cases of HIV infection in circumcised men compared to only 10 percent 22 percent of cases in men are not circumcised. "Circumcision may reduce risk of HIV infection in men who are often exposed to HIV. This supports other studies related to HIV risk reduction in heterosexual men circumcised, "he said.

Dr. Ronald Gray and his team from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said, circumcision is rarely carried out ethnic African-American and Hispanic in America. In fact, they include high-risk group for HIV. "Research on the benefits of circumcision, it might be useful to protect minorities from HIV," he said.

Three studies report the fishing debate that men (including a baby boy was born) should be circumcised to protect their health, as well as future sexual partners. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) also recommends circumcision to have a baby boy was born.

In Indonesia, circumcision or circumcision is generally performed Muslim men, although there are some Christians who also do it. On average boys circumcised at the age of 9-10 years (3-5 grade school). Circumcision done by cutting the skin covering the tip of a vital tool that opens.

"Anatomy of the male genitalia compared hat, when urinating urine remains deposited there. Through circumcision, would clean and no virus," said staff Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology FKUI / RSCM Jakarta, Dr. SpOG Hestiantoro Andon (K).

Herbal Therapies Used by People Living With HIV: Propolis

Part of A Practical Guide to Herbal Therapies for People Living With HIV2004

Propolis is a sticky substance that bees make from the sap (or resin) found around the buds of trees and other plants. This sap has natural antibiotic properties and protects the plant from infection. Because bees collect propolis from a variety of plants, it contains many different disease-resistant compounds. In fact, it's spread on the inside of hives to prevent disease. Propolis can also be spread on the skin of people to prevent infections around cuts or to treat minor skin infections, including those seen in HIV. Some people spread the substance on skin affected by shingles or herpes cold sores. Test-tube studies suggest that propolis is effective against the herpes virus. People with HIV may also chew raw propolis (or use the tincture as a mouth wash) to prevent or treat mild thrush. Raw ground propolis is available from health food stores and beekeepers. Propolis may be dissolved in a tincture or added to skin creams.

7 Types of Cancer that Threat The HIV Patients

The low immune systems of people with HIV causes them more susceptible to seven types of cancer. Even so, diagnosis and early treatment can delay the cancer threat.

The researchers from France to test data from three types of cancer associated with AIDS (Kaposi sarcoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cervical cancer), and four cancers unrelated to AIDS (Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer, liver cancer, and anal cancer) the 52,278 people infected with HIV.

Researchers in the study also analyzes the link between the immune deficiency, the amount of virus, antiviral therapy, and incidence of cancer. In general, reduced immunity increases the risk of cancer. CD4 cell count (CD4 count reflects the health of the immune system) is a factor that can predict the risk of cancer, except for anal cancer. According to researchers, the link between cancer risk with the amount of virus is lower than the lack of immunity.

CD4 count is the only risk factors that predict Hodgnkin's lymphoma, lung cancer and liver cancer. The increased risk of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is also associated with low CD4 cell count, the high amount of HIV and combination antiretroviral therapy (CART).

Meanwhile, a high CD4 count associated with a lower risk of cervical cancer. Risk of anal cancer increases when the CD4 count less than 200 cells per mikroliter and number more than 100,000 viruses per milliliter. According to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

"CART is more useful to improve when the CD4 count above 500 cells per mikroliter, this indicates the early diagnosis of HIV infection and the need for early treatment," said the researchers. In addition the researchers also recommended the importance of cancer screening programs for HIV patients, particularly cervical cancer screening for women who are HIV positive.

Body-mind treatment and HIV / AIDS

by Jeffrey Leiphart, Ph.D.

Body-Mind Medicine (Mind-Body Medicine) is a new approach to health and disease that recognizes that the emotional and psychological problems can affect the condition of our body.

Body and mind research has shown that emotions, beliefs and our relationships with other people's behavior and habits we can affect our immune system, making it stronger or melemak, which directs the body to the sick or healthy. As contah, we now know that high levels of stress and sadness and depression can weaken the ongoing immune system, and that peer support, self-motivation and physical exercise all contribute contributes to a strong immune system and healthy body.

The researchers mind-body medicine since the mid-1980s have been studying how the relationship between body and mind work in relation to HIV / AIDS. They have studied why some people fell ill and died because of HIV, while others remain symptom free and healthy. So some of the things they find, according to medical research:

• Trust: trust that you will die because of HIV infection can trigger fear, the decline in immunity, this reluctance to behave well and will eventually lead to the shorter life.
• Stress: stuck in "survival stress" for months - where you feel unsafe or threatened - can lead to fatigue immune system function and accelerate the development of AIDS.
• Sadness: feeling sad is normal after losing a person, pet or ideals that are important in life. If sadness is "saved" and not expressed for many months, it could trigger a decline in immune response and accelerate the development of the disease.
• Disclosure to a trusted supporters: science has discovered that talking about your problems honestly to the person who you believe can provide support and contribution to the function of your immune system.
• The purpose of life and ideals: the scientific study of people with HIV + who remain healthy for a long time shows that people with HIV + is generally a "reason to stay alive", whether in general ( "I want to spend time with friends and family ") or a specific goal (" I want to join the cooking class next month "). It seems that "reason for living" was able to give support and contribution to the immune system and survival.
• People who have a position defined as people who can say "no" to something he did not want to do, and "yes" to something he wants or likes. Medical research shows that a stand can boost the strength and quantity of cells, Natural Killer (NK) immune system. This is very important because NK cells can kill HIV in the body and can occur in people with CD4 count is very low.
• Body care means that you do the right thing on a regular basis to ensure your body remains healthy. This could include an understanding of the rhythm of your breathing and improve all the existing problems (such as respiratory or less in the habit of holding your breath without notice). You should drink water as much as eight glasses of water every day and eat solid food nutrition and healthy eating so that your entire body, including immune cells of the body, getting all the nutrients they need. Regular sleep can make you wake up with a "fresh feeling" every morning is also important. Finally, you should physical exercise with a moderate level (at least 3 times a week). Examples of moderate physical exercise is brisk walking for 20 minutes that makes you breathe faster and may also spend a little sweat. Remember that Natural Killer cells (NK) can also be amplified and reproduced with exercise.

How can you take advantage of new information about the relationship of this body and mind to improve the health of HIV + you? Your self-worth for each of the above issues, if you do these things well, OK, or less. Then, create a list of things that you are still "less" and select someone to honestly discuss it together. You may want to choose a different person for each issue. After discussion, create a plan to improve each of the "shortcomings" and begin to fix it.

Do Not Ignore The Stomach Pain That comes Suddenly

Have you when to run the daily activities, was suddenly interrupted by a sudden stomach pain, you might think it's normal to have one meal before, but when the stomach is not lost and no desire to defecate, it is better to check further.

By the time you feel the source of abdominal pain from the lower right abdomen, you may be suffering from appendicitis. Symptoms of appendicitis for more details, you can see ... ..

Appendicitis occurs due to blocked channels so that the appendix which accumulated fluid can cause the appendix wall tension. This causes the bacteria to multiply in the wall of the appendix.

The result showed that 7% of the population suffered appendicitis in his life, usually found in the age of 10 to 30 years. In some cases appendicitis due to hereditary factors, if one family had suffered from appendicitis is usually the family will be affected offspring as well. And lucky for women because of appendicitis most often suffered by men, about 1.4 times more frequently than in women.

The cause of appendicitis until now remained unclear. The factors that most often causes blockage in the appendix is fekolit and enlargement of lymphoid glands. Blockage due to enlarged lymphoid glands is often occur in children with diarrhea, cough and runny nose.

From the study it was found that the occurrence of appendicitis is less common for people who always eat fiber because of its digestive tract launched.

The most important of appendicitis patients is not to leak appendix because it is very dangerous and can cause death. If you have symptoms that I have explained above, immediately consult a doctor because it may reduce the incidence of leakage and complications.

To health care from now on because it can prolong your life. By Angel Wind

Diabetes can attack children

CHILDREN who have been convicted diabetes will experience no interruption of growth, provided that comply with all rules for people with diabetes.

"The growth they will not be disturbed, provided they obeyed the rules set by the doctor to use insulin from the outside," said consultant Diabetisi Association of Indonesia (PERSADIA) units Jogja International Hospital (JIH) Prabata, in Yogyakarta, Sunday.

Diabetisi (diabetic) children is mainly due to genetic factors, so long as his life will be very dependent on insulin. "Diabetes is the kind one, and arises from pancreatic beta cells are unable to produce insulin naturally because there are hereditary factors," he said.

According to Prabata, diabetisi type one does not depend on 'sex linkage', for example, diabetic father who is a female offspring will also suffer from diabetes. "The thought was wrong, nothing to do with 'sex linkage', the descendants of men or women both have the same opportunities for a diabetic," he said. He said, people who have a factor could be that the disease before the age of 40 years, if they do not maintain the pattern of his life. However, he denied that people with diabetes should never eat sugar in any form.

"They can still eat sugar, but with adjusted dose of insulin is inserted. Because after all, the body needs sugar," he said. Apart from one diabetisi type, there are two types diabetisi that arise because a person living a lifestyle that is not healthy. According Prabata, children who have the talent to be overweight or already overweight from too small to watch out, because the possibility of suffering from the sugar when it was 40 years old.

Similarly, women who gave birth to a baby weighing more than four pounds, has a vulnerability have diabetes at the age of about 40 years. For type two diabetisi handling, can be done with insulinisasi early, hoping to give a chance to rest the pancreas to recover the cells that have been damaged, so that later returned to produce insulin naturally.

In addition to keeping food intake and lead a healthy lifestyle, the diabetisi according to him should not be stressed and must accept the conditions encountered. "Factors of support from family and the environment is also very important for patients to diabetisi can live their lives," he said.

Beware TB (tuberculosis) can attack the brain child

DISEASE Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in Indonesia. Not only adults but attacking the child can get. TB can attack almost all organs, most often the lungs. Yet TB attacks on children is also very vulnerable to interfere with other organs the lungs, especially the brain. As a result, the growth of affected children, even handicapped.

''The main concern is not just limited to attacking the lungs as in adults, but when other organs interfere with the child,''said Dr. Atikah SpA from RK Hospital Caritas Palembang.

In children, the light of this child specialist, pulmonary TB usually does not cause a long cough. Infants and children who suffer from TB are often only show symptoms of fever, intermittent light that healed itself but not treated. Other symptoms of appetite loss, lethargy, weight decreased. ''So, tuberculosis in children did not show typical symptoms,''he said adding the cause of TB bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is transmitted through the spark sputum.

Atikah says, tuberculosis in children vulnerable to attacks such as bone, eyes, and especially the brain. TB attacks the brain, for example, can cause disability. Children at risk failed to develop, difficult to speak, weak hands or other defects that need physiotherapy treatment.

''What is clear if TB is not treated immediately, complications can occur to the lining of the brain. TB causes fever, convulsions and decreased awareness. When healed, usually causing the symptoms remains a lifelong disability (paralysis, blindness, etc.),''he said. When tuberculosis attacks the gland, for example in the armpits or neck, will be enlarged glands and rupture will occur when the skin TB (skrofuloderma). If the TB germs attack the bone can occur tuberculosis of bone, usually the most common is the hip joint and the vertebrae, which causes the child hunchback.

To determine whether children suffering from TB is not as easy as in adults because the child's symptoms are often not typical. The diagnosis is usually based on clinical symptoms, skin test (Mantoux test) and chest images. A history of tuberculosis disease in adults who frequent contact with the child helps the diagnosis.

TB in children is not contagious, so very different from TB in adults is transmitted through saliva spray. If there are children who suffer from tuberculosis, to look for the source of transmission in adults around the child.

Treatment of TB in children usually takes 6 months and should be taking medication regularly. Besides tuberculosis in children is not enough to simply be treated with medication, but improving the environment and the improvement of nutrition is very important to strengthen the child's immune system. For prevention, conducted BCG immunization in infants at the age of 0 - 3 months. (21)

Young Age May Suffer Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes can not be cured, but can be controlled. Changes in lifestyle and diet to be the primary key. Facts reveal, every 10 seconds one person dies due to complications from diabetes, and at the same time found two new diabetes. Other data show, more than 80 million have diabetes (people with diabetes) in the Western Pacific region and Southeast Asia. Around the world, diabetes mellitus (DM) kill more people than HIV / AIDS. So great and the incidence of deaths from diseases related to blood sugar levels.

Since 2007, the UN world body made the 14 November as United Nations Day for Diabetes (UN World Diabetes Day). Diabetes is a chronic disease is not contagious noninfeksi and appointed the first United Nations. Previously, the United Nations Day just set tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV / AIDS, which is infectious and contagious diseases.

In Indonesia, the National Diabetes Day is celebrated more quickly, accurately and July 12. Numbers of people with the disease commonly known as diabetes that was just fantastic, ranks fourth largest in the world. In 2006 found 14 million have diabetes. Of the 50% who knew the virus, only 30% of routine treatment. WHO estimates, in 2030 approximately 21.3 million later Indonesian people affected by diabetes.

There are four times or types of diabetes, namely type 1, type 2, other types (because of illness or other factors), and DM in pregnancy (gestational). Type 1 diabetes can be experienced from childhood or youth and the disabled should get a regular intake of insulin for life (either through injection or inhalation). Meanwhile, type 2 diabetes is generally experienced adults and not related insulin. According to Indonesian Chairman of the Diabetes Association (PERSADIA) Prof. Dr. Dr. Sidartawan Soegondo KEMD SpPD-FACE, type 2 diabetes is the most, which is about 95% of all cases of DM. In addition to genetic factors, can also be triggered by the environment that cause changes in unhealthy lifestyle, like eating too much (fat and less fiber), lack of physical activity, stress.

"Obesity is a key factor in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes. Genetic aspects are not preventable, but the lifestyle can be changed, "said Sidartawan in the presentation delivered at the National Diabetes Day celebration in Jakarta, some time ago.

Type 2 diabetes can actually be controlled or prevented the occurrence through a healthy lifestyle, such as healthy eating and regular physical activity. However, as the development of age, lifestyle changes, such as the consumption of junk food menu high in fat and too lazy to move from relying on transportation and the increasingly sophisticated technology. Type 2 diabetes is usually found in adults aged 40 years and over, is now attacked at a younger age. "Last year the youngest age of 20 years, there is now 8-year-olds are affected by diabetes," said consultant endocrine metabolic Amsterdam's birth. Best efforts to do is prevention by early diagnosis of prediabetes.

Because, if already infected, is very difficult to treat. Complications vary, such as damage to blood vessels and nerves, infection (gangrene feet), dental rocking or date, hypoglycemia (blood sugar levels are too low), impotence, heart disease, stroke, to blindness. "If you have diabetes, blood sugar levels should be maintained and preserved as possible. In addition to exercise, diet regulation plays an important role, "said Business Development Manager Dr. Kalbe Nutritionals Iwan S Handoko. Some form of treatment is primary (not to be to prevent diabetes), secondary (not to complications), and tertiary (not to happen disability).

Malnutrition in the brain will gradually lead to Alzheimer's

Malnutrition on the brain in the long run is one of the biochemical factors that cause some forms of Alzhemier, demikia according to a new study that aims to memecahkankan mystery of the origin of the disease.

The disease is expected to start at the age of 60, and the risk increases with age. Robert Vassar of Northwestern University, primary author of the study, found that when the brain does not have enough glucose, which can occur when the limits of cardiovascular disease from the arterial blood flow to the brain. This is a process that will stimulate the production of protein aggregates that have the potential to cause Alzheimer's.

After working with the human and rat brain, Vassar found that the main protein in the brain affected when the energy supply to the brain decreases. These proteins, called eIF2alpha, increased production of enzymes, which in turn aggregate proteins meproduksi. 'This discovery is significant, because he suggested that increases blood flow to the brain can be an effective therapeutic approach to prevent and treat Alzheimer's', so says Vassar.

The best way to increase blood flow to the brain, and reduce the risk to get Alzheimer's is to reduce intake of cholesterol, regulate blood pressure, and sports, especially in middle age. 'If you start from the beginning, then the disease can be avoided. "Vassar said. For those who already have symptoms, vasodilator (widening of blood vessels), can increase the intake of oxygen and glucose to the brain, so extra from him. This study was published in the journal Neuron.

Control what you eat

When speaking of prevention of Alzheimer's, eating candy is not the solution to increase the flow of blood glucose to the brain, according to Vassar. Decreased blood flow to the brain occurs in the course of the aging process, and gradually cause the brain to lack of glucose. This is a phenomenon of aging in general, Vassar said. Also, decreased blood flow associated with atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, and hypertension, high blood pressure.

'We have to improve cardiovascular health, not excess sugar mengasup', says Vassar. 'What is gained from epidemiological studies is now sporting a middle-aged is one of the best preventive strategy against Alzheimer's disease, so people should remain physically active, and they must maintain a diet and reduce intake of cholesterol, since cholesterol contribute to artherosclerosis. According to Vassar, it is possible to design drugs to block the launch of protein elF2alfa formation of protein aggregates, called amyloid plaques.

Initial discovery

Ten years ago, Vassar discovered enzyme, BACE1, is responsible for making sticky protein aggregates that formed outside the neurons, and interfere with their ability to send a message. But the cause of high levels of protein in people with the disease was not known. Vassar's latest study also shows that the energy shortage in the brain can stimulate the formation of plaques in Alzheimer's disease. Vassar said that the work he showed that Alzheimer's disease can be caused by several types of energy shortage that occurred in the stroke. Brain cells react by increasing BACE1, which can be a short-term protective response, but damaging in the long term.

"Stroke is a barrier that prevents blood flow and produces cell death during the acute and dramatic," said Vassar. "What are we talking about here is a slow process that took place many years, where people have a low propensity to cardiovascular disease or artherosclerosisi. He is not felt, but has a long-term effects, because it produces a chronic reduction in blood flow. "Vassar also stressed that if the person has reached a certain age, some will have increased levels of an enzyme that causes plaque.

Tips Caring for Alzheimer's Patients

You have family members who developed Alzheimer's? Do not directly facing the patient's frustration. Like you, Alzheimer's sufferers need help. Here are some tips to start by families and patients suffering from Alzheimer's.

First, create a simple daily schedule, such as feeding, taking medication, bowel movements, and other routines that simplify your routine monitoring of the patient. This schedule also allows the patient used to do something simple that maintain cognitive abilities.

Second, use the words simple so that patients can better understand the message you convey.

Third, encourage the patient about the past. This is to help stimulate memory. If necessary, use tools such as memory images, video, or song that can make the patient terstimulus remember the past.

Finally do not ignore the feelings of the patient. Notice the little things that people notice. It may be, the little things that can make him regain his memory terstimulus.

Vitamin E Can Slow Alzheimer's Disease

New York: An analysis of clinical data showed that vitamin E, and drugs that reduce general inflammation, can slow the decline in physical and mental abilities in people with Alzheimer's disease over the long term.

"We believe the potential benefit of vitamin E in slowing decline in function and benefits of a smaller, on cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease," said Dr. Alireza Atri, told Reuters.

Atri, the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Bedford VA Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, headed by the National Institutes of Health sponsored the study. These findings were reported at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics in Chicago, from data on 540 patients treated at the hospital.

All patients received standard treatment with drugs to help Alzheimer's patients. As part of their clinical treatment, 208 patients also taking vitamin E, but no anti-inflammatory, 49 with anti-inflammatory, but no vitamin E, 177 took both vitamin E and anti-inflammatory, and does not take 106.

While itamin E daily doses ranging from 200 to 2000 units, the majority of patients were given high doses ranging from 800 units 1,000 units every day to two times a day.

Each patient in cognitive performance and test their ability to perform functions such as daily personal care and assessed every six months. After an average of three years, there are experiencing a slowing decline in function in patients taking vitamin E.

Sick Tonsils and Necessary Surgery

Sick "tonsils" may have often we hear but do we really have to know what was actually an organ.

Tonsils (tonsils) is one of the defense system of the lymphoid tissue of the body whose function is to produce lymphocyte cells (part of the white blood cells to the body's defense mechanism). The tonsils are located on the back of the throat at the end of the fold back of the mouth (we can see myself in the mirror). Tonsils is called tonsillectomy because the fruit looks like a tonsil.

Tonsils

Tonsil is part of the leading defense system. Tonsils a role to prevent the spread of infectious germs that enter the body through the mouth, nose and throat, making it less frequently inflamed tonsils. Thus, enlargement of tonsils is a sign of a reaction if there is an infection defense. In any healthy child, can be enlarged tonsils. There enlargement peak age of 9-10 years, then slowly going to shrink. Therefore, if there is no precise indication as possible measures to avoid surgical removal of tonsils.

Tonsillitis

Inflammation of the tonsils is called tonsillitis, cause most bacterial infections is Streptococcus beta hemolitikus but can also be caused by other bacteria or viruses. For bacterial infections of Streptococcus beta hemolitikus can cause dangerous complications of the disease spreading to the heart (rheumatik fever), joints, kidney, eye infection or inflammation of the lining of the brain.

Tonsillitis may be acute or chronic. Acute form that is not severe usually lasts about 4-6 days, and generally attacking the children at age 5-10 years. Initial symptoms may include fever, itching / dry in the throat, lethargy, pain when swallowing food, breath that smells. Furthermore, the result of inflammation, tonsils became swollen, hot, itchy, may present a complaint of pain in muscles and joints, pain throughout the body, pain in the head and ears.

Whereas in chronic tonsillitis, inflammation occurs repeatedly and long lasting. It could be a chronic irritation (cigarette, food), the influence of weather, the treatment of acute tonsillitis is not adequate, and poor mouth hygiene. Symptoms are often recurrent sore throat occur and pus may come out in the crook of the tonsils. Tonsils seemed enlarged, red, and there abscess (pus spots white yellowish). Enlarged tonsils / tonsil can be very large so that the left and right tonsils meet each other and can interfere with breathing path.

Should tonsils removed?

In principle, always worked out with drug therapy, before forced to undergo surgery. Tonsils of acute inflammation or swelling of the tonsils is not too big and not blocking the way of breathing, and complications usually do not cause unnecessary surgery / operasi.Biasanya new doctors recommend surgical removal to be done (Tonsilektomi) if the tonsils are enlarged such that cause blockage of resulting in respiratory distress, severe difficulty swallowing and speaking, allegedly as a nest of infection to other places and suspected benign tumor / malignant.

Although tonsils removed, according to this study there was no difference in immunity / immune significant between the undergoing tonsilektomi and who do not.

Physical Activity Helps Prevent Atherosclerosis

Physical activity of sports, daily activities and even danced a useful routine to prevent atherosclerosis (fatty deposits in artery walls). This was proven by autopsy Boston marathon champion seven times, Clarence deMar, which indicates the size of coronary arteries from two to three times its normal size and did not find any stenosis (narrowing of blood vessels) is significant even died at the age of 69 years.

Relation of physical activity to the prevention of coronary heart disease due to atherosclerosis is discussed Dr. Dede Kusmana SpJP dr (K) (60), in a speech at the inauguration ceremony as Professor of Cardiology Stay in the Science Faculty of Medicine at the University of Indonesia, Wednesday (18 / 6).

According to Dede who is also Chairman of the Section of Cardiology FKUI, especially aerobic physical activity increases blood flow which is a wave that encourage increased production of nitric oxide (NO) and stimulate the formation and derive the release of endothelial relaxing factor (EDRF), which relax and dilate blood vessels.

Coronary blood flow during rest, about 200 ml per minute (four per cent of the total cardiac output). Research in the laboratory showed that increased blood flow 4 ml per minute was able to produce NO to stimulate endothelial function improvement (lining) of blood vessels.

"Therefore, physical activity is a gym or walking are increased blood flow to 350 ml per minute (up 150 ml per minute) was more than enough to prevent blood vessels from endothelial atherosclerosis process," said Dede.

However, the benefits could be obtained only if the increased blood flow through the physical activity took place regularly in a long time (20 minutes to an hour) and regular life.

Mechanism of atherosclerosis

Dede explains, atherosclerosis begins with mainly cholesterol ester accumulation, LDL cholesterol (low density lipoproteins) in the artery wall. LDL normally get in and out of the artery through the endothelial wall. The entry of lipoproteins into the inner lining of blood vessel walls to rise as the high number of plasma lipoproteins (hyperlipidemia), the size of lipoprotein and blood pressure (hypertension). Increasing it will increase the permeability of the blood vessel walls, so that lipoproteins and cholesterol esters in the arterial wall settles.

Malfunctioning of the blood vessel lining became the beginning of the process of atherosclerosis and promote the mechanism of inflammation and infection.

Inflammation or inflammation of the body's basic response to injury (wound). Injuries are usually caused by infection, but can also as allergic or immunological reactions. Clinical manifestations of the complex process of atherosclerosis is coronary heart disease, stroke and even death.

According to the Framingham study, so Dede, C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sign (marker) inflammation associated with cardiovascular events or stroke. Efforts to suppress inflammatory factors may prevent the process of atherosclerosis. Regular physical activity proved to suppress the CRP, is also suppress inflammatory factors.

Therefore, moving or doing regular physical activity is an early concept of cardiovascular disease prevention and rational efforts for patients with cardiovascular disorders in cardiac rehabilitation.

Endurance exercise combined with weight training for four months proved to reduce levels of TNF alpha (a type of inflammatory cytokine) significantly in patients with heart failure and coronary heart disease.

Type of activity

In healthy people, the prevalence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and ischemia (blood deficiency conditions in the network) is lower in people with more severe physical activity and regular than the irregular or no exercise.

May be concluded, regular physical activity has a power protection against cardiovascular death and other diseases due to lifestyle (non-communicable disease).

No need to exercise a difficult and expensive. Walk six miles per hour, the burden is aerobics, dancing was sufficient to maintain cardiovascular health. Similarly, activities such as climbing stairs equivalent two-level, carrying 10 kilograms, hoe, or gardening.

"Anything activity can increase heart rate between 110-130 beats per minute, accompanied by sweating and increased respiratory rate but not until the panting good enough to prevent heart disease and stroke," explained Dede. (ATK)

Keeping Lifestyle, Avoiding Atherosclerosis

Currently patients with heart or stroke increasing in number. Not only that, the age of the patients were getting younger. This is because the high levels of life stress and not the preservation of lifestyles.

If the pattern or lifestyle is not maintained and even misguided, will eventually happen atherosclerosis in our bodies. "Atherosclerosis is a cardiovascular disease (coronary) is narrowing," said Prof. Dr. Slamet Suyono MD, Chairman of the Society of Atherosclerosis Disease and Vascular Disease Indonesia, Saturday (26 / 8) in Jakarta.

Due to narrowing of blood vessels, the heart does not get food. In fact, the heart beat on every day and need the calories obtained from the blood to the heart, blood vessel constriction result, the heart was not getting food, so there was a heart attack.

Now there is a tendency of heart attack more and more increasing in number, both in the world and in Indonesia. This is due to the wrong lifestyle. Now we tend to eat foods that contain lots of calories, such as rice, fat, sugar, and salt.

If we eat too much, it will lead to obesity. Increased cholesterol, diabetes will also appear. All of these factors will lead to atherosclerosis.

In addition, our society is too busy working from morning till night. For example all day sitting in front of the computer so there is no opportunity to exercise or move the body. In fact, exercise is very important to facilitate the blood vessels.

The number of jobs can also lead to high stress because they have to chase the target. That all are factors that support the narrowing of blood vessels.

"Atherosclerosis is the upper reaches, downstream is a heart attack. Therefore we must prevent not to occur stroke or heart attack," said Slamet Suyono.

Change lifestyle

To prevent it happening atherosclerosis resulting in heart attack or stroke, we have to change the wrong lifestyle.

"Do not wait to change your lifestyle if you've aged 40 years and over, but since the kids lifestyle must be maintained. The kids now a lot of fat from eating fatty foods, junk food, and sedentary. Now the children plenty play games in front of the television or computer, "said Slamet Suyono.

Food that is not maintained will raise cholesterol levels, high blood sugar increases, plus the air pollution so that the narrowing of blood vessels. These factors should be prevented from the beginning.

Teenagers also have to be given education about health, especially the bad things what would happen if we do not maintain the diet. (LOC)

Blood viscosity in the Body, Why Happen

There is one question that came into my mailbox, which is "Why should I drink water a lot ...?"

Well, actually the answer is "horrible" but as an honest question must be answered honestly, then that topic could be explained as follows:

Approximately 80% of the human body consists of water. In fact, there are some parts of our bodies that have water levels above 80%. The two most important organs with water content above 80% is the brain and blood. The brain has a component of water by 90%, while the water component of blood has 95%.

Ration drinking is a normal human being at least 2 liters a day or 8 glasses a day. The number of the above must be added if you are a smoker. That much water is needed to replace the fluid that comes out of our body through urine, sweat, respiration, and secretion.

What happens if we consume less than 2 liters a day ...?

Of course the body will balance itself. How ...? By the way "suck" water from the body's own components. Of the brain ...? Not until segitunya (imagine the brain wihh. dry .. gimana would ...), but from the nearest source: Blood. !!

Blood is sucked water will be thick. As a result of this blood coagulation, the trip will be less smooth than the dilute. As I passed the kidney (which remove toxins from the blood) The kidneys will work extra hard to filter blood. And because the kidneys filter the fine, not infrequently a thick blood can cause kidney glomerulus perobekan on. As a result, your urine reddish, signs began leaking kidneys filter. If allowed to continue, you may someday have to spend 400,000 dollars a week for dialysis

Eh, I've been talking about the brain, right ...? Well thick as blood flows through the brain, somewhat hampered travel. The brain is no longer "thin", and because brain cells are the most wasteful consumption of food and oxygen, this delay in blood flow can cause brain cells die quickly, or not working properly .. (yes it is natural name was also not eating .. .)

If this is coupled with heart disease (which also works if the added weight of the blood thickens ...), then the stroke could be more soon to come.

Now living you choose: to "investment" by drinking at least 8 glasses a day-or-"pay interest" through the kidney pain or stroke. You who choose ...!

Understanding Drug Side Effects

Drug side effects is a reaction to an unexpected and dangerous due to a medication. Drug side effects, as well as the expected effects of the drug, is a performance of the dose or amount of drug in target organs.

Drug interactions is also one of the causes of side effects. This occurs when the health personnel (doctors, pharmacists, nurses) negligent in checking drugs consumed by patients, resulting in certain effects that are not expected in the patient's body. Increased severity of disease that can lead the patient's death is a condition common in the whole world because of this drug interaction.

These interactions can occur between drugs or between drugs with food / drink. Even plants that are used in alternative medicine is presumed safe by the majority of people can also interact with other drugs. An example is the plant St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum), which is used for the treatment of depression was. These plants cause an increase in cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in metabolism and elimination of many drugs in the body, so patients taking St. John's wort will experience a reduction in levels of other drugs in the blood that can be used together.

The following are examples of drug side effects that usually occur:

1. Abortion or miscarriage, due Misoprostol, a drug used for prevention (gastric ulcers) gastric ulcers are caused by medication non-steroidal anti-inflammatory.
2. Addiction, due to sedative drugs and analgesics such as diazepam and morphine.
3. Damage to the fetus, due to Thalidomide and Accutane.
4. Intestinal bleeding due to aspirin.
5. Cardiovascular disease, due to drug COX-2 inhibitors.
6. Deafness and kidney failure, due to antibiotic Gentamicin.
7. Death, due to propofol.
8. Depression and injury of the liver, due to interferon.
9. Diabetes, caused by psychiatric drugs neuroleptik.
10. Diarrhea, due to the use of Orlistat.
11. Erectile dysfunction due to antidepressants.
12. Fever, due to vaccination.
13. Glaucoma, due to corticosteroid eye drops.
14. Hair loss and anemia, because the chemotherapy against cancer or leukemia. Hypertension, due to the use of ephedrine.
15. This makes the FDA revoked the status efedra plant extracts (source of ephedrine) as a food supplement.
16. Liver damage due to paracetamol.
17. Drowsiness and increased appetite due to the use of antihistamines.
18. Troke or heart attack due to the use of Sildenafil (Viagra).
19. Committed suicide due to the use of fluoxetine, an antidepressant.

Office Employees Have A Risk Of Blood Clots

Research conducted by Professor Richard Beasley Medical Research Institute in Wellington found that a third of hospital patients who suffered deep vein thrombosis (DVT) were office workers who spend time in front of the computer.

Some 34 percent of the 62 samples that had blood clots in people who are long-term work by sitting in a chair, while another 21 percent of patients with recent long-distance travel by plane, a daily paper published by the New Zealand Herald.

DVT is the formation of blood clots in the veins in, most often in the legs.

Clumps can be moved to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, shortness of breath or even death from heart attack or stroke.

The condition is commonly called "economy class syndrome because of passenger planes traveling long distance, but not free to stretch their limbs are most at risk.

The study found a lump that occurs in 10 percent of passengers who have a high risk.

Beasley said some office workers who experience lumps, to sit for 14 hours a day.

Some of them even every three to four hours did not move from the chair, he said.

The problem is most common in the information technology industry and the service center via telephone, he said.

Low Blood Pressure alert

Weak, easily tired, and easily could be a sign of fainting you probably suffer from low blood pressure (hypotension). However, in general, low blood pressure does not cause symptoms. Quite a lot of people do not feel any complaints.

If felt, the symptoms most similar to the symptoms of anemia (anemia). No wonder so many who thought low blood pressure equal to or less blood. And they are different. Known blood pressure by measuring the pulse power, while less known to the examination daraah levels of hemoglobin (Hb) of blood in the laboratory.

Someone stated low blood pressure if blood pressure diastoliknya numbers less than 80 mmHg. Low blood pressure, according to Dr. Agus Taolin, Sp.PD from Bogor Hospital can occur in people who lack food, lying down too long, the autonomic nervous breakdown (such as diabetes), or hormonal disorders.

In principle, low blood pressure does not require treatment. If you feel the symptoms, immediately lie down. In contrast to people with hypertension, blood pressure it is recommended to add rendaaah salt consumption, including salty salty foods. The total recommended daily salt intake is estimated equivalent to 10-20 grams (1-2 tablespoons flat).

Maybe instead of a fortune that you have low blood pressure. In the conclusion of the study said that owners of low blood pressure have a higher life expectancy than people with normal blood pressure. Different from high blood pressure, low blood pressure can be said to not need treatment. Your doctor will only give-enhancing drugs if blood pressure symptoms of low blood pressure was very disturbing your activities daily.

Although relatively harmless, Robert in Binaco, MD, from Washington Adventist Hospital in Massachusetts, U.S., reminding seyogjanya low blood pressure alert. With increasing age, low blood pressure tends to be temporary, called orthostatic hypotension. For example, when out of bed suddenly going to faint, suddenly felt weak, the room spinning, or outlook darkened. If you experience this, especially if frequent, immediately went to the doctor.

Anemia Increased Death Risk in elderly people

Research published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) in July 2009 which states that anemia occurs in elderly people aged 85 years or more can increase the risk of death.

This research is part of the research Leiden 85-plus involving 562 elderly people aged 85 years in the Netherlands and this study followed the subjects until they are 90 years old. Twenty-seven percent of respondents had anemia at the beginning of the study. At follow-up period, incidence of anemia increased to 24% of respondents who did not have anemia at the beginning of the study.

Anemia in older people is associated with increased risk of death associated with decreased mobility, cognitive disorders, depression, falls and fractures, hospitalization, and decreased quality of life. This greatly affects the cost of health and old age.

In the study, the same risk of death among male and female gender and also to those with health facilities in the neighborhood. 'We found the incidence of anemia in participants over the age of 85 years greater than those aged 85 years.' Said Ms. Wendy den Elzen from the Leiden University Medical Center.

Dr. Mark Clarfield from Ben-Gurion University and Dr. Ora Paltiel of Hebrew University-Hadassah Israel says, 'For the cause of anemia is uncertain, we have not been able to decipher whether the underlying cause of anemia experienced or who caused the death. "

That needs to know about Hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a common disease in our society. The situation occurs when the blood pressure in the main artery in the body are too high. Hypertension is increasingly common in the elderly.

Blood pressure is normal body 120/80 (systolic pressure of 120 mmHg and 80 mmHg diastolic pressure). However, the blood pressure values did not have a standard value. It varies depending on physical activity and emotional person.

Hypertension is a disorder that is difficult to know by our own bodies. The only way to know hypertension is to measure our blood pressure regularly. Given that nine out of ten people who suffer from hypertension could not identify the cause of the disease. Hypertension can be derived from real parents to their children. If one parent affected by hypertension, the tendency of children to suffer from hypertension are greater than those who do not have parents suffering from hypertension.

Complaints that may arise as a result of hypertension include pain in the back of the head area, nosebleeds, blurred vision, muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, and so on.

Hypertension can be classified according to the cause as follows:

1. Hipretensi primary hypertension is of unknown cause.
2. Secondary hypertension, the hypertension caused by disease, drugs, or pregnancy.

Meanwhile, according to WHO classification of hypertension based on diastolic pressure, namely:

1. Hypertension degree I, ie, if diastoliknya pressure 95-109 mm Hg.
2. Hypertension degrees II, ie, if diastoliknya pressure 110-119 mmHg.
3. Hypertension degree III, ie, if diastoliknya pressure over 120 mm Hg.

Suspected hypertension may develop into health problems more serious and can even cause death.

Hypertension is often called the silent killer disease because of two things, namely:

1. Hypertension difficult to realize someone because hypertension has no specific symptoms. Mild symptoms such as dizziness, anxiety, nosebleeds, and headaches are rarely directly related to hypertension. Hypertension can be identified by measuring blood pressure regularly.
2. Patients with hypertension, if not handled properly, will have a big risk to die from cardiovascular complications such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney failure.

Treatment of hypertension can be done as follows:

1. Without drug treatment, among others, with a diet low in salt, cholesterol, and saturated fat; emotional stress relief; quit smoking, and alcohol; and regular physical exercise.
2. Treatment with antihypertensive drugs. There are many types of antihypertensive drugs currently available. For the selection of appropriate antihypertensive drugs, should consult a doctor immediately.

With treatment and regular control and avoid a variety of factors cause hypertension, the number of deaths from the disease can actually be suppressed.

Mother's Antibody Cause Autism

Based on research conducted by the John Hopkins Children's Investigators found that mothers of children suffering from autism have antibodies that can cause interference with the fetus while in the womb. These antibodies can cross the placenta and cause changes that lead to autism. Another study in Sacramento, California by Davis MIND Institute and Center for Children's Environmental Health also found that antibodies in pregnant mother's body bind to fetal brain cells, which likely interfere with brain development that could affect the autism.

Autism itself is a disorder with a major problem in the brain and disorders characterized by social interaction, communication and behavior disorders over, and 90% of those with no known cause. Genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors associated with the estimated cause autism. This research started from the acquisition of an antibody levels are not unusual in children suffering from autism and from postmortem brain tissue (already dead), which provides an immunity disorders (immune system) in the area of the brain. Antibodies are proteins in the body respond to viruses and bacteria or sometimes in a few cases of autoimmune disorders, antibodies may attack the body's own cells.

The majority of children with autism do not have an autoimmune disease that question to be answered is whether the antibodies found in here are an antibody provided by the mother while in the womb that can interfere with fetal brain directly.

To try out their hypotheses (John Hopkins), the research team used a technique called imunoblotting (Western blot technology) where the antibody is derived from blood samples of brain tissue exposed to adult and fetus to confirm whether these antibodies recognize and react with specific brain proteins.

Comparing antibody and brain interactions in a sample of 100 mothers with autistic children and 100 mothers with children without autism. Researchers found a greater reactivity of approximately 40% of mothers with children with autism. Furthermore, the presence of maternal antibodies associated with a reduction in the development of the child who is one of the signs of autism.

Although the study found a link between autism and the fetal brain antibodies, but further research is still needed to confirm whether these antibodies can cross the placenta and cause fetal brain damage.

Facts which pregnant women with antibodies can cause fetal brain damage, does not mean that she will always have a child with autism disorders. Autism itself is a complex condition caused by interaction between genetic factors, immunity, and environmental factors.