Rajin Sikat Gigi Kurangi Risiko Kanker

Kesehatan gigi yang buruk dihubungkan dengan kematian prematur karena kanker.

Membersihkan gigi Anda dengan benar dapat mencegah kanker, menurut sebuah penelitian terbaru.

Dengan sampel 1.390 orang, dari tahun 1985 hingga 2009, ternyata didapatkan hubungan antara kesehatan gigi dan kematian akibat kanker.

Dari 1.390 orang itu, 58 sudah meninggal dunia pada 2009. Dan 35 dari 58 orang itu meninggal karena kanker. Ternyata terungkap bahwa 35 orang tersebut memiliki jumlah plak gigi yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan sisa responden yang masih hidup.

Rata-rata usia yang meninggal karena kanker adalah 61 tahun pada wanita dan 60 tahun pada pria. Keduanya dianggap kematian prematur (terlalu cepat).

Meski demikian, para peneliti belum bisa memastikan kaitan yang jelas antara buruknya kesehatan gigi dan kanker. Para peneliti juga tidak yakin apakah itu faktor sebab akibat atau tidak.

"Berdasarkan penemuan sekarang, kadar bakteri yang tinggi di permukaan gigi dan gusi selama jangka waktu yang lama mungkin berperan dalam zat yang menyebabkan kanker," ujar penulis hasil penelitian itu.

Tapi mereka juga mengemukakan satu kemungkinan. Jika orang dengan kesehatan gigi yang buruk juga memiliki kesehatan yang buruk secara umum dan memiliki banyak infeksi, maka ini juga dapat meningkatkan kerentanan tubuh terhadap kanker. Saat ini penelitian lebih jauh sedang dilakukan.

Tidak peduli apa pun hasilnya, jagalah selalu kesehatan gigi Anda, atau Anda akan menyesal!

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Berjalan Lambat Beresiko Pikun

Perubahan kecepatan seseorang berjalan dapat menjadi sinyal tahap awal risiko demensia.
Para ilmuwan dari Oregon Health and Science University meneliti hubungan antara kecepatan berjalan dengan penurunan kognitif dari 93 peserta.

Peneliti memantau kecepatan berjalan peserta menggunakan sensor inframerah di rumah mereka dan memberikan tes memori dan berpikir selama periode tiga tahun.

Penelitian yang dipublikasikan dalam American Academy of Neurology menemukan bahwa orang-orang yang berjalan lambat lebih mungkin berisiko mengalami penurunan daya ingat yang lebih buruk dibandingkan dengan mereka yang terbiasa melangkah dengan ritme cepat.

"Penelitian ini penting karena dapat membantu mendeteksi demensia pada tahap awal dan juga membantu dalam mencegah perkembangan penyakit," ungkap peneliti Dr Hiroko Dodge, dilansir melalui Huffingtonpost, Senin(18/6).

Sebagaimana dilansir Wikipedia, Demensia merupakan istilah yang digunakan untuk menjelaskan penurunan fungsional yang disebabkan oleh kelainan pada otak. Demensia bukan berupa penyakit dan bukanlah sindrom. Pikun merupakan gejala umum demensia, walaupun pikun itu sendiri belum berarti indikasi terjadinya demensia.

Orang-orang yang menderita demensia sering tidak dapat berpikir dengan baik dan berakibat tidak dapat beraktivitas dengan baik. Oleh sebab itu, mereka lambat laun kehilangan kemampuan menyelesaikan permasalahan dan perlahan menjadi emosional, sering hal tersebut menjadi tidak terkendali.

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Jarang Sarapan Picu Obesitas

Berbagai penelitian dan literatur asing ternyata kebiasaan sarapan akan mampu mencegah terjadinya obesitas atau kegemukan seseorang.

Seseorang yang tidak makan pagi akan membalasnya dengan mengonsumsi makanan yang berlebihan saat siang hari.

"Nanti saat sore,  malam hingga menjelang tidur akan terus  makan lagi sehingga menyebabkan terjadi kegemukan," ucap Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Hardinsyah, MS,  Ketua Umum PERGIZI PANGAN Indonesia dalam  simposium “Start Your Day With Nutritious Whole Grain Breakfast” yang diselenggarakan Nestlé  di Hotel Atlet Century Senayan Jakarta.

Dikatakan, berdasarkan berbagai penelitian dengan jumlah sampel 20-3500 orang, 20-55 persen diantaranya tidak sarapan.

"Yang menarik data nasional Riskesda 2010, 35 ribu sekolah untuk anak usai 6-12 th, sebanyak 26,1  persen bukan sarapan nasi tapi minum saja baik  minum putih, teh,  susu  (2,5 persen)," paparnya.
Penelitian yang dilakukan Kompas juga menunjukan  30 persen orang tidak sarapan sarapan sehari sementara yang kadang-kadang dan sarapan 70 persen.

Celakanya tidak semua orang yang sarapan mengonsumsi makanan yang berkualitas yakni sebanyak 45 persen yang diteliti mengonsumsi makanan yang  kurang berkualitas.
Hardinsyah menjelaskan, banyak manfaat dari sarapan ini. Pertama adalah meningkatkan fungsi otak untuk mengingat, menjaga stamina tetap baik dan menjaga ketahanan fisik. (Eko Sutriyanto)

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Perut Buncit Picu Hipogonadisme

Perut buncit mengganggu penampilan? Mungkin saja iya, tetapi justru yang mengganggu kesehatan harus diwaspadai. Seperti tumpukan lemak di perut yang berakibat menghambat aktivitas dan kesehatan.

Menurut dr Em Yunir, SpPD-KEMD dari RSCM, lingkar perut laki-laki dewasa yang terlalu besar mampu menghambat produksi hormon testesteron dalam tubuh.

"Normalnya laki-laki tidak boleh memiliki lingkar perut lebih daro 90 sentimeter. Lebih dari itu banyak tumpukan lemaknya di rongga perut," tutur Yunir.

Lanjut Yunir, tumpukan lemak tersebut akan menghasilkan hormon yang menekan testosteron. Setiap produksi testis menjadi lebih cepat, karena hormon testosteron langsung dipecah oleh hormon adipositokin atau hormon dari lemak perut. Jika hormon testosteron di dalam tubuh kurang, berefek tubuh lebih mudah lelah, aktivitas berkurang, hingga terjadi penuaan lebih cepat.

Lalu pada laki-laki yang obesitas, hormon testosteron dapat menurun hingga 30 - 40 persen, jika ditambah dengan penyakit diderita, resiko akan bertambah.

"Kompensasi kekurangan hormon testosteron, testis dipacu menghasilkan lebih banyak hormon. Dan menyebabkan ukuran testis menjadi lebih besar, karena kerjanya lebih berat," kata Yunir.

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How Do Hearing Aids Work?

Hearing aids have been around for decades. The first hearing devices were just conical devices that you held up to your ear so that a person could speak into them. This would funnel the sound directly into your ear.  Now there are more impressive types of hearing aids, working with a higher degree of technology.  So, in modern times, how do hearing aids work? 

Hearing aids use small microphones to make a soft sound louder.  They do this by using a small microphone.  This device will receive the sound that comes in and convert it to an electrical or digital signal and send that data to a speaker where it is turned into sound once again.    Settings for these microphones take into account the degree of a person's hearing loss and their usual environment.  Environment here refers to how much and what kind of noise you are usually around.  Are you usually near high frequency noises?  If so, do you need to hear them?  Do you function mainly in a quiet conversational environment?  All these questions will help the audiologist adjust the settings on your hearing aid.  This is only part of the answer to how do hearing aids work. 

There are three basic types of technology that receive and convert the signals in hearing aids these days.  The least advanced is the analog adjustable hearing aid, and it costs less than the other two types.  This type of hearing aid is adjustable by your audiologist for volume and other specifications.  The factory will then custom make it for you.  You can control the volume, or it will be controlled automatically. 

Another type of circuitry found in hearing aids is called analog programmable.  These are somewhat better than the analog adjustable because they can be programmed by using a computer.  The audiologist sets different programs of sound capture and transmission for different listening situations.  The user can select which program to use at any given time by using a remote control. 

Digital programmable hearing aids are the most advanced and, of course, the most expensive.  For years they were impossible and then they were impractical because they couldn't be made small enough.  That is no longer the case. 

So, how do these hearing aids work?  Their circuitry contains a feature called DSP, or Digital Sound Processing.  They utilize a computer chip to analyze and process the sound data before it is amplified to the ear.  It does this by using billions of digital number codes to identify and classify sounds to give them the correct settings.  This digital data is then converted into sound and sent on to the ear.  The digital hearing aid also has the capability of detecting and eliminating feedback by identifying its frequencies.  These hearing aids work automatically with little adjustment from the wearer. 

Hearing aids have come a long way in a short time.  People who can want to hear better have many options now.  And, if you find yourself asking, "How do hearing aids work," the answer these days is technology.

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HERNIA

Introduction

Hernia is an abnormal protrusion of internal organs through an abnormal opening in the wall of the cavity.A combination of increased pressure inside the body with weakness in the wall is responsible for this condition.In this condition internal organs or parts of organs are protruded out forming a swelling which will increase the size with coughing and lifting weight,and while passing stool and urine.In lying down position the swelling goes inside except in strangulated and irreducible hernia.

Causes:-

1, Weakness in the body wall:--

a) Congenital weakness.

b) Acquired weakness due to injuries,wasting of muscles,suppurative lesions in the wall and presence of weak natural openings,obesity,lack of exercise,repeated pregnancy.

c) Surgical operation with improper suturing or sepsis of operated site.


2) Increased pressure inside the body.
  
a) Chronic constipation.

b) Recurrent cough.

c) Weight lifting.

d) Stricture of urethra.

Common sites for hernia:--

Hernia can occure anywhere in the body.However there are some common sites for hernia.Due to the presence of hard bony covering chest wall is normally not affected.Hernia in the lower back is also rare due to spine and back muscles and tough ligaments and sheeths.The common site for hernia is abdominal wall.Compared to other parts the abdominal wall is weak due to the presence of some natural orifices.There are some areas wherein the abdominal muscles are weaker and thin and all these factors make a chance for herniation.The common sites for hernia are following.

a) Inguinal hernia:

Here the abdominal contents protrude through the inguinal canal (passage in the lower abdominal wall just above the inguinal ligament.It is seen on either side).This type is common in males.Initially the swelling comes only while straining and goes back while lying down. Later the large portion of intestine may come out which may not go back easily.
   
b) Femoral hernia:

This type of hernia is more in females.Here the abdominal contents pass through the femoral canal which is seen just below the junction between the thigh and lower abdominal wall(Inside the femoral triangle).The contents pass downwards and comes out through saphenous opening in the thigh and forms a swelling under the skin.

c) Umbilical hernia:

This is common in children.The umbilicus is the weaker part of the abdomen.The contents of the abdomen may protrude as a bulb like swelling while crying and defecating.

d) Incisional hernia:

These hernias are seen in operated sites. Due to improper suturing or sepsis the operated site becomes weak resulting in hernia.
   
e) Epigastric hernia:

Here the hearniation occures in the epigastrium. It is a rare type.

f) Lumbar hernia:

Here the hernia appear in the lumbar area on either side of the lumbar spine(in the lumbar triangle).This is also a rare type.

g) Obturator hernia:

This is a rare type of hernia. Here the contents pass through obturator foramen in the pelvic bone.


Complications of hernia:--

1) Strangulation:

If the hernial orifice is narrow the abdominal contents may not go back easily, and later the blood flow to the herniated tissues may be blocked due to constricition.This can cause death of protruded intestine.

2) Intestinal obstruction:

This occures when the whole portion of the intestine is protruded in to the hernial sac. The narrow hernial orifice will block the passage of bowels.

3) Infection and peritonitis:

If there is strangulation with death of a portion of intestine there will be spread of infection to the abdomen resulting in peritonitis.

Treatment of hernia:--

Initial treatment: In the initial stages of hernia the following steps may be useful

1) Use of hernia belt:

Special types of hernia belts are available for each type of heania.This will prevent the protrusion and will reduce pain.

2) Constipation,recurrent cough,urinary obstruction ect should be treated.

3) Fat reduction will increase the strength of abdominal wall.

4) Abdominal exercises to increase the muscle tone.

5) Take plenty of leafy vegetables, fruits and fibrous diet for easy bowel movements.

6) Try other systems like Homoeopathy,Herbal medicine and ect

If no relief by the above steps consult a general surgeon for surgical management.

Surgical treatment.

The following operations are done depending up on the type and nature of hernia.

1) Hertniotomy : In this operation the contents of hernial sac is pushed in to the abdomen and neck of the sac is ligated with transfixion ligature and the sac is cut off.

2) Herniorrhaphy: Here along with herniotomy the posterior wall is repaired.

3) Hernioplasty: This operation is done if herniotomy is not possible due to wide neck of the sac.Here the repair is done with the healp of non absorbable materials like tantalum gauze,polypropylene mesh or stainless steel mesh.

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Benefits of Whey Protein

In recent years, the subject of whey protein has come up often in health discussions. Know what whey protein is, its possible benefits and side effects and more as you read on.
What is Whey Protein
Whey protein is actually a term used to describe a group of globular proteins that can be separated from whey. When cow’s milk is used to manufacture cheese, it also leads to the production of whey, which may or may not be discarded. It is a mixture of lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin and serum albumin.
Similar to protein found in egg white, whey protein can also be irreversibly changed by heat. When made part of the pasteurization process, it becomes less bio-active. If not, whey protein naturally becomes bio-active which basically means it contains a high concentration of cysteine and consequently glutathione, an antioxidant that is essential to improved fitness and health.
Bio-active whey protein is an active source for protein but exposure to extreme heat can easily reduce the amount of cysteine in it without affecting its protein content and basic food value. Native whey protein
What Makes It Good for the Body
Because whey protein contains an inordinate amount of essential and non-essential acids, it frequently plays a prominent role in most low-carb and high-protein diets. Another reason for this is because of its low content of fats and of course, carbohydrates.

Why Pregnant Mothers Love Whey Protein
A number of OBs have advised their gravid patients to increase their intake of whey protein because it will provide the basic amount of amino acids needed by the growing infants inside their bodies. An increased intake of whey protein will naturally improve and speed up the development of the baby. Also, increased intake of whey protein will indirectly improve the immune system of the baby. In its growing stages, it is highly vulnerable to different types of illnesses. With the help of whey protein, it grow faster and better and more equipped to defend itself against any health complication.

Whey Protein for Bodybuilding Enthusiasts
For bodybuilders, muscle growth is everything and that’s why they love whey protein so much. Studies have satisfactorily proven that whey protein can lead to acceleration of muscle development. This is welcomed news especially for bodybuilders who are only a few weeks away from the date of competition but is still in high need of muscle growth.

How it Helps Athletes Busy Recovering from Old Injuries
In this case, whey protein saves the day once more because it can be used to supplement diets of individuals who are suffering from compromised immune systems. Basically, it helps athletes heal faster and feel better.

A Weapon against Degenerative Diseases
Although you can’t truly say that any disease is less painful than the other if both have life-altering consequences, it is an inarguable fact however that degenerative diseases are one of the worst health complications to suffer from. These illnesses tend to subject people to a protracted form of suffering and with symptoms with increasing levels of severity. They commonly affect three systems in particular: the nervous system, the muscular system and the skeletal system.

Although rarely curable, degenerative diseases can be treated through chemotherapy, surgical operations and the proper diet. Whey protein is often a part of this diet because of its rehabilitative benefits especially when it comes to muscle growth. Cancer, diabetes and AIDS have symptoms that causes muscle strength and growth to deteriorate – an undesirable effect that can be combated with increased intake of whey protein.

Where to Buy Whey Protein
Are you sufficiently convinced of the benefits of whey protein then? If so, you should be happy to know that you can avail of commercial whey protein product in most supermarkets and specialty food stores specializing in healthy food.

Ending with a Warning
Whey protein is good for the body – no doubt about it – but too much consumption of anything is never beneficial. Too much intake of whey protein can lead to unnecessary complications of your liver. And need we remind you that the liver is the next most important organ in the body? Lastly, lactose intolerant individuals must consume whey protein isolate rather than the normal variety as the former has less lactose content.

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MENTAL DISTURBANCES CAUSED BY ALCOHOL.

The physical disasters that follow the continued use of intoxicating beverages are sad enough, and terrible enough; but the surely attendant mental, moral and spiritual disasters are sadder and more terrible still. If you disturb the healthy condition of the brain, which is the physical organ through which the mind acts, you disturb the mind. It will not have the same clearness of perception as before; nor have the same rational control over the impulses and passions.

Heavenly order in the body.
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In order to understand a subject clearly, certain general laws, or principles, must be seen and admitted. And here we assume, as a general truth, that health in the human body is normal heavenly order on the physical plane of life, and that any disturbance of that order exposes the man to destructive influences, which are evil and infernal in their character. Above the natural and physical plane, and resting upon it, while man lives in this world, is the mental and spiritual plane, or degree of life. This degree is in heavenly order when the reason is clear, and the appetites and passions under its wise control. But, if, through any cause, this fine equipoise is disturbed, or lost, then a way is opened for the influx of more subtle evil influences than such as invade the body, because they have power to act upon the reason and the passions, obscuring the one and inflaming the others.

We know how surely the loss of bodily health results in mental disturbance. If the seat of disease be remote from the brain, the disturbance is usually slight; but it increases as the trouble comes nearer and nearer to that organ, and shows itself in multiform ways according to character, temperament or inherited disposition; but almost always in a predominance of what is evil instead of good. There will be fretfulness, or ill-nature, or selfish exactions, or mental obscurity, or unreasoning demands, or, it may be, vicious and cruel propensities, where, when the brain was undisturbed by disease, reason held rule with patience and loving kindness. If the disease which has attacked the brain goes on increasing, the mental disease which follows as a consequence of organic disturbance or deterioration, will have increased also, until insanity may be established in some one or more of its many sad and varied forms.

Insanity.
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It is, therefore, a very serious thing for a man to take into his body any substance which, on reaching that wonderfully delicate organ the brain, sets up therein a diseased action; for, diseased mental action is sure to follow. A fever is a fever, whether it be light or intensely burning; and so any disturbance of the mind's rational equipoise is insanity, whether it be in the simplest form of temporary obscurity, or in the midnight of a totally darkened intellect.

We are not writing in the interest of any special theory, nor in the spirit of partisanship; but with an earnest desire to make the truth appear. You must not accept anything simply because we say it, but because he sees it to be true. Now, as to this matter of insanity, let him think calmly. The word is one that gives us a shock; and, as we hear it, we almost involuntarily thank God for the good gift of a well-balanced mind. What, if from any cause this beautiful equipoise should be disturbed and the mind lose its power to think clearly, or to hold the lower passions in due control? Shall we exceed the truth if we say that the man in whom this takes place is insane just in the degree that he has lost his rational self-control; and that he is restored when he regains that control?

In this view, the question as to the hurtfulness of alcoholic drinks assumes a new and graver aspect. Do they disturb the brain when they come in contact with its substance; and deteriorate it if the contact be long continued? Fact, observation, experience and scientific investigation all emphatically say yes; and we know that if the brain be disordered the mind, will be disordered, likewise; and a disordered mind is an insane mind. Clearly, then, in the degree that a man impairs or hurts his brain temporarily or continuously in that degree his mind is unbalanced; in that degree he is not a truly rational and sane man.

We are holding your thought just here that you may have time to think, and to look at the question in the light of reason and common sense. So far as he does this, will he be able to feel the force of such evidence as we shall educe in what follows, and to comprehend its true meaning.

Other substances besides alcohol act injuriously on the brain; but there is none that compares with this in the extent, variety and diabolical aspect of the mental aberrations which follow its use. We are not speaking thoughtlessly or wildly; but simply uttering a truth well-known to every man of observation, and which every man, and especially those who take this substance in any form, should, lay deeply to heart. Why it is that such awful and destructive forms of insanity should follow, as they do, the use of alcohol it is not for us to say. That they do follow it, we know, and we hold, up the fact in solemn warning.

Another consideration, which should have weight with every one, is this, that no man can tell what may be the character of the legacy he has received from his ancestors. He may have an inheritance of latent evil forces, transmitted through many generations, which only await some favoring opportunity to spring into life and action. So long as he maintains a rational self-control, and the healthy order of his life be not disturbed, they may continue quiescent; but if his brain loses its equipoise, or is hurt or impaired, then a diseased psychical condition may be induced and the latent evil forces be quickened into life.

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Healthy Fat Intake

This information is aimed at helping you to
reduce your fat intake.  The average individual
eats too much fat, a factor that's linked to
a variety of health problems, including cancer.
Diets that are high in fat are associated with
breast and colon cancer, with some studies
linking high fat to prostate cancer as well.

A majority of people can bring their fat intakes
down to a healthy range by making a few adjustments
in the way they shop, cook, and prepare the foods
they eat.

Now days, it's getting easier and easier to control
the amount of fat you consume.  The fat content of
foods are now available through the nutrition label
and through brochures distributed by food companies
and even fast food restaurants.

You can use this information on nutrition to choose
lower fat foods by comparing products and food
brands.  Once you have a rough idea of what a healthy
intake of fat is, you'll know what you can and what
you can't have.

From day to day, the amount of fat you eat will
vary.  Some meals and some days will be higher in
fat than others.  Even high fat meals can be kept
in line with healthy eating as long as you balance
those days accordingly.  The average fat intake over
the course of weeks and months is important, not the
fat intake of every meal and food you consume.

Younger adults and high active adults who have
higher calorie needs can probably eat a little more
fat.  Older adults and those that aren't very active
should aim for a lower fat intake.  This way, you
can control your fat intake and avoid the many
problems that fat is associated with.

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Heart Disease overview

Heart Disease is one of the world’s largest health problems today. It not only affects the wealthier nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart Disease covers a wide range of health ailments relating specifically to the heart.

There are many theories and ideas that relate to heart disease. One school of thought for the sudden increase in heart disease is the changes within different lifestyles. People are often less active and eat diets high in fats. Takeaway food is abundant today and often people will eat it due to the increased availability. Some takeaway outlets are now helping cater to a healthier lifestyle by offering a variety of healthy dishes such as salads. People are becoming more aware of the risk of heart disease and choosing to change their diets.

Why exercise? Exercise is extremely important in order to avoid heart disease. Exercise helps to keep the heart at its peak performance and is optimum health is easier to maintain. By using a combination of exercise and a balanced diet, the risk of heart disease is greatly decreased.

The term “Cardiovascular Disease” is widely used within today’s society. The term Cardiovascular Disease includes a large number of diseases which directly affect the heart and the blood vessel system. It especially affects the veins and arteries that lead to and from the heart.

Conducted research has suggested that women who suffer with cardiovascular disease usually suffer from forms that affect the blood vessels. While men usually suffer from forms that affect the heart muscle itself. Other known or associated causes of cardiovascular disease include diabetes mellitus, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.

Heart disease and strokes are other more common cardiovascular diseases. Two independent risk factors that have a major impact for heart diseases plus cardiovascular diseases are high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol.

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Allergies in Adolescents

Allergies are reactions by immune system that are abnormal in nature to stuff that are usually harmless to majority of the people. When somebody is allergic to something the immune system of that person gets confused and thinks that the substance is detrimental to the body. The substances causing allergic reactions are known as allergens. The examples of allergens are dust, food, plant pollen, medicine etc. The body produces antibodies to protect itself from these allergens. The antibodies make certain cells present in the system to let chemicals to mix with the bloodstream and one of them is histamine. This chemical then acts on nose, eyes, skin, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and results in allergic reaction symptoms. Exposure to the same chemicals in future triggers same response to the antibodies again meaning every time one comes in contact with the same allergen, allergic reaction is produced in the body.

Allergic reactions can range from mild symptoms like runny nose to more severe ones such as difficulty in breathing. Teenagers suffering from asthma often have allergic reaction to cold and get asthma attack is another example of allergies. Some kinds of allergies trigger multiple symptoms. Allergic reactions in very rare cases also produce severe reaction known as “anaphylaxis” for which the signs are difficulty in breathing, difficulty in swallowing, swelling in tongue, lips and throat and dizziness. This allergic reaction occurs as soon as the system is exposed to substances that trigger allergic reactions like peanut although some reactions are delayed by as much as four hours.

The reasons why people get allergies can be various and one of the reasons could be hereditary but that that does not necessarily mean that children are bound to get allergies from their parents.  Some of the common allergens include food, airborne particles, insect bite and sting, medicines, chemicals etc. Food allergies typically occur in infants and usually vanish as the child grows. The list of food allergens includes milk & dairy products, wheat, soy, eggs, peanuts, and seafood. Some people are allergic to stings and bites of certain insects. The venom in the bite is the one which actually causes reaction and can be as serious as anaphylactic in some teens. Some teens are also allergic to airborne particles which are also known as environmental allergens. They are also the commonest of all the allergens. Examples of these allergens include dust mites, animal dander, mold spores, grass pollens, trees and ragweed. Some adolescents are also allergic to certain antibiotic medicines. Another common allergen is chemical, certain chemicals present in laundry detergents or cosmetics can cause rashes that are itchy in nature.

Allergists usually treat allergic problems. They may ask questions like symptoms of the allergy and whether it is hereditary. They may also prescribe certain diagnostic tests like blood or skin test depending on the type of allergy. The best way to treat allergies is to completely avoid the substances that cause allergies. However there are certain medications and injections are also available to treat allergies.

One can follow certain things to avoid allergies like people who have food allergies that contain should peanuts and any food containing smallest amount of peanuts. Also avoid using cosmetic that contain chemicals allergic to the skin. One can also avoid airborne allergies by keeping pets in restricted areas and away from bedroom. Replace carpets and rugs from time to time. Avoid keeping things that accumulate dust. And also clean the room and house frequently.

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Adolescent Pregnancy

Adolescent pregnancy in ninety nine percent of the cases is unwanted and is the major consequence of adolescent sexual activity, other than STDs. This issue has affected youth, families, educators, health care professionals, and government official. A study on the high school adolescents has concluded that forty eight percent of the males and forty five percent of the females are sexually active. One fourth of the high school students had sexual contact by fifteen years of age. The average age of boys is sixteen and a girl is seventeen, who have had intercourse. Ninety percent of adolescents, in the age range of fifteen to nineteen, say their pregnancy is unintended.

Seventy four percent of females above fourteen years and sixty percent of females below fifteen years have reported to have involuntary sex. Fifty percent of the adolescent pregnancies are within the time period of six months after the initial sexual intercourse. More than nine hundred thousand teenagers are reported to have become pregnant every year in the United States. Fifty one percent of the adolescent pregnancies result in live birth, thirty five percent result in induced abortion and fourteen percent result in stillbirths or miscarriages. Four out of ten adolescent females get pregnant, before they turn twenty, at least once.  Twenty five percent of adolescent deliveries aren’t the mother’s first child. When a teenager gives birth to her first child, she increases the risk of begetting another child. One third of the adolescent parents are themselves result of adolescent pregnancies. 

There are many reasons why adolescents choose to become sexually active at an early stage in life. The reasons can be early pubertal development, poverty, sexual abuse in childhood, lack of parent’s attention, lack of career goals, family and cultural patterns of early sex, substance abuse, dropping out from school and poor school performance. Factors which discourage an adolescent to become sexually active are stable family environment, parental supervision, good family income, regular prayers, connectedness with parents and living with complete family and both the parents. The factors which are responsible for the consistent use of contraceptive among adolescents are academic success, anticipation for successful future, and involvement in a stable relationship.

There are many medical risks associated with adolescent pregnancies. Adolescents who are less than seventeen years are at a greater risk of developing medical complications, when compared to adult females. The risk is even more in teenagers below seventeen. The weight of the child, given birth by an adolescent, is very low in these pregnancies. It is usually below 2.5 kilogram. The rate of neonatal birth is also three times greater in adolescents, when compared to adults. Other problems caused by adolescent pregnancies are prematurity of the child, birth of underweight child, poor maternal weight gain, poor nutritional status, anemia, STDs and hypertension induced due to pregnancy.    

Although there is an increase in the use of contraceptive methods by adolescents during their first sexual contact, only sixty three percent of the high school students have said to use condom while having sex previously. Adolescents, who use prescription contraceptives, delay their doctor’s visit until the time they become sexually active for over a year.

According to a research, youngsters who have participated in sex education programs which gave them knowledge about contraception methods, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases and youngsters who involved in discussions in order to get a clear picture, used contraceptives and condoms effectively without any increase in sexual activity. The Center for Disease Control & Prevention has said that the solution for unwanted adolescent pregnancies and STDs are barrier contraceptive use and abstinence.

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Affordable Health Insurance for the Unemployed

Being unemployed can be a financial downside to say the least. You may be dependant on someone else to cover your daily expenses such as a place to live and food to eat. Health insurance is something that everyone needs and not enough people have available because of these other financial burdens. Any emergency such as a car accident or broken bone will require adequate medical assistance. What do you do when you don't have insurance and can't afford expensive medical bills? If you are unemployed, you need to find health insurance to prevent this from happening.

COBRA is a law in which many people could be eligible to remain on an employer's health insurance plan even after they lose their employment. The most ideal person for this coverage is someone who is between jobs and is not in need of long-term help. It can last at least a year to those who qualify, but the premium amount is still an expense that some unemployed individuals may not be able to take care of with their lack of income. If you are able to pay the premium and are eligible, COBRA will also cover your spouse and children who are dependent on you for insurance. The best way to determine if you could receive health insurance is to contact your local employer's benefits department and fill out the required forms.

You can also shop around for typical health insurance. Many free Internet services are proven reliable by the Better Business Bureau Online. By speaking with one of these insurance experts, you can get help finding the most affordable health insurance that will fit your specific needs. They know the rates of thousands of insurance companies and can fix you up with appropriate coverage for your specific needs. If you have a spouse or children, having health coverage is a necessity. Life is full of unexpected events and you cannot ensure that everyone will stay completely healthy until you have insurance again because accidents do happen. Finding an affordable coverage rate on your own can be a hassle. The experts at these companies are offering their assistance to you, often as a free service. Whether you need to find something short-term or for an extended period, they are qualified and dedicated to helping you.

If you find yourself unemployed at any time in your life, you are probably without health insurance. This can be a nightmare whether you have a family or not because medical expenses can put you into debt quickly. Luckily, there are ways of finding affordable coverage providers that can keep your health, as well as your finances, safe. A simple doctor visit can cost you significantly more money than it would with insurance. Do not let yourself become one of the many people who are unfortunately living life without proper insurance coverage.

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Advantages to Managed Care Plans

There are many different types of Health insurance plans out there. Picking the right one for yourself can be troublesome in the beginning, especially if you don't know what you are looking for. You might have trouble deciding which one would be better for you.

Health insurance is divided into two large categories-indemnity and managed care plans. Indemnity plans, also commonly called reimbursement plans, will reimburse your medical expenses up to a certain limit. Under the Reimbursement plan, the insurer pays a percentage of the total charges, regardless of how much the charges are. With the indemnity plan, the insurer will pay a specified amount every day for a specified number of days. The amount reimbursed does not rely on the cost of medical care, but what you are reimbursed will never exceed your expenses.

The other popular type of health insurance plans is managed care plans. The three types of policies categorized as managed care plans are HMOs, POSs, and PPOs. This type of insurance is more popular than the indemnity plan, as they offer more flexibility. With these types of options you either pay a monthly fee no matter how many times you see a doctor, or pay a co-payment but no monthly fee. With managed care plans, you are given options of care. The plan you choose and the amount of money you wish to pay determines how big of a network of doctors and specialists you can see and still be covered under the plan. Some managed car plans (most often PPOs) offer sponsorship programs from a network of hospitals and medical services. You can often get this kind of plan through your employer.

Managed healthcare plans are better for the average person due to the fact that they are more cost effective. While indemnity plans may give you a lot more freedom in cost, you will have to use the healthcare provider that the insurer chooses. If you have a specific disability, this can present itself as a problem. In the long run, a managed care plan will save you money, especially if emergencies arise when you are out of town. These types of plans also are more flexible in policy. Before you purchase any kind of health insurance, be sure to research the many options available for you and your family to ensure you receive the best coverage possible for the lowest monthly premium or deductible.

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Advantages to Indemnity Health Insurance Plans

Indemnity health insurance plans are more regularly known as traditional health insurance plans. These health insurance plans can be costly but often cover most health problems that may arise, while other insurance plans exclude some illnesses or diseases from their coverage. Some disadvantages to indemnity plans are that they do not usually cover preventative health care like physicals, and traditional health insurance plans often cover only a percentage of your bill. Research the advantages and disadvantages to indemnity health insurance when you are considering health insurance options.

While the disadvantages may seem problematic, there are many advantages to indemnity health insurance plans. You may have a higher monthly premium and you may need to pay upfront costs and submit claims paperwork, but your deductible will be more manageable and your coverage will be wider. Some health insurance plans will not cover certain medical expenses or care, but indemnity plans often do.

Another benefit of indemnity health insurance plans that many people desire is the freedom to choose your own physician. While other health insurance plans offered by the insurance industry limit your choice of physicians and hospitals to a list of preferred providers, indemnity insurance will cover any physician or hospital. This benefit may seem unworthy of mention, but there has been more than one instance where a mother finds that her son or daughter's pediatrician is not in their preferred provider network and has to search for another pediatrician. This also means that you can see a specialist without having to consult with your primary care physician first.

Overall, indemnity health insurance plans also offer you the best emergency medical coverage in the industry. While preferred provider organizations (PPOs) or point-of-service (POS) plans limit the physician you can see to a list of network physicians and hospitals, the freedom of choosing any physician is nationwide with indemnity health insurance plans. This means that if you are traveling across the country and have an accident or a medical emergency, you can go to the nearest hospital or see the closest physician without worrying about the expense. There have been instances where hospitals or physicians will either refuse to treat patients or treat them only minimally because the hospital or physician is not inside the plan's preferred provider network - meaning that the patient's health insurance will only cover a small part of the expense and the patient is liable to pay the rest of the bill. This is a risky financial situation for the physician and/or hospital since patients are often unable to fully pay costly medical bills. With indemnity health insurance plans, this is almost never the case. Consider this and the other benefits of indemnity health insurance when choosing the plan that is right for you.

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The Importance of Prenatal Care

Have you recently found out that you are pregnant?  Whether you took a home pregnancy test or your doctor confirmed your pregnancy for you, you may be experiencing a wide array of emotions.  Those emotions may include happiness, excitement, hope, as well as fear.

When it comes to the birth of a child, particularly a first child, there are many mothers who have a number of different issues or concerns that must be dealt with. Those issues and concerns may include money, additional living space, healthcare, and needed baby supplies, like baby formula and diapers.  Although these are all issues and concerns that must be dealt with, something should come first.  That is the health of you and your baby.  The moment that you learn that you are pregnant, you should start taking steps to receive prenatal care.

Although it is important to hear that prenatal care is something that you should seek right away, there are many mothers, especially first time mothers, who wonder what is so important about doing so.  If this is a question that you have asked yourself, you are not alone.  A few of the many reasons why you should actively seek prenatal care, when pregnant, are outlined below.

What you need to know is that prenatal care is important to your baby’s health, as well as your health. Although a large focus will be placed on your baby and its development, prenatal care is also used to ensure that you are healthy as well. This often involves monitoring your weight, your blood pressure, as well as the expanding size of your stomach.  That is one of the many reasons why you should attend all of your prenatal care appointments, as it is important to your health, as well as your baby’s.

Another reason why prenatal care appointments are important is because they can be used to determine if your baby will have any medical conditions or complications when they are born. While many parents do not want to know, ahead of time, there are many others who do.  Knowing if your baby will have any medical conditions is important, as it can help you financially prepare for those complications and any life adjustments that need to be made.

The above mentioned reasons are just a few of the many reasons why it is important that you seek prenatal care when pregnant.  In addition to monitoring your health and the healthy of your baby, you should also seek prenatal care as it is a fun, exciting, and an important experience.  When attending your prenatal care appointments, whether you be seeing a family practice doctor, an OBGYN, or a midwife, you should be able to see a sonogram of your baby, as well as hear his or her heartbeat.  These things are things that parents never forget.

Despite the importance of prenatal care, there are many pregnant women who do not seek it. This occurs for a number of different reasons; however, the most common reason is associated with money. If you are currently uninsured or if your health insurance doesn’t cover prenatal care, you may be concerned with the cost of it, as you should be. What you should know is that many healthcare professionals would be more than willing to work with, like with the creation of a payment plan. There are also health centers, which can be found all across the country, that are designed for low-income women or those without medical insurance. 

As outlined above, prenatal care is extremely important to your health and the health of your baby, when you are pregnant. Whether you are having your first child or your third, it is important that you seek the recommended amount of prenatal care.  Pregnancy is one of the most important issues that you will have to deal with in your life and it is extremely important that it is dealt with in the proper matter.

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Minor symptoms of harmful

Some of the disease often comes suddenly and before I know it enters the chronic stage. Let you can prevent unwanted health problems, here are some signals from the body commonly ignored but a sign of irregularity in the body, as reported by ABCNews.
Headache
Many people often have headaches or migraines. Suddenly stricken with a migraine is very disturbing. Be careful, its frequency of severe headache is a signal of brain aneurysms. If left unchecked can cause brain damage within minutes. Smoking habits and family history of suffering an aneurysm, the more increase the odds of developing the disease.
Throbbing tooth
Indeed suffer excruciating throbbing tooth. Teeth are often pulsed to signal the damage to the tooth nerve. Can be caused by cracked or decayed tooth enamel. If not addressed could make the bacteria in the mouth that can easily infect nerve.
Pain on one side
If you often feel as if being stabbed in the right part is also accompanied by nausea and fever, could be a sign that you have appendicitis. Another possibility, could be a sign of ovarian cysts.
Chest pain
Often feel chest pain, it could be a signal of heart problems. These symptoms are more common in men than in women. Sometimes, just a symptom, chest pressure accompanied by fatigue, sore throat or shortness of breath.
Flatulence
Abdominal bloating and feel like a lot of really bad gas. These symptoms often experienced by women during menstruation. However, be careful. Flatulence can be a sign the worst of ovarian cancer. In 2007, the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation released the first national consensus on the early symptoms, like swelling, pelvic or abdominal pain and difficulty eating for more than two to three weeks.
Tingling in toes
Often experience tingling in your toes into the spinal cord signal distress by bearing bone in the spine. If left constantly, you risk permanent nerve damage and makes your toes numb.
Leg swelling
Calves look swollen, red or warm to the touch? You may suffer from venous platelets (DVT), otherwise known as blood clotting. This risk is common in people who flew for hours, smokers and women taking birth control pills are also at high risk for blood clots.

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Foods that Make You Younger

Look younger and become the hope of every person. Various treatments were administered to the body still looks far from being old. But, you know, the actual treatment can be obtained from the natural way.
Timesofindia.com page, launch a natural way by eating foods that make you stay young and sleek. What is it, the following description:
A. Vegetable
Many types of vegetables that provide these benefits, such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, and radishes. In addition, these vegetables also offer a double bonus in helping the fight against cancer. One trick is to eat vegetables you can eat them with raw or lightly cooked. Because if overcooked, so its nutrient content will be destroyed and unable to fight toxins and cancer in the body.
2. Garlic and ginger
Garlic has properties to prevent influenza and can also stop the cells die and the blood. While ginger aids digestion by secreting toxins in the body. When aging sets in, ginger can help you rejuvenate the cells and stop the damage to the skin.
3. Omega 3
Some experts recommend consuming foods that contain Omega 3 can prevent aging. In addition, you will also be protected from heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, and thrombotic stroke. Omega 3 can you get by consuming walnuts, roasted flaxseed, and fish.
4. Red wine
Wine contains antioxidants that can protect skin from free radicals and cell damage and reduce the damage caused by them.
5. Tomatoes
Round oval fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. Or if you want to feel the sensation of another, you can anticipate adding them to salads or juices. In addition to these vegetables are easy to get around you, the substance is also able to protect skin from sun exposure and helps prevent wrinkles. Lycopene, a substance contained in it can protect the skin from oxidation.
Start now, you could consider re-use of various products, lotions and try switching to a natural way. Because in addition to cheap and readily available material, it is also safe for your body.

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Disease that often attacks the woman

Disease can affect anyone. However, women are more at risk of contracting a disease. Identify the various diseases that often diidap women.Osteoporosis
When women reach the age of 40 years, the pain and the pain will become friends everyday of his life. The reason is the lack of calcium in the bones. So, if you do not want to sit in a wheelchair at the age of 50 years, start saving of calcium for healthy bones. Eating high calcium foods such as cheese, yogurt, broccoli, cabbage and fish. In addition, regular exercise for maximum calcium absorption and is equipped with a sun in the morning.
Heart Attack
Statistics show that 10 years the number of patients with heart attacks in women have increased and the number of women survivors of this deadly disease is very little. The women tend to ignore the pain that her body, such as chest pain, followed by shoulder pain, nausea, vomiting and difficulty breathing. Change your lifestyle, eating healthy foods and exercising regularly can be the best means of prevention.
Depression
Depression in women has increased and become acute. The recent discovery of a hormonal imbalance after menopause can be a major cause of depression, which triggered the explosion risk of psychotic and suicidal thoughts. Do the activities that make themselves actively interact with others and do not forget the rest can suppress the production of stress hormones.
Breast and Cervical Cancer
Breast cancer is the number one killer among women today, and cervical cancer followed soon after. All women aged 20-50 years are advised to perform regular breast examinations that can detect breast cancer early.
PCOS
If women experience irregular periods, it could have is having an enlarged ovaries (polycystic ovary syndrome / PCOS). Generally, the disease is caused by hormonal disorder that occurs in the female reproductive period. Unhealthy lifestyles have contributed to the cause of PCOS. Recent data also show that 1 in 3 women are known to have PCOS and prevention must be done by eating healthy foods and maintaining weight loss.

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Frequent chest pain? Beware

Communities need to be aware of chest pain or "chest pain" because it is one symptom of the disease in a short time can lead to death, according to health experts from the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Nahar Taufiq.

"Therefore, chest pain needs to be addressed seriously. Cause of chest pain usually comes from the heart, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and pulmonary and respiratory conditions," he said in Yogyakarta on Saturday.

In the discussion on "Continuing Education", he said, was a complaint of chest pain that is often found in the acute care unit or emergency department. Nearly 40 percent of people in Indonesia have chest pain.

"In general, treatment of chest pain in patients who come to emergency rooms remain the same in accordance with the standards, but within 10 minutes of chest pain sufferers had to be divided into four categories," he said.

He said that people with chest pain can be classified into four categories, namely category P (Priority Risk), category A (Advance Risk), a category I (Intermediate Risk), and category N (Negative / Low Risk).

"Each category has a groove advanced handling of each," said the lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FKIK) Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (UMY).

According to him, patients with category P is a patient with symptoms of typical angina chest pain accompanied by one of the criteria of myocardial infarction in the ECG recording.
"Category A chest pain occurs more than 20 minutes and acute myocardial infarction within the last four weeks and no hemodynamic disturbances," he said.

He said, the category I is probable mekatian or myocardial infarction within 30 days of 4-8 percent and have symptoms such as group A.

"Category N the possibility of death or myocardial infarction within 30 days is less than two percent by sublingual nitrate administration of aspirin," said Nahar.

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