Migraine Cured After 26 Years Listed Stomach Pacemakers

Migraine Cured After 26 Years Listed Stomach Pacemakers

More than 20 years a woman was attacked migraine is very disturbing. Some painkillers were not always effective. But migraines can be cured after finally installed a pacemaker in the stomach.

Debbie Hounslow (44 years) of a customer services from Buckinghamshire, has suffered from migraines since the age of 18 years. At that time, his left eye began to blur, dizzy and severe headaches.

"It was scary, but the nanny and my mother also suffered from migraines, so I know what it is," said Debbie Hounslow, as reported by Dailymail, Tuesday (27/12/2011).

Debbie advised doctors to use painkillers when a migraine attack coming. Debbie usually only experience a migraine several times a year, but entered the age of 30 years of increasingly severe migraine and relapsed several times each month.

"My migraine more intense and lasts 1 to 3 days. That's an incredible pain, like my skull is being clamped. Pulsed-pulse painful. I also felt nauseous and sometimes cause physical pain," he explained.

Debbie began to consume beta-blockers as a painkiller. The cure is a little help, but can not make really eased migraine.

In 2005, Debbie taking the drug once a week. However, the drug proved to have side effects, so that although not having a migraine, side effects still felt.

"My eyes feel 'foggy' and find it hard to watch TV, read or see computer. Even for simple things like cooking, driving and walking was not possible," explains Debbie.

Debbie so often take leave when a migraine or medication side effects complicate the job. But out of desperation, he sempet offered Botox, which is supposed to work because of paralyzing the muscles in the neck and forehead that can trigger a migraine.

But he did not like Botox, because he thinks it can poison the system in body. Then in January 2010, he was referred to Dr. Alexander Green at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Doctors told him about the Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, a new procedure in which electrodes implanted into the back of the neck, close to the nerves that send signals to the brain and cause migraines.

The electrodes will be connected with a cable that runs under the skin with a small battery that is implanted under the skin in the abdomen. The battery will send a small electrical pulse signal when there is a migraine. This tool is just like a pacemaker device (pacemaker).

"The doctor said some people have seen their migraine is almost gone after this operation. I thought I had nothing to lose," recalls Debbie.

Operations carried out in July 2010 with local anesthesia. The surgical procedure performed for an hour, physicians insert electrodes and batteries on the left side of abdomen Debbie. He was allowed home after several hours.

"I was taking painkillers for a week, despite the pain in my stomach takes 6 weeks to disappear. You do not see the wire, but the battery (the size of a stopwatch) looks quite slim," he explained.

Little girl spirit Fight Cancer After Princess Meet

Little girl spirit Fight Cancer After Princess Meet

The story of princes and princesses are the most amazing story for most of the girls. Likewise with Diamond Marshall, the little girl 6 years of age who had cancer so rare a spirit to heal after embraced the beautiful princess.

Diamond Marshall diagnosed as having cancer of the adrenal glands are rare. When this cancer he had a dream to meet a princess. It turned out that his meeting with the daughter of Kate Middleton, the wife of Prince William of England have a positive impact for healing illness.

The little girl who came from Canada has a dream to meet with Princess Aurora from Sleeping Disneyland. It turned out that the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada successfully mempertemukannya with another figure of the daughter of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton.

The father, Lyall Marshall believes her daughter's visit and meetings with the Kingdom of Kate Middleton could help Diamond fight the disease. Diamond himself had lost his mother, Memory (32 years) due to different cancers, 4 years ago.

"He was amazed at the fairy tale princesses like Princess Kate, therefore the meeting will rouse him to keep fighting," said Lyall Marshall, as quoted from Dailymail, Monday (26/12/2011).

The Duchess was meeting with a big impact for the Diamond. He felt his dream come true and gave the spirit to continue to fight against the cancer disease.

Diamond meeting with Princess Kate started when her parents find out that Kate Middleton will come to Calgary. Diamond is also very keen to meet with the Princess, he wrote a touching letter to the Duchess who expressed his desire to meet.

Gender Lice Pubic Most Doyan perched on Youth

Gender Lice Pubic Most Doyan perched on Youth

Adolescents with genital lice should also be checked out for other sexual infections, because based on disease etiology, genital lice infection is classified as a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

Transmission usually occurs during sexual activity. However, it also can occur through physical contact with contaminated objects such as toilet seats, sheets and blankets. In fact, some women get a genital lice while trying on bathing suits.

Here are the causes and transmission of genital lice, as reported by Emedicinehealth:

The source of infection is genital lice intimate contact with an infected person
Because transmission occurs during sexual intercourse, actual intercourse is not necessary for the spread of genital lice
Genital lice can also spread through contact with contaminated items such as towels, sheets or clothing.
Lice do not jump or fly, then the actual contact is necessary for transmission. An individual may acquire the infection from sleeping together or from a towel
Cats, dogs and other pets are not involved in the spread of human lice

Symptoms of genital lice infection:

Itching and burning in the pubic area
Itching can be spread because of genital lice move to other wet areas of the body such as armpits
Itching will be worse at night
Scratching can lead to intense and long broken skin and can become infected by bacteria
Fever, burning when you urinate ketch or genital discharge.

While the maintenance actions that can be done to overcome genital lice infection are:

Mengeramasi pubic hair and surrounding area at least for 5 minutes
Rinse well
Combing pubic hair with a fine toothed comb to remove eggs
Some doctors recommend cutting the pubic hair with an electric razor nonsharp to reduce the number of lice and eggs.

Pre Cervical Cancer Can be Cured with cryotherapy

Pre Cervical Cancer Can be Cured with cryotherapy

Examination for early detection of cervical cancer sometimes results pre-cancerous. However, pre-cancer has a cure rate of 85 percent by using cryotherapy.

"God willing to pre-cancer cure rate was 85 percent, but still we keep an eye on," said Dr. Dr. Laila Nuranna, SpOG (K) on the sidelines of Program Launch Month Prevent Cervical cancer in Jagakarsa District Health Center, Thursday (22/12 / 2011).

Dr. Laila further said that people usually refer to this as cryotherapy and cold gas can be treated at the health center. Currently there are seven health centers known to already have the tools to cryotherapy, but in the near future at least, there are 10 health centers that have this tool again.

"When this program (Month prevent cervical cancer) were not paid, but in fact the unit costnya about USD 125-150 thousand, but because there are subsidies from the government of DKI I heard later it costs only Rp 30 thousand," said Dr. Laila who is also the Coordinator of Female FKUI Cancer Program.

Cryotherapy in charge of destroying abnormal tissue in the cervix using a low temperature (cold). During this process, the liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) that is very cold circulates through a probe that is placed next to the abnormal tissue.

This condition will freeze the tissue for 2-3 minutes then melted and then frozen again for 2-3 minutes. Some treatments sometimes takes a single treatment for 5 minutes.

4 Myths About Premature Ejaculation One

4 Myths About Premature Ejaculation One

Before slumped even further, identify the four myths about premature ejaculation is one that follows, as quoted from askdanandjennifer:

Myth 1: Men who Ejaculation In 2 Minutes Means Experiencing Premature Ejaculation

The first myth is very subjective. A man said to be premature ejaculation if he is in constant or continuous can only survive for two minutes during lovemaking. But that does not mean men who had ejaculated within two minutes, is called premature ejaculation.

If within two minutes, the man was able to make their partner orgasm, of course he can not said to suffer from premature ejaculation. A man can be said to have a good sexual performance can be satisfied even if the woman was just a little while lovemaking session started.

Myth 2: Some Male Born with Ability Can Survive Long As Love

Of course this second myth is wrong. No man is born with the ability to survive longer when having sex with their partner. It was precisely bertetangan with the will of nature. Men are supposed to climax quickly because it shows how much can be issued ability of sperm to fertilize an egg.

Myth 3: No Way to Overcome Premature Ejaculation

Men certainly do not have the natural ability to last longer during sex. Ability can be gained by practicing it. Man who had sex for the first time usually do not have the ability to control ejaculation. But with more and more frequent sex and practicing technique, over time he was able to hold ejaculation.

Wolipop once wrote about how to overcome premature ejaculation: The 4 Ways to Help Him Overcome Premature Ejaculation.

Myth 4: Divert Defense Technical, Powerful Method for Long Lasting Sex

Some men think by thinking about things other than sex can prevent them from ejaculating too quickly. Of course it's hard to do if it turns out that sex is very enjoyable. Try to think again, why would you make love if you actually think about anything else is not about sex itself?

Plus Minus Woman Who Becomes Donor egg

Plus Minus Woman Who Becomes Donor egg

Donating eggs effort to mempantu couples who are unable to have offspring. In return for their time and sacrifice, donors often receive some money. Not only to help couples who are less fortunate, also donated eggs for research purposes.

However, some parties are still questioning the health risks for the donor. Unlike in western countries, overt advertisements seeking egg donors almost never found in Indonesia.

Nevertheless, women who intend to donate their eggs should need to know the benefits and risks of donating eggs.

Here are the benefits and risks for women who become egg donors, as quoted from io9.com, Wednesday (12/21/2011):

How long does the process take?

Extraction of eggs from the donor only takes 20-30 minutes, but a large amount of time invested before the egg retrieval is often called the 'harvest'.

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is given to the donor a few weeks before the procedure, along with the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin 36 h before harvest to produce more eggs or "oocytes". Injections of this hormone serves to maximize the number of eggs available.

Harvesting procedure is relatively short. A physician or surgeon inserts an ultrasound probe is equipped with vacuum capabilities into the vagina and removing the fluid around the follicle in the hope of reaching the egg from each follicle. Psychological evaluation performed in an attempt to predict the response of post-harvest donor.

Is this donation process painful? And how many eggs are retrieved?

The procedure is usually painless, but requires an additional 1-2 days in the hospital afterward to relieve cramps and discomfort. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome can also occur due to a given fertility drugs cause a lot of mature egg cells, because without these medications, there will be only one egg is available for harvest.

Protein in Semen favorite places Growing HIV Virus

Protein in Semen favorite places Growing HIV Virus

Virus HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is still difficult to shut down. The current findings present, the protein in the semen of men it could increase the ability of the HIV virus to infect white blood cells.

In a study published in the journal Cell Host & Microbe, Gladstone Institute researcher identifies a set of proteins that increase HIV infection.

It turned out that HIV transmission associated with the presence of fibrous protein (amyloid fibrils) in semen. This fibrous protein that helps HIV infections by encouraging the virus to find and attack the target, namely the white blood cells.

Positively charged fibrous protein in the semen of HIV binds to the negatively charged and helped infect white blood cells. This fibrous protein of HIV attract like a magnet.

"Our experiments show that the fibrils originate from semenogelins, the main component of semen, and can increase the infection of HIV in semen. But we are interested in its natural function. In fact, fibrils that are found in the male reproductive organs may show evolution's role in helping conception , something that is being explored, "said researcher Dr. Nadia Roan as reported scienceagogo.com, Saturday (17/12/2011).

These findings could pave the way for scientists to create a much stronger material such chemical gel that blocks HIV infection. While the existing barrier materials have failed due to only target the virus itself, but does not prevent the virus interacts with the natural infection, reinforced by the components of semen.

"Now we better understand how HIV hijacks these components to enhance infection. We're one step closer to developing more effective drugs that can stop HIV," said Roan.

5 Foods To Prevent Acne

5 Foods To Prevent Acne

Acne could be prevented, one of them diligent eating certain foods. Dr. Elliott Weiss, MD, a dermatologist from the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York also said, should avoid some foods if you do not want to face acne.

"Avoid the delicious food, sweets, milk in large enough quantities and refined grains. It will nourish your skin. Next, eat foods that are good for the skin, which contains enough vitamins and minerals. Both substances are able to make your skin healthy and beautiful from the inside, "he explained.

Here are foods that can prevent acne, as described Dr. Elliott and quoted Total Beauty:

1. Vegetable

Vegetables that contain lots of water such as cucumbers, good to prevent acne. Water is useful for removing blockages in the pores and serves as a detox. In addition, cucumber gives the sensation of cold that is effective in calming the inflammation associated with acne. Vegetables are full of vitamin A is also good for detoxification as a whole, good for skin and body. There could also be eating potatoes and sweet potatoes to prevent the appearance of acne.

2. Oyster

Besides known increase sexual attraction, it turns out oysters are also effective to prevent acne. Oysters contain zinc is high, which controls the release of the hormone testosterone, the cause of acne. Zinc also helps the absorption of vitamin A, which is good for the skin. The best way to enjoy oysters, is to eat it raw, of course, having previously washed.

3. Yogurt

Excessive milk consumption can indeed trigger tibulnya acne, but not so with yogurt. Yogurt is able to prevent the emergence of bad bacteria that can cause acne from inside your body. It is better you put yogurt in the daily menu. Try drinking smoothies made from yogurt, blueberries and bananas, which are rich in antioxidants and potassium in the morning. Or try a mixture of yogurt, strawberries and honey as a drink in the evenings you cover.

4. Dark Chocolate

Very sweet foods are not good for your skin. Replace it with a dark chocolate candy you will be even better if dark chocolate is mixed with almonds, raisins, or other dried fruits. Chocolate contains anti-oxidants that can counteract free radicals, so good for the skin.

5. White Water

Drinking enough water and keep the body hydrated, very good for your skin. Water keep your skin from dryness, serves as a detox and prevent acne. If you get bored with plain water, try adding a few drops of lemon or lime to create variations of taste and smell of your water.

Anorexia Victims Finally Worst that Could Not Survive

Anorexia Victims Finally Worst that Could Not Survive

People with anorexia usually eat very little and exercise excessively, so do not be surprised if his body will be very thin. But so bad, women who have had anorexia for 16 years no longer able to survive and eventually died.

Kate Chilver weight (31 years) is only 29.8 kg and lean body beritu to the stomach and intestines 'dead' because of lack of blood supply. Beyond help end his life after battling the eating disorder anorexia for 16 years.

I was so skinny, her facial bones look very prominent. His body even looks just like bones wrapped in skin. Doctors say cases of anorexia Kate is one of the worst case, because there has never been a case like this before.

According to doctors, for 2 decades (20 years) Kate's weight comes from Ealing, London, is always below the normal limit is dangerous. BMI (body mass index) that healthy is between 20 to 25, when less than 15 then it could be categorized as severe anorexia. Kate even smaller BMI of 12 and had only reached number 9.

"I knew her since she was referred to our service in 2004. He started getting sick with anorexia sejar around the age of 12 years. He is patient with anorexia worst I have ever met," explains Dr Frances Connan, a consultant psychologist at the Vincent Square Clinic, London, as Dailymail reported on Friday (12/16/2011).

According to Dr Connan, BMI Kate Kate never reached number 9, but is very rare there are people with a BMI under 10. The doctor finally gave her food through a tube to improve his health, but all attempts failed doctor.

He never recovered and allowed to go home, but after 6 months of weight quickly fell back, until finally into the level that can be life threatening. He finally had to be sent back to the eating disorders unit.

For 16 years suffering from anorexia, she has never responded to medication, he was also not able to engage in psychotherapy.

Chickenpox virus can be fatal Taxable Ultraviolet

Chickenpox virus can be fatal Taxable Ultraviolet

Chicken pox is more common in sub-tropical regions than the tropics. Apparently, ultraviolet rays can help prevent the spread of chickenpox. Unfortunately, some of the chickenpox virus that evolved in the tropics have developed resistance to UV exposure.

UV light has long been known to deactivate the virus. However, a virologist from St. George's University of London named Dr. Phil Rice believes his findings suggest that UV light can kill the varicella zoster virus, herpes virus responsible for causing chickenpox and herpes zoster before infectious to others.

Dr. Rice examined data from 25 studies on the pattern of varicella-zoster virus (the cause of chickenpox and herpes zoster) in temperate and tropical regions throughout the world.

He analyzed data on various climatic factors to examine what may be the cause of the increased incidence of chickenpox. The data show that UV light is the only factor that matches the pattern of infection in each of the countries studied.

He found that chickenpox is much more rarely found in areas with high UV exposure as compared to areas with low exposure to UV light. This explains why smallpox is more rarely found in the tropics than in temperate countries of sub-tropical.

This also explains why the spread of smallpox reached its peak in seasonal climates in the winter and spring, when UV rays are emitted in the lowest stage.

Studies have been published in the Journal of Virology confirmed that UV light was not originally considered as a factor causing smallpox, but other factors such as heat, humidity, population density or infection with another virus that protects.

After looking at the epidemiological studies, the analysis showed a good correlation between latitude and the presence of viruses.

"One of the factors compelling hypothesis is that there are explanations for any anomalies. For example, the peak spread of smallpox in India and Sri Lanka during the summer, dry, and sunny. You would expect chickenpox is at its lowest at this time because it is not in accordance with the theory. However, UV light is actually much lower in the dry season compared to the monsoon period. In the dry season, pollutants in the atmosphere reflects UV rays back into space before it can reach the earth's surface. But in the rainy season, rains wash pollutants causing UV rays can penetrate the atmosphere, "explains Dr.. Rice.

As reported by ScienceDaily, Friday (16/12/2011), Dr. Rice also found that it has formed two types of measles virus genes of different types of tropical and temperature type. He found that the temperature is just type in tropical infectious when UV radiation is reduced or absent. This type of virus spread in the house, but not outside the home.

People who Need to Perform Tests Sexual Disease

People who Need to Perform Tests Sexual Disease

Sexually transmitted diseases are diverse, ranging from syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, to HIV. Doctors have their own opinion about who should be tested to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Here is a group of people who need to perform tests of sexual disease and why.

Recommendations are made based on information about sexual activity and the severity of infection. Experts say that the best strategy for the individual is seeking information, then ask for a test based on sexual history alone.

Here are some basic guidelines sexually transmitted disease testing Health.com As reported on Wednesday (12/14/2011):

1. For sexually active people
HIV testing is recommended for all adults who are sexually active and pregnant women.

Urine tests have been available to detect chlamydia and gonorrhea infections, making it easier to do than ever before. Some doctors recommend routine testing for both infections is if the person is at risk category.

2. For ages under 24 years
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the U.S. in 2006, young people aged 15-24 years represent 25% of the sexually active population, but represent almost 50% of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases.

"Teenagers should be tested once a year to check for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea," said H. Hunter Handsfield, MD, professor of clinical medicine at the University of Washington.

Depending on their sexual behavior, testing can be done every few months or every two years in the case of monogamy. Chlamydia is an important test for younger women because the disease is so common and so destructive.

"Sexually transmitted diseases are most likely to attack someone but have no symptoms and can-and do much damage," says Dr. Handsfield.

3. For men who have sex only with women
Most doctors do not test the possibility of heterosexual men on sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV, unless there are symptoms of the disease.

Women experience more severe health problems caused by HPV and chlamydia as well as medical tests to diagnose sexually transmitted diseases is quite painful.

Chlamydia can affect male fertility as well. Fortunately, there is now a painless urine test for chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Ask for these tests when visiting physicians. Depending on the sexual activity, rates of infection, and the level of awareness, testing for syphilis also should be done.

4. For men who have sex with men
HIV and syphilis testing are most important in this group because the two diseases infection rate is highest in men with male sex partners. Depending on the number of partners you have, the testing needs to dilakukukan more than once a year. Chlamydia and gonorrhea are also commonly encountered.

5. For women
Apart tested for HIV, all women should undergo an annual Pap smear to make sure no potential pre-cancerous or abnormal cervical cells that can be caused by HPV.

Thyroid Gland Abnormalities Due to Lack of Iodine

Thyroid Gland Abnormalities Due to Lack of Iodine

Iodine is essential in the production of thyroid hormones. But people in the highlands at risk of iodine deficiency in the area because the soil contains little iodine. Beware of health disorders caused by iodine deficiency and thyroid gland disorders.

"Iodine in through food and beverages that depend on native soil, upland soil usually contains less iodine," said Prof. Dr. Dr. Sri Hartini Kariadi KS, SpPD-KEMD, in a media seminar Beware of health disorders caused by abnormalities in the thyroid gland, at Sahid Jaya Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (12/13/2011).

Iodine can be obtained from foods such as vegetables all depends on the soil and also from the air. If the iodine in the soil a little bit as well so it intakes.

Prof. Sri revealed iodine is the raw material to produce thyroid hormone. Synthesis and secretion of hormones T3 and T4 is regulated by the hormone TSH. Hormones T3 and T4 serves regulate body temperature, bowel movements, heart rate, muscle strength and fat metabolism.

During this time people know the deficiency of iodine can cause goiter or cretins, but it was not only due to iodine deficiency can also reduce the intellectual capacity and mental retardation.

"At an early age these hormones are very beneficial for the growth and development of intelligence, if the deficiency at an early age the child will seem silly and midget," said Prof. Sri incorporated in PERKENI (Society of Endocrinology premises).

Prof. Sri explained if 50-10 percent of the population in an area having the mumps, then the condition is called endemic goiter. Usually the land is less mountainous areas contain iodine.

If the body lacks iodine, the thyroid gland to work harder to meet the need for thyroid hormone, the condition is triggered or enlargement of the thyroid gland called goiter.

If the effort is the need of thyroid hormone can be met then there is no interference with thyroid function. However, if the requirement is not met then there might be accompanied by goiter and hypothyroidism (thyroid hormone deficiency).

Screening is an effort to find people with iodine deficiency are asymptomatic, while the provision of iodized salt is the most inexpensive and easy measures to prevent iodine deficiency.

Even so iodine intake is too much or excess can also cause impact to the body, such as causing goitre. This is because it inhibits the expenditure (secretion) of thyroid hormone.

Risky Habits Chewing Khat Leaves Heart Deaths

Risky Habits Chewing Khat Leaves Heart Deaths

Khat or qat (Catha edulis) is a flowering plant from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Arab and African communities, chewing handwriting has become a social habit for thousands of years ago.

A recent study showed that heart disease patients who chew fresh leaves of handwriting has a higher risk of stroke, heart failure, until the end of death than those not consuming handwriting.

The researchers said that chewing habits handwriting have spread from the Middle East to Western Europe and the United States. where this practice has been deemed illegal. To date, there are nearly 20 million people who use handwriting all over the world.

Khat has a stimulant effect similar to amphetamines and cocaine. These ingredients can cause feelings of euphoria, hyperactivity, restlessness, loss of appetite, and weight loss.

U.S. national drug intelligence center or the National Drug Intelligence Center said that the sellers of East Africa and Yemen distribute handwriting in the United States. The agency also seized various types of handwriting dry.

In a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers followed more than 7,000 people with heart disease in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen for a year.

Nineteen percent of participants using handwriting. Users of handwriting as a whole has lower levels of diabetes and high blood pressure, classical factor triggers heart attacks and strokes.

The results reported by WebMD, Tuesday (12/13/2011) showed that compared to non-users of handwriting, people who chew handwriting is likely to have complications such as stroke, heart failure, or death within one year.

For example, a user handwriting is hospitalized because of heart disease (heart attack or chest pain) had a mortality rate of 7.5% in hospitals compared with 3.8% in non-users handwriting. The death rate in one year nearly 19% among users of handwriting, higher when compared to as much as nearly 11% among non-users.

Heart Men stopped in Cats claw

Heart Men stopped in Cats claw

Scratched by a cat scratch may be a matter of course for animal lovers. But a man experiencing an emergency condition a week after scratched by a cat. Why is that?

A week after the cat scratched-in-law, Jon Taylor (44 years) had to undergo emergency surgery because of the bacteria in a cat claw into the blood stream, leading to septicemia (blood poisoning). His heart had stopped beating a few seconds. Luckily, the operation can save her life.

"I'm in the kitchen when the cat jumped to my feet from the oven and leave two claws scratching along the 6 cm. After giving medication and bandage wounds, I do not think about it anymore," said Jon Taylor, as quoted Dailymail, Tuesday (12/13/2011 ).

Wound in the skin has allowed strains of streptococcal bacteria get into the cat's claws bloodstream Jon. Bacteria that enter and proliferate ultimately affects the aortic valve in his heart, which serves to control the flow of blood throughout the body.

Two days after Jon bruised body condition began to decline, but he just thought it was because of the flu. The day after that, he felt very sick to just be lying in bed.

"I usually tough, but I was surprised at how the flu has made me weak for 6 days," said Jon, who lives with his wife Stephanie and their three children near Okehampton, Devon.

The next night, Jon was awakened by a throbbing pain in his left ring finger, which causes swelling the next day and turned purple. But he had not thought about it and thought the finger was swollen and purple just because of falling objects at work. He did not know that the finger was swollen and purple are the typical symptoms of septicemia.

Septicemia occurs when bacteria multiply in the blood, causing widespread inflammation that damages vital organs. If not treated promptly, septic shock can develop, in which bacterial toxins cause decreased blood pressure.

Finally, the organ began to fail and cause of death in more than half of patients. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream through open surgery and dental abscesses, as well as burns and scratches.

"I still do not think that the symptoms had something to do with cuts scratches, because it seemed to have healed the wound. But six days after the scratch, I had a yellow (jaundice) and very unhealthy. I have a fever and is very weak," he explained.

His family is so worried about Jon finally called an ambulance and rushed to the hospital. Jon was taken to intensive care, where tests showed the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys have failed to function. At one stage his heart also stopped beating for a few seconds and had to restart. Doctors also said the aortic heart valve replacement is required.

"The doctor told me if I did not have surgery, I will die in 48 hours. My wife is very scared and I was pretty scared," he explained.

Although not all the dangerous cat claw scratches, but this should not be underestimated how much its size.

"Scratch an infected wound will usually begin to look red and infected, the lymph nodes will begin to swell near the wound after ten days. This will be followed by fever, fatigue, headaches, in some cases loss of appetite, enlarged spleen and a sore throat, "explains Dr. Suranjith Seneviratne, imunolog at the Royal Free Hospital, London.

Initially the wound can be seen as having healing, but the bacteria can travel to other places. Symptoms often appear distant days after the injury occurred, because the incubation period is usually a few days and the bacteria multiply more and more.

Bacteria can settle on the heart, liver, brain, kidneys and lungs, in people with low immune systems such as, baby or someone with an existing disease such as cancer or diabetes.

People who are taking certain medications are also at risk, such as drugs that can suppress the immune system, including chemotherapy and steroids (which is used for conditions including rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis).

"In healthy people, usually their immune system will kill the bacteria," says Dr Seneviratne.

Not only animals that can claw scratches menyebaban blood poisoning, but also injuries due to glass splinters or thorns.

Stress Mind Can Amnesia Triggered Physical Demands and Injury

Stress Mind Can Amnesia Triggered Physical Demands and Injury

Types and causes of amnesia are very diverse. The most commonly found is a neurological amnesia that is triggered by physical injuries around the head, while the more rare is the most stress-related dissociative amnesia mind.

Injuries around the head, either from impact or stroke and brain infection is a major cause amnesia or memory loss. In addition to neurological amnesia, another term often used to refer to this one type of amnesia is organic amnesia.

Types of neurological injury that triggered the amnesia is very diverse, as quoted by the Mayo Clinic, Monday (12/12/2011).

1. Stroke

2. Encephalitis
The trigger also beramacam-kind, could be due to viruses such as herpes or autoimmune reactions, especially in cancer patients.

3. Less oxygen
It usually occurs in patients with heart attacks, respiratory disorders and motor vehicle fumes poisoning.

4. Overdose of alcohol
Excessive alcohol consumption can interfere with absorption of vitamin B-1 (thiamin) and trigger Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by symptoms of dementia.

5. Brain tumors
The growth of tissue in the brain can trigger amnesia, if bump the memory center of the tumor is pressing.

6. Deterioration of brain function
Or senile dementia, Alzheimer's and the like is the impact of the aging process which triggers the deterioration of brain function. Amnesisa merupoakan one of the symptoms.

7. Seizures or epilepsy

8. Electric shock
The electrical current supplied to the brain can cause some memory or memories erased. An electric discharge procedure called electroshock therapy is widely used to cope with mental disorders.

9. Influence of drugs
Side effects of some drugs can trigger amnesia, such as benzodiazepines.

Physical impact to the head, for example when the accident occurred often make people hard to remember the new information, especially in times of healing. Even so, accidents involving collision on the head it is rarely triggered heavy amnesia.

Meanwhile, the next higher type of amnesia is rarely found or psychogenic amnesia called dissociative amnesia. This type of amnesia is triggered by psychological factors, particularly stress or psychological trauma to victims of such violence.

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Men who Have Sex Sweat Smelling Rot Disease

Men who Have Sex Sweat Smelling Rot Disease

Although male genitals covered illness but the smell of sweat that can signal raised the sick man's genitals. Underarm sweat of men who suffer from gonorrhea (gonorrhea) more foul smelling than the sweat of men who are not infected with gonorrhea.

In the Journal of Sexual Medicine, described women assess male sweat of infected men are less comfortable than a healthy sweat. The women also said that about 50 percent of men who suffer from gonorrhea have foul-smelling sweat.

Researchers speculate that the man's immune system may be involved because there is a relationship between the concentration of antibodies in saliva of men with what the smell of male sweat as comfortable for women.

Antibodies are proteins that function to fight disease. The higher the concentration of antibody, the lower the score the smell of male sweat comfort.

"Our research shows that reducing the attractiveness of infectious diseases in humans. We can conclude that the body of an unpleasant odor from an infected person can reduce the likelihood of the risk of a dangerous relationship," said Mikhail Moshkin, professor at the Institute of cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk, Russia , bleak nydailynews.com reported on Monday (12/12/2011).

This research was conducted by collecting sweat from armpit 34 Russian men aged 17-25 years. There are 13 men who had gonorrhea, 16 healthy people, and 5 people have had gonorrhea and now but recovered.

The men wore T-shirts with cotton pads in the armpits for an hour, then placed cotton pads in glass bottles. The researchers asked 18 healthy young women to sniff bottles and assess the level of odor with the scale of 10 points.

Higher scores indicate a more pleasant odor. The women were also asked to select from a list of words to describe it smelled like a bad smell, fragrance, vegetable smell, the smell of trees, smell the smell of mint and fruit.
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Metatarsalgia, Pain and Inflammation In Footy

Metatarsalgia, Pain and Inflammation In Footy

Metatarsalgia is a condition characterized by pain and inflammation in the ball of the foot. May experience metatarsalgia if physically active and participate in activities that involve running and jumping. Metatarsalgia can also occur due to wearing ill-fitting shoes. Although usually not serious, metatarsalgia can be quite annoying. Conservative treatment, such as to compress the ice and rest, can relieve the symptoms of metatarsalgia. Proper footwear, with a fairly soft soles or arches of good footwear, required to prevent or minimize problems with metatarsalgia.

Cause

On each leg, there are five metatarsal bones. In some movements such as running, jumping, or running, weight is transferred to the toes and metatarsals. The first and second metatarsal bones take the brunt of this force. Most metatarsal problems develop when something changes in the way of the foot usually works (mechanical), affect how weight is distributed. This can give excess pressure on the metatarsal, which causes inflammation and pain, especially in the metatarsal head. Metatarsal head is the rounded edges that connect bone to bone toes.

Sometimes a single factor can cause metatarsalgia. There are several factors that may be involved, among others:

1. Regular physical activity
2. Particular foot shape
3. Hammertoe
4. Bunion
5. Overweight
6. Shoes that are less fit
7. Fractures
8. Morton's neuroma

Symptom

Symptoms of metatarsalgia may include:
1. Sharp pain, aching, or burning sensation in the ball of the foot
2. Pain in the area around your toes, second, third, or fourth, or, just near the big toe
3. Increasing pain when standing, walking, or running
4. Shooting pain in toes
5. Numbness or tingling in your toes
6. Pain that worsens when flexing the foot
7. Sensation like walking on gravel in the shoe
8. Increased pain when walking barefoot, especially on a hard surface

Treatment

The usual conservative measures to relieve the pain of metatarsalgia, among others:

1. Break
2. Applying an ice pack on the affected area.
3. Taking the drug-counter pain reliever.
4. Wearing the right shoes.
5. Wearing shoes with cushioning insoles are quite soft, to reduce stress on the feet.
6. Using metatarsal pads.

If conservative treatment fails, surgery for these cases are rare. But surgery may be an option to realign the metatarsal bone. If you are considering a surgical procedure, it is necessary to discuss the benefits and risks with your doctor.

Sources: MayoClinic

10 Hospital Isolation Room Have Bird Flu WHO & EU Assistance

10 Hospital Isolation Room Have Bird Flu WHO & EU Assistance

A total of 10 hospitals in Indonesia received support from the Agency Kesahatan (WHO) and the EU for the manufacture of bird flu isolation room. Of the 10 hospitals that, two who were ready the department of Friendship and Tangerang District Hospital.

Since late 2007, the European Union through the project INSPAI has built a special isolation facilities for bird flu in 10 hospitals throughout Indonesia. On Monday, the bird flu isolation room located in Tangerang District Hospital was inaugurated at once handed over to Minister of Health.

"Of the 10 bird flu isolation room, which was ready for a new use in the department of Friendship and Tangerang District Hospital. The others followed," said Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih when inaugurating the Bubble Tangerang District Hospital in Tangerang on Monday (12/12/2011).

Bird flu isolation room specially created with a grant from the European Union through the project Implementing the Strategic Plan for Avian Influenza (INSPAI). In practice, this project is run jointly with representatives of the World Health Organization or WHO to Indonesia.

Specificity of the bird flu isolation room isolation compared to the other is the use of negative air pressure or air pressure is lower than outside. This difference makes the germs of bird flu is more controlled, it is not easy and spread to the wind blown out.

In addition to building a bird flu isolation chamber 10, 8000 INSPAI also train health workers in risky areas such as Yogyakarta, South Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Jakarta, Bengkulu and West Kalimantan. A variety of bird flu-related programs are conducted INSPAI for 5 years since December 2007.

"The partnership of the European Union and Indonesia in the field of health is based on the same commitment to global cooperation in combating emerging infectious diseases (emerging infectious diseases) as well as the negative impact it creates," said Colin Crooks, Deputy Head of EU Delegation to Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam and ASEAN.

Syringomyelia, The emergence of cysts in the bone marrow

Syringomyelia, The emergence of cysts in the bone marrow

Syringomyelia is the appearance of fluid-filled cyst (syrinx) in the spinal cord. Over time, the cyst may enlarge, damaging the spinal cord and cause pain, weakness and stiffness.

Syringomyelia has several possible causes. Most cases of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation, a condition in which brain tissue protrudes into the spinal canal. Other causes of syringomyelia are spinal cord tumors, spinal cord injuries, and damage caused by inflammation around the spinal cord.

Symptom
If syringomyelia is caused by Chiari malformation, a condition in which brain tissue protrudes into the spinal canal, symptoms can begin as teens or early adulthood. In some cases, falls, minor trauma, coughing, or straining can trigger symptoms of syringomyelia.

Early signs and symptoms of syringomyelia can attack the neck, shoulders, arms and hands, among others:
1. Muscle weakness
2. Loss of reflexes
3. The loss of sensitivity to pain and temperature

The signs and symptoms of syringomyelia are:
1. Stiffness in, shoulders back, arms and legs
2. Pain in the neck, arms, and back
3. Bowel and bladder function impaired
4. Muscle weakness and spasms in the legs
5. Facial pain or numbness
6. Bone belankang curved (scoliosis)

Cause
Although it is unclear exactly how and why syringomyelia occurs, cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord berkumpuil in the spinal cord and form a fluid-filled cyst (syrinx).

Conditions and diseases can cause syringomyelia following:
1. Chiari malformation: a condition in which brain tissue protrudes into the spinal canal
2. Meningitis: inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord
3. Spinal cord tumors: tumors can interfere with the normal circulation of cerebrospinal fluid
4. Tethered spinal cord syndrome: disorders that occur due to network attached to restrict movement of the spine
5. Spinal cord injury: symptoms may occur several months or years after the injury occurred
6. Scarring in the spine: it can arise after surgery

Treatments and drugs
Treatment of syringomyelia depends on your severity and symptoms. In rare cases, the syrinx can heal itself without treatment.

Operation
If signs and symptoms of syringomyelia interfere with daily life or worse, is usually recommended to perform the operation. The goal of surgery is to relieve the pressure due to a syrinx in the spinal cord and normalize the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. This type of surgery needed depends on the underlying cause of syringomyelia.

1. Treating Chiari malformation. If syringomyelia is caused by Chiari malformation, a doctor may recommend surgery to enlarge the opening at the base of the skull (suboccipital craniectomy) and extended to reach the brain (dura mater). Surgery may reduce pressure on the brain and spinal cord, normal flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and in many cases, cure syringomyelia.
2. Draining the syrinx. To drain the syrinx, the doctor may insert an operation called a shunt. This operation consists of a flexible tube with a valve that keeps fluid from the syrinx flowing in the desired direction. One end of the pipe is placed in the syrinx and the other placed outside the spinal cord. Shunt remained in the spine after surgery. In some cases, doctors may be able to drain the syrinx during surgery with a small tube (catheter).
3. Appointment of obstruction. If something in the spinal cord, such as tumors or bone growth, inhibit the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, removal of the obstruction can restore the normal flow and allows fluid to drain from the syrinx.
4. Correcting abnormalities. If the spinal deformity inhibits the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, surgery to correct abnormalities can restore the flow of liquid and allow the syrinx to deflate.

Surgery is not always effective to restore the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and the syrinx may still exist.

Follow-up care
Follow-up care after surgery is critical because syringomyelia may recur. Examination should be done regularly with your doctor to evaluate operating results. Another possible syrinx to form, thus requiring additional surgery. Even after treatment, some of the signs and symptoms of syringomyelia may amsih survive because of the syrinx can cause permanent spinal cord damage.

Sources: MayoClinic

Diseases that Kill Sexual Life

Diseases that Kill Sexual Life

For the sick, sex is not the main requirement for the most important thing is how to recover from illness. But for a chronic illness, awaiting recovery could mean never having sex at all.

Chronic illness or chronic nature often requires one to fast sex for months, even years. Could be due to diminished sexual arousal, or still excited but physically it is not possible.

The types of diseases that are very disturbing sex lives are as follows, as quoted from Medicinenet, Friday (12/09/2011).

1. Arthritis
Pain due to arthritis or arthritis severely limits motion, so the convenience of having sex is reduced. This condition can be relieved with regular exercise, a warm water compress, choose the position of the easiest sex or if it is severe it could be a joint-change operation.

2. Chronic Pain
In addition to arthritis, pain can also arise due to other factors such as oral and dental infections, as well as nerve and muscle disorders. Nerve and muscle disorders provide chronic pain or chronic, is difficult to recover only with a drug that is very disturbing sexual life.

3. Diabetes
One of the complications of diabetes in men is erectile dysfunction impotence alias. When the male genitals started hard and not hard enough erection to penetrate, then the sex life is concerned and her partner will be very disturbed.

4. Heart disease
Disorders of the heart can interfere with sex life in 2 ways. The first, people with heart problems are generally experienced a narrowing of blood vessels that can make the male genitalia hard erection. The second way, which increases heart rate at orgasm can trigger heart failure and can end in death.

5. Beser or inkontinens
Decreased ability to hold urine urine valve will make a person difficult to resist the urge to urinate. It would be very uncomfortable when you're busy, fun sex, suddenly had to stop just to go to the toilet and urinate.

6. Stroke
The loss of erectile capacity is generally very rarely caused by a stroke, but the narrowing of blood vessels to the penis is often found in people with stroke and indirectly cause erectile dysfunction. But in general, some stroke patients who suffered paralysis in some parts of the body can still have sex with a particular position that has been adjusted.