Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
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The World Aids Day is celebrated on 1 December each year...
The World Aids day is celebrated on 1st December every year. It is dedicated to elevate the awareness of AIDS pandemic sources by spreading of HIV infectivity. It is ordinary to hold remembrance to respect persons who have expired from HIV/AIDS on this day. Health officials and Govt detect the event, often with forums or speeches on AIDS theme. Since 1995, the President of United States has created an official announcement on the World AIDS Day. Govt of other states have made similar announcement on this day.
This disease has killed above 25 million people between 1981 and 2007. About 33.2 million people universal live with HIV/AIDS as of 2007. It has become the most critical epidemic in the recorded history.
Read more::http://www.altiusdirectory.com/society/world-aids-day.php
This disease has killed above 25 million people between 1981 and 2007. About 33.2 million people universal live with HIV/AIDS as of 2007. It has become the most critical epidemic in the recorded history.
Read more::http://www.altiusdirectory.com/society/world-aids-day.php
Monday, April 5, 2010
Glasses aren't so geeky after all - could be sexy...
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeGlasses aren’t so geeky after all - could be sexy?
Investing your hard-earned cash in a pair of spectacles is something no person should be ashamed of. In fact, turning a little four-eyed could be the first step to a new, and better, you.
According to the results of a recent survey commissioned by OPSM, wearing glasses improves your employment, sex and fashion appeal.
The online survey of 482 Kiwis by Stellar Market Research found a whopping 74 percent believe that glasses can make people look sexy and 93 percent believe glasses are more stylish than they used to be.
It's definitely time to bin the contact lenses.
More than one in four of those surveyed would consider wearing frames as a fashion accessory, even if they didn't need a prescription. And more than three quarters of people admitted to checking out a potential partner purely because of their eyewear.
Employability is also boosted by a pair of rims. Almost two thirds of people believe wearing glasses helps improve employment chances, while more than half think wearing glasses helps to make a better impression at a job interview and makes a positive first impression in the workplace
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thumbs up to suspect countries beef - Australian Health Department......
The Australian Health Department has given a thumbs-up to eating beef from countries with mad cow disease, claiming Australians are 40 million times more likely to die in a car crash than from the brain-wasting disease.
A Senate inquiry is investigating the federal government's plan to lift a nine-year ban on importing beef from countries afflicted by the deadly bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
The Department of Health and Ageing has told the inquiry the risk of Australians contracting the human version of BSE, the variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease, would be "very small, if not negligible" if Australia imported beef products from Britain, where 169 people have died after eating contaminated beef since the 1980s.
"The amount of BSE-infected material entering the human food chain in . . . the UK is now very small because of the decline in BSE, the removal of brain and other specified risk materials from carcasses, and the detection and destruction of infected animals," the department's submission states. "An estimate of the absolute risk to Australians from UK beef imports, if this was to be allowed, is found to be 40 million times less than the risk from road accidents."
John Mathews, an epidemiological scientist with 40 years' experience in the field who was commissioned by the Health Department to review the latest scientific findings on mad cow disease, has concluded that imports of beef products from BSE-affected countries would bring "a theoretical but negligible increase" in the risk of human cases.
"The absolute risk to the Australian population is likely to be negligible," Professor Mathews said.
But one of the senators carrying out the inquiry, Liberal Party farmer Bill Heffernan, yesterday accused the government of "going off half-cocked" with its plans to lift the beef import ban in March. He said Australia was one of the few countries in the world still free of mad-cow disease, and even a single case would damage its trading advantage.
"One of Australia's trade advantages in the global market is our clean, green and disease-free status," he said.
In my opinion this is a gamble, and a serious one at that. I don't think New Zealand would be prepared to take a gamble like that with such a dangerous disease. Very risky, Aussies. A mad risk, perhaps?
Acknowledgements: The Australian
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Is there such a thing as male menopause...
Is there such a thing as male menopause...
Is there really such a thing as "male menopause"? Conventional wisdom says that menopause is a "woman's condition," but as men advance into their 40s they also experience a progressive decline in hormone levels, namely testosterone. The result can be andropause, which is estimated to affect about 5 million American men.
The hormonal decline that men experience isn't nearly as abrupt as it is in women — it's more like walking down a hill than jumping off a cliff. However, waning testosterone is likely to make a guy moody, irritable and depressed.
(Upon hearing this list of symptoms, one woman joked of her husband, "Is it possible he's had menopause since he was 20?") A decrease in available testosterone also increases a man’s risk for heart disease, and makes him more prone to injury because of decreasing bone density.
Let's be clear: Andropause is not the same as a mid-life crisis, which is a psycho-social issue. And not all guys who experience aging — and the inevitable decline in testosterone that comes along with it — can be qualified as having andropause.
Andropause is a medical condition, diagnosed with a blood test by a physician that reveals testosterone levels below a certain level. If a diagnosis of andropause is warranted, treatment with testosterone replacement may be an option, depending on a man’s health history. Just as there are various hormone replacement therapies for women, there's also testosterone replacement therapy for men — and research is still ongoing into potential side effects.
However, the biggest, and most misunderstood, symptom of declining testosterone is a decrease in libido. Testosterone is truly the hormone that stokes the flames of desire. Many men confuse andropause with erectile dysfunction (ED), because they often occur around the same time. These men often turn to an ED medication, such as Viagra, to improve their erectile ability, which works for a time in most cases. However, as men get older, the gap between desire and arousal widens and many men become deeply disappointed when Viagra doesn't give them the desire to have sex. That's because Viagra doesn't boost testosterone levels.
The first issue for men, and their partners, is to accept the very concept of male menopause, talk about it as a couple, and, if they’re concerned, make an appointment with an endocrinologist to check hormone levels. But beyond medical therapies, it's also about knowing, understanding and accepting that sex evolves with the passage of life.
For guys who can embrace a deeper intimacy and open themselves up to a different experience of sex, the passage of time brings many rewards. Unfortunately, many men have a limited idea of sex, and they feel that if they're not having sex the way they were at age 20 or 30, then something must be wrong. It's too bad more men aren't open to sharing their experiences with each other, since changes in sexual function are so common. Fortunately, if women know what's going on and realize that hormonal decline can affect their partners, too, then they can take a proactive lead in starting a dialogue.
For more on this subject, consider reading Jed Diamond's "Surviving Male Menopause: A Guide for Women and Men."
Acknowledgements: Ian Kerner PH.D, author.
Renewman
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
US teenager cries tears of blood...
An American teenager has baffled doctors by crying tears of blood.
The eyes of Calvino Inman, 15, well up with blood about three times a day in episodes that last up to an hour.
While the Tennessee boy says he doesn't experience great pain from the phenomenon, the tears can sometimes burn his eyes.
The first time it happened, his mother Tammy Mynatt phoned 911 emergency.
"The scariest thing in my life was when he looked at me and said 'Momma, am I going to die?," Ms Mynatt told Stirile Pro TV.
"That right there broke my heart."
But after seeing several specialists and undergoing MRIs, catscans and ultrasounds, the cause of Calvino's tears remains a mystery.
Adding to the teen's pain is instances of schoolyard bullying over his condition, which has seen him called a vampire.
"I've been called ‘possessed’ ... the first time it hurt my feelings," he said.
In April, Indian girl Rashida Khatoon was declared a miracle by Hindu holy men for also shedding tears of blood.
Followers flocked to her home in Patna, northeast India, to shower her with gifts.
"I do not feel any pain when it happens but it's a shock to see blood instead of water," The Sun quoted Rashida
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Stem cell treatment - snake oil - stem cell scam...
Doctor Claims Controversial Stem Cell Treatment- One Critic Calls It 'Snake Oil'.
Stem Cell research will continue for many years, but treatment? Thats another story altogether.
Is it a scientific breakthrough, or stem cell scam? A Malibu doctor claims to be saving lives with a treatment the FDA says is illegal in the United States.
Dr. William Rader gets around the stem cell ban by sending patients to his clinic in the Dominican Republic. A psychiatrist by training, Dr. Rader gets the stem cells in Eastern Europe, from fetuses aborted between eight-and-12-weeks. He charges $25,000 for the first injection.
Dr. Rader also claims to have a cure for AIDS. Another scam?
Dr. Rader may be a familiar face if you're a longtime viewer of Eyewitness News. He worked at ABC7 as an on-air psychiatrist for more than a decade.Read
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
NZ Health Ministry's confirmation of Swine Flu...
The latest health news report:
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Swine Flu is in New Zealand.
A group of Rangitoto College students who have been in isolation since their return home from Mexico have been told they have contracted the new strain of the flu virus.
Tests carried out in Melbourne show that three of the four cases tested are all positive. Testing continues on the fourth sample.
Director of Public Health Mark Jacobs says it is now assumed all 11 students who tested positive for Influenza A have Swine Flu. He says officials have been preparing for this eventuality, and the response taken to both the college group and to the other passengers on NZ1 that came into New Zealand on Saturday does not change as a result of this information.
Mark Jacobs says New Zealand has another 43 suspected cases around the country, and further tests will be carried out.
The Rangitoto College students will continue with their Tamiflu treatment, and have been told to remain in home isolation until they have completed 72 hours of the drug.
Health Minister Tony Ryall says it is a time for caution and concern but not alarm.
Aclnowledgements:
© 2009 NZCity, NewsTalkZB
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Children face five times the risk of brain cancer from extensive cell phone use...
Scientists have issued warnings to US legislators that the risks of brain cancer from cellphone use is real - people under 20 years are five times more likely to develop brain cancer from cellphone use.
These have come from David Carpenter, director of the Institute of Health and Environment at the University of Albany, who testified before the House sub-committee on domestic policy,"We must not repeat the situation we had earlier with the relationship between smoking and lung cancer." he said.
And another from Robert Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburg Cancer Institute, who said most studies that claimed no link between mobile phone use and brain cancer were outdated, had methodological concerns and did not include sufficient numbers of long-term mobile phone users.
People under 20 years were five times more at risk and likely to develop brain cancers.
Read here
Saturday, June 14, 2008
NZ youngster towers over his classmates - one of many side effects of the cancerous tumor in his head...
New Zealand youngster James Locke towers over his classmates - one of many side effects of the cancerous tumor in his head.
James has grown 1.5 centimeters and put on a kilo in a month this year. Doctors say the tumor, which sits near his hormone - secreting pituitary gland, is playing havoc with his hormones and causing his unusual growth pattern.
He is also in the early stages of precocious puberty - at just seven years of age - and his body is preparing for adulthood.
His parents haven't discussed this with him yet, but he will have to endure monthly injections if the full onset of puberty is to be postponed.
After 19 cycles of chemo therapy the youngster simply dreads the needles.
In some ways James has missed out on his boyhood; he is much more mature and wordly than his eight year old 'big brother' Jonathan.
It is now nearly four years since an MRI scan revealed the cancerous tumor in his head. His regular trips to Wellington from Palmerston North ninety miles away has prevented him from bonding with his classmates.
Another MRI scan in six months time will reveal whether the tumor is in remission or whether he will have to continue with his chemotherapy.
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