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Hepatitis Still Threaten Southeast Asia | World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 10 years, more than 5 million people in the countries of Southeast Asia will die due to viral hepatitis. An estimated 100 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection, while 30 million are chronically infected with hepatitis C.

World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year. Campaigns carried out so that people are more aware about the causes of hepatitis and hepatitis.

Types of Hepatitis

Hepatitis means swelling of the liver. There are 7 types of hepatitis are marked with the letters A through G. There are 4 types that are often encountered, namely:

1. Hepatitis A,
2. Hepatitis B,
3. Hepatitis C and
4. Hepatitis E.

Over the whole virus can cause acute illness with symptoms that can last several weeks, such as skin color, and yellow eyes, dark urine, feeling very tired, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Because hepatitis B and C usually do not cause specific symptoms, so many people are not aware of the disease, until the later onset of symptoms of cirrhosis or liver cancer within a few years later. About 65 percent of patients with hepatitis B and 75 percent of people with hepatitis C do not know they are infected.
"Viral Hepatitis take priority resources and efforts. Surveillance is the key to good control. Hepatitis B immunization in children should be able to cover 95 per cent," remarked by WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia Dr Samlee Plianbangchang. "Examination of hepatitis B and C the blood and blood products should be standard procedure, "he added.

Hepatitis A and hepatitis E is also a serious health problem. In Southeast Asia, every year there are approximately 12 million cases of hepatitis E. This amount is half of hepatitis E in the whole world. The extent of the population infected, especially if the cause of the outbreak, would cause serious health problems.
Both diseases are accelerated its spread through contaminated food and water in an unhealthy environment. In most countries of Southeast Asia, the pace of development trigger the acceleration of urbanization. Dense urban areas is the right environment for the spread of this hepatitis virus.

Importance of Vitamin D for Smokers | In addition to bone health, recent research reveals about the benefits of vitamin D which is great for health, including preventing cancer. In a recent study revealed that: the benefits of vitamin D in protecting the lungs, especially for those who smoke.

In his study, Nancy E. Lange, MD, MPH, of the Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital studied 626 Caucasian men over a period of 20 years. The study assessed three time periods are completely different between 1984 and 2003. Pulmonary function of each participant was measured using a spirometer.

"Our results indicate that vitamin D may modify the damaging effects of smoking on lung function. This effect might be due to vitamin D has anti-inflammatory properties and anti-oxidants,"

said Lange.

This study has several limitations, including the observational information. Vitamin D levels are also likely to vary from time to time. Another limitation of this study involved only older men.

Alexander C. White MS, MD, chairman of the committee of the American Thoracic Society Tobacco Action, said: enough or not vitamin D levels in a person, should not overshadow the health risks and dangers associated with smoking. Those who smoke should be aware of the consequences of health problems that may be obtained.

The study is published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Health Benefits of coconut oil | Coconut oil have much health benefits for us, we can use this oil as fry oil or fish oil, and this coconut oil also can be use as drug.

In addition of benefits of coconut oil in cooking and curing, Coconut oil also have benefits as body health.

Below are many benefits of coconut oil in our life

1. Build Immunity
Lauric acid is the fatty acids that are beneficial to health. One source source of lauric acid found in breast milk.

In coconut oil also contained lauric acid, with lauric acid immune system will develop. Contained fatty acids are also easily absorbed by human body and energize the body directly.

2. Ideal body weight
Benefits of coconut oil for weight stability. Coconut oil can also help achieve ideal weight. Not only speed up your metabolism by stimulating the body's systems to burn stored fat into energy, but also can clean the digestion of waste materials that are hazardous.

3. Easy to digest
One other benefits of coconut oil is Easy to digest. Coconut oil is very easy to digest. This is because coconut oil contains the fatty acid content is low, which makes it easy to digest food, thus helping to reduce the possibility of storing fat in the body.

4. Anti-bacterial
Coconut oil is also known as an anti-fungal and anti-baketri. The content will help your body fight infections. So you are less susceptible to disease and, if attacked by the disease, coconut oil will fight bacteria.

5. Energy-producing
Triglycerides in coconut oil increases metabolism that converts fatty acids into energy.

6. Durable when cooked
Coconut oil is very stable for cooking, no need for purification. The content of coconut oil will not change at high heat and benefits remain the same as in the cooking process.

7. Overcome stress
Other benefits of coconut oil is overcome stress. Coconut oil is very soothing and it helps in relieving stress. Applying coconut oil to the head followed by a gentle massage helps in removing mental fatigue.

8. Overcome heart disease
There is a misconception spread among many people that coconut oil is not good for the heart. This is because it contains large amounts of saturated fat.

However, coconut oil beneficial for the heart. It contains about 50% lauric acid, which helps in preventing various heart problems including high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure.

Prediction of Health Through Tongue | Chinese researchers have developed software (software) that can predict the state of health by analyzing the image on one's tongue. Researchers claim, these findings could be a unique step towards the prevention of a disease.

The emergence of the idea of ​​creating software for Prediction of Health Through Tongue is derived from ancient Chinese medicine is based on balance and energy flow in the body.

The research team say their software is able to classify the status of 263 patients zheng gastritis (stomach inflammation) and 48 healthy volunteers who participated in the research. Patients with gastritis were classified according to intensity of symptoms and what kind of bacteria that cause gastritis.

"Knowing your zheng classification can serve as a pre-screening and preventive treatment helped. Our software helps bridge the gap between Eastern and Western medicine. Due to an imbalance in the zheng can be a warning for you to go to the doctor,"

said Dong Xu, chairman of the division of science computer of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Missouri (MU).

"In this year, with the" Prediction of Health Through Tongue which aims are: to make an application for smartphones that will allow people to take photos of their tongue, and learn about zheng their status," said Xu.

Other studies from PubMed said that, the pattern of hot and cold in China was associated with differences in treatment track, where the protein is broken down in the body.

"Zheng hot and cold temperatures did not refer directly to the body. Instead, it refers to a set of symptoms associated with the state of the body as a whole,"

said Xu of the Bond Life Sciences Center.

"Our software is able to classify people based on their status zheng," said co-researcher, Ye Duan, professor of computer science at MU.

"We will continue to work on this software and hope to increase the ability of this tool so that eventually everyone will be able to use this tool at home by using a Webcam or applications on the smartphone. It can help to monitor the status of their zheng and get early warning about progression of the disease, "

said Ye Duan.

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Heart Attack Grill strikes again | The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, NV was the site of an actual heart attack in February, and on Saturday, a woman collapsed as the result of the second heart attack at the aptly named restaurant.

A sign on the door at the Heart Attack Grill reads, “Caution! The woman was eating a Double Bypass Burger when she suffered the apparent heart attack. The largest burger, the Quadruple Bypass Burger, comes in at 9,993 calories, which is a newGuinness World Record.

A place like the Heart Attack Grill is sure to attract criticism, especially after multiple patrons have had actual heart attacks while dining in the establishment.

Owner Jon Basso told KVVU-TV that the patron, believed to be in her mid-40s, was eating a Double Bypass Burger when she suffered an apparent heart attack.

Basso said the diner was also drinking alcohol and smoking before falling onto the floor unconscious.

The quadruple burger touts 9,983 calories -- a Guinness World Record.

"We attract an avant-garde clientele -- thrill seekers, risk takers," Basso told the Los Angeles Times.

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World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, the number of people with dementia or dementia throughout the world will be tripled by 2050. WHO says, as many as 35.6 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia.

The UN health agency says, that number will double to 65.7 million in 2030 and reached 115.4 million in 2050. This report published by WHO in Dementia: public health priority.

WHO said the share of cases of dementia in poor countries and the middle will increase to 70 percent in 2050, given the growing elderly population.

Dementia is caused by various diseases of the brain that affects memory, thinking, behavior and ability to perform daily activities.

"We need to improve our ability to detect early dementia, and provide medical care and necessary social," said Oleg Chestnov, assistant director-general of noncommunicable diseases and mental health from the WHO.

"Much can be done to reduce burden of patients with dementia. But unfortunately, many health workers are not adequately trained to recognize symptoms of dementia," he added.

WHO noted that only eight countries worldwide that have a national program to cope with dementia. In fact, dementia is a public health priority.

WHO is also highlighting still a lack of information and understanding about dementia, as well as the strong stigma sometimes makes patients delay seeking medical assistance.

"The low public understanding of dementia and the stigma must be overcome," said Marc Wortmann, Executive Director of Alzheimer's Disease International.

Meanwhile, Shekhar Saxena, head of WHO's mental health department revealed that the prevalence of dementia will explode in this century, along with the length of one's life expectancy.

"Those aged over 65 years, 1 in 8 of them will have dementia. While those aged over 85 years one of 2.5 people will develop dementia," said Saxena.

One More Proof, Sleep Deprivation Trigger Diabetes? | A recent research suggesting a link between lack of sleep and the risk of diabetes. In their research, scientists from the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found, inconsistent sleep schedule or sleep deprivation can increase the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

In his study, researchers monitored 21 healthy people, who all live in a sleep laboratory for nearly six weeks, in which the cycles of sleep, diet and activity are all controlled by researcher.

The findings showed that participants who are only allowed to sleep about six hours a night and experienced a shift in the cycle sleep/wake has a blood sugar level is higher and tends to slow down the metabolic process.

"The level of glucose that higher for long periods of time on some of the participants could be increased to pre-diabetes," said the researcher. These findings were published on 11 April 2012 in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

Sleep and blood sugar

In the study, researchers conducted blood tests to measure levels of several hormones, including insulin, cortisol (stress related), and leptin and ghrelin (which relate to regulate appetite).

They found that disrupted sleep schedules cause a decrease in 32 percent of the amount of insulin released in the body after eating. Insulin is a key hormone in the regulation of blood sugar.

"The decline in insulin levels is one explanation of how the disruption or lack of sleep can cause diabetes," said Lisa Rafalson, a professor of pediatrics and family medicine at the University at Buffalo.

Rafalson revealed an increase in stress hormones that kept awake the body can cause hormonal imbalances. "Insulin can not perform their duties efficiently, so you end up getting the remaining excess glucose in the bloodstream," he said.

While the latest findings, the researchers did not notice any changes in hormone levels gheriln (which increases appetite) on the sleep-deprived participants. Whereas some previous studies showed that sleep deprivation can lead to higher levels of the hormone ghrelin and leptin are lower.

Related to these findings, Fonseca said, researchers need to find out if there is a solution to prevent the increased risk of diabetes in addition to sleep more.

"The reality is that many people who sleep less because they work. We need to identify if there is anything else they can do to fix it," he said.

Junk Food Damage The Brain | Experts in the United States again warned of the dangers a regular habit to eat junk food.

According to recent research, foods with high fat content, but the nutritional value of zero can damage cells in the brain that controls body weight and obesity lead to cycles. These findings also explain why people who are overweight are so difficult to lose weight.

In his research, experts from the University of Washington gave the rats in the laboratory with the type of food which they call "high-fat diet of the American people". Only three days later, the rats are getting greedy and increase calorie intake until doubled.

Further examination showed that these mice also experience inflammation or inflammation of hypothalamus, the brain consists of nerve cells that control body weight. Inflammation was stopped within a few days, but then "relapsed" after four weeks later.

Dr. Joshua Thaler, expert and researcher of Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence at the University of Washington in Seattle, said the experts also detect the presence of a brain injury recovery response called gliosis.

"Gliosis considered together with the recovery of injuries to the brain, and specifically looks at the conditions of nerve injury, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis. We speculate that gliosis that we might see as a protective response that failed. We also detected a significant damage and loss of cell nerve cells are important in controlling weight, "said Thaler, who presented his research at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society's for-93 in Boston.

He added that possibility of injury in rat brain is a consequence of excessive consumption of junk food and this fact gives an explanation of why losing weight becomes very difficult for most of them are obese.

Consumption Fast food Trigger Depression | Recent research by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and University of Granada Spain, indicating a link between consumption of baked goods (cookies, donuts, cup cakes, croissants) and fast food (hamburgers, hot dogs and pizza) the risk of suffering from depression.

As published in journal Public Health Nutrition, study revealed that those who frequently eat fast food, 51 percent more likely to experience depression than those who ate little or none at all.

Next, the researchers also examined relationships between dose and response. In other words this means that "the more you eat fast food, greater risk for developing depression," said Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, principal investigator of the study.

The study showed that individuals who ate fast food and eating most baked goods are more likely to live alone, less active and have poor dietary habits, including eating less fruit, nuts, fish, vegetables and olive oil.

A long-term study

The relationship between consumption of baked goods with depression is also not much different. "Even eating small portions associated with a significantly higher chance of experiencing depression," said researchers from the university Canary Islands.

In his study, researchers involved about 8964 participants who had never been diagnosed with depression or taking antidepressants. Each participant was observed for an average of six months, and 493 were diagnosed with depression or start consuming antidepressants.

The results showed that there were 657 new cases of depression of 12 059 people were analyzed for more than six months. Increased risk of depression by 42 percent was found in participants who consumed fast food.

Sánchez-Villegas concluded that "although more research is needed, the type of food intake must be controlled because it has an impact on health (obesity, cardiovascular disease) and mental."

Depression affects 121 million people around the world. This figure has been one of the major causes of disability worldwide. Furthermore, in countries with low income and middle-depression a major cause of disability.

Ageless Secret for Us | Beautiful and young, which women do not? Relax, you do not need to directly calculate how much the cost of care. Select only certain foods that can support that desire.

So, what food should you eat to keep it always beautiful and in shape? The nickname of the beautiful and young can be carried by healthy eating habits and eating certain foods that are anti-aging.

The following foods can you eat to get the nickname the "always beautiful" and "fit", as reported by Boldsky, Monday (26/03/2011).

For taut and shiny skin

In order to keep the skin firm, supple, and glowing like a teenage girl. strawberries, tomatoes, and tofu are some foods that can help you to have it.

Strawberries are rich in vitamin C. These pieces will help you get rid of wrinkles and dryness of the skin caused by age.

Tomatoes are also a good food to beauty because it helps your skin become smooth and shining.

While borne out helps the skin firmer and fuller for maintaining smooth and makes it glow all day.

Slim and prevent stress with spices

Chili, pepper, and paprika is a spice-producing heat that can reduce your hunger.

Yes, spicy sensation derived from the spices warm the stomach so it does not hurry to eat other foods.

Add them in your menu, also can get rid of stress. Do not believe it? Try it. Origin is not excessive, these benefits you can get well.

Green vegetables for the revitalization of the skin

Yes, the greens are supporting the achievement of the main menu of the body healthy, fit, and beautiful.

One of the best is the lettuce (lettuce). These crunchy-textured lettuce group is one of the best greens supporting healthy and beautiful.

Vitamin A content-rich, and the quality in it to help you revitalize your skin and give a boost of nutrients.

Lettuce salad you can add in a sandwich in the morning, and vegetable salad accompanied by corn, carrots, eggs, and boiled potatoes.

How To Increase Body Height | For woman, beside know how to make long hair, woman also know how to make body be height. Because the height will effected to beautiful. Body height is effected by growth hormones. Growth hormones working for organize the growing of hard bone tissue and cartilage. In program improvement body height, through a special method, the pituitary gland activity can be enhanced so as to produce more growth hormone.

Well, below i will tell you many ways or many exercise for getting height body, All ways below include to category of exercises induced growth hormone (EIGH), or exercises that stimulate growth hormone, among others are:

1. Stretching
Stretching movements will make the bone-lengthening spine interested. If done regularly and intensively, the movement can help to stimulate the addition of the length of the spine.

2. Hang
Dependent with both hands will stimulate the elongation of the bones of the back, especially in adolescents is still in its infancy. When the dependent with both hands, attracted by the gravity of the body down and hand the weight of the body, causing stress on your back.

3. Kick
This movement stimulates the growth of leg bones, so that an optimal length. In its infancy, the movement is quite effective. In fact, at the age of consent is still able to increase the movement of a leg length but not much. Tekwondo athletes generally have relatively long legs for kicking practice regularly and intensively. In adulthood, when growth has stalled, the length of the leg bone is formed of cartilage, not bone hard.

4. Bicycle
The correct cycling movement can stimulate the length of the legs, feet flat on the pedal, do not tiptoe. Back straight, and the pedaling motion conducted in stable and constant.

5. Swim
Movements in the pool can stimulate the growth of the body in an optimal, because the whole body, from head to toe stretch. Swimming motions involve almost all the muscles of the body, requires a lot of energy, and cause a lot of lactic acid. Getting a lot of energy and lactic acid are removed, the body release more growth hormone.

6. Basketball/Volleyball
Movement basketball / volleyball very well stimulate growth significantly because the body often stepping up the fight against gravity and cause stretching the whole body. This exercise also releases a lot of energy and lactic acid that spurred the growth hormone.

May be, here before about How to Increase Body Height, may this article be useful to all, other important article is about heart maintaining, Let get healthy heart simple-ways-of-maintaining-healthy heart

Simple Ways of Maintaining Healthy Heart | Health problems can not be underestimated in the heart of the present. We must consider our health, especially heart health. Keeping the heart healthy way is actually quite simple. World Heart Federation (World Heart Federation/WHF) estimates that cardiovascular disease will be the leading cause of death in Asia in 2010. Below, there are some Simple Ways of Maintaining Healthy Heart, among others:

1. Adjusting diet
a. Try eating more foods such as rice, vegetables (green beans, spinach, etc.), fruits, fish, grains and yogurt.

b. Reduce your intake of foods such as milk, cheese and nuts. Add garlic to your recipes.

c. Eating foods that contain beta-carotene such as carrots, cabbage and root crops.

d. Reduce intake of sodium, no more than a quarter teaspoon of salt a day. Eat regular meals. Drinking enough water. Change the habit of drinking coffee with tea.

2. Changing patterns and lifestyles
a. Regular exercise. At first choose the type of mild to moderate intensity exercise such as brisk walking, or bike that carried at least 30 minutes three to five times a week. Get used to using the stairs on each to go up to higher floors.

b. Take advantage of every opportunity to perform physical activity. If you drive a motor vehicle, try to park a little farther from your destination so that you get used to walking.

c. Doing chores such as sweeping, mopping, cleaning the house in addition to your sport. Maintain your ideal weight.

d. Stop smoking and avoid alcohol.

e. Get plenty of rest. Organize your daily schedule to avoid stress.

f. Do it a useful exercise to reduce stress such as relaxation therapy, yoga and meditation. Lots of laughing is good medicine.

3. Check your health on a regular basis
a. Know history of heart disease and blood vessels in your family tree.

b. Perform regular medical check ups, including the monitoring of blood pressure and cholesterol your body.

4. Take the medication that was prescribed by a doctor for you

5. Give and receive affection from the people you care about

Try applying some basic tips above in your daily life, for the most appropriate treatment for heart disease is actually prevented heart disease itself.

May this Simple Ways of Maintaining healthy Heart could be beneficial to you. You can also read How To Keep Young Pregnancy. Good luck.

Autism Expert Limited | The number of persons with autism in Indonesia continues to increase, but the number of doctors who can diagnose and appropriately educated therapists are very limited special. Another problem, and the rejection of the negative view of autism is still strong.

Chairman of Autisma Indonesia Foundation (YAI) Melly Budhiman between YAI celebration of 15 years in Jakarta, Wednesday (14/3), said that so far doctors are able to handle cases of autism is a child psychiatrist.

The number of child psychiatrists in Indonesia is only about 40 people, over half are located in Jakarta. Many in the provincial capital, like Banda Aceh and Kendari, not having a child psychiatrist autism despite considerable number of persons.

Until now, no exact data on the number of persons with autism in Indonesia. From the records of the doctor's note, doctors deal with 3-5 patients per year in 1980 with autism. Now many doctors to handle the maximum limit of three new patients per day.

Doctors and therapists

According to Melly, YAI with the government had conducted training for doctors at the clinic to be able to diagnose the symptoms of autism. The problem, therapy is difficult due to limited pascadiagnosis therapist.

Therapists who have adequate capacity is less. In order to get proper treatment, the parents need to ask the education and training that therapists who have trained their children.

This type of therapy given depends on the needs of persons with autism. It's such a tough speech therapy for communication and behavior therapy for children whose behavior is controlled.

The cause of autism is not known

Until now, the exact cause of autism is unknown. Autistic brain conditions and normal children alike. Only autistic brain function not as well as normal children brain.

The study mentions only autism is caused by a combination of genetic factors that make the body lose the ability to remove toxins in the body and the environment from the negative exposure of pollutants, such as lead, or the consumption of foods with preservatives and dyes that are not safe.

"Because no known cause, autism can not be prevented," said Melly.

Society's negative view of autism is still strong, particularly outside Jakarta. Children with autism often regarded as a crazy child.

Important, Muscle Pain Treatment | Pain by the common people regarded as trivial and treated potluck. In fact, chronic pain can worsen health.

It is delivered by Aida Tantri of the Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine RSCM Jakarta, Saturday (10/3), the International Forum on Pain Management held Joint Commission International (JCI), institutional providers of health care accreditation and certification, as well as pharmaceutical companies Pfizer Indonesia.

Chronic pain has become a major health problem especially in the Asia Pacific region. This disorder affects one in five adults worldwide. Chronic pain is predicted to be one of the critical health issues in the Asia Pacific region with increases in the elderly population.

Unfortunately, the disease is often overlooked because of a lack of understanding of the community. In fact, chronic pain can limit the quality of life and well-being of patients and can drastically heavy burden on the health care system, Aida explained.

Acute pain is usually considered a symptom of disease or injury. Chronic pain in the long term or after an injury or disease difficult to cure. In this case, the pain becomes chronic health problems that are specific, physiological and psychosocial related problems.

Chronic pain can worsen the quality of life for patients because it would reduce the ability to work, cause sleep disturbances, anxiety, frustration, and depression, lack of appetite, increased susceptibility to disease, have a negative impact on the attitudes and lifestyles, as well as dependence on drugs and medical care.

Postoperative survey data at the RSCM, according to Aida, showing persistent pain experienced by 16.6 percent of patients. Degree of pain perceived weight 16.67 per cent of patients, pain was 41.7 percent, and the remainder mild pain.

Chronic pain often associated with diabetes, cancer, HIV / AIDS, and depression. In addition, also associated with diseases of old age, such as shingles, arthritis, back pain, and muscle aches. "It's time to educate patients, health professionals and the public about the need to reduce chronic pain and prolonged pain," says Aida.

Reduce and cope with pain is an important goal for medical personnel. Controlling pain can help patients to recover more quickly. "In addition, reducing the risk of complications after surgery, such as pneumonia and blood clots," said Paul Chand, Managing Director of JCI Asia Pacific. In JCI, pain management becomes an integral part of the accreditation process for safety and quality of patient care.

To improve the quality of pain management and hospital management, the Government of Indonesia in cooperation with Dow and Pfizer Indonesia to improve the quality of management in the hospital.

Health providers and local hospitals or the prevention protocol introduced effective pain management. During this time, monitoring of medical conditions is performed by measuring height and weight as well as a variety of vital indications of health conditions, such as blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, and body temperature.

JCI international forum aimed advise physicians to evaluate and improve disease management procedures and implementation of international standards of health care in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, in cooperation with JCI Ministry of Health and public health agencies to evaluate and improve patient care, said Chairul Radjab Nasution, Director of the Ministry of Health Reference Health Efforts. [kompas]

How Depression Ruin Your Health | some of us may be already depressed. Depression not only disturb the social daily activity, but also will be the bed effect of health.

"Emotion effected our health", says by cardiologist, Nieca Goldberg, MD, medical director of New York University Women Heart Program, and author of The Complete Guide to Women Health.

To know much more about depression disturb our heart, here are the explanation about it. lets see :)

1. Sick and sad

Depression that lasts for long periods can lower a person's immune system, and make you more easy to get sick.

"You have a higher chance of having a cold or infection," says Katherine Muller, a clinical psychologist from the Center for Integrative Psychotherapy, Allentown.

2. Heart problems

Depression can increase the levels of stress hormones, like cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine, which also increases blood pressure and heart rate, says Goldberg.

"Higher levels of cortisol makes the arteries more susceptible to plaque," he explained. Goldberg explained that the fat deposits of plaque that clogs arteries, eventually blocking potentially in the bloodstream that can trigger heart attacks and strokes.

3. Destructive diet

People with depression commonly will changes dietary occur. In these conditions the person is likely to find it easier hungry or do not have the appetite.

Muller said, if you start eating your taste is lost, eat something small and healthy - such as vegetables, fruits or nuts - every three hours.

"Eating regularly will re-regulate your appetite," said Muller.

4. Lower the sex drive

People with depression will lower levels of the serotonin hormone. Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that create feelings of pleasure. This condition can also affect your desire for having sex.

5. Destructive energy

6. Sabotage of sleep

Depression can affect and disrupt sleep patterns. People with depression generally less get enough sleep.

7. Trigger pain

Headaches are often feels worse when you're feeling sad. A study in 2010 at Oxford University found that people with depression tend to have stronger pain than people who are happy, after the examiner on the brain scan.

8. Stomach problems

Is your depression associated with anxiety? If so, perhaps this condition will trigger the appearance of diarrhea, abdominal pain and heartburn, Latz said.

"Feelings of anxiety creates more stomach acid, which causes digestive problems," he said.

9. Back pain

Latz explains that people who are depressed tend to have habits and sedentary lifestyle (less active).

How to Overcome:
Latz gave the advice, make a habit for resting on your chair in desk, for 5-15 minutes/hour. Then change your position and stretch the leg muscles.

This Pregnancy Cravings Eat Newspapers - Cravings is one thing that experienced by many pregnant women. Usually they want something that had never desired before pregnancy.

Pregnant women from Dendee, England named Ann Curran was also felt cravings. But the desire of craving is unusual. He was craving to eat paper.

Newspaper that she wanted to eat was not any type of paper. 35 year-old woman just wants to eat Dundee Evening Telegraph newspaper.

"Only the paper that tastes good," Ann said as reported by the Sunday Sun, Sunday (02/19/2012).

Ann was so crazy about the newspaper. To the extent that he kept a few sheets of paper in her purse when she suddenly want to snack while walking or shopping.

"I could have sat in a hallway and tore the sheet from the newspaper. People who saw me was wondering, why me," she said.

Before the weekend arrived, Ann also save quite a lot of sheets of newspaper in his home. It was that he had plenty of snacks on the weekend newspapers.

"My friends keep their papers for me. But I have to buy it again for the stock on the weekends," she added.

5 scariest types of cancer - Keep in mind that cancer is a deadly disease, very scary, man so many die from this cancer. Cancer deaths is the largest worldwide, even in Indonesia, though. This is known as the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated 84 million people died from cancer in 2005 and 2015 timeframe.
Cancer can occur and sustained by anyone without any distinction of age, sex and social status. In the world Cancer Day which falls every year on February 4, WHO noted that nearly 80 percent of cancer deaths came from low-income countries and middle. In fact, a quarter of them occur before the age of 60 years.

Why would a person get cancer? one answer is because of an unhealthy lifestyle. Cancer occurs because of habit are generally unhealthy lifestyle, poor lifestyle change to healthier lifestyles are known can prevent cancer up to 30%. From now on, do not forget to pay attention to our lifestyle. live healthily. :)

World Day of the cancer, WHO announced 5 scariest types of cancer

1. Lung cancer (1.4 million deaths)
Lung cancer is the most deadly type of cancer. This cancer is very dangerous both in men or in women. Known to more people each year who die from lung cancer than breast cancer, colon, and prostate cancer. Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. The more cigarettes you smoke each day and the earlier you start smoking, the greater the risk of lung cancer. There is no evidence that smoking low-tar with a reduced risk of lung cancer. Stay away from smoking and stay away from smokers, because secondhand smoke is more dangerous.

2. Stomach cancer (740 000 deaths)
Some types of cancer known to affect the stomach. Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of cancer to the stomach. Development of cancer is generally found in the lining of the stomach. Over time, the presence of cancer is starting to fade. Experts think this decline may be triggered due to lifestyle changes such as reducing salt intake and smoking.

3. Liver cancer (700,000 deaths)
In most cases, the cause of liver cancer caused by cirrhosis, which is the end result of chronic liver damage caused by chronic liver disease. Alcohol abuse is the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver.

4. Colorectal cancer (610 000 deaths)
Colorectal cancer can begin to grow from the colon or rectum (end of colon). Initially, nearly all colorectal cancers are benign (polyps), but over time develop into cancer. Colorectal cancer is the third largest type of cancer in the world in terms of number of sufferers. Colorectal cancer is also the number two cause of death of two worlds, in which the age factor influences.

5. Breast cancer (460 000 deaths)
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the breast tissue. Cancer can begin to grow in the milk glands, milk ducts, fatty tissue and connective tissue in the breast. In Indonesia, breast cancer is still the number one killer disease in women.

Birth control recall - Failing to prevent pregnancy is a pretty big failure for a birth control pill. Pfizer is trying to avoid that outcome by recalling 1 million packets of potentially defective pills. What's the problem? Every packet contains 3 week's worth of birth control pills and a week's worth of sugar pills—basically to keep you in the habit of taking a pill every day even during your period week.

Some of the defective packs don't contain enough sugar pills. In others, however, the actual birth control pills have been swapped for extra sugar pills. The recall includes Pfizer Lo/Ovral-28 tablets and Akrimax Pharmaceuticals brand Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol tablets.

Birth control recall. Pfizer manufactures and packages the birth control pill, but it is sold by Akrimax Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Natasha Johnson, a gynecologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, said most women these days take generic forms of birth control pills.

Birth control recall. The Pfizer recall comes on the heels of increased attention surrounding birth control and possible health risks.

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Malaria Kills 1.2 Million People Each Year - Each year, approximately 1.2 million people worldwide die of malaria. According to the latest data as published in the British medical journal, The Lancet. The figures quoted were much higher than WHO estimates that 655 000 in 2010.

Difference is partly because the amount of the researchers are now using a more extensive data and more reliable, including using a technique called "verbal autopsy". Through this technique the researchers interviewed family members who had recently died. In many poor countries are low health infrastructure, pretty much the death of an unidentified cause.

Even so, both the WHO or the Lancet data showed a decrease in the number of global deaths due to diseases transmitted by mosquitoes.

Global mortality due to malaria disease had increased from 995 000 in 1980 and reached its peak in 2004 which reached 1.82 million, then fell back to 1.24 million in 2010.

Increased mortality in 2004 is partly due to the increased population at high risk of malaria, while the reduction achieved in 2010 because of rapid malaria control efforts in Africa that many funded by international donors.

One of the most active donors today are Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, RBM, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. In addition to expanding access to treatment, provision of mosquito nets are also effective for preventing mosquito bites.

From the latest data also revealed deaths from Malaria, Malaria also occurs in children and adults. In 2010, approximately 42 percent of deaths occur in children aged over 5 years to over 15 years.

This is seventh cause of bad breath - Halitosis or bad breath is a common problem that is often experienced by many people, and sometimes regarded as something shameful. During this oral hygiene area is less attention, thus triggering the development of various diseases such as caries, gingivitis, tartar until bad breath.

Want to know what can trigger bad breath? Here are 7 (seven) the most common cause your breath smell:

1. Stacking food: piling leftovers mouthfeel is the most common cause of bad breath. Food particles are transformed into the anaerobic bacteria producing bad breath like rotten eggs.

2. Tooth decay: Tooth decay (caries) by bacteria are the main agents that cause bad breath. Rotten teeth that can lead to demineralization causing halitosis (bad breath).

3. Dry mouth (Xerostomia): Saliva has many antibacterial content. When there is a reduction or even none at all saliva in the oral cavity, this can lead to a buildup of plaque that helped the growth of bacteria that cause bad breath.

4. Gum disease: Gum disease and periodontal disease is an important causative agent of bad breath.

5. Smoking: In addition to damaging health, smoking habits can also lead to bad breath. This is caused due to an accumulation of nicotine, tar and foul-smelling substances other in the oral cavity.

6. Super-strict diet: Apart from other hazards that may affect health, severe dieting can also cause bad breath caused by ketoacidosis due to prolonged starvation.

7. Sources from outside the mouth: In addition to the damage to the teeth and gums, cause bad breath can also come from outside, such as respiratory tract infections, diabetes and kidney dysfunction.

Source: resep.web.id