Expensive “Brain Stimulating”

February 4th, 2009 No Comments   Posted in jokes

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Feeling listless, I bought some expensive “Brain Stimulating” pills at the health food store. But it wasn’t until I got home that I read the label.

“This i sjust rosemary extract,” I complained to my husband. “I can’t believe I spent all that money for something that I have growing like wild in the yard!”

“See ?” he said. “You’re smarter already.”

Susanne Higbee

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Circumcision Protects Against HIV and Infections

December 14th, 2008 2 Comments   Posted in Health
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Unpopular for more than 20 years, circumcision may come back into vogue as new research point to some irrefutable benefits.

Protect against HIV

Circumcised men have up to 60 percent lower incident of HIV. That’s because the foreskin has a relatively high numbers of target cells for HIV infection. It’s also more likely to tear during sex,providing an entry route for HIV.

“Removing the foreskin removes the main site of HIV entry into the penis,”says HIV researcher Professor Roger Short, from the Department of Obstetric & Gynaecology at the University of Melbourne. “ Circumcision’s protective effect is proven beyond doubt.”

Cuts rates of cervical cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cervical cancer and surveys show that circumcised men are three times less likely to carry the virus. “Studies report at 58% reduction in cervical cancer risk among women whose partners were circumcised,” says Dimitrios Trichopoulos,professor of cancer prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Less prostate cancer

Circumcised men have a lower risk of prostate cancer,”There is evidence that foreskin infections track up the urethra,”says Professor Tim Oliver from the Institute of Cancer,Queen Mary University,London.Slow healing infections increase prostate cell division,”Each division allows a chance for DNA damage,says Oliver.”For some patients this ends in cancer.”

Less penile cancer

Although it’s a rare cancer,circumcision almost eliminates the chance of invasive penile cancer.

Fewer infections

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are up to five times less common in boys who’ve been circumcised. However,the number of boys who will get UTI is small. Several infections at an early age can lead to kidney problems later in life . RD Health

Yeast Infections Require A Doctors Diagnosis

December 4th, 2008 3 Comments   Posted in money blog
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An accurate assessment leading to appropriate treatment is always the first step in the fight against most medical conditions. An inaccurate diagnosis can result in additional complications, and can even be fatal. The same is true with assessing a yeast infection. Many times people won’t go to their doctor when they should because they’re convinced they can use the facts they get from the internet to assess and treat the condition themselves. Sorry to say, that doesn’t always happen.

Yeast infections is among the most common infections which is commonly diagnosed incorrectly.

Adult females often purchase and put on the wrong treatments when they assume wrongly, that they have a yeast infection. So rather than being cured of a casual condition, these adult females will end up with a more complicated condition requiring full treatment procedures. By that time they will have to spend double the time and money in order to be effectively treated.

How does this continue to take place? There are a number of reasons really, but one of them is the fact that we believe we’re better than the doctors we go to for assistance. Many of us don’t want to pay a physician for this assessment because we think that it is simple enough to assess without a physician. We often think the prescription medication is over priced. Now and again, we think we know the answers as we have had these same symptoms earlier. There is the belief that we are able to comprehend everything, from causes to treatments.

If you start to scratch, try washing the affected region with warm water and soap. This allows you to relieve some of the other factors that cause the subject area to be itchy. Now in terms of cleansing the affected region, one should avoid applying various products like douche bags and hygiene rinses since these can easily bother the vaginal area. Also, keep in mind that antibiotic drugs can exacerbate yeast infection so it is advocated that one should not take any antibiotic pills when one has a yeast infection. The situation could be worsened through antibiotics.

Indeed, it is best not to panic in situations when you consider you have a yeast infection. Often the whitish discharge is just part of your menstrual cycle. The same can be said regarding pain and soreness. Nonetheless, if you are feeling pain that seems to be quite different, then consulting your physician would be the best action you could take.

You should be checked by your physician if you have recurrent infections. Normally only one treatment is required, however if symptoms continue, increase or change, confer with your doctor right away. There may be some hidden conditions you are unconscious of.

Amateurs, such as you or me, should not be diagnosing yeast infections. Acquiring the right assessment is imperative to accept a treatment agenda that would efficiently help you clear your existing troubles.

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