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Spot Stroke before it’s too late
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Rapidly treating a mini-stroke, or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), reduces the risk of a major stroke by 80 percent according to a study by Oxford’s Radcliffe Hospital. Someoen who suffers a TIA has similar symptoms to a stroke but the symptoms may only last a few minutes.
According to the World Heath Organization, heart disease and strokes kill more
than 12 million people globally each year.
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Ignoring them, however, can esult in a major stroke following within three months. the Stroke Association uses the FAST test to diagnose whether someone is having a stroke or TIA :
- Facial weakness - can the person smile, has the person’s mouth/eye dropped ?
- Arm weakness - can the person raise both arms ?
- Speech problems - can they speak clearly and understand what you say ?
- Test all three symptoms. If he or she fails any of these tests,call emergency so they can receive treatment quickly at a hospital and damage to the brain can be reduced.
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Careful with this Food Coloring Number
Image via WikipediaSome artificial food colors and additives can make children hyperactive and distracted,according to recent studies. Now the Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants six food coloring to be voluntarily withdrawn by food manufacturers in the UK by next yea,rather than wait for an EU ruling,which the FSA says could take years.
The six yellow,orange and red colorings are : Sunset Yellow (E110),Carmoisine (E122), Tartrazine (E102), Ponceau 4R (E124), Quinoline yellow (E104).They are found in a wide variety of soft drinks,sweets,lollies,cakes (including birthday cake icing), biscuits,milk-shakes and even savoury products,such as mint chutney and mushy peas.
How to Prevent Heart Disease
Image by Getty Images via DaylifeWomen Seem to underplay their symptoms and tend to self-medicated before seeking help
Only 35 percents of women with heart disease have the typical symptom of angina
Tips on how to prevent it
- Don’t Smoke – this is the single most important things you can do for your heart.
- Have your blood pressure checked periodically
- Watch your cholesterol levels
- If you have diabetes,it should be treated and controlled
- Eat a healthy ,low-fat diet and pay attention to your weight
- keep your Body Mass Index Number-An indicator of total body fat,based on a ratio between weight and heigh at less than 25
- Maintain a waist measurement of 35 inches or less.
- Report chest,arm,throat,shoulder,blade or jaw discomfort that comes on with with exercise and goes away with rest
- If you are 40s,50s or 60s and experience shortness of breath,report it to your doctor
- If a close relative ~ a sibling or a parent-had early heart disease(in or before the the 50s,60s for,respectively,a man or a woman),your chance of heart problems is doubled, so you must work hard to reduce other risk factors
- Exercise-take a brisk,30 minutes walk every day
‘A banana a day keeps the doctor away!’
Image via WikipediaI love to eat bananas, since they are cheap and good for your digestion. BUt by reading all this fact I never look Banana as the same way again.
Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and
glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and
substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy
for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number
one fruit with the world’s leading athletes.
But energy isn’t the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It
can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and
conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people
suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana.
This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein
that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve
your mood and generally make you feel happier. More »
Info on Medical Careers
Health and Medical Careers If you think about it, health and medical careers are very similar as they both want the same thing that is to care for the welfare of the patient. To give some idea, here are a few possible careers that you may get into. 
1. Brushing and flossing your teeth isn’t enough to keep them clean. This is why people are told to visit the dentist once a year or every six months. Dentistry is usually completed after 8 years of education. It takes just as long as a medical doctor and analysts believe this demand will grow as the large number of are expected to retire soon. The job of the dentist is to diagnose, prevent and treat problems in the teeth and also the mouth tissue. They may perform x-rays, put in protective plastic sealants, extract or repair fractured teeth. If patients need to straighten their teeth, then they have to visit an orthodontist. Dentists use a variety of equipment to get the job done. These include mouth mirrors, probes, forceps, brushes, scalpels, drills and x-ray machines. To protect themselves and their patients, they must always sterilize their equipment; wear masks, gloves that must be disposed afterwards and protective glasses. More »
She was a beast!
Image by Getty ImagesAn overweight lady came for an appointment at my clinic.She was one of my colleagues’s patients so I was curious as to why she was suddenly coming to see me.
“I had to,”she moaned.”The other doctor put me on the scales and told me I was a beast,”
Appalled,I confronted my colleague about the matter.His account of their conversation was rather less dramatic.
“I said she was obese.”
Dr Antonio Lidder
A Clinical Guide for Management of Overweight and Obese Children and Adults (Crc Series in Modern Nutrition Science)
Fyber Sense Pill Vanish Bad Body Odor
A pill to make you want to get hot and sweaty
You may soon be able to throw away your deodorants and expensive perfume bottles. A team of Brazilian researchers has come up with a pill that replaces unpleasant body odor with a much more appealing aroma.
The scientists from the Federal University of Ceara got the idea from certain foods,such as garlic,asparagus and curry which “perfumes” the skin,urine and sweat with their distinctive signatures.
The team recently released the Fyber Sense pill that,once swallowed,releases through sweat a lavender-like scent obtained from the Corianddrum sativum (better known as cilantro or coriander)
But there’s still a few years of research and development to be done before other heath authorities approve Fyber Sense for sale worldwide.
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Panic Attacks: A Warning Sign ?
The SYMPTOMS –pain,anxiety,shortness of breath and fear-that signal a panic attack can feel like a heart attack and doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have found a link between the two. In a study of postmenopausal women,those who’d had a panic attack in the previous six months were four times more likely to have a heart attack in the next five years.
A panic attack may increase the risk of heart trouble by adding to changes in heart rhythm,or attacks could be a sign of unorganised heart problems,say study author Professor Jordan Smoller.Ellen Mason,cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation,says stress probably plays a part in heart disease. She advises that if you’ve never had a panic attack and you think you’re having a heart attack,go to A&E.
“Women heart attack symptoms can be different from the crunching chest pain most men experience,”says Mason.More atypical symptoms that affect women include tingling in the right arm,palpitations,pain in the jaw,arm or neck,and heartburn. RDHEALTH
Hidden Causes of Heart Attack and Stroke: Inflammation, Cardiology’s New FrontierLife’s Like That
Image by *Brunna Peretti* via FlickrMy mother joined a new Weight Watchers group.At the first session,the group leader explained the healthy-eating plans that everyone should follow,including drinking six to eight glasses of water a day.
The following week,the leader asked how everyone was getting on.One woman looked rather glum. When the leader asked why,she replied,”Well,I’ve don emy best to stick to the diet plan,but I’ve had real difficulty.Try as I might,I just can’t drink 68 glasses of water a day.All I can manage is 46″
Gillian France,Reader Digest
7 Tips on How To Use Contact Lenses
“Recent research revealed 75% of contact lens wearer across Asia do not follow proper lens care”
An alarming proportion of wearers do not practice simple contact lens care.”It takes less than a minute a day to rub and rinse yet many patients don’t think it is important,”said Dr Chung Kah Meng,President of the Association of Malaysian Optometrists.Proper cleaning techniques lead to a dramatic reduction of microbes growing on the lenses,vastly lowering the risk of infection. Here are some key tips :
