The generation of our parents and grandparents had different lives, different access to media than we do. People used to live very simple lives without thinking too much. Most of them just enjoyed every day as it was. When someone died they cried, when someone was born they were happy, when there was time to sing and celebrate, they celebrated. People used to live in harmony with nature and make use of it. Of course medicine at that time was not as developed as it is today and when some disease appeared and they didn't know how to cure it, they had to cope with dying of their relatives. But also dying was much different before. People knew that it was a part of their living. There is a beginning and there is the end as well and they used to respect that. Everyone respected that people had to go and they let them go. Nowadays we refuse even talking about it. People try to be young for their life time and they prolong their young years. They refuse to die! People in the past did not have many measures to lessen the pandemic diseases such as plague that took millions of lives in Europe, Asia and Africa. They took care of the patients as much as they could and when thir beloved passed away they dealt with it and carried on. Today we have many different diseases than just plague in the world. These are AIDS, SARS, cancer and bird flu which are keeping researchers busy and the rst of the people aware of infication possibility even if they are not directly exposed to any dangerous souranding. Situation nowadays is even harder because people tend to travel a lot what can spread pandemic rapidely. There are some predictions and worries of the United Nations, World Bank and World Health Organization including mutating the virus which causes bird flu. Some of the scientists are afraid that the virus could infect human beings much more easily in the future and spread faster than in the past. The hardest part would be dealing with the loss of our beloved because we are not ready and what more, we refuse to accept it.
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Countries of the African continent are among the most problematic of the world, when it comes to hunger, and wars, and particularly, diseases. There are many obstacles on the road to their solution. Some of the diseases in Africa, however, can and should be treated. People of "our world" have long forgotten about such problems as cholera, polio, tuberculosis, typhoid, and measles simply because they don't practically exist anymore owing to proper vaccination. One of such diseases, measles, has been successfully eliminated by 91 percent in Africa and 68 percent globally thanks to the partnership of various organizations called the Measles Initiative. More than 217 million (!) children have been vaccinated so far. The project has launched in 2001 and it is a cooperation project of American Red Cross, US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, United Nations Foundation, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization. The focus on this disease is obvious, since measles is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable death among children. The Measles Initiative has extended its list of diseases they're fighting. Along with measles vaccines and vitamin A they are offering the insecticide-treated nets, that are important means in fighting another disease, Malaria, that is a number one cause in child mortality in Africa. Hopefully, in another five years, we'll see similar results. (http://www.measlesinitiative.org/news.asp)
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Autism is a brain development disorder that impairs social interaction and communication, and causes restricted and repetitive behavior, all starting before a child is three years old. Largely it is inherited and its genetics are complex and hard to detect. Until recent its causes were considered to be agents that cause birth defects, childhood vaccines, etc. However, Dr Manzar Ashtari of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania in collaboration with other researchers have discovered that the main cause is that children with autism have fewer mirror neurons" brain cells that govern empathy and learning by observation. The Ashtari's research team released the study on Thursday and they said they used a novel imaging technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which tracks the movement of water molecules in the brain, thus being able to highlight subtle but potentially significant changes in the volume of gray matter in the brains of its research subjects. Amazingly they discovered that autistic children have increased grey matter in the brain. Usually the grey matter is correspondent of higher intelligence, but in the case of autistic children, the situation is different due to the fact that it does not function properly, stated Ashtari at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Despite the fact that autistic people have more grey matter, they also have fewer mirror neurons (brain cells that are activated when an individual performs an action, experiences an emotion or sensation, and witnesses the same). The myth of Raymond has been blown away (Tom Cruise's brother from the movie Rain Man). Unfortunately, autism affects many parts of the brain, while its causes are poorly understood. The new study does not bring anything that might help them, yet, but in time it could help other researcher to find a way of getting them out of the dark. Let's show our support to all parents that discover their most precious treasures are suffering such a difficult disease. Be strong!
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Tuberculosis is dangerous illness, which is caused by mycobacterium- exactly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. There are many kinds of this bacterium, some of them are very dangerous, and some of them are dangerous, only if you have weak immunity. It can infect lungs, nervous system, sometimes lymphatic system, circulatory system and many other parts of your body. This is one of the oldest illnesses in the human history. It is known from ancient times. What is interesting about this, is that in the time before Industrial revolution was Tuberculosis considered to be vampirism. Why? It was simple. When one member of the family got this illness and died, it didn't take long time and the rest of the family got sick too. They were dying one after another one. So their neighbours thought, that the first, who died from that family, was coming back to take lives from the rest of the family- like vampire. Infected people even had similar symptoms: red eyes, pale skin, they were bleeding⦠This problem is not so big these days. People care about hygiene, which is important, because you can get this illness from other people. Progress in science allows scientists to prepare high-quality pills and meds. But in the few past years there were lots of infected people. Many of them are immune against the medicaments. So should we be afraid of this? Scientists have to work hard to bring us new and stronger meds.
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Many athletes consider sport drinks as the only suitable for their nutrition before, during and after their sport performance. We have commercials full of products, possessing the best recommendations, available in every taste and flavor. The history of sport drink industry is still in diapers. Fifty years ago, the most successful sportsman created their drinks at home. Cyclists filled up their bottles with tea and honey, marathon runners believed their friends along the track, who had helped with coke free of carbon and skiers welcomed sweet waters during their regular stops. Any drink for completion of the body fluids, purchased or homemade, should be, above all, tasty, to stimulate the sportsmen to drink more. It has to compensate lost liquids, bring the energy to muscles and retain the normal level of sugar in blood. The very significant difference between pure water and sport drink is in the amount of sodium. Sport drinks are several times richer in sodium, but on the other side, they contain fewer electrolytes than regular food products. Your body needs that much sodium, only if you are digesting as much. That means, you don't need to worry about buying special sport drinks, if your exercise lasts less than 4 hours. The major boom in the sport drink and nutrition industry started in USA in 1965, when Dr. J. Robert Cade invited Gatorade. The new sensation has been discovered at the University of Florida and Cade and his team dedicated their work for helping a local football find the way of better regeneration during and after their games. Cade, who died this Tuesday at the age of 80, would probably never say, his drink will become a sudden sensation, available all over the world in more than 50 flavors. Finally, the choice should depend strictly on your body. You can decide for a special brand, or you can combine after you try out several products. It's up to you, what suits you best.
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Preventing the Dangerous Secondhand by Barbora Kasparova
A study by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia proves that secondhand smoking can be as dangerous as regular smoking. The team of doctors demonstrated that non-smokers exposed to smoking developed lung damage. This finding supports the ongoing debate, whether the state should and even has the right to ban smoking in public places. Let's look closely at the current trend in the world. It was no sooner than at the end of the 20th century when the first countries have taken steps to protect their citizens from tobacco smoke. In the USA, for instance, it is up to the states to choose whether they want a ban or no, and the first state to exercise this right was Arizona in 1973 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoking_ban#Smoking_bans_by_country). Ireland, surprisingly, took the most radical approach to the issue in Europe. In 2004 they became the first country in the world to announce a smoking ban in all enclosed public places, and the ban was further enlarged by adding other areas. Despite protests from smokers, many countries followed. United Kingdom only recently, in July 2007, joined the group banning public smoking. The changing attitude towards smoking is well obvious on the signs concerning smoking. Before it used to be "no smoking" signs that were placed and smoking was allowed everywhere else, on the other hand, in near future, smokers will have to look for "yes smoking" signs, just like one looks for a toilette signs.
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$200 from $650 million gave Rotary and Gates by Eva Zelenakova
In 21st century states from the 3rd world like Congo, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia are still fighting not only in armed conflicts but with dangerous infectious disease that can paralyze and sometimes kill. Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route and fighting with polio is very hard. This fight needs time, money, energy of people who want to wipe polio from the germy surrounding with poor sanitation. Energy of many doctors and nurses who want to help the children keep their smiles on theirs gorgeous faces is visible on their work. And the question about the time will be answered if I will tell you that they are fighting nonstop nearly two decades to against polio. And the never ending worries about money which they need is paused now for a while because of Rotary International and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundations gave $200million and Dr. Margaret Chan, director- general of the World health Organization (WHO) in the statement said that this investment is precisely the catalyst we need as we intensify the push to finish polio. The donation to be paid over three years and will go to immunization campaigns, surveillance and public education. "This money can make quite a big difference" said Nicholas Grassly, of Imperial College, London, who advices WHO on polio issues. "We can build on the gains that have been made this year." he added. But still $200 million from $650 million isn't even half of the price which is needed until 2009. And eradicating polio will ultimately cost $1 billion more, said Dr. David Heyman, WHO's top polio official.
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Drinking and Driving â Not a Good Match by Barbora Kasparova
We've heard the phrases like Friends don't let friends drive drunk, or Drunk driving doesn't just kill drunk drivers. What's behind these words? According to the statistics, in the USA 38, 588 people died in car accidents in 2006, and 13,470 fatalities occurred in crashes involving at least one intoxicated driver (http://www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov/Main/index.aspx). Simple mathematics suggests that in the USA every third fatal car accident involves alcohol. It does not look any better in the rest of the world. Driving under the influence is, naturally, illegal, although the understanding of what the term means in its legal sense differs from country to country. Some countries have so called zero tolerance (Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia), which for the drivers means trouble with law if any alcohol is detected regardless of the amount. This brings "legal security" in a sense that it is undisputable one is not allowed to have been drinking at all before operating a vehicle. Some countries allow some alcohol, yet it is often confusing as to how much one can actually drink to be within the limits. The highest tolerance is 0.08 % (in the United States, UK, Canada, and Ireland), while other countries have 0.05 or less. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6920720.stm) According to a recent survey in Britain, the majority of drivers support the idea of having zero tolerance, claiming it would end the uncertainty. It seems not only the authorities, but also the drivers realize the problem. In the end, it's their lives what is in stake.
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Statistical researches are talking about numbers of people infected with the virus HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), which causes AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for the Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is collection of syndromes and infections caused by low level of immunity. Virus HIV attacks immunity system, which fails after the virus "wake up to life". The longest known incubation period of the HIV virus is nine years. Last year the estimated number of people infected with HIV was 40 million. This year the number fell to 33.2 million, which makes almost 7 million descent. Researchers say it is due to different methodology of counting that is used now by the United Nations and World Health Organization. Although scientists know a lot about the process of the illness, there is currently no known cure. To fight against the illness health organizations bet on the prevention. They organize campaigns, alert people about the dangers and provide them with as much as possible informations via media, advertisements, on websites, billboards or even personally... The World Health Organization is specialized agency of the United Nations, which was established in 1948 in Geneva, Switzerland. It coordinates researches about (mostly infective) illnesses like AIDS, SARS and malaria, also has programs to prevent and treat such diseases. To the main aims of the organization belong combat with diseases and promoting of general health of the people in the world. The new task of the health organizations and governments across the world is to build better cooperation and work on the campaigns and researches together to find better solutions, promote effective prevention programs and offer more efficient help to those, who already lost their immunity and hope.
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We are getting super size by Romana Schlesingerova
We are living in the world where the concept of a normal portion lost its value. The media together with the biggest food chains feed our brains and bodies with commercials on a daily basis. Twenty years ago, there have been only one size of French fries and one size of fountain drink in the majority of the fast food restaurants. Now, we have the small, medium, large and supersize. The extra large, 42oz. coke costs us only 99cents. Do we really need it? Currently, about 31%, or about 59 million people, are obese. Almost 65% are either obese or overweight, 10 to 30 pounds over a healthy weight, which increases their chances of developing diabetes, heart disease, some types of cancer and other health problems. About 16% of kids are obese and another 15% are in a serious risk to develop the obesity. Should we keep blaming the fast food restaurants and the greedy companies? The answer is a catch. It is only a business that behaves according to its profits, trying to fulfill expectation of customers. Would they still offer us half gallon of soda, if we would stop buying it? Probably not. When Mc Donald`s first announced their $1 Big and Tasty, no one had expected there will be lines in the store and the drive trough and impatient customers, buying 10 of them at once. Burger King Holdings Inc, the world's second largest hamburger chain, just recently reported about their plan to test the new $1 double cheeseburger. "The test explores whether this new item drives incremental sales traffic and creates a significant sales lift," Burger King said in the statement sent to Reuters. No, we should not blame the marketers; they are giving us the chance to decide what we want. It's a test, as Burger King said. Hopefully, we will pass it well.
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When we were little kids our moms always said to us that we have to eat enough to be strong and big. And we did. They wanted the best for us and they gave us the best they had. Few years ago the fruit and vegetable was grown naturally in farms somewhere in the countryside. You could eat almost everything without cleaning it. It was safe. Today when most of the vegetable and fruit is somehow modified, with biocides or genetically, it is not very safe to eat it like that. But fruit and vegetable is not the only thing. Almost everything is modified. In many kinds of food you can find substances which make the food fresher much longer. It lasts longer and tastes better. But it is a poison. Not in this small amounts, but still is. So what to do when you want to eat really healthy? Probably you can not avoid eating unhealthy food, but at least you can eat nutrition rich food. Every day you should have whole grain and wheat meals. Oils made from plants, don't forget about fruit and vegetable. Also very important is to eat fish, poultry, eggs and nuts. And always drink enough water. This is not going to make you live forever, but maybe a little bit longer.
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It is normal to get some weight on during pregnancy. One or two kilos per each month. Not many women are so lucky to loose their unwanted kilos naturally after the baby is born. What should a mother do when she doesn't want to feels like a whale? First step could be a prevention. To have active life. Make some sports, dedicate the time to hobbies. To train your muscles as well as your brain. And don't forget to dedicate some time to recharge your "body-batteries". One of the reasons, why people are getting fat is the fact they eat much more then necessary when they are tired. The lack of sleep makes you weak. But eating is not the only way how to get some energy. Reach for your pillow. Moreover, lack of sleep can cause light depression, in combination with stress (from work, from the family life, new life situation,...) it influences people even more. It is really easy to make stressed and tired people angry without any real reason. Tired mothers use to scream a lot, they feel bad, not satisfied with anything around them, even less with themselves. Take your time and rest a lot. For example, you can sleep with the baby, let the husband do the housework, prepare dinner or wash the dishes. Find the time to relax. Not only you, but also your husband and child will appreciate it for sure.
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Well, if you ever wanted to cheat on your life partner and get away unpunished, you now have the perfect excuse: Alzheimer. Beyond all jokes, the matter is a serious one and has become publicly known thanks to former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor that people who suffer Alzheimer can often get into a romance forgetting the former life partner. O'Connor's husband is a patient of the care facility in Arizona, suffers from Alzheimer's disease and has a relationship with another woman patient who has the same disease. Instead of condemning her husband infidelity and proceed to divorce, Linda held a press conference and spoke about the matter in order to raise awareness of a lesser-known side of the degenerative brain disease. One of the O'Connors' three sons, Scott, stated that admirably his mother did not complain, but was happy that her husband gave up to the ideas of committing suicide and stopped being depressed due to this new romance. She is not alone in this situation, experts like Rubin Dessel, head of memory care services at the Hebrew Home care facility in New York, state that usually patients suffering from Alzheimer because of the memory loss live in the moment and it is not unusual to get involved in a romantic relationship. However, they are not sure how often this happens and Peter Reed, director of programs at the Alzheimer's Association says that this type of relationship is an almost child-like romance where the couple simply holds hands. It is not excluded to get physical. The family is the one suffering because of the relationship and often the patient is hurt if he/she had a happy marriage or previous relationship. Dessel says that it cannot be called cheating and she also praised the attitude of O'Connor who dedicated her life to his husband who suffers of Alzheimer for 17 years and can accept an extra-marital affair by stepping on her feelings for his sake. Indeed O'Connors actions should be a model for all the other person in the world that have the same problem.
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What were you thinking is a good show and Ray Hunter should ask himself the same thing. If you wonder who is he, then you should know he has a doctorate of science in Herpetology and his main ocupation is self immunizing with snake venoms. His bizarre attraction for cobras got him the nickname of Cobraman, but due to his occupation he know lays in the hospital for two weeks already after being bitten by an eastern diamondback rattlesnake. At the age of 44 he states he has been bitten by 44 times, including this one, by venomous snake. Everything began in 1991 when he discussed with Bill Haast (Miami Serpentarium Labs) about self immunizing with snake venoms, afterwards he got a license to posses venom snakes and continued to immunize himself. Nowadays he uses a mixture of nine diluted venoms in my booster shots, but that did not helped him very much when the the 5- 1/2 foot rattlesnake taken from animal control officers bite him. The incident took place while he was cleaning the snake cages and despite the fact that the snake baited him on his right hand, he managed to drive near the hospital under the venom effects that rendered him a sense of drunkenness. Ray drove nearly unconscious to the hospital and collapsed when he got near to it. Now he is in renal failure and his right arm remains largely swollen. The doctors are not sure when he will be released. Meantime the snake was taken at a zoo in another state. Kids, this is a lesson to learn. Don't play with danger or you will have to face the consequences. If someone so experienced messed up things, think how you will end. Until further notice let's pray for him and wish to get well soon.
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There are too many people worrying about anorexia and other disease that causes an unusual loss of weight, but there is hardly any public outrage when it comes to another disease that has the same degree of importance- obesity. Mens sana in corpore sano says a latin proverb sustaining that a mind can be healthy only in a healthy body and there must be a balance between the two. The largest study ever made by a French top medical research institute in 63 countries in two different periods of time reveals that a quarter of men and women are obese. More than 168,000 people were interviewed and in 2005 adults aged 18 and 80 showed that 24 percent of the men and 27 percent of the women were clinically obese, while 40 percent of men and 30 percent of women were classified as overweight. Lead researcher Beverly Balkau, a scientist at France's National Institute for Health and Medical Research, stated for the US journal of the American Heart Association where the study was published, that people are facing a true epidemic, therefore government s should involve and promote more physical exercise and balanced diets. There is no reason to joke about and foul around, the study showed that the accumulation of midriff fat significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and certain forms of diabetes. BMI stands for the body-mass index used to measure obesity and when it is between 18.5 up to 25 is considered in the healthy range, 25 up to 30 is overweight, and 30 or higher is obese. It can be calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms to the square of one's height in meters. From one country to another there are different rates of obesity; if for both sexes in East and Southeast Asia the BMI is 7 percent, in Canada is 36. Another problem is the overweight that might eventually lead to obesity and in Asia like in other countries with higher BMI the adult population is facing this problem. Called International Day for Evaluation of Abdominal Obesity the study showed that for men an increase in waist size of 14 centimeters can lead to cardiovascular disease, while an increase of 15 cm in waist in women doubles the risk of heart affections with 40 percent. All in all, it only proves that all things brought to extreme can have a negative effect upon us. Keep yourselves fit with daily exercises and introducing vegetables in your meals. Think about your health before everything else. Stay connected and take care!
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FDA is understaffed and lacking the technology to ensure American drugs are safe by Corina Ciubotaru
Recent findings by the Government Accountability Office show the Food and Drug Administration is facing serious problems when it comes to inspecting foreign drug manufacturers. The situation in the U.S. is good, but apparently two-thirds of foreign drug manufacturers may have never been inspected, partly because of the institutions' outdated computers and databases, that provide contradictory information in regard to the location of the companies seeking FDA approval. American companies are inspected at least once every two years but regulations are scarce when it comes to foreign suppliers. Foreign companies produce as much as 80 percent of the drug ingredients and around 40 percent of all drugs imported in America and it would take the FDA 13 years to inspect all the companies it needs to at the current rate. It uses volunteers to conduct inspections abroad and gives companies a warning before they come, as opposed to the surprise inspections in the U.S., and the inspectors have to rely on English-speaking employees in the visited companies as they are not accompanied by a translator. One option for solving the problem would be to send specialists abroad to set up local counterparts that would be able to gather data much quicker. During a testimony in front of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Carl Nielsen, former FDA director for import operations said the Congress issued a report ten years ago that showed the same problems, which apparently haven't been solved since. No need to worry though, drugs in America are still considered to be some of the safest in the world.
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