Saliva Test for Oral Cancer Detection

Saliva Test for Oral Cancer Detection - Oral cancer is less well known. This raises the concern of some scientists in the United States because many patients are unaware of the symptoms but the next thing I knew died of it.

A surgeon at Michigan State University, Barry Wenig also pioneered the development of a saliva test by using a simple and inexpensive for the early detection of oral cancer.

Wenig is also a professor at the College of Human Medicine's Department of Surgery and the leader of this project in cooperation with Delta Dental of Michigan's Research and Data Institute to compile the data and recruit dental professionals that will assist in experiments conducted Wenig and his team.

The study will enroll 100-200 patients who have lesions (abnormal tissue) and white or a network that grows in the mouth and the tonsils to be tested as part of a clinical trial.

In this trial will Wenig and his team will look for biomarkers or specific biological markers that were previously identified by researchers at UCLA. This is to confirm the biomarkers of oral cancer.

By creating a test with a simple saliva and is able to identify the presence of biomarkers, physicians and dentists can find out which patients need treatment and which patients can avoid a biopsy (a test that involves the removal of cells or tissue for examination) unnecessary invasive.

"Most of the benign lesionnya that the majority of sufferers are actually even get unnecessary biopsies," Wenig said as quoted by Medindia on Wednesday (18/04/2012).

"Instead, a simple test will allow us to identify patients with malignant lesions and encourage patients to get treatment more quickly," he said.

Oral cancer has a low survival rate because of the slow early detection. Wenig was saying: Only 60 percent of patients who live more than five years after diagnosis. Even among black men, their survival rate is less than 38 percent.

"The main challenge for reducing mortality and morbidity of oral cancer is to develop strategies for the identification and detection of the disease while still at a very early stage," he said.

In addition to Delta Dental's Research and Data Institute to monitor the progress of this project, Wenig also collaborated with PeriRX, Pennsylvania-based company that will sponsor this experiment with the FDA.

"Our test is non-invasive because the patient just needs to spit in a cup. Ease of this test will also expand our ability to effectively scan for cancer lesions," Wenig said.

Wenig noted, "Now there is no early scan to detect the majority of cancers that occur in the head and neck so that this test could be a tremendous improvement."

In addition, this test has the potential to save health care costs because the number of biopsy can be reduced, he added.

Do not exercise with empty stomach

Do not exercise with empty stomach - Many people who deliberately exercising on an empty stomach because it thinks it can burn more fat. Unfortunately, exercising on an empty stomach can actually harm the body. So, avoid exercising on an empty stomach.

Some people believe the theory that exercising on an empty stomach will make the body use fat stores to be converted into energy instead of glucose or carbohydrates that may be available from food or beverages are consumed before exercise.

Yet another says the study. A new finding suggests that exercising on an empty stomach does not offer any benefit and may actually work against your body.

According to a recent report published this year in a fitness journal in the U.S., has determined that the body burns the same amount of fat, regardless if you eat before or after exercise, as reported by timesofindia, Thursday (19/04/2012).

But the problem arises in the fact that you will lose muscle mass when exercising in a state of starvation. The study also found that no food to help the exercise, the intensity of exercise and total calorie burning may be deductible.

Thus, exercise with perutkosong not only makes you tired and weak, but reduced muscle and no energy to burn more fat.

The study also found that when people eat lightly before the exercise portion, about 10 percent of the calories burned come from protein, including muscle.

And from previous studies, researchers have found that eating a portion of light before the sport will benefit. People who consume 45 grams of carbohydrates prior to exercise would end up eating less throughout the day.

Now many experts are advised to eat light portions such as wheat or even a milkshake before exercise. It will get more benefit from time spent in the gym. For people who want to increase muscle, are strongly encouraged to exercise by eating eggs or milkshake first.

Haze Pollution More Deadly than Vehicle Accident

Haze Pollution More Deadly than Vehicle Accident - In many countries, traffic accidents claimed the lives of many. But the number is not much when compared with mortality from air pollution, most of which comes from vehicle fumes on the highway.

At least, this is revealed in a recent study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to research published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, deaths from air pollution 2 times more than the accident victim.

In Europe alone, there are an estimated 5,000 people each year die prematurely from lung cancer and heart disease are both triggered by air pollution. Pollution from aircraft exhaust adds another death rates are as many as 2,000 deaths each year.

Not to mention the exhaust from smokestacks at factories. If totaled from all sources of pollution, then the number of deaths triggered by air pollution throughout Europe can be reached 19,000 cases each year.

This figure is in stark contrast when compared with the data of death from traffic accidents in Europe throughout 2010. Data released by the relevant authorities say, the death rate from traffic accidents in that period only 1850 cases.

"It appears that air pollution from road traffic causes more deaths than the number of deaths from accidents that occurred on the highway," said Dr. Steven Barrett who memimpihn this study as quoted by the Telegraph, Thursday (19/04/2012).

High number of deaths from air pollution is often ignored because its effects are not always appear immediately. Deaths from pollution occur after the toxins that accumulate in the body, while deaths due to accidents can happen at that time also making it more visible.

Morning Exercise More Effective If Do Before Breakfast

Morning Exercise More Effective If Do Before Breakfast - Many people feel if it was not exercising in the morning. Though the morning is the most ideal time for exercise. Walk or bike ride before breakfast, show good results. It is based on the results of a study published in The Journal of Physiology.

In that study, the researchers involves an active and healthy men aged 28 years. The study participants had a daily diet of bad, which is composed of 50 percent fat and 30 percent more calories. Most of the research participants did not exercise during the study.

While the other study participants during the research exercise. Some participants exercising 4 times a week outside in the morning, such as walking and cycling to severe intensity. All exercises are supervised, so that the energy expenditure of both groups was similar.

One group ate a diet rich in carbohydrate at breakfast before exercising and continue to have carbs. The second group exercise without breakfast first and only drink water during exercise. The study lasted for 6 weeks.

Group who did not exercise the average weight has increased more than 6 kg and also develop insulin resistance. Muscles of the participants in the group no longer respond properly to insulin and do not attract excess sugar or glucose from the bloodstream efficiently and have begun to store excess fat in the muscle cells.

Insulin resistance and excess fat deposits in the muscle cells are metabolically unhealthy condition and is a precursor to diabetes. People who eat breakfast before heavy exercise also increased body weight, although not as much in the first group.

The participants in the group have also become more resistant to insulin and which store large amounts of excess fat in the muscle. Only group that showed exercise before breakfast enhancement the least weight and almost did not show signs of insulin resistance.

The results showed that, in a state not to eat sport is more effective than exercise after eating carbohydrates. Do oalhraga morning without breakfast also help men avoid weight gain.

"In this study, only the group who exercised without breakfast showed a favorable metabolic adaptation, which in turn may enhance oxidative fatty acid levels," said Peter Hespel, Ph.D., a professor of Research Center for Exercise and Health at Catholic University Leuven, Belgium as reported from TheNewYorkTimes, Thursday (01/03/2012).

However, researchers have not been able to conclude whether the same benefit will increase if you exercise at a more leisurely pace and in shorter time. So that further research will be needed to get the benefits of exercise are better.

Thermometer Stuck In The lungs Women Over 44 Years

Thermometer Stuck In The lungs Women Over 44 Years - A woman in China has been living with a thermometer stuck in his lungs for 44 years. Miraculously, she did not feel anything even though the complaints of foreign objects that have been long in the body.

At the doctor in the People's Liberation Army No.. 535 Hospital in Huaihuadi, Hunan province, China, found the medical device worn along the 5 cm in the left lung of a woman during a routine examination.

Physicians can not recognize the medical device, but be identified woman named Liu said that it was a thermometer accidentally swallowed when he was 12 years old.

"He said when he was 12 years old has a fever. Family put a thermometer in his mouth to take his temperature, but instead swallowed a thermometer," said Yang Qihong, Liu neighbor, as reported by China Central Television (CCTV), Thursday (1/3/2012 ).

After swallowing the thermometer, the family who came from poor families can not afford the medical treatment needed to remove the thermometer. He was also not taken to the hospital.

According to Liu, the medical device remains in the lungs Liu for 44 years, but did not cause any complaints to date.

Doctors say if the thermometer is allowed to be in Liu's body, one day it will break and the mercury or mercury in the thermometer can cause serious damage to the health of Liu. Therefore, treatment is expected to be done to solve this problem Liu.

It's easy to patch cavities than to Prevent

It's easy to patch cavities than to Prevent - Since many years ago, the emphasis in medical education and a lot of dentistry focused on healing and treatment of disease. In fact, it would be much more effective and efficient if done before the emergence of disease prevention.

"Since a few years ago, recognizes (Indonesian Dentist Association) have agreed to focus its attention on the prevention of tooth decay '" said Drg. Zaura Anggraeni, MDS, Chairman recognizes the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pepsodent and recognizes, on Thursday (1/3/3012).

Cavities and bleeding gums caused by bacteria, foods that are sweet and sticky, dental hygiene oral, and all closely related to lifestyle.

The proof, in developed countries there is a change patterns of eating a diet that is more modern. One of them is consuming a lot of processed products such as bread karbohidat more tender. It will lead to tooth decay because the rest of the food will be more easily attached to the teeth.

Economic conditions also led to growing sweet foods like candy, chocolate, cakes and sticky sweet yag increasingly easy to obtain the public.

"If you address them after the hole, then there will be endless due to lifestyle causes of tooth decay is not stopped," said the dentist who is familiarly called Dr. Zaura this.

Germs on the teeth will ferment the sugary foods and produce acids. Acid with a pH (acidity) is very low, below 5.5, it can dissolve tooth enamel. Email is the hardest part of the body. If email is dissolved, then there was a hole in the tooth.

In addition, too many new people visit the dentist after a tooth cavity. In fact, the process of erosion of dental enamel on the teeth until the advent of the hole requires a long time, from 6 to 24 months. Thus, Dr. Zaura urge the community to control early tooth decay before it is too late.

To realize this, PDGI has been trying to make a wide range of programs to promote the prevention of cavities such as brushing your teeth in warning troop dental health month, have appealed to primary school and health clinic, even a program built to instill the importance of primary dental hygiene from an early age.

Prediction faces 10 years if Unhealthy Lifestyle

Prediction faces 10 years if Unhealthy Lifestyle - Unhealthy lifestyle more associated with the risk of deadly diseases, like diabetes and heart attacks. Though the impact of smoking, junk food and the like can also ruin the appearance of particular trigger changes in the shape of the face.

With the help of doctors and forensic artist, a female journalist in the UK, Anna Magee (44 years) to make predictions in the face of the next 10 years if every day running of an unhealthy lifestyle. Magee also made his prediction in the future if you run a healthy lifestyle.

Magee face shape prediction in the next 10 years she lived a lifestyle based on the following, as quoted from Dailymail, Thursday (03/01/2012).




Suck a pack of cigarettes per day

Characteristic of a smoker's face was wrinkled lines that firm as dry and dehydrated skin. Teeth are not white anymore but stained, while the eyelids and cheeks would began to relax so that it looks 10 years older.




Drinking two glasses of red wine each evening beverages

Excessive alcohol consumption can cause blood vessels in the face of wider, making skin look red. That month alone, the skin will also become dehydrated and wrinkles begin to form due to loss of elasticity.




Eating junk food every day

Sugar and simple carbohydrates in excessive junk food causes fat face look like a bloated and pale. Acne is also easier to grow, then the skin will quickly sag because of too many layers of fat.




Without alcohol, cigarettes and junk food

Although not consume alcohol, cigarettes and junk food, the face will remain unchanged because the effects of aging can not be avoided. However, the effects of aging that occurs naturally of course much better seen than to see his face damaged by unhealthy lifestyles.

Only with a View, People Can contaminated cough

Only with a View, People Can contaminated cough - When coughing, a person who is sick can transmit germs to other people so that part of it and then catch a cough illness. But do not be transmitted through the germ, a cough can spread just because seeing others cough.

"Man is not really rational creatures. We yawn when others yawn, laugh when others laugh as well when others cough cough," said Robert Provine, a psychologist from the University of Marryland as quoted by MSNBC, Thursday (03/01/2012) .

Provine says, cough can be transmitted by the same mechanism as when one part of it evaporates because both sleepy or laugh when others around him laugh. The tendency to imitate this behavior judged very natural.

However, the explanation behind this phenomenon remains a mystery difficult to solve. Many spekkulasi developed by experts, one of which related to brain function to detect sound and will unconsciously try to imitate.

"It could also be due to a simple response, such as when a person coughs then people will check her own throat. He then would cough when checking it, he felt something in his throat," said Provine.

Similarly, the blinking reflex, Provine assess cough can also occur spontaneously or planned. Instinctively, people can blink when there is a stimulus or stone, but can also do it consciously, though not completely realized.

"You can choose to cough, or it will happen as a reflex," said Provine.

For some oang, see people coughing can also be a kind of suggestion, especially when in a group. Cough bandwagon when there are others in the group who are coughing will create its own kind of emotional closeness.

Durability So marriages When Children Affected by Cancer

Durability So marriages When Children Affected by Cancer - Although the disease in children can cause severe stress, a new study from Denmark found that marriage and partnerships and the parents of children with cancer will not fall apart.

"The study, featured in the journal Pediatrics that dispel the myth that cancer occurring in children would undermine marriage and family relationships. This is totally untrue," said Anne Kazak, professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia as reported from HealthDay, Friday (13/04/2012).

Cancer in children is rare even though cancer is a major disease causing death of children under the age of 15 years. According to the National Cancer Institute, an average of one to two of the 10,000 children with cancer each year.

In this new study, researchers studied the parents of 2450 children (over age 20 years) who were diagnosed with cancer between 1980-1997. This group was compared with a group of parents of 44 853 children who did not have cancer, and following its development over 20 years.

Even after these findings adapted to high and low income parents, researchers found that children with cancer have no effect on the tendency of couples to split up.

"You can imagine that you could have found an increased risk for several cancers in marriage, but we did not find any way even though we analyzed the data," said another researcher, Dr. Christian Johansen, who is also head of the Unit of Survivorship at the Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen.

"Having a child with cancer does not appear to be risk factors for divorce," says Johansen.

Why parents of children with cancer can be so tough? Johansen said, "I think parents have a relationship that is capable of handling the problems and pressures that exist because you only need to do to live a daily life".

Yet according to Kazak, have children of parents with cancer put under intense pressure.

"Learning to understand that your child has cancer to be one of the most distressing experiences that may occur and be sad at this condition is normal," he said.

Families should focus his energy on the treatment and support for children and children with other cancers.

"It is important to remember that a couple's relationship is also important that it needs to consider specific ways to continue to communicate, solve problems together and stay connected," says Johansen.

Immune bacteria Antibiotics Found in Cave Aged 4 Million Years

Immune bacteria Antibiotics Found in Cave Aged 4 Million Years - Scientists discover bacteria that completely immune alias does not work is treated with antibiotics. Bacteria were found at a depth of 400 meters (about 1,300 feet) below the surface of the earth in a cave which has 4 million years old.

Isolated cave was named Lechuguilla in New Mexico. The discovery of these bacteria may provide clues to the development of drugs to combat superbug today.

"It's still a big question, Where did these bacteria came from? Almost no one had thought to look at other bacteria which may not always cause disease," says study leader Gerry Wright, a chemical biologist at McMaster University, Ontario as reported by Fox News, Friday (13/04/2012).

Overuse of antibiotics by hospitals and farms have been widely criticized because it led to bacterial strains resistant to antibiotics.

However, because of Lechuguilla Cave has long been untouched, the existence of ancient bacteria that indicate the presence of drug resistance has actually happened a long time and evolved millions of years ago.

Samples of bacteria in the cave, which is found in pure crystals not infect humans, but has the capacity to fight against synthetic drugs in modern times.

Researchers examined 93 species of bacteria extracted from the cave and mengujikannya on 26 different types of antibiotics. About 70 percent of these bacteria are resistant to three or four classes of antibiotics. Three of the strains of the bacteria - which is also a distant relative of anthrax - were resistant to 14 of the 26 antibiotics tested.

"The science of clinical microbiology has long become confused. When you bring a new antibiotic in the hospital, resistance will inevitably emerge shortly afterwards, either in a matter of months to years," said Wright.

Drinks that Help Sleeping Beauty addition to milk

Drinks that Help Sleeping Beauty addition to milk - Quality sleep is essential to one's health. But not many people get quality sleep after a long day of work. People need to sleep between 7-9 hours every night but sometimes people can be difficult to sleep early.

Besides warm milk, it turns out there are some other useful types of drinks can make sleep soundly.

Here are five drinks such as quoted from thedailymeal, Friday (13/04/2012), among others:

1. Cherry juice

Drinking cherry juice twice a day, ie in the morning and two hours before bedtime to prevent insomnia.

The study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food in June 2010 were examined again in September 2010 in the Journals of Gerontology and obtained similar results.

Cherries contain melatonin, an antioxidant known to help regulate our sleep cycle.

2. Green Tea Without Caffeine

Green tea contains an amino acid theanine, which is proven to help reduce stress and sleep well.

Choose green tea without caffeine, because of high levels of caffeine can keep you awake all night.

3. Pure Coconut Water

Although known as a drink of coconut water that increases energy, but coconut water can also help you sleep.

Coconut water is the source of potassium and magnesium are good and can help relax muscles. Coconut water also contains small amounts of vitamin B that can help reduce stress.

4. Banana smoothie

Blend a small banana with a tablespoon of butter and half cup of unsweetened soy milk to make a deep sleep. Bananas contain potassium and magnesium, two minerals that help muscles relax.

5. Wheat Cereal Beverage

Wheat is the main ingredient in beverages cereals are good sources of vitamin B, phosphorus, iron, zinc and magnesium.

High mineral content which can help relax the muscles and makes you sleep better.

Obsession So Perfect Mom Stress Women Make Weight

Obsession So Perfect Mom Stress Women Make Weight - Almost every mother wants to be a good mother or even a perfect mother, though of course nothing is perfect in this world. Too obsessed or too strive to be a perfect mother will only make a woman feel tired, frustrated and unhappy.

A woman who is too obsessed with being a good mother, often feel guilty if there is anything that can not be controlled properly. Guilt is often makes a woman feel stressed or even depressed. In fact, it can also cause discomfort or stress, other family members.

"A woman who becomes obsessed with a perfect mother usually wants all domestic affairs controlled and orderly. But fair is not all things can be well controlled. And while there are some things that are not well controlled, a woman who becomes obsessed with the perfect mom certainly will feel the stress even depression. Sometimes a mother needs to make peace with the state or the household that can not be controlled properly, "said Dr. Amy Tiemann.

About how to stop the obsession to be a perfect mother?

Here are 5 ways to stop the obsession to be a perfect mother, as quoted from FoxNewsHealth, Thursday (01/03/2012), among others:

1. Priority scale
A mother can not be firing on all cylinders at all times. By making a mother's priorities can be more focused on important things, and stop worrying about trivial things.

2. Free yourself from guilt
If you always want to be perfect of course, will always feel like a failure and feel guilty, because no one is perfect. So when you feel guilty, should be a mother soon rid themselves of guilt in order to stay focused on things more important.

3. Choosing not to be a career woman
Being a mother is the most important job for a woman, but it does not mean that it should be able to play outstanding at any time. If you have a tendency to over stress, should not be a career woman. Because it will add to pressure for a woman, unless it can manage stress well.

4. Stop comparing
It's easy to be able to feel like a failure or stress when a woman is often compared with another mother role. Every person has its advantages and disadvantages of each. Comparing the role of mother to another, sometimes good for learning. But it should not be taken too seriously to feel like a failure or worse.

5. Re-thinking stringing
Obsessed with perfection it can affect your ability to achieve a balance between work and family life. In fact, research experts found that, obsessed with perfection is the greatest obstacle to achieving a balance of work and family life. So it should be re-stringing the idea that it should do the best for the job and family life is not to do things perfectly.

Heart Attack Anti vaccine will Coming Soon

Heart Attack Anti vaccine will Coming Soon - Heart disease is one condition that can make people die suddenly. In the next five years, will soon present a vaccine against heart disease.

According to experts, an injection of antibodies can prevent fatty buildup in arteries that causes narrowings and rupture of blood vessels, the which lead to heart attack.

This will be the first time the cause of heart disease were targeted, rather than by reducing such factors as the level of bad cholesterol and high blood pressure which increases the likelihood of heart disease.

According to experts in meeting the Cardiovascular Biology at Imperial College London, there are several different approaches in the blood vessels and is licensed in five years.

Experts say the vaccine will be very promising and could have a major impact on the treatment of disease.

Heart disease has become the scourge of the biggest causes of death for all people around the world, including Indonesia. Lack of exercise, poor diet, smoking and drinking too much alcohol is a major cause of heart disease, but also note that there are hereditary factors.

Coronary heart disease occurs when fatty plaque builds up in blood vessels that 'feed' the heart and from time to time be narrowed.

Part of the plaque, known as atheroma (lipid-containing substances in tissues, especially in the arterial wall), can rupture and cause clots that can block the arteries, eventually causing a heart attack.

"People at high risk of heart attacks tend to be the first candidate to approach immunity. Such a treatment, because it has an entirely different mode of action, can be used as an adjunct to current therapies," explains Prof. Nilsson, professor of experimental cardiovascular research at Lund University, Sweden, as reported by the Telegraph, Monday (04/02/2012).

Professor Nilsson says that despite current treatments such as statins and blood pressure medications are very effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attack and stroke by about 40 percent, but should not be forgotten that 60 percent of cardiovascular events continue to occur.

"Experiments have shown that this vaccine may change the way the immune system reacts to plaque in the artery to reduce the inflammation and the severity of what happened," explained Prof. Nilsson.

Prof. Nilsson together with a team of Prof. Prediman Shah, of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute in Los Angeles, was able to formulate a vaccine that reduces the buildup of plaque around 60 to 70 percent in mice.

CVX-210 vaccine produced currently in development by CardioVax injections, waiting for the rules to begin clinical trials. While the second vaccine using the same materials have been formulated as a nasal spray.

Kids Do not Drink Milk accustomed While Sleeping

Kids Do not Drink Milk accustomed While Sleeping - Habit of giving the bottle or breast milk to infants in their sleep can be bad for dental health of children. Milk that sticks in your teeth and left alone will turn into yogurt and damage the teeth.

That is why the tooth that is damaged in children who often drink milk while sleeping is the entire surface of the tooth enamel. While the people who rarely brush their teeth, the most damaged part molars. In Javanese society, tooth decay in children is often called gigis.

A research has shown that people who do not brush your teeth before bed at night have an increased risk of cavities 2 times more than those who brush your teeth before bed.

"At bedtime, the flow of saliva decreases. In fact, in the saliva contains anti bakery and a substance that can reduce the acidity of the mouth. If you do not brush your teeth at night, food scraps will be left behind and the germs will always exist in the teeth," said Drg said. Zaura Anggraeni, MDS, Chairman recognizes the signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pepsodent and recognizes, on Thursday (1/3/3012).

Drg Zaura menuturukan also, if the condition is allowed, then the tooth germs will multiply 2 times faster.

Furthermore, Drg. Zaura suggested to the mother should not give milk to the baby while sleeping. Should give the child milk, sitting down and suck milk should not be allowed to sleep.

Drg Zaura also provide helpful tips to keep clean baby teeth, namely:
A. Do not give milk that is added sugar.
2. After completion of drinking milk rinse with water. How, given dot is filled with water to membesihkan teeth.
3. It would be nice if the teeth are cleaned with the cleaning of new growth, gauze or a soft cloth towel to the edge of the tongue and lips, even though the new teeth come together.

In this way, children will get used to clean the oral cavity since childhood. Finally, children will be more used to clean the teeth before bed when growing up.

"The most important thing in teaching children to brush their teeth is an example, do not just send it. For asking the children to brush their teeth before bed is very difficult," added Drg. Zaura.

Equally important, do not wait until the children sleepy. If forced to drink milk after brushing teeth, be sure to rinse afterwards. But if you eat sugary foods, your teeth should still be scrubbed again.

Vegetables and Fruits That are Worth Avoiding Pregnancy of Infection from Toxoplasmosis

Vegetables and Fruits That are Worth Avoiding Pregnancy of Infection from Toxoplasmosis - Pregnancy is a time of importance to women. At these times, pregnant women should really pay attention to foods that are inserted into the body, including fruits and vegetables. There are some fruits and vegetables that should be avoided while the mother is pregnant.

During pregnancy, a woman does have a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. However, some vegetables and fruits should be avoided because it can affect the health of mother and fetus.

Here are a few vegetables and fruits should be avoided during pregnancy, as reported by onlymyhealth, Friday (13/04/2012):

1. papaya
Many cultures believe that eating papaya is not good while pregnant. Papaya intake was able to make the mother gave birth early. Papaya, especially the raw and partially cooked, rich in latex is known to trigger uterine contractions. Papaya should be avoided in the final trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnant women should eat papaya from a truly mature. Ripe papaya is rich in vitamins such as vitamin C and other healthy nutrients, which can prevent the onset of symptoms of heartburn and constipation.

2. pineapple
Pineapple is also considered not good for pregnancy. Pineapple contains bromelain which can lead to softening of the cervix that lead to premature labor. Pineapples should be avoided especially in the early trimester to avoid unexpected events such as softening of the cervix.

3. wine
It has been suggested by many medical professionals that in the final trimester pregnant women should avoid fruits like grapes because it can lead to heat content.

4. Raw fruits and vegetables are not washed
The most important advice for pregnant women is to avoid vegetables and fruits are not washed or pasteurized during pregnancy. Food hygiene is very important given during pregnancy to avoid infection from toxoplasmosis.

Hemophilia is a Hereditary Disease

Hemophilia is a Hereditary Disease - Hemophilia is a hereditary disease, but not easy to predict children who would have it. Just watch out if the baby starts learning to crawl and often swollen blue-blue, it could be a symptom of hemophilia.

Hemophilia is a blood disorder that makes it difficult to clot when the injury occurs in both the surface and inside the body. Although reduced, the disease is generally not directly caught from infancy, especially if the family had no history of disease.

"Hemophilia is caught as a child when in fact usually heavy. It caught when children begin to learn to crawl," says Prof. Dr. Billy Djajiman, SpA (K), chairman of the Haemophilia Society Association of Indonesia (HMHI) in a press conference at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) Kencana, Thursday (04/12/2012).

When learning to crawl, children who suffer from hemophilia often experience swelling in the joints. Bluish swelling which usually happens because the elbows and knees clash, and bleeding under the skin surface of the hard stop.

If this happens, then the child should be examined because there is the possibility of suffering from hemophilia. If allowed to continue, bleeding that is too often can lead to permanent damage to the joints.

Sometimes, such a new phenomenon emerged when it was somewhat greater when the child began to love running around and fell. If often swollen bluish, or even have stopped the bleeding that is difficult to look out the possibility of hemophilia.

Unfortunately, there has hemophilia difficult to predict. Although the disease is hereditary, not everyone knows that he brought the X chromosome abnormalities that can lead to hemophilia in children when married to fellow carrier or carriers of hemophilia properties.

Avoid incestuous marriage is one way to avoid the risk of meeting a fellow of the nature of hemophilia. But it also does not guarantee 100 percent, because Oran gtidka may choose a partner from the lineage that is completely free of the nature of hemophilia.

Conversely when suffering from hemophilia seesorang positive, it does not mean their children will surely suffer the same disease. If a man suffering from hemophilia, then all the boys certainly healthy as long as his wife was not of the nature of hemophilia.

Positive Stress Can Prevent Nerve Damage Eyes

Positive Stress Can Prevent Nerve Damage Eyes - Stress is usually considered a negative thing. However, a study showed that some types of stress can make the cells become more resilient to injury and illness.

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine have discovered a treatment that can prevent nerve damage caused by glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease of the nerve damage is a major cause of blindness worldwide.

Researchers increased the resistance of the optic nerve cells of rats that had suffered damage by making the rats are in stressful conditions, which expose it to the environment with low oxygen levels. Stress due to low oxygen environments evoke a protective response and makes nerve cells more robust and less vulnerable to injury.

Research published in the journal Molecular Medicine is the first study to show that the ability of the nerves in the environment can tolerate the stress of protecting itself from damage.

Scientists previously assumed that the protective effect only lasts a few days. However, Jeffrey M. Gidday, PhD, professor of neurosurgery and the eyes of Washington University School of Medicine has developed a way to extend the protective effect of a matter of days to months.

By creating mice in low-oxygen conditions over several times over the past two weeks, Gidday can prolong the effect such protection. After conditioning the ends, nerves will be protected from damage for at least 8 weeks.

"Once we found that the protective effect can be extended, we wondered whether this extension can also protect the nerve from injury and damage that characterizes the disease of nerve damage," he said as quoted Medicalxpress.com Gidday, Wednesday (04/04/2012) .

To find out, Gidday tried researching this conditioning of glaucoma, a disease caused by increased pressure of the fluid that fills the eyeball. The current glaucoma treatment is to reduce the fluid pressure, but does not protect the retina and optic nerve from damage.

Glaucoma is classified as a disease of nerve damage due to slowly kill retinal ganglion cells. These cells are located in the retina of the eye and form the optic nerve. A growing number of dead ganglion would make the retina is not functioning so that the patient is reduced vision and eventually become blind.

In this study, mice made to have glaucoma by binding to vessels that allow fluid to flow from his eyes. Result in increased eye pressure. Researchers then looked at how many ganglion cells are still intact after 3-10 weeks.

The researchers found that normal mice lost an average of 30% ganglion after having glaucoma for 10 weeks. But rats are exposed to low oxygen conditions prior glaucoma surgery only lost 3% ganglionnya.

"Previous research has shown that there are hundreds of genes that maintain viability in the DNA, but these genes are not active. When this gene is activated, the protein in it can make the cells much more robust in the face causing injury or damage. Identifying gene- These genes will specifically help the development of drugs that can activate these genes, "said Gidday.

Currently, neuroscientists are conducting clinical trials to see if stress can reduce brain damage after severe injuries such as stroke, brain hemorrhage or trauma.

Lie will soon Detected on Computer Programs

Lie will soon Detected on Computer Programs - Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face as a guide a person has lied, computer scientists Ifeoma Nwogu, Nisha Bhaskaran and Venu Govindaraju examine whether the machine can also read the visual cues that are deceptive.

The results are promising so far. In a study involving 40 conversations recorded by video tape, an automated system that analyzes the eye movements were able to identify exactly what the interview subject is lying or telling the truth as much as 82.5 percent.

"The level of accuracy is better than an interrogator who is usually on account of an experiment to detect lies," said Ifeoma Nwogu, an assistant professor in UB's Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS), which helped develop the system.

The result, even though only an experienced interrogator who has an average of 65 percent closer to the truth.

"What we want to understand is whether there are changes in the signals emitted by people when lying and the machine can detect it? The answer is yes and yes," he said as quoted by Medindia Nwogu, Wednesday (04/04/2012).

After a lie-detector technology with a hot body and facial expressions, UB automated system to track the different characteristics of eye movements.

The system uses statistical techniques to create a model of how people move his eyes in two different situations.

During normal conversation, and when answering questions designed to encourage a lie.

People who changed his pattern of movement between the first and second scenarios are assumed to lie, while the people who have a consistent eye motion is assumed to tell the truth.

What Nwogu and his team are doing is creating an automated system that can verify and correct coding information used by humans in order to successfully classify liars and dishonest people.

The next step is to expand the number of subjects studied and developed automated systems that analyze body language in addition to contact mata.Nwogu said that although the sample slightly, but the results are quite impressive.

Researchers also stated that the computer may be able to study human behavior in the short term to help the task is quite heavy, even for a seasoned interrogator.

"But this does not mean that a machine is ready to replace the human questionnaire, only a computer can be a useful tool to identify a lie," said Nwogu.

Researchers used 40 video recordings of conversations to establish a normal eye movements and fundamental to every subject, especially the number and frequency flicker in which the subject changed the direction of gaze.

Then the researchers used an automated system is to compare the eye movements on the basis of each subject with a critical eye movements during the session of each interrogation, the interrogator to stop asking the point where ordinary things and began to ask to check the truth of his words.

If the machine detect the variation of the basic eye movements are not uncommon, researchers predict that the subject is lying.

The danger Tablet Computer Use in Children

The danger Tablet Computer Use in Children - Tablet computer is a technology that can help children's education, but its use should be carefully monitored to ensure that no problems arise on the behavior and learning.

According to a survey by the end of 2011 to 2200 parents and children in England and America, 15 percent of children aged 3-8 years have been using the iPad parents. Anaka 9 percent of children have their own iPad, while 20 percent have an iPod as quoted by Medindia on Wednesday (04/04/2012).

Some 77 percent of parents believe that the use of gadgets such as tablets beneficial to children to help develop their creativity.

Some researchers have repeatedly warned that excessive use of tablets in children can cause developmental difficulties and problems, including autism or difficulty focusing attention.

"Critics tend to blame the device as a tablet to the problem of child development. Tablets may have a causal relationship with the problem, but that needs to be emphasized is how the parental controls to limit its use," said Lisa Guernsey, director of the foundation's Early Education Initiative, the United States.

To find out the extent to influence the development of the child's tablet, you can try to talk with him when the kids are cool with the tablet. Can the child focus on a conversation for 30 minutes without looking at the screen tablet?

"You do not need to panic resolve the issue. Your brain will change over time, every time you learn something new," said Annie Murphy Paul, author of How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives.

"Do not let the tablet into the electronic nanny for your child. Limit the use of tablets and always accompany your children when playing and learning with tablets," said Warren Buckleitner, editor of Children's Technology Review.

Tradition Birth at Age 10 Years in Colombia's Ordinary

Tradition Birth at Age 10 Years in Colombia's Ordinary - Giving birth at a very young age is common among the natives of Colombia, the Wayuu tribe communities. The girl is 10 years for example, should feel the pain of childbirth process when girls her age are still playing dolls.

The unnamed girl was coming to the hospital came to the hospital last week, when abortion was 39 weeks old. It comes with complaints of bleeding and severe pain due to uterine contraction constant.

Besides being a very young age that is only 10 years old, the other thing that surprised the doctors is that during this time the girl had yet to see a gynecologist. His visit to the hospital this time is really the first time since the pregnancy.

Given the content of which is sufficient age and physical condition of the girl on the whole quite good, the doctors decided to perform a cesarean section. Though not through normal delivery, the baby is finally born female in good health.

The case is recorded of the girl from the City Manaure, Colombia is one of the world's youngest mother who gave birth to a baby in good health. Unfortunately up to now not clear who the husband, although there is speculation that his father was a man who just 15 years old.

However, the case is not uncommon among the population of many Wayuu tribe inhabiting the area of ​​La Guajira Peninsula in northern Colombia region. Areas that receive this special autonomy was released to run the ancestral traditions, including traditional marriage and giving birth at a very young age.

Casadiego Efrain Pacheco, director of the hospital who treated the girl confirmed that such cases are common among the Wayuu tribe. However, the authorities could not take action against anyone because of the Colombian government to respect the autonomy and traditions Wayuu tribe.

"We have seen several similar cases among the Wayuu girls. When a girl that age should play dolls, the girls had to take care of the child. It's surprising," said Dr. Casadiego as quoted by the Huffington Post, Friday (6/4 / 2012).

3 Things It Can Increase Risk of Kidney Stones

3 Things It Can Increase Risk of Kidney Stones - Kidney stones are a condition that can be experienced by anyone. The experts said there are three things that can increase the risk of kidney stones is less calcium, less drinking and too much salt.

People who are prone to kidney stones are usually required to increase fluid intake so it can help dilute the substances that can cause stones. Reducing salt can help because of too much sodium will increase levels of calcium in the urine.

People used to think of reducing the calcium can help. But studies in recent years suggest the consumption of dairy products can actually protect against stone formation, but in this case the use of calcium supplements is not recommended.

Kidney stones develop when urine that is produced contains more crystal-forming substances such as calcium, uric acid and a compound called oxalate than the available fluid.

The latest findings, reported in the Journal of Urology revealed that it is better if everyone knows calcium intake is adequate or not, especially those from food.

"When people have kidney stones, many of them are thought to reduce the intake of calcium. This suggestion is good but you should still consume dairy intake as usual. And if taking calcium supplements, you should ask your doctor whether to stop," said Dr. Mathew Sorensen, urologists from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, as quoted by FoxNews on Monday (02/04/2012).

The study, involving 78 293 U.S. women was observed for 8 years. Found women who consume calcium from dairy products over the possibility of early kidney stone 28 percent less, women who drink consumption has enough 20 percent lower risk.

Whereas women with a high salt diet risk 61 percent more likely to develop kidney stones. Biggest source of sodium comes from fast food, processed meat and canned food.

Dr. Sorensen said that people who are prone to kidney stones should be careful with calcium supplements. If he needs calcium to protect bones were then obtained from Dr. Sorensen recommended foods, thereby reducing the effect of calcium on stone formation.

Cockroaches There are bits of carrion in Nearly Every piece of Chocolate

Cockroaches There are bits of carrion in Nearly Every piece of Chocolate - Some people develop allergies while eating chocolate, but not all actually triggered by the original content of cocoa beans. Not a few pieces of dead cockroaches is triggered, which contaminate almost every bar of chocolate on the market.

An allergy expert from New York City, Dr. Morton M Teich said in each piece (1 bar) chocolate found an average of 8 bits of the insect body. Actually, not always a cockroach, but one of the most commonly found are dead cockroaches.

"Almost all foods have a natural contamination, but there is still a safe level can be tolerated," said Dr. Teich as quoted by ABC News on Monday (04/02/2012).

According to Dr. Teich, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or food and drug regulatory agency The U.S. also has a safe limit for the contamination of carcasses of insects. Originally no more than 60 pieces in each 100 grams of chocolate, then a product is considered safe.

Although for most people is harmless, but contaminants can trigger allergic reactions for those who have a high sensitivity to it. Allergic reactions are caused can vary, ranging from itching, cramps, migraines to asthma attacks.

Chocolate is also not the only food product that can naturally contaminated by dead cockroaches and other insects. Dr. Teich said, peanut butter, macaroni, cheese and even popcorn or popcorn are also a lot of debris contaminated with insects.

Allergies are often not detected, because the reaction does not appear when doctors perform an allergy test with the original content of chocolate. But for those who have allergies cockroaches and other insects but still want to eat chocolate, a doctor could cope with allergy.

Avoid contamination of carcasses of insects in foods such as chocolate, according to Dr. Teich is almost impossible unless farmers use more pesticides. However, the use of pesticides are believed to have an impact far worse than insect allergy.

The boy must Unresectable Because Could not Stop Laughing

The boy must Unresectable Because Could not Stop Laughing - Because there is a tumor in his brain, a boy in the United States is often sudden laugh for no reason and could not stop if you do not fit. To stop him, the boy had to undergo brain surgery two times.

Matthew Ephrem, 2-year-old boy from Minnesota had suffered since childhood. Without any apparent reason, Matthew often sudden burst out laughing and only stopped when he suffered a seizure like epilepsy.

During the second year, Tigist Feyisa Ephrem Mekonnen mother and father had consulted several doctors but not yet know the cause. Until a few months ago, doctors diagnosed Matthew suffered a brain tumor.

Brain tumor called hypothalamic hamartoma is relatively rare because it only affects 1 in 1 million children around the world. Due to suppress the growth of brain tissue, once in a while Matthew will experience disorientation or confusion and then suddenly laughed.

Last week, Matthew is reported to have undergone two major operations to remove tumors in his brain tissue. The second operation was led by Dr. Harold Rekate, a neurological surgeon from North Shore University Hospital is located in Long Island.

"There is no word that represents our happiness. Since undergoing surgery almost 10 days, no more seizures, no longer laughing, and Matthew could be himself," said Ephrem Mekonnen, the father of Matthew, as quoted from Dailymail, Sunday (8/4 / 2012).

Dr. Rekate own deeply satisfied with the results of such operations, as well as grateful to be known and the tumor was inoperable since I was early. He believes the future of Matthew is still very long and the boy still had a lot of expectations to be realized.

Easy Ways to Fight Back Pain Due Most Sit

Easy Ways to Fight Back Pain Due Most Sit - Every day I sat in the office all the time often leaves a disturbing side effects holiday, the emergence of back pain complaints. Before the pain was coming, the risks can be countered with the following steps.

"One of the most negative effect is sit back bend forward so that his muscles start to work with inefficient and vulnerable to injury," kara Prof Donald R Murphy, a bone from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as quoted by FoxNews, Friday (6 / 4/2012).

Some ways you can do to prevent it as delivered by Prof. Murphy is as follows.

1. Choose a comfortable seat

Comfortable seating or ergonomics should be able to sustain the framework of the body in the most natural position so that no overload at one point. In detail, the concept of ergonomics can be quite varied but in essence must meet the following requirements.

a. Make sure the spine can be curved by natural and proportionate to the front, not too leaned back

b. Adjust the armrest to the position of the arms form an angle of 90 degrees which is the most ideal

c. Feet should tread the floor, his back pressed to the back of the seat slightly and the shoulder should always be relaxed

2. Stretch every 30 minutes

If you are sitting in a very long time, stretch every 30-60 minutes to reduce the risk of back pain. Stretching motions could mimic the movements of gymnastics, or if embarrassed enough standing and walking around the office then the back muscles are slightly stretched.

If possible, sometimes down to the floor and then take the yoga position called "the cobra". This position begins with the stomach, then hand pressed to the floor so that the shoulders and head held high, but the stomach and hips remain flat on the floor.

3. Loosen the muscles in periodic

Health experts recommend that on the sidelines of the type, once the hand should be rested by transferring them from the keyboard into the lap for a few seconds. If even then did not get too busy, occasionally lifting the shoulders and then lower it again and repeat several times.

4. Strengthen core or core body

Aerobics is the most effective way to counter the risk of back pain from too much sitting, because this exercise involves a lot of core muscles or parts of the body's core. Core or posture may be called to be strong so that your back pain is not easy, because it helps prop up the backbone of weight.

Delaying the most potent Hunger by Almond Nuts

Delaying the most potent Hunger by Almond Nuts - Increased blood sugar is a serious threat faced by diabetic patients to eat too much. Almonds can prevent it, because the food is pretty potent and suitable also delay hunger for food as the diet.

Judging from the low glycemic index, including almonds foods that are digested slowly in the digestive tract. The lower the glycemic index, the increase in blood sugar levels will rise more slowly, making it safe for diabetics.

Rice and other carbohydrate sources that have a high glycemic index tend to be digested and absorbed more quickly. In addition to spike blood sugar levels are higher, these properties also make the stomach more quickly so feel hungry again.

Low glycemic index foods such as almonds useful when I have to avoid spikes in blood sugar levels as in patients with diabetes, or who are restricting calories such as diet. Nature that could delay hunger makes food is highly recommended.

For people with diabetes, benefits of almonds have been proved by Prof. Richard Mattes from Purdua University in Indiana, United States. By entering natural almonds breakfast menu of the patient, hunger does not come so quickly to avoid overeating.

"Participants who ate almonds tend to feel full longer after breakfast and lunch, compared with participants who had breakfast with a low glycemic index foods," says Prof. Mattes was quoted as saying by the Telegraph, Friday (06/04/2012).

When the diet is more controlled, then the increase in blood sugar levels which can lead to sudden hyperglycemia or excess glucose. In the long term, hyperglycemia can lead to significant damage to various organs such as eyes, kidneys and heart.

Which is Healthier. Coffee Or Tea ?

Which is Healthier. Coffee Or Tea ? - When should choose coffee or tea, usually to be considered is the taste because they have proven equally healthy. But at certain moments, the benefits of tea or coffee can each surpass one another.

After all the content in tea and coffee is not 100 percent the same, so the choice between them should be based on many considerations beyond the affairs of taste. One of them is a goal that at the time you want to get from the drink.

Excess tea and coffee at certain times based on the benefits to be obtained are as follows, as quoted from Menshealth.com, Sunday (08/04/2012).

1. The time needed to boost stamina
Caffeine in coffee and tea are equally able to boost stamina by increasing the heart rate and blood pressure. The only difference being levels, in each 200 mL of tea contains an average of 14-16 mg of caffeine in 200 mL of coffee while the caffeine content could reach an average of 95 mL.

Choice: coffee, because caffeine content is higher, so the effect is stronger and faster.

2. When the need is always healthy
A 2009 study showed that drinking 4 cups of coffee a day reduced the risk of type-2 diabetes by 30 percent. Other studies have shown. at least 3 cups of coffee each day can also reduce the risk of skin cancer as much as 9 percent.

However, long-term benefits of drinking tea each day also has a lot to prove, especially green tea. Antioxidant content in these drinks can strengthen the immune system, and the male is very effective in preventing prostate cancer.

Options: Both are healthy to eat every day.

3. When he needed to lose weight
In general, caffeine has been shown to lower body weight and waist circumference. But specifically, a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that green tea every day effectively shrink the stomach as much as 3.4 cm in 12 weeks only.

Options: Tea, because of its effect in burn fat faster and make more efficient cell metabolism.

4. When the muscular body takes
If tea is more effective to burn fat, then copies the most effective form of muscle mass due to a higher caffeine content makes stimulansianya effect is getting stronger. When someone, especially men drink 2.5 cups of coffee before exercise then he can do sprints or sprint 9 percent farther.

Options: Coffee, because muscles need stimulation to work harder. The more frequently used for heavy work, muscle mass will grow.

5. When the need to improve mood
Unlike the coffee that often makes the heart pounding because high levels of caffeine, tea is better suited to relieve the strain on the nerves. Even according to the European Journal of Applied Physiology, several types of teas such as camomile and lavender tea can relieve stress and anxiety just to smell the smell alone.

Options: Tea, because the tradition in many countries such as Japan and China also has shown that the drink is best suited to complement the leisure time.