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June 7th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Cyberchondria is a new term that is related to hypochondria. People who are hypochondriac often think they are ill but they really don’t have any illness except for the psychological kind. Cyberchondriac people are those who would search online for medical information. Usually, hypochondriac people are also cyberchondriac as they would immediately search on the internet for the symptoms that they feel and they’d get amazing results of the possible conditions that they may be having.
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May 31st, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
A research under the American Psychologists suggests that the mothers who are exercising regularly during their pregnancy actually help in boosting the IQ of their child.
The author, Richard Nisbett, for the book “Intelligence and How to Get It” wanted to test the saying that 80% of the intelligence is genetic. He wanted to make an argument that the role of mothers is far more important than the role of the fathers in their influence to the intelligence of their child.
Findings show that the children of mothers who exercise 30 minutes a day get much better scores in their IQ tests. They are 8 points higher compared to children whose mothers did not exercise during pregnancy. This is because we used to encourage mothers not to do any sort of exercise during the 2nd and 3rd trimester of their pregnancy. Research has now disproved this and suggests that exercise with light weights and a bit of stretching and some running is actually more beneficial for the baby.
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May 23rd, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Last May 3, 2009, Dr. Philip Nitschke aka Dr. Death had arrived in the UK to promote euthanasia by launching a test kit that would test the suicide drug’s effectiveness. When he arrived at the airport, he was detained for 9 hours before given a 7-day access to the country because UK does not allow suicide or any type of influence with regards to the subject.
Dr. Death runs the Exit International which gives out info about how a person can commit suicide and end his/her painful ordeal by living. He wants to change the views of the public regarding euthanasia or suicide because people who are in misery and want to have a choice deserve that choice. He also said during an interview that people always say that things would get better but in fact sometimes it just turns even worse. If a person wants to end the life which he/she is not happy with then they should be given the option to do it peacefully and put themselves out of their misery.
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May 18th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
There is a study that shows women ages 46 to 55 get 3% less chance than men their age and 15% less by the age of 56 to 65, 29% by the age of 66 to 75 and an amazing 59% less chance for older women of age over 75! Is this gender disparity?
Has it something to do with the less chance for older women to get successful kidney transplants? No! As a matter of fact, women have higher chances of having successful kidney transplants compared to older men so why such disparity? The 59% less chance for older women ages 75 and up says it all. Why do men have higher chances than women have for kidney transplants? It should be equal.
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May 14th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
A drug that had been approved for combating AIDS had been found to actually help in decreasing the speed of spread of a certain type of brain tumor that usually affects children. Research results show that the AIDS drug has helped several patients who had taken it under tests.
The International Journal of Cancer’s current issue had published an article about Abacavir or known as ABC to be suppressing the telomerase enzyme. This telomerase enzyme aids the survival of deadly cancer cells such as the highly malignant cancer known as medulloblastoma that attacks the central nervous system.
Patients with medulloblastoma had been treated with ABC by an international study and it showed that this improved their survival rate although it was not its cure and they were not cured by it.
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May 14th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Doctors at the Emergency Room have seen practically all types of injuries but there’s a certain type of injuries that should alert them that they are dealing with a woman that is a victim of domestic violence.
Women sometimes go in the ER and say they just fell and broke their jaw or cheekbones but in reality, their husbands or live in partner was already domestically violating them. Of course, it’s not always the case but doctors are already alerted that it’s a probable cause of the problem and they should stay tuned to the patient just to make sure she didn’t just fell and hurt herself but in fact, she really needs help to run away from her torture.
Women who are victims of domestic violence won’t confess even to their friends that they are being beaten because of many reasons.
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May 11th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Thyroid Function Test or TFTs is a term used for the different blood tests to check for the thyroid’s function. Usually, TFTs are requested when the patient is thought to be suffering from overactive thyroid or hyperthyroidism or its opposite, the underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism.
Thyroid problems may need hormone replacement therapy and to check for the effectiveness of this, TFTs may also be requested to monitor the effects on the person. It is also a test that is requested whenever there is any thyroid disease present or suspected on the patient. This way, they could get factual data with the functions of the person’s thyroid glands.
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May 9th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Swine Flu is a flu virus that is caused by SIV or the swine influenza virus that infects pigs and gets transmitted to humans. The swine flu is seasonal and affects pigs in different countries but the 2009 flu outbreak is a new strain of the H1N1 swine flu virus that has not yet been reported in pigs before. It is said to have originated in Mexico where majority of the infected persons are located and continues to spread to different countries.
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April 10th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Breast examination is important not just for women but also with men. Although it is predominant in women but there are men who also gets breast cancer but it is relatively rare.
Men can quickly examine their breasts for lumps since a small lump would show up easily on their chests unlike with women. Women need to feel every part of their breast before they would notice such lumps and it is essential to detect lumps the soonest so it can be cured.
The key to survive breast cancer is early detection. The earlier you detect a problem, the easier it is to be treated which is why it is important for women to regularly check their breasts for lumps.
It is best to check your breasts for lumps 7 to 10 days after the first day of your menstruation cycle and it should be done once a month on the same day for each month. Once you notice something different with your breast, immediately get a physician’s opinion about it. It may just be normal but it’s better than taking it for granted and realize later on that it’s a major lump that is cancerous.
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April 8th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
German researchers evaluated 1857 patients and their treatment records from 829 physicians both men and women and they found out that the drug treatments for heart failure is actually influenced by the gender of the patient as well as the gender of the physician.
The result of the study shows that the female patients are getting less of the recommended medications compared to the male patients like the 3 important medicines, the angiotensin-converting enzyme or the ACE inhibitors and the angiotensin receptor blockers or ARBS as well as the beta blockers.
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Cyberchondria is a new term that is related to hypochondria. People who are hypochondriac often think they are ill but they really don’t have any illness except for the psychological kind. Cyberchondriac people are those who would search online for medical information. Usually, hypochondriac people are also cyberchondriac as they would immediately search on the internet for the symptoms that they feel and they’d get amazing results of the possible conditions that they may be having.
