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June 20th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
Epilepsy is a serious condition that needs medication for it to be controlled. Epilepsy is not something you can put an end to, but at least, with the proper medication you won’t need to have seizure attacks anymore as it gets controlled by anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs.
There are numerous Anti-epileptic drugs out there that it can get quite confusing as to which ones you should use. Doctors suggest a trial and error to get the right drug and at the right dose that would control the epilepsy and get the best result with zero or very little side effect. Unfortunately, many patients settle for a drug without considering that perhaps there’s a better drug out there that could prevent them from having these side effects that they have grown to live by. Epileptic patients can still enjoy their lives without the side effects of AEDs only if they get the right amount and the right kinds for their medication. Not because one epileptic patient would attest to the effectiveness of his medication means it would be that effective for you too.
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June 9th, 2009 -- Posted in Health |
If you’re constantly feeling pain in the stomach area with vomiting, inflammation in the eye, rashes and weight loss, you might be suffering the Crohn’s disease. Although by itself, the disease can’t be cured, it’s non-lethal but could cause great pain as well as inconvenience.
Causes of Crohn’s disease – there are three known causes of Crohn’s disease:
* Genetics – if you’re related to someone who already has this disease, the chances of developing one is very likely.
* Malfunctioning immune system – Chrohn’s disease could also be caused by an erratic immune system. Instead of protecting the body, the white blood cells attack the body, particularly the digestive system which explains the chronic pains in the affected area.
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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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