Facebook Can Trigger Asthma Attacks?

A study in Italy revealed that Facebook is potentially a powerful trigger of asthma attacks. These findings clearly reinforce the warning about the psychological dangers of social networking sites.

A number of doctors in Italy conducted a study of a young man of 18 years with asthma who were depressed after seeing pictures of intimate affair with his ex-girlfriend on Facebook pages.

Seeing pictures of cheating ex-lover who makes the teen asphyxiation. This is evident from the results of measurements of respiratory flow before and after log-in to Facebook. Each finished viewing the intimate photos of a former lover, the smooth flow of his breathing rate was reduced 20 percent.

Depression that occur trigger asthma attacks every time she opens her former lover Facebook page. And proved, when a psychiatrist was able to persuade the teenager away from Facebook, asthma attacks stopped.

"Psychological stress is a cause of asthma attacks," wrote Dr. Gennaro D'Amato, leader of the study, in The Lancet Medical Journal, as quoted by the Daily Mail. "This suggests that Facebook and other social networks could become a new source of psychological stress."

Claim the doctors in Italy has the support of a number of observers of asthma in the UK. Therefore, nearly 70 percent of asthma patients under attack in times of stress.

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This girl Life Without Heart

The heart is the center of human life. No wonder if D'Zhana Simmons surprised many people after surviving without a heart organ in his body during the 118 days.

As quoted from the pages of Reuters, for nearly four months, a woman from South Carolina was eking a living on artificial blood pumping machine. The new machine was released after he got a donor and underwent a heart transplant.

Cases that occurred mid-2008 it recorded a new history in the medical world. Previously, children do not survive that long without a heart organ.

Simmons could not hold back the tears every time remembering the event. He feels just terrible regardless of experience. "You would never know that the engine suddenly died," he said. "At that moment, I felt my life fake, like I did not really exist."

He suffered from cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart weakens and swells so it loses its function of pumping blood. The only way out is to perform heart transplants.

He was forced to wait until nearly four months to get a suitable donor heart. Previously, he had received a donor kidney, but was forced to be appointed again for failing to adapt to his body.

Without the Right Brain
If Simmons had four months to live without a heart, Cameron Mott, nine years old boy with Rasmussen's syndrome, a life without the right brain for the rest of his life. Mott underwent surgical removal of the right brain to stop seizures that attacked him great every day.

The operation is taken with the level of risk of death and disability are high. Since the beginning doctors have said, if Mott escape from death, will most likely run into a coma and paralyzed on his left side. Therefore, the right brain is the organ of the body controls the left side.

But miraculously, the fears did not happen. After undergoing surgery and physiotherapy, the little girl can run and play, although slightly limping and loss of peripheral vision. He just underwent treatment at the hospital for four weeks.

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Trigger Brain Tumor Cell Phone Really?

Recent studies that combine the best data from previous studies showed that the microwave radios in cell phones, or commonly known as mobile (phone), actually proved to increase the risk of brain cancer.

Independent study conducted by educational institutions Apeejay College of Engineering from India also ensures that the risk of active mobile users greater of getting cancer or brain tumors compared to mobile users in general.

"We conclude that long-term mobile phone use is not safe for users," said RB Dubey, one of the researchers, who cited VIVAnews from TG Daily, Thursday, November 18, 2010.

Previously, there have been approximately 11 studies that examine the long-term about the risks of using mobile phones, and all have different results. Earlier this year, the results of the Interphone studies conducted over 10 years revealed that mobile phone users with high usage levels of risk of brain tumor attack.

However, another study led by Professor Lennart Hardell said there was only limited to a substantially increased risk for mobile phone users.

To note, currently, there are other long-term studies are still ongoing in Europe and takes 30 years to make a conclusion.

Indeed Dubey research team has integrated the research data collected Interphones and Hardell. "And, the results are known: long-term mobile phone users can double the risk of developing glioma or acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor involving cells of the myelin sheath around the eighth cranial nerve," he explained. "Then, then the tumor will grow and spread to parts of the brain open."

Unfortunately, the results of this study has not been published by Dubey. Known only to about 15-20 cases of brain tumors found in 100,000 population occurred in the territory of the United States. And, the microwave radiation is not the only cause.

However, most studies did prove that radio signals emitted from cell phones is absorbed up to two inches into the skull of an adult, and certainly more in the skulls of children.

In the United States, researchers have asked the government to take these issues and take immediate steps to revise the standards used for transmitting microwaves.

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Lack of Sleep Cause Diabetes

That encourages the onset of diabetes is the high content of sugar in the blood. The cause is not just the excess sugar consumption, but also high-calorie diet, excess weight, as well as a less active lifestyle.

As quoted by the Times of India, the study of Warwick Medical School and the State University of New York, Buffalo, revealed that sleep duration of less than six hours a night increases the risk three times as diabetes and heart disease.

The study showed that short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of pre-diabetes, known as impaired fasting incident-glycaemia (IFG).

IFG is a condition of the body is unable to properly regulate glucose levels in the body. People with IFG had a greater risk of type 2 diabetes and increased risk of heart disease and stroke.

The study was conducted by analyzing the medical data of participants who recorded 1455 Western New York Health Study for six years. These data show, all participants have the 35-79 year age range.

All the participants have passed through clinical trials that include blood pressure checks, height, and weight. They also answered a questionnaire about general health conditions, and sleep patterns. The research is published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology.

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Asleep 30 a Day

Sade Biggs, an eight-year-old British girl, must lose the good times with friends his age. Most of the time he spent in bed. The disease made him sleep disorder sleep patterns up to 30 times a day.

As quoted from the pages of the Daily Mail, Sade suffered from narcolepsy, sleep attacks disease in quite extreme levels. Patients are generally difficult to maintain a conscious state. The disease attacks at least 500 Britons. No drug can cure him.

In addition to irresistible sleepiness during the day, the disease is also characterized by cataplexy. These symptoms of sudden muscle melemasnya, such as momentary paralysis in some parts of the muscle or whole body muscle.

Due to the condition that, Sade could not freely play like children his age. In fact, riding a bike can be a dangerous thing, because sleep attacks can occur at any time without control.

The mother, Dana Thompson, 37, said the symptoms of narcolepsy appear since Sade was two years old. "At that time, I felt something was wrong. Sade sleep all day, and continued until night did not wake up. He could even fall asleep while being engrossed in eating," says Dana.

"Once upon a time, he was riding a bike behind me, and when I looked back, Sade had fallen and asleep in the ground. I'm really scared," Dana added.

Sade sleep with random intervals. Not infrequently, he slept all day and all night, until losing control of his body. "I like to sleep, but it makes me difficult to do activities," said the girl who for three years undergo a series of therapies and treatment in a hospital in London.

Torture also ambushed in every bedroom. Sade often experience nightmares, which is a common symptom of this disease. "I saw the skeletons and witches, it seems like they really exist," he said.

Dr Parviz Habibi, a pediatric consultant at Imperial College Healthcare, said, "Many children with narcolepsy became very angry and have other behavioral problems, including hyperactivity, attention and learning problems as well."

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health problems for family

Not only cosmetics that have expired dates. A number of objects commonly used daily also has a lifetime because of decreased function as the intensity of usage.

Know the number of objects that could bring negative effects if not replaced or maintained regularly. This is important so as not to cause problems for family health.

1. Comb
Clean the brush with warm water once a week. Replace if the brush comb is damaged or has been hurt when used. As quoted from The Sun, Food and Drink Federation, UK, reveals, one millimeter of hair follicles can carry 50 000 bacteria.

Comb you could even carry the bacteria more, because the accumulation of nest cells die and the remaining scalp hair care products. If not cleaned can cause dandruff.

2. Toothbrush
According to the study, the effectiveness of the toothbrush is only three months old. If the bristles start to break down you should immediately replace with a new one, because it can make the cut and bleeding gums. Replace toothbrushes every three months.

3. Bra
Buy a new bra every three months. Special sports bra, new locker after being washed 30 to 40 times. Avoid using chemical detergents and softeners because of damage to the bra Lycra material. You need to buy a bra on a regular basis because the breast tissue consists of fat. If not propped up well, your breasts will sooner down and relax.

4. Mat
Replace the mattress or bed every 8-10 years. According to the Sleep Council, a decreased function of the mat can reduce sleep quality users. Not to mention the mites and lice that breed in it can lead to skin disorders.

5. Alas cutting / chopping board
Always clean and wash with disinfectant after use. Replace with new, if it is getting hard to clean. According to the Hygiene Council, exposure to bacterial mats to cut 50 times more than the toilet seat. To that end, not to family health problems, due to a lack of cooking equipment clean.

6. Towel
Wash the towels every week in water temperature is 60 degrees celsius. You can easily get skin infections if rarely wash towels. Moreover, if the towel is also used by others, will be contagious skin disease. Do not have a habit of sharing the same towel with other people.

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