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Benefits of Exercise | Fight Arthritis Pain

2012-02-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

Benefits of Exercise | Fight Arthritis Pain

Your Body needs a lot of physical activity to stay healthy.
so says, the blog
please read it in full
and implement it
totally.

Most of us do suffer from pain
both physical and mental

since
pain is part of our lives.

To rid of physical pain
stay to live with the pain
I mean to learn to live with the pain

Think of Pain as something
away from your body.

It is there. No doubt. It is real.
but I am not the pain.

I shall withstand the pain
Resolve it this moment.

Understand it.
Live with it.
The more you learn to live it,
you will find that
the intensity of pain
slows down.

Your foot pain starts with your heel shoes or chappals !!

2012-02-11T18:21:00.000-08:00

Really, the foot pain in most cases for women starts with wearing shoes that are not compatible with their body mass . It is right time they start caring for their foot by carefully choosing their shoes.

Please see this video for more information

If u are not taken directly, please cut and paste the URL below:
http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/ss/slideshow-worst-shoes-for-your-feet

Yoga GURU -- B.K.S.Ayengar - The Ultimate Freedom Yoga [1976] 3/6

2012-01-29T19:11:00.000-08:00

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சிரிங்க, ஏன்னா சிரிப்பு ஒண்ணுதான் வலிக்கு சரியான மருந்து

2012-01-24T19:40:00.000-08:00

வலின்னா வலி அப்படி ஒரு வலி !

இடுப்புக்குக்கு கீழே முழங்காலுக்கு மேலே . முன் பக்க வலி. அப்பப்ப தான் வரத்து. கால சைட் வேஸ் லே நகத்தினா ஜாஸ்தியாக ஆகிவிடறது.

வலி என்பதே ஒரு சிம்ப்டம் தாங்க.. சாதாரண வலி நிவாரணிகள் ஆனா பாரசெடமால் இல்லேன்னா டைக்லோபின் மாத்திரைகள் சாப்பிட்டு அடங்கவில்லை என்றால் டாக்டர் எக்ஸ் ரே எடுத்து பார்க்கச் சொல்வார்.

எங்க டாக்டர் முதற்கண் ட்ரமடல் மாத்திரை கொடுத்தார். அப்பறம் டைக்லோபின் கொடுத்தார். இரண்டு எக்ஸ் ரே எடுக்கச் சொன்னார். இரண்டு நாள் கழிச்சு இன்னும் இரண்டு எக்ஸ் ரே எடுக்கச்சொன்னார். இடுப்பு எலும்பு தேஞ்சு போயிருக்கு. கொஞ்சமா லாம்பர் கனால் சுருங்கி இருக்கு. வயசாயிடுச்சோ இல்லையோ !! என்றார். ஆமாம். ஆறு கழுதை வயசாயிடுத்து என்றேன். சிரித்தார்.

ற்றாக்சன் போட்டார் ஒரு ஆறு நாளைக்கு.

ஹீட் பாட வைத்தார்.

வலி குறைய வில்லை. காலை நகதினால் வலிக்கிறது.

என் தங்கை அங்கே தன பக்கத்து சித்த வைத்திய கடைகள் இருந்து ரூமஜீவி தைலம் பிண்ட தைலம் வாங்கினு வந்து இரண்டையும் கலந்து போடுங்க அப்படின்னா.

என் புள்ளை சலோன் ஹாட் பாச் வாங்கி மேல போடு அப்படின்னா.

எல்லாத்துக்கும் பெப்பே என்றது வலி.
ஒரு தினப்படி பிசயோ தெரபி எக்சர்சைய்ஸ் சொல்லிகொடுத்தார். குப்புற படுத்துண்டு, தலையை மார்பு வரை தூக்கணும். அஞ்சு தரம். அப்பறம் இடது காலை முட்டி மடியாம அஞ்சு தரம். வலது காலை முட்டி மடியாம அஞ்சு தரம்.
ஒரு நாளைக்கு இரண்டு தரம் செய்யுங்க என்றார். வலி தேவலாம் என்று தோன்றியது.

வலி ஒரு நிதர்சனம். அதை அனுபவிக்கிரவங்களுக்குதான் அதை தெரியும்.

வலியைப் பொறுத்துக்கொண்டு தினப்படி காரியங்களை செய்ய வழி இருக்கிறாதா ?

Yes. Laughter is the Best Medicine.

இருக்கு அப்படின்னு இந்த சைட் சொல்லுது.

என்ன சொல்லுது அப்படின்னு பார்த்தேன்.

சிரிங்க ...ஏன்னா சிரிப்பு ஒண்ணுதான் வலிக்கு வலியைப் பொறுத்து

கொள்வதற்கு சரியான மருந்து அப்படின்னு சொல்லுது.

நீங்களும் படிக்கணுமா? இந்தாங்க இங்கே க்ளிக் பண்ணுங்க.

அங்கங்க கொஞ்சம் ஏ தான். அட்ஜஸ்ட் பண்ணிக்கோங்க.

Research on BITTER GOURD.

2012-01-23T19:28:00.000-08:00

Courtesy: www.zmescience.com

A group of scientists belonging to three developing countries – India, Thailand and Tanzania – is trying to find out the ideal variety of the ‘bitter gourd’ (Karela) that is believed to check diabetes from ancient times.

They are studying 10 hybrids of the Indian bitter gourd by analyzing the germplasm and chemical constituents, particularly momordicin, in Hyderabad(Andhra Pradesh-India), Arusha(Tanzania) and Bangkok(Thailand).

“We are screening germplasm and will be selecting the best varieties high in anti-diabetic compounds as well as those with good horticulture traits,” a senior scientist associated with the project said.

The scientists are keen to find out whether Karela really fights the diabetes as it has been widely used in India for generations and mentioned in ancient Ayurvedic texts.

People believe that the vegetable grown in the backyard these days has lost its anti-diabetic properties with the cultivation of a series of hybrid varieties for commercial purpose. This could be felt as the commercial variety is short of the original bitterness and pungency as against the original fruit.
They try to identify which of the 10 hybrids has the higher content of the anti-diabetic chemical – momordicin available in these countries, besides finding ways to increase the bioactive compounds to make it more effective. The fruit also contains charantin, lectin and gurmarin.

Karela, more commonly known as bitter melon, is known worldwide for its miraculous medicinal properties. It is a natural wonder that has proven to be very beneficial for people with a number of diseases, particularly diabetes.

Karela supposedly stimulates insulin secretion metabolizing glucose in our body as it activates pancreas and bile to absorb and secrete juices properly.

It also helps in the digestion of carbohydrate, which is retained in the body as sugar. Karela is supposedly good in lowering the body’s blood sugar level.

As the herbal treatment for diabetes and its side effects still have to be scientifically proven, bitter gourd has been used as a supplement and not the ultimate cure on a use it alone basis.

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Fear of Pain is always greater than pain itself !!

2012-01-17T18:24:00.000-08:00

Living with a Chronic Condition

Overcome Your Fear and Conquer Your Pain
COURTESY: www.webmd.com
By Peter Abaci

If you are reading this post, you are probably already well-versed in how chronic pain can interrupt your own — or a loved one’s — ability to perform simple activities and function on a day-to-day basis. You may even start off your day dreading the thought of just trying to get through it. When we hurt, we tend to shut down physically and even emotionally. It is our natural tendency to protect a part of our body that has been injured or is uncomfortable. If our right leg hurts, then we naturally shift our weight to our left leg. This basic, inherent guarded behavior pattern can be considered protective at times of acute injury. When we first sprain our ankle, staying off of it for a few weeks helps it heal.

Unfortunately, this behavior pattern loses its protective benefit once the condition lingers and/or the pain becomes more chronic. In fact, this avoidance behavior is generally believed by many pain experts to significantly contribute to the severity of chronic pain symptoms. The medical term for this is fear-avoidance, and it defines a thought process in which an individual fears the presence or potential exacerbation of pain to the point of avoiding activities. Unlike the acute injury model, developing fear-avoidant behaviors when dealing with chronic conditions becomes maladaptive in that it increases one’s physical disability and contributes to emotional distress.

Let’s go back to the example of the sprained ankle and suppose we stay off of it, not just for a few weeks, but rather for six months. In this scenario avoiding using the injured body part becomes harmful, as opposed to helpful, to the healing process. Staying off of the injured leg for a prolonged period of time can lead to all kinds of physical changes, including a stiffening of the joints, muscle atrophy throughout the whole limb, and scar tissue buildup. Physical changes will start to occur throughout the rest of the body as well, which will cause problems like postural changes and overuse of other parts like the uninjured leg. Once we become fearful of re-engaging our bodies after it is in pain or has been injured, then this avoidance behavior gradually leads to changes that ultimately leave us much more disabled and, sadly, in even more pain.

Inactivity and avoidance should be considered painful. In the example above where we stop using one of our legs for six months, you can imagine that the leg will hurt more and more as it gets weaker and stiffer, and the longer we wait, the more it will hurt when we try to use it. If we continue to over-use our good leg, then it will also start to hurt from the excessive pressure exerted on it. In my experience, disrupted gait patterns eventually lead to lower back pain, too. Now, if we add assistive devices like canes or crutches, then we run the risk of straining our hands, arms and shoulders, too. Before you know it, we are practically hurting all over.

Overcoming fear-avoidance is tricky business, but an important part of winning the battle against pain. Our pain changes the way we think and makes it difficult for us to recognize when we have developed irrational fears or behavior patterns that stand in the way of getting better and feeling better. Most folks need some help seeing past the pain to start believing that moving something that hurts will eventually help make it stronger and less painful. For some, working with experts in movement like high-quality physical therapists, Pilates instructors, or trainers can help get the ball rolling. In other cases, learning tools to better manage anxiety and fear through special techniques like relaxation training and breathing exercises can have a big impact. Achieving just small but steady gains over time can eventually lead to larger triumphs and personal transformations. I routinely see patients come in with walkers, canes, and all sorts of physical limitations that are able to learn how to walk, climb stairs and, in some cases, even jog on a treadmill. Overcoming chronic pain can mean working through some serious fears and misconceptions about your condition, but the rewards make it so worth it.
Peter Abaci, MD, is the Medical Director of the nationally recognized Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center, located in Los Gatos, California. A widely respected expert on chronic pain management and a highly successful chronic pain sufferer, he is the author of Take Charge of Your Chronic Pain: The Latest Research, Cutting-Edge Tools, and Alternative Treatments for Feeling Better.

Posted by: WebMD Blogs at 11:09 am

A visual Guide to Heart disease

2012-01-10T08:24:00.000-08:00

Click Here to see for yourself what happens when your heart fails to do what it should be doing

and

the procedures associated with recuperating your heart back to normalcy.

Courtesy: webmd.com

Working Part Time May Be Better for Mothers' Health Than Staying Home When Children Are Young

2012-01-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

Working Part Time May Be Better for Mothers' Health Than Staying Home When Children Are Young

By Cari Nierenberg
WebMD Health News

Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD

Dec. 13, 2011 -- Mothers who work part time may be enjoying some unexpected full-time perks: Better overall health and fewer signs of depression compared to stay-at-home moms.
A new study suggests mothers who work part time, especially when their children are babies and preschool age, have less symptoms of depression and better self-reported health than mothers who stay home.
In fact, in many areas, the emotional well-being and health of moms working part time was no different from mothers holding down full-time positions -- even if there were differences in paychecks.

READ MORE BY CLICKING AT THE TITLE OF THIS POSTING
COURTESY: www.webmd.com/parenting

Stroke has a new indicator...Stick out Your Tongue

2011-11-22T18:50:00.000-08:00

Stroke has a new indicator - IMPORTANT !!

Stroke has a new indicator They say if you e.mail this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
During a BBQ, a 30 year woman stumbled and took a little fall__she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics).She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A

SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)

(I.e. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

PS: I got this valuable information from one of my acquaintances through email. i thought of sharing this with all.

அருள் கூர்ந்து உதவி செய்யவேண்டும் அம்மா.

2011-11-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

அம்மா !!

சென்னை கார்போரஷன் லே புதிதாக இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ள எங்கள் வளசரவாக்கம் பகுதியிலே மாசக்கணக்காக சாக்கடைக் குப்பைகள் தெருவோரம் குவிந்து மலை போல இருக்கின்றன. சாக்கடை நீர் குடி நீருடன் அடிக்கடி கலக்கும் அபாயம் இருக்கிறது. எல்லா விதமான வியாதிகளும் இங்கே வருகின்றன. என்னைப் போன்ற வயதானவர்கள் தெருவிலே இறங்கி நடக்க இயலவில்லை.

குறிப்பாக, போரூர் முதல் விருகம்பாக்கம் வரை சாலைகள் மிகவும் மோசமாக இருக்கின்றன. வளசரவாக்கதின் உள் நகர்கள் பழனியப்பா நகர் வீதிகள் ராதா கிருஷ்ணன் சாலை இரு பக்கங்களும் குப்பை மேடுகள் சாக்கடை நீருடன் கலந்து இருக்கின்றன. லாமேச் பள்ளிக் குழந்தைகள் இந்த சகதி வழியே அங்கே விற்பனை செய்யும் மிட்டாய், சுண்டல் இவைகளை வாங்கி மிகவும் அசுத்தமான சூழ்நிலைகளில் தின்கிறார்கள்.

குப்பை அகற்றப்படவேண்டியது போர்கால அடிப்படையிலே செய்யப்படவேண்டியது.

சென்னை நகர் அலுவலர் துரிதமாக செயல் படவேண்டும்.

உங்களுக்கு எனது வேண்டுகோள் இதுவே.

அருள் கூர்ந்து உதவி செய்யவேண்டும் அம்மா.

Doctor...!We admire and adore Your selfless Service..but..at the same time ....

2011-11-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I had to consult my doctor for a perceived ailment which has been troubling me for the last several years. And being a family friend, the doctor has been closely observing me as well as my family members to decipher problems arising out of heredity and diagnose and prescribe drugs if need be.

To start with this, I should say that I have great regards for this gentleman doctor for the last two decades. He retired recently from services. Being philanthropic, he had allotted one day in a week for FREE SERVICE to the community, under the auspices of a Trust devoted to his GREAT GURU, who has admirers and followers throughout the length and breadth of the world. And I came to know of this as I entered the clinic. Usually there used be a single receptionist only. But this day I found quite many of them, apparently to serve the people who come on the FREE SERVICE DAY to consult the doctor. And they are quite in number in relation to the number who visit the doctor on other days, I was later told.

There was pouring rain outside. Patients who entered the doctor's office were treated respectably, offered chairs and their turn was informed. There was one volunteer who helped me close my rain-soaked umbrella and put it at a safe distance so that the pathway is not becoming slippery. Another volunteer helped me take out my chappals and put it outside.

I was impressed by the routines followed by the volunteers of the Trust devoted to The Guru in issuing slips to consulting patients, regulate the queue etc.

When I had my turn, I was taken inside the Doctor's chamber, and being a person of great integrity and charisma, let alone his personal affinity to me and to our family, he welcomed me, made me comfortable and started examining me. And after a few minutes, he narrated in detail the prognosis of the problem, myself having crossed seventy, and advised to bear and put up with problem, rather than imagining that there could be a final cure for the same. Of course, he prescribed a few drugs and said he would like to see me again after a fortnight.

And, being a FREE SERVICE DAY, he did not receive any consulting fees nor I offered him, as usual, in consonance with the divine environment around.

While I am all appreciation for the dedication of this great doctor in doing yeoman service to the community once a week, I was equally embarrassed by another event which was happening simultaneously.

The relationship as between a patient and a doctor is said to be sacrosanct and can never be diluted at any cost. The confidentiality of the information that the patient passes on to the doctor is supreme.

This being my long held view, the continued presence of four volunteers of the Trust ( not nurses ) standing by the side of the doctor irked me, and made me hesitate in having a free and frank talk with the doctor.

The people who were standing there as I was being prescribed by the doctor are devotees of the Great Guru. I am quite aware of this.

Nevertheless, the confidentiality of the patient-doctor relationship has to be respected.

Can there be an exception to this Golden Rule ! I wonder.

24 Triggers of Pain

2011-10-18T19:33:00.000-07:00

More often than not, most of us suffer from a sort of vague pain to severe pain in almost all parts of the body. Most common among them are head ache, neck strain, back ache, cramps in the legs, apart of other severe condtions known as neuralagia.

Research has shown that a for a number of aches and body pains, we are plainly the source. That means that we are mismanaging our body as a whole. From Under utilizing or over utilizing limbs to total resting or over working could also be reasons. Don't laugh. Sex could also be a reason.

Please have a look at the slide show clicking at the URL below. A few intelligent steps could throw before us ways to live happily.

If you are not taken to the website www.webmd.com , please cut and paste the URL below:

http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/ss/slideshow-reasons-for-pain?ecd=wnl_men_101811

Pain Management is different. We shall see it later.

Psychologists blame fast-paced cartoons for kids` poor attention spans

2011-09-12T09:06:00.000-07:00

Psychologists blame fast-paced cartoons for kids` poor attention spans

Citalopram High Dosage May lead to Heart problems !! Research Study shows.

2011-08-25T21:50:00.000-07:00

Why The Cardiologist Cares About Your Antidepressant

by Scott Hensley
Courtesy: www.webmd.com

The Food and Drug Administration is telling doctors and patients not to use high doses of the popular antidepressant Celexa anymore because they can raise the risk for potentially harmful changes in heart rhythms.

The agency's safety advice says that doctors shouldn't prescribe more than 40 milligrams a day of Celexa (or citalopram, generically) to minimize the chances of trouble. Some patients with heart conditions or taking other medicines that came make the problem worse, such as the antacid Tagamet, should take even less.

High doses of citalopram can lead to problems with what cardiologist call the "QT interval," a sort of electronic reset of the heart between beats. If the QT interval is prolonged, as can happen with high-dose citalopram, it can cause "a very rapid, disorganized rhythm of the pumping chamber of the heart," says Dr. Westby Fisher, director of cardiac electrophysiology at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill.

The episodes often don't last long, but can be dangerous if they persist. Fisher recalled the case of a woman who blacked out while driving because too little blood was being pumped to her brain. In extreme cases, called torsade de pointes, the abnormal heart beats can be life-threatening.

Fisher praises the FDA's advice on Celexa, as well as similar advisories on other drugs, saying the information would help raise awareness among doctors.

Fisher has seen patients with cardiac rhythm issues related to psychotropic medicines, including Celexa. The biggest risks come from combinations of drugs, he says.

It's especially important for doctors to know patients' medical histories before prescribing drugs with this kind of risk, says Fisher. If patients have congestive heart failure, or some other conditions, such as liver disease that may interfere with their ability to break a drug down, then doctors should get an electrocardiogram, before and after starting the therapy.

Dogs Sniff Out Lung Cancer in Humans

2011-08-23T19:56:00.000-07:00

Dogs Sniff Out Lung Cancer in Humans
Study Shows Some Dogs Can Be Trained to Identify Lung Cancer When They Sniff a Person's Breath
By Brenda Goodman
COURTESY:
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Close up of dogs nose
please cut and paste the URL below or click the title of this posting to know more.
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/news/20110817/dogs-use-their-noses-to-detect-lung-cancer?ecd=wnl_can_082311
Aug. 17, 2011 -- German researchers say that highly trained dogs are able to reliably sniff out lung cancer in human breath.

In its early stages, lung cancer has few symptoms, making it difficult for doctors to catch it early, when it's still treatable.

"This is the holy grail," says Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, associate professor and director of the lung program at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute in Atlanta.
"The whole field is focused on using something that's readily available that does not involve an expensive surgery or scan that would allow us to find early cancers," says Ramalingam, who is developing technology that aims to replicate the ability of dogs to smell trace amount of chemicals produced by cancerous tumors. He was not involved in the research.

Music Therapy May Ease Anxiety of Cancer Patients
Study Shows Benefits of Listening to Music and Working With a Music Therapist
To know more please cut and paste the URL:
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20110810/music-thrapy-may-ease-anxiety-of-cancer-patients?ecd=wnl_can_082311

Please, for Heavens Sake, Remove the Sewage from the Roads of Valasaravakkam, Chennai.

2011-08-10T23:07:00.000-07:00

. சென்னை வளசரவாக்கம் ராதா கிருஷ்ணன் சாலை யின் சாக்கடைகள் தூர் வாரப்பட்டு பக்கத்திலேயே அந்த கும்பி போடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதைத் தவிர கட்டிட மேம்பாடு இடிசல்கள் , அக்கம்பக்கத்து பிளாட் களில் இருந்து தூர எறியப்படும் பிளாஸ்டிக் பொருள்களும் சேர்ந்து ரோட்டில் நடக்கவே முடியாத சூழ் நிலை உள்ளது. சாக்கடைகளில் இருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட கும்பி எப்போது அகற்றப்படும் என்றே தெரியவில்லை. மழை வந்தால், இந்த கும்பி மறுபடியும் சாக்கடைகளில் சேர்ந்து விடும். அக்கம்பக்கத்து வசிப்பவர்கள் இந்த துர் வாடையை இன்னும் எத்தனை நாட்கள் சகித்துக்கொண்டு, வியாதி வராமல் இருப்பார்கள் என்று தெரியவில்லை.

பொது மக்களை, குறிப்பாக வயதானவர்களையும், குழந்தைகளையும்,

ஆண்டவன் காப்பாற்றுவாராக.

Salmonella .. The dreaded Bacteria. How to Avoid ?

2011-08-05T22:31:00.000-07:00

http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/slideshow-salmonella?ecd=wnl_nal_men_080411

Salmonella is a dreaded bacteria. When the environment is unclean, dirty and polluted, the bacteria sticks to almost anything, particularly food, vegetables, pets, unclean hands and all that that allows sticking.

Salmonella when ingested gets into the intestines and starts havoc. It causes poisoning of the inner membranes of intestines and results in frequent watery diarrohea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cramps and what not?

Fluids plenty is required to wash out the bacteria. If vomiting is present, fluid balances have to be maintained by drips directly into the blood stream through veins.

Though no anti biotics are necessary at the first instance, elderly as well as kids may need some sort of anti bacterial preparations like ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, oflaxin combined with metrogyl / tinadazole etc.

Please consult the doctor / your health provider immediately on symptoms. Do not allow the affected to get dehydrated.

You may click the title of this posting to see a slide show by
www.webmd.com

15 Cancer Symptoms Men Ignore

2011-07-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

Courtesy:

Cancer Health Center

15 Cancer Symptoms Men Ignore
Men, heed these possible clues and find cancer early, when it's more treatable.
By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Some men are notorious foot-draggers, especially when it comes to scheduling doctor visits. That’s unfortunate. Routine preventive care can find cancer in men and other diseases in the early stages, when there are more options for treatment and better chances of a cure. Some men, though, would never go to the doctor except for the women in their life. According to Leonard Lichtenfeld, MD, deputy chief medical officer for the national office of the American Cancer Society, women are often the ones who push men to get screened for cancer.

Experts say that men could benefit greatly by being alert to certain cancer symptoms that indicate a trip to the doctor’s office sooner rather than later. Some of those cancer symptoms in men are specific. They involve certain body parts and may even point directly to the possibility of cancer. Other symptoms are more vague. For instance, pain that affects many body parts could have dozens of explanations and may not be cancer. But that doesn’t mean you can rule out cancer without seeing a doctor.

What Is Your Cancer Risk? Take the WebMD Cancer Health Check

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 1: Breast Mass

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 2: Pain

As they age, people often complain of more aches and pains. But pain, as vague as it may be, can be an early symptom of some cancers although most pain complaints are not from cancer.

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 3: Changes in the Testicles

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 3: Changes in the Testicles continued...

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 4: Changes in the Lymph Nodes

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 5: Fever

If you've got an unexplained fever, it may indicate cancer. It could also be a sign of pneumonia or some other illness that needs treatment.

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 6: Weight Loss Without Trying

Unexpected weight loss is a concern, Lichtenfeld says. "Most of us don't lose weight easily." He's talking about more than simply a few pounds from a stepped up exercise program or to eating less because of a busy schedule. If a man loses more than 10% of his body weight in a short time period such as a matter of weeks, it’s time to see the doctor, he says.

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 7: Gnawing Abdominal Pain and Depression

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 8: Fatigue

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 9: Persistent Cough

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 10: Difficulty Swallowing

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 11: Changes in the Skin

You should be alert to not only changes in moles -- a well-known sign of potential skin cancer -- but also changes in skin pigmentation, says Mary Daly, MD. Daly is an oncologist and head of the department of clinical genetics at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 12: Blood Where It Shouldn't Be

“Anytime you see blood coming from a body part where you've never seen it before, see a doctor,” Lichtenfeld says. "If you start coughing or spitting up blood, have blood in the bowel, or blood in the urine, it’s time for a doctor visit.”

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 14: Urinary Problems

Cancer Symptom in Men No. 15: Indigestion

MORE INFORMATION UNDER EACH OF THESE SYMPTOMS IS PROVIDED WHEN YOU CLICK AT THE TITLE OF THIS POSTING.
YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO www.webmd.com which features this column.

Stress and Anxiety. How little we know about it !!!

2011-06-24T18:57:00.000-07:00

HOW SURE U KNOW ABOUT WHAT CAUSES STRESS AND ANXIETY ?

TAKE THIS QUIZ.

COURTESY. www.webmd.com

It is the Kitchen in your House which is the DIRTIEST !!!

2011-05-28T20:47:00.000-07:00

Household Germs Hide in Unexpected Spots
Study Shows More Germs Are Found in Kitchens Than in Bathrooms
By Matt McMillen

courtesy:

WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THE URL BELOW IF YOU ARE NOT LINKED ON CLICKING THE TITLE OF THIS POSTING.
http://women.webmd.com/news/20110513/household-germs-hide-in-unexpected-spots?ecd=wnl_alt_052811

Dish sponge on counter in front of dirty dishes

May 13, 2011 -- Germs may be lurking where you least expect them, according to a new study by NSF International.
Contrary to public perception that the bathroom is the most germ-ridden room in the house, the real trouble spot is the kitchen. And the most germ-tainted item is the one most people reach for when it’s time to clean up: the sponge.
NSF International is a not-for-profit organization established in 1944 to certify and write safety standards for, among other things, common household items. It conducted a two-part study to determine where people think most germs reside and where those germs actually are.
The researchers recruited members of 22 different households who allowed NSF microbiologists to test 30 everyday items in their homes for a variety of bacteria, yeast, and mold.
Before they began their tests, the researchers asked one member of each household to answer survey questions to learn which items they believe harbor the most germs. Most of the volunteers pointed their fingers at the toothbrush holder, when in fact it was the kitchen sponge. Overall, the volunteers’ perceptions of what’s clean and what isn’t did not square with reality.
And the reality is kind of gross. One group of bacteria the researchers swabbed for was coliform. Not only does the coliform family include salmonella and E. coli, common causes of food poisoning, but it often heralds the presence of fecal contamination. And a lot of it was found in the kitchen.
Coliform, which was found in 81% of the homes, commonly comes from raw meat and produce, as well as unwashed produce and unwashed hands.
Bathrooms vs. Kitchens

According to the NSF International report, 77% of sponges and dish rags tested positive for coliform. Nearly half of the kitchen sinks they swabbed harbored the same nasty bacteria, while countertops and cutting boards came in third and fourth, with 32% and 18%, respectively, testing positive.
Meanwhile, bathrooms were much cleaner by comparison, though they, too, could stand a good scrubbing. Twenty-seven percent of toothbrush holders had traces of coliform bacteria, while 9% of faucet handles showed similar contamination.
"Sponges pick up bacteria during the cleaning process and are typically not properly -- or regularly -- sanitized before their next use," study researcher Rob Donofrio, director of Microbiology at NSF International, says in a news release. “They also have many nooks and crannies which can be great places for germs to multiply."
Toothbrush holders, due to their close proximity to toilets, pick up bacteria that swirl through the air after the toilet is flushed. And they are often frequently overlooked when cleaning the bathroom, according to Donofrio. That’s odd, considering that the study participants ranked toothbrush holders as the place most likely to harbor germs. It’s actually the third dirtiest item in the house.
Yeast/mold and staph bacteria were found in 31.7% and 6.4% of homes, respectively. Sponges were the most common harbors for yeast and mold. But in nearly 60% of the houses tested, yeast and mold were also found on video game controllers and remote controls. Staph bacteria turned up on nearly a quarter of the pet toys tested.
"We conducted this study to help identify where the germs are in the average person's home and -- more importantly -- help people understand how they can better protect themselves from bacteria, yeast, and mold," Donofrio says.

How open inguinal hernia repair surgery is carried out

2011-04-30T19:01:00.000-07:00

For quite a few years, my wife (68) has been reporting a sort of pain in the groin region. On examination, the physician found to be an inguinal hernia. She was advised to have a surgical solution, as no medical solution was there. And early this is done the better would it be. And the surgery is done at the earliest and while the person is otherwise fit and healthy.

The bulge was quite visible on the right side but not so on the left. The surgeon said that though laproscopic route in ideal, he would like the conventional method, since it will give a choice whether the small bulge perceivable at the left side needs to be repairs simultaneously. When he started the surgery, he decided that the repair could be done on the left side also, and he finished the entire conventional surgery sans any hassles.

Dr.V.Srinivasan M.S. is a specialist in the laproscopic field too. His wife Dr.Chitra is a gynaecologist. His son is a diabetologist. All the three have combined together to form a well-knit team and with the help of anesthetists from nearby colleges, they perform both planned as well as emergency surgical procedures. What was striking utmost however was his patience to explain things to his patients. His nursing home is equally a model for the Corporate hospitals at Chennai to run the clinics theaters and general/special wards with clean and hospitable surroundings. The surgeon visits the patient thrice daily and so do other doctors in the Team. Nurses are dedicated. You hardly find such services and a clinic at Chennai or even elsewhere unless, of course, you are a celebrity.

Hats off to the Surgeon and his wonderful Team !!

Here you have a video explaining the hernia repair surgery. This is an educational one.

I had the surgery planned at the local nursing home V.K.Nursing Home, at V.V.Giri Street, alwar thirunagar near Valasaravakkam, Chennai maintained by Dr.V.Srinivasan M.S. Surgeon General and Laproscopic a few days ago. The surgeon and his team of doctors and nurses made us feel that the nursing home was another home for both of us.

The surgeon did not retain us even for a single hour after he felt that the condition was satisfactory. He advised my wife to be patient enough to bear the little pain that she feels even after the pain killer Diclofen potassium tablets twice daily . with a good antibiotic and a vitamin, it is our hope that my wife will be back to her normal routine in a matter of two weeks.

Thank you Doctor and Thanks for the entire Team of doctors and nurses who kept a 24 hour vigil on this old lady.

SMOKING !!

2011-04-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

What are kidney stones ?

2011-02-28T00:59:00.000-08:00

What are stones in the kidney?
Why they form and what nuisance they create in our day to day life.
WebMD provides a lot of details on this murky problem.
Understand the problem by viewing the video
IF U R NOT TAKEN TO THE WEBSITE ON ITs own, please cut and paste the following URL

http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/slideshow-kidney-stones-overview?ecd=wnl_men_021511

nimesulide, Cisapride, Phenylpropanolamine Banned

2011-02-26T18:25:00.000-08:00

A CLEAR WARNING TO ALL THOSE IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, CONSUMERS AND PHARMACEUTICALS, DOCTORS, CONSUMERS, DISTRIBUTORS, SUB-DISTRIBUTORS, CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS, LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST THE VULNERABLE SECTIONS OF THE GROUP... THE CONSUMERS. THE PATIENTS.

BE AWARE:
MEDINDIA.NET REPORTS AS UNDER:
After several years of debate regarding the safety of nimesulide, cisapride and phenylpropanolamine (PPA) the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr. Surinder Singh has finally decided to ban these three unsafe drugs. Since the adverse effects of these drugs outweigh the benefits the Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) that had been examining the safety of the three drugs for several years has now recommended their withdrawal from the market.
(please click at the title to read more or cut and past the following URL )

Read more: Unsafe Drugs- nimesulide, Cisapride, Phenylpropanolamine Banned

http://www.medindia.net/news/Unsafe-Drugs-Banned-79989-1.htm#ixzz1F7Xie93J

BUT WHAT IS MORE WORRYING IS THAT THE DRUGS ARE COMBINED WITH OTHER DRUGS TO APPEAR AS IF THEY ARE MORE EFFECTIVE, QUICK TO ACT, SUSTAINING ALSO. THE SAD FACT REMAINS THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF DOCTORS ARE INFLUENCED UNDULY and also BELIEVE IN WHAT THE MEDICAL REP SAYS OR SHOWS.

COMBINATIONS OF A FEW OF THE DRUGS IS MORE DANGEROUS.

THOUGH THE INDIVIDUAL DRUGS AIM AT THE SAME RESULT, THEIR WAYS OF WORKING IN THE PHYSIOLOGY OF HUMAN BODY ARE DIFFERENT. FOR INSTANCE,
NIMUSULIDE AND PARACETAMOL. ( THEIR METABOLISM IS DIFFERENT)
CISAPRIDE WITH ANTACIDS.
ANTI HYSTAMINE LIKE CETRIZINE WITH CHLOROPIRAMINE MALEATE.

MOST OF THE DRUGS THAT ARE PRESENTLY BANNED IN INDIA, ARE BANNED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO.

FURTHER, THERE IS EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION, MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE ON OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS. PITIABLY, IN INDIA THERE EXISTS NONE.

I REPEATED VOICE CONCERN AT THE OVER GROWING NUMBER OF PATIENTS RELYING ON THE ADVICES OF THE QUACKS DROPS OUT OF SCHOOLS ACTING AS DOCTORS IN MOST OF THE CHEMISTS/DRUGGISTS SHOPS'

A FEW DAYS AGO, IN A NEIGHBOURHOOD MEDICAL SHOP, A MIDDLE AGED PERSON CAME AND ASKED FOR A COUGH SYRUP WHICH COULD CONTROL PHLEGM. THE SALESMAN GAVE ONE. IT WAS AN EXPECTORANT. THE VISITOR THEN SAID THAT THE CONSUMER, HIS FATHER, IS AN OLD MAN, AND AS HIS FAMILY IS GOING FOR A VACATION AND LEAVING HIS FATHER ALONE FOR THE NEXT DAYS, HE WANTS SOME MEDICINE TO CONTROL HIS PHLEGM AND INTERMITTENT COUGH EFFECTIVELY.

I WAS CLOSELY OBSERVING WHAT THE SALESMAN GAVE.

HE GAVE FOUR CAPSULES OF CIPROFLAXACIN OF 500 MG STRENGTH,, THREE TABLETS OF HYDROCORTISONE OF .5 MG STRENGH .

I ASKED THE SALESMAN WHETHER IT WAS PROPER TO GIVE ANTI BIOTICS AND STEROIDS OVER THE COUNTER WITHOUT HAVING A LOOK AT THE PATIENTS' CONDITION ?

Both the visitor as well as the consumer looked at me as a joker in a circus, sarcastically. At best, they showed me the door politely as I happened to be a very very old man of the locality. I could not help hide my anguish and pity at the poor awareness levels of the consumers, even if they are educated ones.

SEVERAL TIMES, STANDING IN THE CORRIDORS OF THE SHOPS, I HAD BEEN PLEADING TO THE GULLIBLE CONSUMERS TO TAKE ADVICE FROM QUALIFIED DOCTORS, BUT THE PEOPLE BY AND LARGE PREFER SAYING THAT THE SALESMEN do HAVE such RICH EXPERIENCE WHICH EVEN THE junior DOCTORS at the 24 hour clinics ( MOST TIMES JUST PASSED OUT FROM COLLEGES) HAVE, AND THEY ( the patients) DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR ENERGY TO SPEND AT THE DOCTORS' OFFICE, not to talk of the consultation fees they are charged. It is anywhere between Rs.150 to Rs.400 nowadays.

WHERE IS OUR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM?

I HAVE A GRIEVANCE NOT WITH INDIVIDUALS BUT WITH THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.

PEOPLE LIVE TODAY AND SURVIVE DESPITE ILLNESSES NOT BECAUSE OF ADVANCEMENT IN MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY BUT POSSIBLY BY THE WILL OF GOD.

It is no wisdom to have wisdom tooth !!

2011-02-14T19:16:00.000-08:00

Two decades rolled and Tamil Nadu had five General Elections since I had my wisdom tooth extracted way back in 1990s..I would start this story with how on that historic day, Dr.Rajaraman B.D.S., who had just returned from the services of the Army, hammered it out. I still remember the sixty minutes, when he sweated and fumed as he extracted it, to the horror of those waiting outside his surgical room. Dr.Rajaraman was tall and equally obese with the shape and size of a lion. Nevertheless, seeing him sweat so profusely as he started hammering and pounded and extracted my wisdom tooth, his fees looked pittances indeed !!

In the last fifteen years, I had my mouth full of not teeth, but agony.(An unhealthy mouth neglected never gets better) Not unoften, even with a little mint or chocolate, not to talk of laddu , murukku or vella cheedai or paharka bakoda which I used to buy at Grand Sweets) pain let loose its monstrous wings. ( You remember Veerappa, the villain in Tamil films!! ha ha ha haa !!!) And that too on days, when I had important programs in my faculty career. On such terrible days, antibiotics, probiotics, painkillers of every brand I swallowed but never had the courage to get all the bad teeth extracted since it revealed on me that it was more of a process than a finish . I had to stop also aspirin at least for two days.My cardiologist had earlier cautioned that teeth extraction is ok on local anesthesia but no adrenaline be administered.

Also, as most of the dentists I met preferred not to extract with the help of lignocaine alone(as they insisted combining with adrenaline) , or experiment with a patient of my type and frame of mind. One dentist suggested that I bear the pain rather than remove them, for, he said, that teeth after decaying give no more problem. Not many doctors agree with his view but I chose to live with those painful teeth, remembering the old song on books "AS UNFAILING FRIENDS ARE THEY, WITH WHOM I CONVERSE DAY BY DAY". ( Do you just throw away your wife, just because she is scolding you too often !! = the hurting teeth are sort of that perhaps!!!)

Finally, when my son said, 'Thus far and no further.. you must have a denture,' Half -willing I started searching for a dentist who would suit the mental game

There the small screen episodes started.
You have read the Sindhubad story in the DINATHANTHI. It started when I was just 8. Now I am 68. It continues even this day. Like that in a lighter vein.

It was sheer accident that I met this good dentist. One evening, my good friend Mr.Chakrapani suggested that I approach Dr.Shankar Guhan for recasting or remoulding the denture of my spouse. The old lady was silently crying for a new denture for a pretty long time. As the procedures of casting a good denture for my spouse started, I developed sufficient admiration for this gentle dentist. Reasons were not far to seek. First, he had all his tools sterilized A dental clinic so hygienic is a rarity at Chennai. An operating table so neat. Immaculate to his appointments.A phone call whether one is keeping up the appointment . Never I found such a dentist or a clinic in my earlier years, to be honest.

Dr.Shankar Guhan, the dentist examined my teeth, leaving me wondering whether he would start pulling out the teeth right at that moment. No. It was not to happen. He removed his gloves. Asked me to have my cool. Said he would better have a digital view of all the teeth before deciding what should be done. ( A judge never pronounces a judgment till he hear all the witnesses, you know.= like that.) We then approached a x ray theatre, exclusively meant for picturing the whole universe of what appears inside your mouth. A camera peeped inside my mouth and filmed the entire teeth. I was horror struck when I saw the x ray film .(It was not digital, but sufficient for me to understand the status quo) Is it that with these bad creatures, I have been living so long!! I decided to have my teeth extracted one after another. But it was not also so easy. Having developed an intimate relationship, I bore no ill will towards my teeth though they were quite hurting and often too painful to bear. The dentist suggested extracting, mending, bending, bridging etc., I nodded my head as I had no other go. Thus started root canal treatments, painful extractions one by one for a full two month period. And finally came the D-Day Aah !! I had my lower denture ready for fitting. My dentist Dr.Shankar Guhan said, hey ! this is what u are to wear !! Look at it !! I looked at with awe and admiration with an element of surprise, shivering and realizing that this denture is to be part of my anatomy and physiology or in another words a life partner, with no jealousy from my better-half though. Aah ! my dream of having orderly good teeth is soon to see the light of the day !!

I lowered my eyes sheepishly even while lying on my dental surgical table to have a casual look, I wondered the denture had only 12 teeth. What happened to the remaining four ?? (Did I pay only for twelve instead of sixteen ! ) Conventional wisdom warned me that humans have sixteen below and sixteen above totaling to thirty-two teeth.

You remember when we get angry we say, u shut up , or else i shall break all your 32 teeth !!

Dr Sir !! Should I not be having Sixteen ?
(The Sweet Sixteen I wanted to say but did not say lest my spouse would throw at me an angry glance. )

My dentist explained (even as I thought that he thought that I never needed wisdom any more , reaching or reached age 70) that the wisdom teeth practically serves no purpose indeed. It is another vestigious part. ( Is it like appendix, I asked him.) . My dentist was patient enough to explain that the practical utility of wisdom teeth is almost nil and it is conventional wisdom to remove the same even before it creates a nuisance value in the jaws. He also suggested that in onward march of human evolution, it is quite possible that given the type of food that humans consume wisdom teeth may never grow !!
(Or wisdom itself will never grow !!! )

Getting back home, I pondered .
God would never have created anything without a purpose, I thought. So half-unbelieving in what my dentist said, i searched in the google to find a host of interesting articles .

Methought this would be interesting to those whose wisdom teeth ache !! ( at least )

An article in the web said:
Wisdom teeth used to serve a useful purpose, but are now considered vestigial organs. A vestige is a degenerative or imperfectly formed organ or structure having little or no utility, but in the earlier stage of development of a species performed a useful function. The reasons that wisdom teeth are now "outdated" are many. Until quite recently, our diet included mostly very coarse food, as well as impurities such as dirt and sand. This coarseness would abrade teeth so significantly that they would take up less space in the jaw. Permanent teeth were also frequently lost at an early age, which would create more space in the jaw. Because the diet was so coarse and hard to chew, the jaw itself would develop into a larger bone because of this constant workout. All of these factors would create more space for the wisdom teeth when they came in.
(more of it when you click above)
What are the Challenges and Advantages of Wisdom Teeth ?
Read Here.
( to be continued...)

Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery

2011-02-06T00:06:00.000-08:00

AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT SURGERY ..

DEMONSTRATION. PLEASE CLICK ABOVE.

Another demonstration u can see here

The procedure you watched was performed in Jordan. We've been doing this since the early 90s. The procedure is performed all over the world now. One od the pioneers in the USA is Dr. Delos Gosgrove at the Cleveland Clinic Ohio. Nowadays a new procedure is performed through the groin or the apex of the heart for very old high risk patients but this is still limited to few centers in Europe and the US. Hope this helps you.

Courtesy: bassamakasheh /youtube

How to Use a Nebulizer : How to Train Kids to Use Nebulizer

2011-01-22T21:52:00.000-08:00

Chennai valasaravakkam seidhi madal.january 2011

2011-01-16T00:52:00.000-08:00

மேலே கண்ட செய்தியை பெரிய எழுத்துக்களில் படிக்க படத்தை கிளிக்கவும்.
Today a copy of monthly bulletin of VALASARAVAKKAM SEIDHI MADAL was received by me.
I am not surprised by the contents.
This is what the residents of Valasaravakkam witness and suffer all the days throughout the year.
வளசரவாக்கம் குடி மக்களுக்கு
என்று விடிவு வருமோ ? தெரியவில்லையே ?

Endru vidivu varumo? theriyavillaye !!

A new medical website designed by medical Community at Chennai.

2010-11-19T07:36:00.000-08:00

A new website is there now for public, both inland and foreign, medical community as well as patients who would want precise information about the facilities available at various hospitals etc, at Chennai. Chennai, as one knows well, is the heartland of medicine, and also one which attracts patients from all over the world particularly in view of cost-benefit.

One may click at the title of this posting to learn more, by logging on to the site.

The site can offer more by creating an awareness amongst the vulnerable sections of the society, about symptoms of diseases, common health conditions, remedies available therefor and to where to look for them. It could also serve as a powerful tool in the hands of doctors in searching for recently approved generic and brand drugs, as well as drugs that are banned especially in European countries and in USA, but well sold in Asian and African markets.

My allergic cough !!!

2010-11-09T04:40:00.000-08:00

It all started with a nasal spray for protecting one against SWINE FLU. I was one among the 300 and odd who received the nasal spray.
A couple of days thereafter, I had sore throat, and a little cough but the doctor said that for a few this spray would cause this minor side effect and it will go away on its own.
Unluckily for me, the sore throat stuck that the doc prescribed Cetrizine 5 mg for 5 days. A cough pestering possibly pursuaded the doc to suggest an antibiotic Ciprofloxacin 250 mg (though he could find nothing infectious in my lungs) for three days.
Cough was adamant and said I would not go. i went to the doc again. But to my cardiologist who was well aware of my medical history. He examined and said: No infection anywhere. No antibiotics: but take xysol ; a combination of levocetrizine and montelukast sodium twice daily for three days:
This montelukast sodium was the dreaded drug for me for the last two years, not that it did anything to me but I could remember that this drug brought back the OCD problem back of which she thought she was fully cured. So I decided not to take this particular drug, but have levoctetrizine alone.
It did not work. I went to a respiratory specialist. He said the same thing: Lungs are clear. Anyway have a course of antibiotics: Again ciproflaxacin 500 for 3 days twice daily, and then we shall see.
Cough severe frustrating continued.

Then Chest X ray and blood report was called for.

X ray of chest showed nothing. But blood report suggested an elevated esonophils. 10 per cent.
doc puts me in diethylcarbamazine, that is hetrazon tablets .
Cough continues.
Doc puts me in steroids. hydrocortisone,
omnacortil 5 mg, 2+1 for 2 days, 1+1 for 3 days, then one daily for three days.
I have almost finished but cough still continues.
tired of antibiotics, i also take ayurvedha powder, thalisadhi in the meantime. With honey of course.
Now and then koflet soothens my throat , but then the cough starts.
It is now more than 40 days. Cough is pestering and rattling.
I do not where I am to go.
To the doctor or to an astrologer !!
மருந்தீஸ்வரா ! ஒரு மருந்து சொல்லடா !!

THE Hippocratic Oath THAT MOST DOCTORS CHOSE TO FORGET

2010-10-04T19:17:00.000-07:00

OATH OF HIPPOCRATES, Cerca 400 B.C.

From "Harvard Classics, Volume 38" Copyright 1910 by P.F. Collier and Son.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE

HIPPOCRATES, the celebrated Greek physician, was a contemporary of the historian Herodotus. He was born in the island of Cos between 470 and 460 B.C., and belonged to the family that claimed descent from the mythical Æsculapius, son of Apollo. There was already a long medical tradition in Greece before his day, and this he is supposed to have inherited chiefly through his predecessor Herodicus; and he enlarged his education by extensive travel. He is said, though the evidence is unsatisfactory, to have taken part in the efforts to check the great plague which devastated Athens at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war. He died at Larissa between 380 and 360 B.C.

The works attributed to Hippocrates are the earliest extant Greek medical writings, but very many of them are certainly not his. Some five or six, however, are generally granted to be genuine, and among these is the famous "Oath." This interesting document shows that in his time physicians were already organized into a corporation or guild, with regulations for the training of disciples, and with an esprit de corps and a professional ideal which, with slight exceptions, can hardly yet be regarded as out of date.

One saying occurring in the words of Hippocrates has achieved universal currency, though few who quote it to-day are aware that it originally referred to the art of the physician. It is the first of his "Aphorisms": "Life is short, and the Art long; the occasion fleeting; experience fallacious, and judgment difficult. The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate."
THE OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

I SWEAR by Apollo the physician and Æsculapius, and Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according to my ability and judgment,

I will keep this Oath and this stipulation — to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction,

I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others.

I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous.

I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art.

I will not cut persons labouring under the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of females or males, of freemen and slaves. Whatever, in connection with my professional service, or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad,

I will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be kept secret. While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my lot.
Cite as:

* Oath of Hippocrates. In: Harvard Classics, Volume 38. Boston: P.F. Collier and Son, 1910.

Courtesy:

http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/hippocrates/

Music, Emotion & Mind Control, Psychology

2010-09-25T22:38:00.000-07:00

PROBIOTICS .. LONG TERM USAGE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

2010-09-17T08:42:00.000-07:00

RECENTLY, WE WERE BOTH PRESCRIBED BIFILAC ( A PROBIOTIC ) BY OUR PHYSICIAN FOR A THREATENED DIARROHEA BUT NOT ANY ANTI BIOTICS OR ANTI BACTERIALS OR ANAEROBICS, WE WERE ADVISED TO START TAKING CIPROFLAXACIN WITH TINADAZOLE ONLY AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS, IF THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT STOP. THE LOGIC IS ONCE THE GUT IS RID OF ALL THAT IS CONTAMINATED, ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS TO RESTORE THE HEALTH OF THE INTESTINES ONLY.

i thought of getting some more information on the long term benefits of this probiotics and sent an email to Tablets India who are the manufacturers of this capsule. I am glad that the Chief Medical Officer of the company has replied to my query.

My query and his reply are reproduced here for the benefit of public.

To
Tablets India Company.

Dear Sir,
We are senior citizens.
We have been advised by our physician to take BIFILAC for a few days, following diarrohoea.
We have been taking vizylac , another probiotic possibly of lesser strength,for IBS for the last one year.
We would like to know whether bifilac can be taken for a longer term say 6 months to 1 year, and its usefulness as related to vizylac.

An early reply will be very highly appreciated.

Dear Mr. Suryanarayanan,

Thank you for the enquiry.

Bifilac can be taken on a daily basis for a longer period of time, as advised by your physician..

Generally, in the geriatric age group ( elderly, senior citizens ), there is loss of good bacteria both in the large and small intestines. These good bacteria are required to keep the gut healthy which is important. Hence its important that any probiotic taken must replenish / help multiply good bacteria to both the large and small intestines. Bifilac does that. The ingredients of Bifilac replenishes as well as helps to proliferate the good bacteria in both the large and small intestine, thus giving complete gut health. The probiotic product Vizylac helps to replenish the good bacteria in the small intestine only. In this context, Bifilac is a superior probiotic product, and has been licensed from TOA Pharmaceuticals, Japan, a leading Japanese probiotic company.

We are also happy to share with you that after the launch of Bifilac in India in the year 2003, we have been able to serve millions of patients in varied age groups, ranging from paediatric to adult and geriatric population.

Bifilac, as prescribed by your physician, when taken everyday helps to promote good gut health.

Thanking you,

Dr. Rajesh Bajaj
Chief Medical Advisor
Tablets India Limited

A few indian vegetables

2010-09-06T06:41:00.000-07:00

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Courtesy:

By Sujatha Bhagath, India Syndicate, 02/09/2010

Just a pinch

Spices are like little wonders in our kitchen. Just a little bit of them is all it takes to bring that zing into our food. And let's not forget the immense health benefits they come with.

Cinnamon sticks kept together.

Cinnamon or Dalchini
This popular aromatic spice is a piece of the dried bark of the cinnamon tree and is used to flavour rice preparations like Pulao and Biryani. But not many know that it has proven benefits for diabetics. It has antioxidants that not only reduce inflammation in the body but also lessen the blood glucose concentrations.
One-and-a-half teaspoons is all what it takes to make a difference. Add the powder to coffee, cocoa, sandwich fillings, curry or honey and feel the magic.

Green chillies arranged in a circle.

Chilli

The hot spice is a part of most of our curries and dishes. While green chillies are preferred in some dishes, dried red ones are used in some others. And on many occasions it is the powder of the red chillies that is a preferred ingredient in many dishes. In some parts of India like Andhra and Rajasthan, chillies are added in greater proportion than usual.
You will be surprised to know that research has proved that chilli contains a compound called dihydrocapsiate that is a fat buster.
Chillies are rich in vitamins A, B, C and E and also manganese, potassium and copper - excellent for negating the effects of harmful free radicals in the body. The capsaicin in the chillies is also known to reduce inflammation in the body and has cancer-fighting properties. Chillies also offer great pain relief and thanks to the burning sensation associated with them are a great help in relieving nasal congestion.
It is recommended that you consume chillies three times a day to enjoy their complete health benefits. Needless to say this shouldn't be a problem given that green and red luscious chillies are present in almost everything we eat.
Too much of chillies could be harmful so do not go overboard when consuming them.

Turmeric roots

Turmeric or Haldi
This yellow powder, which is a normally used to impart colour to dishes, is another of those wondrous spices with a plethora of benefits. It has antiseptic properties which is why it is applied over cuts and abrasions in the skin. Turmeric also promotes digestion, hastens fat metabolism, it also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a liver detoxifier and also an anti-depressant.

It is a good idea to have a glass of milk with a pinch of turmeric stirred in it before retiring to bed.
Turmeric is also a beauty aid especially in cases of pigmentation. A mixture of turmeric and lemon juice left on pigmented areas of the skin for 15-20 minutes is known to lighten the skin. Application of turmeric all over the body has been a pre-wedding ritual in many parts of the country especially the south.

A tulsi plant.

Holy Basil or Tulsi
The holy basil or the tulsi leaves as they are popularly called are a memory booster, considered to bring relief to those with fever and common cold, a medicine for sore throat, an anti-depressant and much more.
The leaves (around 12 of them) can be simply chewed. Even a leaf a day is known to help. Tulsi leaves boiled with water are effective in bringing relief to sore throat. You could drink this water or just gargle with it. Throughout India, tulsi leaves are consumed as part of a decoction to bring relief to those afflicted with cold, cough or fever.

Ginger root.

Ginger or Adrak
The spice with a pungent aroma can be had fresh or dry, chopped or in paste form, depending on the preparation. Besides the peppery taste it imbues in the food, ginger is a great aid in digestion, relieves feelings of nausea, and like tulsi is used in indigenous decoctions to gain relief from cold, cough and fever. Ginger also has anti-inflammatory properties.
A simple measure to combat symptoms of cold is to add a small piece of fresh ginger in hot tea. Sometimes chewing a piece of ginger for half an hour could help you get rid of a headache. Chopped ginger added to a glass of lime juice can bring immediate relief from irritation caused by flatulence.

A single clove.

Cloves or Laung
The little buds of the clove tree or cloves as we call them are consumed as is or in powder form. Records show that as far back as 2000 years ago, people were using cloves to reduce bad breath and relieve toothache. They have other benefits too. Besides helping in reducing flatulence and promoting digestion, cloves have antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic properties.
Craving for alcohol can sometimes be suppressed by chewing cloves.
A good way to have cloves is in a grounded form in tea, sandwich fillings, salads, curries and the like.

Curry leaves in corn-cob curry.

Curry Leaves or Kadi Patta
These dark green aromatic leaves are one of the most popular flavouring ingredients in the country, especially in the south. In fact down south, there is hardly a seasoning without curry leaves. The leaves are also used to make chutney. Not surprisingly, many Indians grow curry leaves in their gardens.
Though curry leaves are mainly used to flavour food, and kept aside when eating, it isn't a bad idea to consume them because they are rich in vitamin A, calcium, phosphorus, folic acid and among other things prevent cataract and aid in digestion. Curry leaves are believed to have anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties and research is currently on to reinforce on initial findings.
Curry leaves have also been known to arrest premature greying of the hair and hair loss. Try this simple home remedy before you oil your hair: boil a few curry leaves in coconut oil till they turn black and apply this mixture on your scalp and hair.
Image credit: www.santabanta.com

Coriander leaves.

Coriander or Dhania
Another popular spice found on Indian kitchen shelves is the aromatic coriander, both in powdered as well as seed form. And like the good old curry leaves, coriander leaves also find a pride of place in Indian food. While coriander powder is an ingredient in most curries and dishes, the leaves are an important ingredient in garnishing.
Coriander has many medicinal and therapeutic properties. For one, coriander leaves are good appetisers and can be consumed to reduce flatulence. Acids like linoleic, oleic, palmitic, stearic and ascorbic found in coriander help lessen the levels of cholesterol in the blood. Coriander has essential oils like Borneol and Linalool that aid in digestion. Coriander is also rich in iron and hence good for those suffering from anaemia.

Methi leaves in Aloo Methi.

Fenugreek or Methi
Like coriander, fenugreek is widely consumed in India in seed and leaf form. Fenugreek helps prevent constipation and is a good blood purifier. Research has also shown that fenugreek is a great memory booster and has anti-diabetic properties because it can lower the level of blood sugar.
An age-old manner of consuming fenugreek is by soaking the seeds in water overnight and chewing them the next morning.
Likewise, other spices like asfoetida, cardamom, pepper, cumin, mint, mustard, aniseed have an abundance of benefits and a must-have in your diet. But then it is important to remember that spices have to be consumed in moderation and not in excess to avoid negative effects.
Some of us could also be allergic to certain spices. Always consult a doctor should symptoms of allergies arise.
Image credit: www.santabanta.com
Source: India Syndicate

Root Canal Treatment.. Demonstration

2010-08-31T02:32:00.000-07:00

Dr. Jerry Gordon performs a root canal on one of his patients. He also explains the procedure. Learn more or ask questions at www.dczpa.com

Root Canal Treatment is one way to rid oneself of the severe pain associated with a particular bad tooth . The procedure is detailed in the video .

Not one or two, my dentist Dr.Shankar M.D.S. (Arudhra Dental Clinic at virugambakkam and Saligram, Chennai ) has assured me that he would do the procedure for ELEVEN bad teeth, apart from extracting 5 more teeth. I am a little deaf and I really wonder whether I have heard him right ! (PLEASE CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS )

The total charges for the treatment is astronomical no doubt, but what he assures me is that after the treatment I shall be free from any problem from my teeth. That sounds wonderful ! For a person who is suffering from intermittent teeth aches, antibiotics and pain killers have already weakened my intestines and in case this treatment goes well, I should indeed be lucky.

When I was a little surprised that my group medical insurance does not cover dental insurance that is problems relating to teeth my son came forward to foot the bill. Indeed great !

Only he has started yesterday, and I only hope he is as successful as his assurances are.

You know man never loses hope.

So, I hope, I would one day have all teeth though most of them would be artificial.

IS IT THAT ONE IS TOO COMFORTABLE AFTER ROOT CANAL TREATMENT ?

HERE FIND A LOT OF QUERIES AND ANSWERS FROM EXPERTS:
http://www.dental--health.com/faq_rootcanals.html
IF U ARE NOT REDIRECTED, PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THE ABOVE URL.

FOR GOOD TEETH,
WHAT IS MOST NEEDED ?
HYGIENE MAINLY BUT FOR GOOD ALIGNMENT,
I ALSO HEAR THAT YOUR GENES HAVE A ROLE.
WHAT DO THE DENTISTS SAY ?

Warning Issued by AIIMS, New Delhi

2010-08-10T21:19:00.000-07:00

     யாரும் கேட்கப்போவதில்லை. இருந்தாலும் நாம் சங்கை ஊதி வைப்போம்
யாரெல்லாம் உங்கள் அன்புக்கு உகந்தவர்களோ அவர்களிடம் சொல்லுங்கள்.

    Subject: Warning Issued by AIIMS, New Delhi
    To:
    Date: Tuesday, 27 July, 2010, 11:06 PM

PLEASE FORWARD IT TO ALL WHOM YOU CARE.
An appeal from:
Dr. T. S. Roy MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Anatomy
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi - 110 029
Phone: 91-11-26594880
Fax: 91-11-26588663, 26588641

    1)Mobile

    Don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the
    recipient answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it's
    maximum signaling power,
    which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful. Please use left ear while using cell
    (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly. This is a
    true fact from Apollo medical team.

    2) APPY FIZZ

    Do not drink APPY FIZZ . It contains cancer causing
    agent.

    3) Mentos

    Don't eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or
    Pepsi coz the person will die immediately as the mixture
    becomes cyanide. Please fwd to whom u care

    4) Kurkure

    Don't eat kurkure because it contains high amount of
    plastic if U don't Believe burn kurkure n u can see
    plastic melting. Please forward to all!!!!!!!!! !! News
    report from Times of India

    5) Avoid these tablets as they are very dangerous

    * D cold
    * Vicks action- 500
    * Actified
    * Coldarin
    * Co some
    * Nice
    * Nimulid
    * Cetrizet-D
    They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA.Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are
    banned in U.S.
    6) Cotton Ear Buds

    Cotton Ear Buds... (Must read it) Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds
    on roadside or at Signals..... Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs
    of ear buds you get at the roadside. It's made from cotton that has already been used
    in hospitals. They take all the dirty, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it
    and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want
    to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection
    of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud,
    DON'T BUY THEM! Please forward to all this may be helpful for someone..... .......
    Please forward to all your near and dear
    ones....!

Care what you eat ..

2010-07-20T04:46:00.000-07:00

GOLDEN RULES FOR HEALTHY EATING.

Tired of Reading or Listening what are Impractical advices from nutrition specialists !!

Low Cholesterol levels .. low fats...low sugar ...low carbo hydrates...
rich fiber.. Low Calories..High Energy...

What to buy ? What to avoid buying !! Getting Confused at the Super market ?
Then
Follow the Chinese Proverb:

Eat what stands on one leg ( you know it is plant)
since it is always preferable to
what stands on TWO LEGS !! ( it is FOWL !! )
which, of course, should be preferred to
what stands on FOUR LEGS !!

Eat slowly.. that is, really........ s....l.....o....w....l....y.

Your brain tells you when your stomach is three fourths full.
Get up . Do not hesitate

Michael Pollan, the Diet Food journalist, has an additional piece of advice as narrated by Ms.Geeta Padmanabhan , in the columns of THE HINDU today (15th July 2010)

No snacks. No Seconds...No sweets except on days that begin with the letter S

Courtesy: THE HINDU.

Low vitamin D levels 'linked to Parkinson's disease'

2010-07-19T09:31:00.000-07:00

Having low vitamin D levels may increase a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life, say Finnish researchers.

Read More about this by clicking here

What is Parkinson's disease? Click here.

Their study of 3,000 people, published in Archives of Neurology, found people with the lowest levels of the sunshine vitamin had a three-fold higher risk.

Vitamin D could be helping to protect the nerve cells gradually lost by people with the disease, experts say.
Please cut and paste this url to know more;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10601091

TODAY IS DOCTORS' DAY

2010-06-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

FIRST OF JULY EVERY YEAR IS DOCTORS' DAY.

WE WISH EVERYONE OF THE COMMUNITY OF DOCTORS

A HAPPY DOCTORS' DAY

Fake Doctors Apprehended by the Tamil Nadu Government.

2010-06-12T07:11:00.000-07:00

Once again, Tamil Nadu Government has acted on the recommendations of the Indian Medical Council in apprehending quacks in the medical field. These quacks fall in two categories:
1. Those ayurvedha , unani , sidhdha doctors who have recognized qualifications in their fields but nevertheless prescribe allopathic drugs, medicines to the vulnerable, innocent people who come to them for treatment.
2. Those fake people who just bank on their experience of having worked with some medical professionals in the past and develop some knowledge of common drugs/medicines for a few ailments.

Category 2 people are aplenty almost in all the druggists shops. These people sell the medicines to the unwary customers.

While action on the part of our Government is highly welcome, it is also suggested that the authorities ensure that there is a qualified pharmacist present in all the druggists stores, and make him accountable for the right type of medicine to be sold to the customer.

A customer awareness programme by the primary health centres will go a long way in educating people not to accept advices from unqualified or underqualified people in the sales counters of medical shops.

Expired Drugs Fake Drugs Galore !!!!

2010-04-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

Our Tamil Nadu Government deserves our whole hearted appreciation for the way in which they rushed to arrest the distribution of expired and fake drugs in the market. Day-in and day-out, news is pouring on the steps taken by Drug controlling Authority of the State which is equally encouraging.

The present Act is exhaustive and complete. What is required only is total and dedicated adherence to the provisions of the Act and effective monitoring by officials appointed for the purpose. The Government has also said more drug inspectors are now being appointed and employed for this purpose.

Issues related are: ( and these are not unknown to the authorities.)

1. Almost all drugs (including the ones to be sold on the prescription by a medical examiner only) are sold over the counter.
2. No receipt (detailing the batch and expiry of drugs sold) is issued to the buyer, unless insisted upon by a majority of retailers.
3. Retailers buy drugs from sub stockists to replenish stocks or to get the products very urgently.
4. The marketing adopt apparently unethical means to boost their sales in the market. ( The Medical Council recently issued again orders prohibiting perks, concessions to medical professions for preferring a particular brand over others.)
5. A complete and comprehensive list of manufacturing companies located in various states is not available. Recently I perused the quarterly journal of IDB which lists all such companies, only to find out that the list is not exhaustive.
6. The rate of Commissions/discount by the Manufacturers to distributors, from distributors to the Stockists, by the Stockists to sub stockists, from sub stockists to retailers are not known.It appears to be a cut throat competition at all levels.
7. Last but not the least, there is no exhaustive information available to the Public at large as to what are the drugs that are banned from time to time.

THE HINDU, in an article, when the news broke out, enlisted the route through which drugs are supplied to the retailer for sale. There is no mechanism to check from whom the retailers buy the drugs, and at what rate.
The retailers must be advised to keep an inventory of the drugs they buy, from whom they buy, and at what price they buy.

It is our appeal to the Authorities to ensure that total vigilance in this field is ensured on a sustained basis.

Doctors must be advised to prescribe only such drugs of companies well established and whose credibility is beyond doubt.

Retailers must be advised to buy drugs only from trusted distributors and stockists. And these distributors/stockists should obtain necessary license from the Government.

It is highly desirable that the Government prepares such a comprehensive list of authorised distributors and/or stockists of drugs and furnish the same to retailers. Retailers are to be advised to follow the practice of buying the drugs only from such Govt.approved and licensed stockists/distributors that the Govt.authorites have approved.

Periodical random checks would go a long way in arresting the unhappy trend that has surfaced recently.There should also reasonable checks on how doctors use their free samples, given by the marketing salesmen from various manufacturing companies.

While commending and appreciating the Tamil Nadu Government for all their work in their direction, we eagerly expect that the Government sustains their vigilance though it may cost them a lot for welfare of public.

For the public, we have a few advices:
THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE, BUT ONLY A MINIMUM OF CARE TO BE TAKEN BY ALL.

ALWAYS LOOK FOR DATE OF EXPIRY OF ANY DRUG (INCLUDING VITAMINS) WHENEVER YOU BUY. PLEASE LOOK AT THE SPELLING OF THE DRUG IN THE STRIP (OR PAD) OF THE DRUG AND ENSURE THAT IT MATCHES WITH THE SPELLING WRITTEN BY THE DOCTOR.

DO NOT BUY ANY DRUG OR MEDICINE WHICH IS NOT PRESCRIBED YOUR PHYSICIAN. PLEASE, FOR HEAVENS' SAKE, DO NOT CONSULT ANY SALESMAN AT THE RETAIL SHOP EVEN FOR ANY MINOR AILMENT. NEVER TAKE ANY ANTI-BIOTIC OR PAINKILLER OR STEROID WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR DOCTOR, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING AN STOMACH ULCER, OR ALLERGY, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES.

NEVER BUY ANY DRUG WITHOUT CONSULTING AND GETTING A PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU ARE PREGNANT, OR BREAST FEEDING YOUR BABY. BE AWARE THAT EVEN THOSE MEDICINES PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR DURING YOUR NORMALCY MAY HARM YOU WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT OR BREAST FEEDING.

DO NOT BUY ANY DRUG WHICH THE RETAILER SALESMAN SAYS THAT IT IS THE SAME AS WHAT YOUR DOCTOR HAS PRESCRIBED BUT BY A DIFFERENT COMPANY. ALWAYS CHECK UP WITH YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

DO NOT BUY ANY COMBINATION OF ANY DRUG, EVEN WHEN IT INCLUDES A DRUG PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR, UNLESS YOUR DOCTOR AUTHORIZES IT.

DO NOT GIVE ANY TABLET OR CAPSULE TO ANYONE, JUST BECAUSE THE SAME TABLET OR CAPSULE DID TREAT YOU WELL AND PRESCRIBED BY YOUR DOCTOR.

DO NOT TAKE ANY VITAMINS UNLESS YOU NEED THEM AND YOUR PHYSICIAN ADVISES YOU.IN CASE YOU FEEL U NEED SOME SUPPLEMENT TO YOUR DIET, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR AND HAVE A CHECK UP .

Please check up your almirah periodically for unused drugs and destroy them immediately. Do not just throw them in the dustbin in a bunch.

ஒரு ஐம்பது ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பு இந்த வாசகத்தை திருச்சி ஜோசப் கண் மருத்துவகத்தில் படித்தேன்.

மருந்து தருவது மருத்துவன் கடமை.

ஆரோக்கியத்தை தருவது ஆண்டவன் அருள்.

முக்காலமும் இது உண்மை.

MORE OF THIS WILL FLOW....

Want to Live for One Hundred Years ?

2010-01-15T06:39:00.000-08:00

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Physicians Believe That Living To 100 Years Old Is Not Difficult

Fri, Jan 15, 2010

Anti Aging, Gerontology, Health And Aging, Longevity
Physicians Believe That Living To 100 Years Old Is Not Difficult

Yes, you read that title correctly! Doctors today believe it is not hard for a person to live up to one hundred years of age or more. That sounds perfectly splendid but what about the quality of that life at one hundred years. These physicians say it is achievable to live this long and at the same time under constant threat of age related illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease etc. They say it is all a result of modern medicine and a new philosophy amongst healthcare professionals. These modern physicians are concentrating on the aggressive treatment of the geriatric set and their health issues. This is instead of having an attitude of an ageist and assuming they would not benefit from a particular treatment.

All that being nice and everything, I still would like certain guarantees before I risk a prolonged life full of complicated health troubles and mega doses of prescription medicine where a computer is required to keep track of my meds. Living a short life with abundant health difficulties would be more acceptable to most people than living a longer life with those same troubling health problems. I would personally be at the front of the line if they knew for sure my life would be extended along with my health and vivacity

Why Would Anyone Want To Settle For Less?

When that day arrives when humankind thinks we are able to have the cake and eat it too, will likely be the day when we will all be living lengthy lives, reaching one hundred fifty to two hundred years old. Of course, there is no accounting for wars, plagues or major trauma as we progress in age. Imagine watching people participate in activities such as waterskiing and tennis at the age of ninety! The common thought would be this is an image that is quite improbable. That would be because humans have never known it to be any other way.

It is difficult to change this kind of societal preconditioned thinking. Our collective vision of an eighty or ninety year old is someone nodding off in a comfy chair inside a nursing home. These folks are presumably well cared for in these places and that is the comfortable status quo, why change it. One would hope they are also living comfortably at that age and are not in any distress. Even the centenarians among them are certainly not playing tennis! Ask any of them if they want to live another twenty years and they would likely tell you only if health comes with it.

Perceptions Need To Be Adjusted

These days old age does not equate automatically with ill health, not with HGH in the picture. The human growth hormone has cleared some new pathways with regards to human aging and health that were previously nonexistent. The elderly do not have to be sequestered in their closed little worlds any longer, keeping away from all of life’s stressors. Being monitored twenty four/ seven for the first sign of failing, so they have some hope of reaching age one hundred will soon be a thing of the past. It may be possible to do all those things you did when you were thirty or forty, at the age of one hundred due to HGH and its enormous potential. There are also other anti aging therapies that hold great promise and make achieving the century mark in great shape possible.

It will not be long until the current retirement age will need to undergo a revision, maybe in twenty or so years. This benchmark age will be moved forward not backwards. There are already signs of people working longer either out of necessity or out of boredom. Either way they need optimal health to do it so this clearly shows which way the momentum is focused. Many people reaching their senior years are already taking anti aging supplements of some type and some of those are using HGH in particular.

One can only imagine what a retirement age of one hundred would be like rather than the current fifty five or sixty five years. This is not as silly as it sounds at first. Not when you understand that people are beginning to live longer life spans with greater life quality attached than those before them did. You can be certain that HGH along with other new anti aging formulas will play a large role in this forthcoming centenarian insurrection.

The baby boomer generation will be leading this charge into the future. The generation “that had it all” will want even more and that includes having the good health, money and most important – the added time to enjoy it all with.

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சின்சினாட்டி பரிசோதனை

2009-07-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

ஸ்ட்ரோக் வர இருக்கிறதா எனத் தெரிந்து கொள்ள இதோ !!
சின்சினாட்டி பரிசோதனை

மூளையின் சின்னஞ்சிறு ரத்த நாளங்களில் அடைப்பு ஏற்படும்பொழுதோ அல்லது ரத்த நாளங்கள் உட்பகுதி தடிப்பதாலோ ரத்த ஓட்டம் தடைபட்டு, அதனால் உயிர் அணுக்கள் இறக்கும் வாய்ப்பும் அதன் காரணமாக உடலின் ஒரு பகுதி, கை, கால் அசைவற்று போவதையோ, முகத்தில் கோணல் அல்லது இறுக்கம், மரத்துப்போதல் ஏற்படுகிறது. நடப்பதில் சிரமம் ஏற்படுகிறது. ஒருபக்கமாக கால் போகிறது.
ஸ்ட்ரோக் ஒருவருக்கு வரப்போகிறது என்பதை அறிந்து கொள்ள‌ இயலுமா என்றால், முடியும் என்கிறார்கள். மருத்துவகத்துக்கு உடனடியாக அவரை அழைத்துச்சென்று
ஒரு நரம்பியல் நிபுணரின் ஆலோசனை பெறவேண்டும்.

ஸ்ட்ரோக் ஒருவருக்கு உடனடியாக வர இருக்கிறதா என்பதை கண்டுபிடிக்க மூன்று எளிய சோதனைகள்.

உடலின் கை, கால், முகம் அசைவுகளில் மாற்றம் இருப்பின், அவரை

1. வாய் விட்டு சிரிக்கசொல்லுங்கள்.

2. கைகள் இரண்டையும் மேலே தூக்கச்சொல்லுங்கள். பின் பக்கவாட்டில் கொண்டு வந்து மறுமுறை மேலே தூக்கச்சொல்லுங்கள்.

3. எளிய வாக்கியம் ஒன்றைக் கொடுத்து படிக்கச் சொல்லுங்கள்.

இந்த மூன்றினையும் அவர் செய்வதில் சிரமங்கள் ஏதும் இல்லையென்றால் ஸ்ட்ரோக் வரும் அபாயம் உடனடியாக இல்லை.

இருப்பினும் உடனடியாக, அவரை மருத்துவர் கண்காணிப்புக் கொண்டு செல்லுங்கள்.
ஒரு ஆஸ்பிரின் மாத்திரை (குறைந்த அளவு ) உதவி செய்யும் என்றாலும் மேற்கொண்டு அதனைக் கொடுப்பதா
என்பதை மருத்துவர்களே முடிவு செய்ய வேண்டும்.

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SOY THE NEW CHOLESTEROL DIET

2009-07-07T23:39:00.000-07:00

The New Low-Cholesterol Diet: Soy
Versatile soy protein may lower bad fats floating in your bloodstream.
By R. Morgan Griffin
This is a
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
PLEASE CLICK AT THE TITLE TO GET DIRECTLY INTO THE WEBSITE.
Cholesterol-soy-protein

Soy protein can be a meal, a side dish, a snack, or a drink. Made
from the soybean, it's a staple of Asian diets. Yet it's largely been
the butt of jokes about hippies and vegans -- until recently. Today,
the buzz about soy is serious. Can it lower cholesterol naturally?

Some studies say yes. But, unfortunately, research shows mixed
results. We may not know the answer for years.

How Might Soy Protein Help?

A number of studies over the past decade seemed to show soy
protein could lower "bad" LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without
lowering "good" HDL cholesterol. Researchers aren't exactly sure how
soy protein might help. It could be a combination of the effect of the
protein and natural chemicals in soy called isoflavones. But in January
2006, the American Heart Association announced some surprising
news. A review of 22 clinical studies concluded that eating soy-based
foods has only minimal impact on cholesterol and other heart-disease
risk factors.

Until further research clears up the controversy, should you dump soy
from your diet? Not at all, says Tufts University nutrition researcher
Alice Lichtenstein, DSc, who helped write the AHA statement. "Soy
is a great food. It is low in saturated fat and it is a good-quality
protein," she says -- even if its heart benefits are less than
expected.

Conflicting Evidence on Soy

There have been many studies of the effects of soy on cholesterol.
One major article published in TheNew England Journal of Medicine
found that replacing animal protein with soy protein could lower levels
of total cholesterol, bad LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. At the
same time, it didn't significantly lower levels of "good" HDL
cholesterol.

Some studies have shown that soy protein, when eaten along with
other cholesterol-lowering foods, can have a big effect. In a study
published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2005,
researchers tested cholesterol-lowering drugs against cholesterol-
lowering foods in a group of 34 adults with high cholesterol. People
ate 50 grams of soy protein daily along with other cholesterol-
lowering foods. The results were striking: the diet lowered cholesterol
levels about as well as cholesterol drugs.

However, not all studies agree. An analysis of various studies led by
the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that soy
had a modest effect on cholesterol levels. Researchers found that
eating a high amount of soy -- equal to about a pound of tofu a day
-- only added up to a 3% reduction in "bad" cholesterol levels.
Based on those more recent studies, the AHA Nutrition Committee no
longer recommends eating soy specifically to lower cholesterol.
However, the AHA does consider soy burgers and other soy foods a
healthy replacement for high-fat meats
There are almost endless ways of getting soy into your meal plan.
Here's a rundown of some of your options.
* Tofu is a solid extract of soybeans. "It has a mild, bean-like
flavor," says Ruth Frechman, RD, a spokeswoman for the American
Dietetic Association (ADA.) "It can be added to anything you cook or
It can be eaten right out of the package." Tofu is often used in stir
-fries, curries, or stews. It tends to pick up the flavor of the sauce
it's in.
* Soy nuts are roasted soybeans, which can make a tasty snack.
"Soy nuts are a convenient, crunchy source of protein," Frechman
tells WebMD.
* Soymilk is made from ground soybeans mixed with water. You
can substitute soymilk for milk in your coffee or your cereal. Or you
can just drink it on its own. "A lot of my clients really like smoothies
made with soy milk," says ADA spokeswoman Suzanne Farrell, MS,

RD. "That's a great way to get soy into your diet."
* Soy burgers, soy cheese, and other products now fill the
freezers and refrigerators at your local supermarket. Manufacturers
have come up with soy products that mimic just about every kind of
meat and dairy product. Buy a few different types and give them a
try.

* Edamame are soybeans still in the pod. They're sold either
frozen or fresh. Frechman recommends microwaving frozen edamame
in a little water and chicken bouillon for an easy way to get soy
protein.

* Tempeh is a fermented soybean cake. It can be used as a meat
substitute, and works well in spaghetti sauce.

* Miso is a paste made from soybeans that is used for soup
stocks or as a seasoning.

* Soy flour is a powder made from ground, roasted soybeans. It
can be added to baked goods.

Choose the foods that you like. The key is to substitute soy for
high-fat meats, such as hamburger.

Originally published September 2005.
Medically updated January 2006.

LAZARUS SYNDROME

2009-06-16T19:27:00.000-07:00

Man comes back to life half an hour after dying-->
Fri, Jun 12 04:20 PM
London, June 12 (ANI): In a rare example of a phenomenon known as Lazarus Syndrome, a 23-year-old man came back to life 30 minutes after doctors pronounced him dead.
ctors at the Royal Preston Hospital declared Michael Wilkinson dead on February 1.
However, half an hour later, doctors realised that his pulse had returned, reports the Telegraph.
Wilkinson survived for two days before being pronounced dead a second time.
An inquest heard that his return to life was known as Lazarus syndrome - the spontaneous return of circulation after attempts to resuscitate fail.
There have only ever been 38 cases recorded worldwide.
The syndrome takes its name from the biblical story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead by Jesus.
John Whittaker, a consultant at the Royal Preston's accident and emergency department, said it was "not a small thing" to pronounce a patient dead. "You make absolutely certain," he added.
Wilkinson had collapsed after an evening in which he had enjoyed a number of drinks with his family.
However, tests showed that alcohol played no part in the incident.
A post mortem conducted at the Royal Blackburn Hospital found that he had an undiagnosed heart condition in which his left ventricle had become abnormally thickened. (ANI)
ANI

MONTELUKAST SODIUM AGAIN IN NEWS..!

2009-06-14T04:09:00.000-07:00

FDA Updates Singulair Label For Neuropsychiatric Events By Jennifer Corbett Dooren
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday it was updating the label of Merck & Co.'s (MRK) Singulair and similar asthma medications to discuss reports of neuropsychiatric events such as agitation, depression, insomnia and suicidal thinking.

The new labeling will apply to Accolate, by AstraZeneca PLC (AZN), and Zyflo, by Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (CRTX). All three products fall into a drug class known as leukotriene modifiers. Leukotrienes are chemicals the body releases in response to an inflammatory stimulus such as breathing in an allergen.

The FDA said in a posting on its Web site that "patients and healthcare professionals should be aware of the potential for neuropsychiatric events with these medications."

Singulair, first approved in the U.S. in 1998, is Merck's top-selling product and had $4.3 billion in sales in 2008 and is the dominant drug in its class. The product is approved for use in children and adults as an asthma and allergy treatment. Accolate and Zyflo are approved as asthma treatments.

In a statement, Merck said it was "confident in the efficacy and safety of Singulair" and that it would work with the FDA to revise the label.

Merck noted it previously updated the post-marketing section of Singulair's label to discuss post-marketing reports of neuropsychiatric events.

The FDA said it requested manufacturers to include a precaution in the drug-prescribing information discussing such events, which is considered a strengthening of Singulair's current label and new information on the other two drug labels.

The FDA announced a safety review of Singulair last year after receiving reports of mood and behavior changes in patients who used Singulair. The agency asked Merck and the other two drug makers to submit all available clinical trial information, which the agency reviewed along with post-marketing reports.

The agency said some of the post-marketing reports involving neuropsychiatric events "included clinical details consistent with a drug-induced effect."

The FDA said reported neuropsychiatric events include agitation, aggression, anxiousness, dream abnormalities and hallucinations, depression, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, suicidal thinking and behavior, suicides and tremor. The agency said neuropsychiatric events "were not commonly observed" in the clinical trial data submitted by the manufacturers, but said the studies weren't designed to look for such events. The agency said sleep disorders such as insomnia were reported more frequently in clinical studies of all three drugs compared to patients taking placebos.

-By Jennifer Corbett Dooren, Dow Jones Newswires; 202-862-9294; jennifer.corbett@dowjones.com

Adolescent Obesity Linked To Reduced Sleep Caused By Technology Use And Caffeine

2009-06-12T04:10:00.000-07:00

Courtesy: ScienceDaily
June 10, 2009) —
According to a research abstract that will be presented on June 9, at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, adolescent obesity is associated with having less sleep. Reduction in sleep could be related to a higher caffeine intake, more hours of technology use and increased symptoms of sleep disorders (such as snoring).

Results indicate that children who slept less consumed more caffeine and had more hours of screen time (use of television, Internet, computer and video games). A higher body mass index (BMI) was also associated with shorter sleep duration. More hours of screen time were also associated with higher caffeine consumption.

According to lead author Amy Drescher, PhD, research specialist at the University of Arizona in Tucson, there are many reasons that kids gain weight, and inadequate sleep is just one of them.

"Boys had significantly more vigorous exercise, recreational activity than girls," said Drescher. "The sleep and obesity connection is not always seen because factors such as exercise may keep weight in check."

The study gathered data from 320 children who completed detailed dietary and physical activity questionnaires. Correlation and regression analysis were used to study the relationships among diet, physical activity and self-reported sleep duration and screen time. Mean age of the sample group was 13.3 years; 51.8 percent of participants were male, 65 percent were Caucasian and 35 percent were Hispanic.

Inadequate sleep combined with increased electronic screen time and caffeine intake may have negative implications for adolescents' health, psychosocial well-being and academic performance.

Abstract Title: Associations Between Sleep, and Dietary, Exercise and Electronic Screen Habits of Adolescents in the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea (TuCASA) study--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Adapted from materials provided by American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

A vaccine for Cancer ..Promising Results

2009-06-01T20:42:00.000-07:00

Promising Results in Stomach and Breast Cancer Drugs
By ANDREW POLLACK
Published: June 1, 2009
Scientists also announced that a cancer vaccine for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has had some success in patients who have been in remission for six months or longer.

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Risk of Harmone therapy for Menopause problems and Lung Cancer

2009-05-31T07:17:00.000-07:00

New Warning on Hormone Replacement
COURTESY: NEW YORK TIMES.ORLANDO, Fla. — Hormone therapy taken by women to counter the effects of menopause can increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers reported here on Saturday.

The findings represent the latest black mark against a therapy already being used much more sparingly than it once was. But researchers said the new data should serve as a caution to women who did continue to take hormones not to smoke.

“We shouldn’t be using both combined hormone therapy and tobacco at the same time,” said Dr. Rowan Chlebowski of the Harbor-U.C.L.A. Medical Center in California and lead author of the study, which was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Dr. Chlebowski said there was one avoidable lung cancer death over eight years for every 100 women who both smoked and took hormone therapy.

The new analysis used data from the Women’s Health Initiative study, in which women took either Prempro, a drug combining estrogen and progestin, or a placebo. The study was discontinued in 2002 after it was found that the hormone therapy increased the risk of breast cancer.

The new analysis looked specifically at lung cancer for the five and a half years that the women took either the drug or the placebo and for more than two years afterward.

There were 96 cases of non-small-cell lung cancer, the most common type of the disease, among the roughly 8,000 women who used hormone therapy, compared with 72 cases among the nearly equal number who took the placebo. That difference was not statistically significant, meaning it could have occurred by chance.

But there were 67 deaths from lung cancer among the hormone users versus 39 among those who took the placebo, a result that was statistically significant.

Among smokers, 3.4 percent of hormone users died from lung cancer, compared with 2.3 percent of those who got the placebo. Among women who never smoked, 0.2 percent of hormone users died from lung cancer, compared with 0.1 percent of those who got the placebo.

Dr. Otis Brawley, the chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, said he was not convinced that the results were not due to chance, given that there was a meaningful difference in deaths but not in number of cases.

In another study presented here, researchers reported that the drug Avastin showed signs that it could help prevent the recurrence of colon cancer, but the effect wore off after patients stopped taking it.

Avastin, which blocks the flow of blood to tumors, has been a best-selling cancer drug that is used for late-stage cancers. But the new study, involving 2,700 patients, looked at whether the drug could be given earlier, immediately after a colon tumor was removed by surgery. The idea was to keep cancer from coming back and effectively “cure” the patient.

Genentech, the manufacturer of the drug, announced in April that the drug had failed to prevent recurrence, though it provided no details at that time.

The data released here on Saturday showed that after three years, 77.4 percent of those who received a year of Avastin along with six months of standard chemotherapy were alive and disease free. That compared with 75.5 percent of those who got the chemotherapy alone, an insignificant difference.

After only the first year, however, when patients were taking Avastin, 94.3 percent of those who got the drug were cancer-free and alive compared with 90.7 percent of those who got chemotherapy alone, a difference that was statistically significant.

“It was effective, but that efficacy disappeared after the year in which bevacizumab was given,” said Dr. Norman Wolmark, chairman of the group of researchers, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, who conducted the trial. Bevacizumab is the generic name for Avastin.

Dr. Wolmark said the research group hoped now to conduct a trial in which the drug would be given for two or more years.

But the prospect of giving Avastin for such a long duration is already raising concerns among doctors, not least because the drug costs about $50,000 a year when used to treat colon cancer. Moreover, the majority of patients with early colon cancer are already kept from relapsing by surgery and chemotherapy alone. So Avastin might have to be given for a long time to a lot of people to prevent a relatively few relapses.

“We have to think hard about long-term chemotherapy in our patients due to the impact on quality of life and the costs,” said Dr. Jennifer C. Obel, a gastrointestinal oncologist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Chicago. “Are we going to be giving bevacizumab for three years, four years?”

Dr. Hal V. Barron, chief medical officer for Genentech, which is now owned by the Swiss drug company Roche, said the results “suggest promise for future trials.” He said the company offered programs to help patients obtain its drugs.

A version of this article appeared in print on May 31, 2009, on page A23 of the New York edition.

What if , when the doctor says U have a vision of 20/50 ?

2009-05-29T13:41:00.000-07:00

Whenever U and I go to the eye doctor, we are told that we are having short sight or if we are old enough, long sight.
Occasionally, we are told that we have astigmatism. Sometimes, when we age, doctors tell us that we have cataract. A more serious ailment is glaucoma. A common ailment working in dusty occoupations is blepharitis, or even inflammations of the eye lids.

As we read the prescription card, we read something like 6/6 or if u are in a Western country, 20/40 or 20/50 etc.,
What do all these mean?

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Gum Disease and Heart Disease _ A genetic Link

2009-05-26T07:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/dent/627365.html

Courtesy: www.ajc.com

TUESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) --

"A genetic link between gum disease (periodontitis) and heart disease has been discovered by German scientists.

The association between periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for years, but a genetic link between the conditions hadn't been confirmed. The University of Kiel team found that the two diseases share a genetic variant on chromosome 9.

"We studied a genetic locus on chromosome 9p21.3 that had previously been identified to be associated with myocardial infarction [heart attack], in a group of 151 patients suffering from the most aggressive, early-onset forms of periodontitis, and a group of 1,097 CHD patients who had already had a heart attack. The genetic variation associated with the clinical pictures of both diseases was identical," Dr. Arne Schaefer said in a European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) news release.

He and his colleagues verified this genetic association in additional groups of 180 periodontitis patients and 1,100 CHD patients.

The study was presented May 25 at the annual ESHG conference, in Vienna, Austria.

Because of the link between periodontitis and CHD, "we think that periodontitis should be taken very seriously by dentists and diagnosed and treated as early as possible," Schaefer said. He noted that periodontitis and CHD share risk factors such as smoking, diabetes and obesity.

"Now that we know for sure that there is a strong genetic link, patients with periodontitis should try to reduce their risk factors and take preventive measures at an early stage," he said. "We hope that our findings will make it easier to diagnose the disease at an early stage, and that in future, a greater insight into the specific pathophysiology might open the way to effective treatment before the disease can take hold."

More information

The American Academy of Periodontology has more about periodontitis."

காக்க... காக்க... இருதயம் காக்க...

2009-05-26T03:34:00.000-07:00

Courtesy: www.dinamalar.com

காக்க... காக்க... இருதயம் காக்க...

* எனக்கு ட்ரெட் மில் டெஸ்ட் செய்து பார்த்ததில் பரிசோதனை முடிவு பாசிட்டிவ்வாக வந்தது. உடனே ஆஞ்சியோ கிராம் எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று கூறினர். ஆனால் ஆஞ்சியோ கிராம் டெஸ்ட் நார்மலாக வந்துள்ளது. இது எப்படி சாத்தியம்?

- எம். சசிதரன், மூணாறு

ட்ரெட் மில் டெஸ்ட் என்பது ஒருவர் நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கும்போது இ.சி.ஜி.,யை பதிவு செய்யும் டெஸ்ட் ஆகும். நடக்கும்போது ஒவ்வொரு 3 நிமிடங்களுக்கும் இக்கருவியின் வேகம் அதிகரிக்கும். இதை ஸ்கிரீனிங் டெஸ்ட் என்று கூற வேண்டும். இந்த ட்ரெட் மில் டெஸ்ட் முடிவு பாசிட்டிவ்வாக வந்தால் இருதயத்தில் ரத்தநாளங்களில் அடைப்பு இருப்பதற்கான வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது. ஆனால் இந்த டெஸ்ட்டின் முடிவு நூறு சதவீதம் நோயின் தன்மையை துல்லியமாக கூறும் என்று கூற முடியாது. 75 சதவீதம்தான் சரியானதாக வர வாய்ப்புள்ளது. ட்ரெட்மில் டெஸ்ட் பாசிட்டிவ்வாக இருந்தால் ஆஞ்சியோகிராம் எடுப்பது அவசியம். நவீன மருத்துவ பரிசோதனையில் இருதய ரத்தநாளங்களின் அடைப்பை துல்லியமாக கூறுவது ஆஞ்சியோகிராம் டெஸ்ட் மட்டுமே.

* நான் பல ஆண்டுகளாக வைட்டமின் இ மாத்திரையை தினமும் எடுத்து வருகிறேன். இது மாரடைப்பை தடுக்கும் என்கிறார்கள். உண்மைதானா?

- கோ. அருணாதேவி, திருவாடனை.

இன்றைய மருத்துவ வழிகாட்டுதலின்படி, பல நோயாளிகளை பரிசோதித்து பார்த்ததில் வைட்டமின் இ மாத்திரையால் மாரடைப்பிற்கோ, பக்கவாதத்திற்கோ அல்லது வேறு ரத்தக்குழாய் நோய்களுக்கோ எவ்வித பயனும் இல்லை. நீங்கள் அவசியம் ஒரு வைட்டமின் மாத்திரை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று நினைத்தால் போலிக் ஆசிட் (ஒரு மி.கி.) எடுத்துக் கொள்வது நல்லது. இந்த மாத்திரை ரத்தக்குழாய் நோய்களுக்கு பல வழிகளில் உபயோகம் உள்ளதாக தெரியவந்துள்ளது.

* ஆஞ்சியோ கிராம் டெஸ்ட் செய்தால் அவசியம் பைபாஸ் சர்ஜரி சிகிச்சையில் முடியும் என்கிறார்கள் சரிதானா?

- கே.கவிதா, சாத்தூர்.

தவறான கருத்து. ஆஞ்சியோகிராம் டெஸ்ட் என்பது இருதயத்தில் உள்ள ரத்தநாளங்களில் அடைப்பு உள்ளதா என்பதை கண்டறியும் டெஸ்ட். அடைப்பு இருந்தால் எந்த இடத்தில் எத்தனை சதவீதம் உள்ளது என கண்டறியலாம். ஆஞ்சியோகிராம் பரிசோதனையில் 70 சதவீதத்திற்கு மேல் அடைப்பு இருந்தால் மட்டுமே பலூன் ஆஞ்சியோ பிளாஸ்டி சிகிச்சையோ, பைபாஸ் சர்ஜரி சிகிச்சையோ தேவைப்படுகிறது. அதற்கு கீழாக இருந்தால் மருந்து, மாத்திரை மூலம் நோயை கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வைக்க முடியும்.

* நான் ஸ்ட்ரெஸ்நில் மாத்திரை சாப்பிட்டு வருகிறேன். தற்போது உணவுக்குழாயில் வலி ஏற்படுகிறது. நான் மாத்திரையை நிறுத்த வேண்டுமா?

- ஆர்.பொன்னுச்சாமி, தேவக்கோட்டை.

ஸ்ட்ரெஸ்நில் மாத்திரைக்கும், உணவுக்குழாய்க்கும் எந்த சம்பந்தமும் கிடையாது. அது ஒரு லேசான தூக்க மாத்திரை. உங்களுக்கு உணவு குழாயில வலி ஏற்படுகிறது என்றால் பான் 40 மி.கி. என்ற மாத்திரையை ஒரு மாதம் எடுத்தால் வலி குறைவதற்கான வாய்ப்புள்ளது. இதன்பிறகும் குறையவில்லை என்றால் குடல் நோய் நிபுணரை பார்ப்பது நல்லது.

- டாக்டர் விவேக் போஸ், மதுரை.

Your Kids Need Milk..To avoid OSTEOPOROSIS AT A LATER AGE.

2009-05-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

It's Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, and when most people think of osteoporosis, the think the disease only affects older people.

However, that's not always the case. Registered dietitian Carolyn O'Neil says it's important for parents to think about strong bones at an early age because osteoporosis is a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences.

She says, "Prime bone building years is during our childhood, during our teen years, during young adulthood." Because of that, mothers and fathers should make sure their children get plenty of calcium at a young age.

O'Neil says mothers need to be strong role models so children have strong bones. According to O'Neil, research shows that mothers who are milk drinkers have children who drink milk, too.

O'Neil has five tips to strong bones:

- Can the sodas. Drinking too many sugary sodas in place of milk can rob your daughter of the calcium she needs during these prime bone-building years. There’s been an epidemic of stress fractures and broken bones during adolescence because of severe calcium shortages.

- Nourish your bones. People forget that bones are living tissue and they need a steady supply of nutrients to grow and strengthen. Three glasses of low fat milk a day provides an ideal package of nutrients for bones: calcium, vitamin D, protein, phosphorus and potassium. These are all important nutrients for strong, sturdy bones.

- Be a role model. Several studies have found that mothers who drink milk are more likely to have daughters who drink milk, and research suggests that milk-drinking teens have stronger bones compared to their peers who drink little or no milk.

- Get moving. Bones not only need the right nourishment, they need the right type of exercise too. The type of activity that helps stimulate bone growth is called weight-bearing exercise. Get the entire family moving together with weight training, walking, hiking, jogging, climbing stairs, tennis or dancing.

- Avoid smoking and excessive alcohol. Smoking and alcohol abuse are bad for bones and can increase the bone loss.

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Meditation May Increase Gray Matter

2009-05-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

COURTESY:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512134655.htm

Meditation May Increase Gray Matter

The right orbito-frontal cortex, shown here, is one of the areas of the brain that appears to be enlarged due to meditation. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of California - Los Angeles)ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009) — Push-ups, crunches, gyms, personal trainers — people have many strategies for building bigger muscles and stronger bones. But what can one do to build a bigger brain?

Meditate.

That's the finding from a group of researchers at UCLA who used high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to scan the brains of people who meditate. In a study published in the journal NeuroImage and currently available online (by subscription), the researchers report that certain regions in the brains of long-term meditators were larger than in a similar control group.

Specifically, meditators showed significantly larger volumes of the hippocampus and areas within the orbito-frontal cortex, the thalamus and the inferior temporal gyrus — all regions known for regulating emotions.

"We know that people who consistently meditate have a singular ability to cultivate positive emotions, retain emotional stability and engage in mindful behavior," said Eileen Luders, lead author and a postdoctoral research fellow at the UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging. "The observed differences in brain anatomy might give us a clue why meditators have these exceptional abilities."

Research has confirmed the beneficial aspects of meditation. In addition to having better focus and control over their emotions, many people who meditate regularly have reduced levels of stress and bolstered immune systems. But less is known about the link between meditation and brain structure.

In the study, Luders and her colleagues examined 44 people — 22 control subjects and 22 who had practiced various forms of meditation, including Zazen, Samatha and Vipassana, among others. The amount of time they had practiced ranged from five to 46 years, with an average of 24 years.

More than half of all the meditators said that deep concentration was an essential part of their practice, and most meditated between 10 and 90 minutes every day.

The researchers used a high-resolution, three-dimensional form of MRI and two different approaches to measure differences in brain structure. One approach automatically divides the brain into several regions of interest, allowing researchers to compare the size of certain brain structures. The other segments the brain into different tissue types, allowing researchers to compare the amount of gray matter within specific regions of the brain.

The researchers found significantly larger cerebral measurements in meditators compared with controls, including larger volumes of the right hippocampus and increased gray matter in the right orbito-frontal cortex, the right thalamus and the left inferior temporal lobe. There were no regions where controls had significantly larger volumes or more gray matter than meditators.

Because these areas of the brain are closely linked to emotion, Luders said, "these might be the neuronal underpinnings that give meditators' the outstanding ability to regulate their emotions and allow for well-adjusted responses to whatever life throws their way."

What's not known, she said, and will require further study, are what the specific correlates are on a microscopic level — that is, whether it's an increased number of neurons, the larger size of the neurons or a particular "wiring" pattern meditators may develop that other people don't.

Because this was not a longitudinal study — which would have tracked meditators from the time they began meditating onward — it's possible that the meditators already had more regional gray matter and volume in specific areas; that may have attracted them to meditation in the first place, Luders said.

However, she also noted that numerous previous studies have pointed to the brain's remarkable plasticity and how environmental enrichment has been shown to change brain structure.

Other authors of the study included Arthur Toga, director of UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging; Natasha Lepore of UCLA; and Christian Gaser of the University of Jena in Germany. Funding for the study was provided by the National Institutes of Health. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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How can we avoid salt in our diet?

2009-05-14T15:49:00.000-07:00

How can we avoid salt in our diet?

Courtesy: pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com

Posted: 10:50 AM ET
As a new feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers’ questions. Here’s a question for Dr. Gupta.

From Arthur
Birmingham, Alabama

“I saw your report earlier in the week the about high salt content in restaurant foods. I end up consuming salty foods at home too! My wife adds it to everything – even to the water she boils our pasta in. What are some alternatives I can suggest?”

Answer

Arthur, thanks for writing in! Sodium content is often not something people look for on labels, or consciously think about when preparing their meals. Even many low-fat, low-calorie items have very high levels of sodium. Then, of course, the salt shaker sitting on most kitchen tables doesn’t help the matter. You see we’re all creatures of habit. If a person grows up always adding salt and pepper to each meal, it becomes second nature. Before even tasting a meal, many people add salt to without thinking twice.

Our bodies do need some sodium. It helps regulate your body’s fluid, aids in muscle function. But too much sodium can cause a siren to go off internally. When excess salt flows through your bloodstream, your kidneys get defensive. They release a hormone that triggers blood vessels to contract, which causes your blood pressure to rise. From there it’s a ripple effect on your health. High blood pressure can cause a heart attack or stroke among other conditions. Something as seemingly small as reducing sodium levels in your diet could save your life. In fact, the American Medical Association estimates that 150,000 lives could be saved in the United States annually if people cut their salt intake in half.

There are ways to cut back when cooking at home without losing flavor. Start by getting the salt shaker off the dinner table. As I mentioned earlier, people often add it to meals just because it’s there, not because the food needs it. Keep the shaker in the cabinet, and odds are your whole family will inadvertently use it less.

Also limit your intake of processed foods and canned vegetables. An estimated 77 percent of a person’s daily sodium intake comes from these items. One serving of canned food may have up to 1,000 milligrams of sodium! Fresh fruits and vegetables have a muchlower count by nature. Find out where the local farmer’s market is in your area and bring the family to pick out favorite fresh items each week. You’ll save money too. Local markets often have lower prices.

Have you been down the herb and spice isle at the grocery store lately? There are hundred of options to add flavor to meals with little to no sodium count. You and your wife will have fun experimenting with different spices to your favorite recipes – sans salt!

Arthur, the best advice is being mindful of “hidden” sources of sodium. The American Heart Association recommends 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day for the average person. Sounds like a lot but it adds up quickly. A 12-oz glass of tomato juice has 1,000 mg of salt. One tablespoon of relish has about 250 mg. One hot dog has up to 800 mg. Many salad dressings – including fat free – have 500 mg of sodium in just two tablespoons.

Bottom line, salt is everywhere. Read the labels, look for low-sodium products and eat fresh food when possible.

Posted by: Dr. Sanjay Gupta - CNN Chief Medical Correspondent
Filed under: Dr. Gupta • Expert Q&A

PandemicFlu.gov

2009-05-06T05:30:00.001-07:00

Swine Flu .. What and Why we are so concerned?

2009-05-03T08:01:00.001-07:00

The Swine Flu now labelled as h1n1 virus has spread panic around the world.
Everyone is concerned, anxious and possibly panicky.
Every Administration and Every Government possibly is doing all well within its knowledge and power to arrest its spread.

In the meantime, awareness of what this H1N1 VIRUS is and HOW we can protect ourselves is more important.

Please log to www.cnnhealth.com

Dr.Sanjaya Guptha gives the answers you need most.

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Garlic ..Study Shows it prevents Cancer of Stomach

2009-03-05T14:52:00.000-08:00

Benefits of Garlic: Cancer Prevention

We have heard enough about Garlic as an agent to lower cholesterol levels in our lipid profile. We now learn that GARLIC helps in preventic cancer also.
Read more in HEALTHCARE.
A portion of the news is given below:
Indeed, the first scientific report to study garlic and cancer was performed in the 1950s. Scientists injected allicin, an active ingredient from garlic, into mice suffering from cancer. Mice receiving the injection survived more than 6 months whereas those which did not receive the injection only survived 2 months.

Many studies showed that the organic ingredient of garlic, allyl sulfur, another active ingredient in garlic, are effective in inhibiting or preventing cancer development. Many observational studies in human being also investigated the association of using garlic and allyl sulfur and cancer. Out of the 37 studies, 28 studies showed evidence that garlic can prevent cancer. The evidence is particularly strong in prevention of prostate and stomach cancers. This particular study looking at the risk of stomach cancer was especially interesting. This study was conducted in China. Researchers found that smokers with high garlic intake have a relatively lower stomach cancer risk than smokers with low garlic intake.

A large-scale epidemiological Iowa Women's Health Study looked at the garlic consumption in 41,000 middle-aged women. Results showed that women who regularly consumed garlic had 35% lower risk of developing colon cancer.

It is thought that the allyl sulfur compounds in garlic prevent cancer by slowing or preventing the growth of the cancer tumor cells.

Courtesy: HEALTHCARE
http://www.healthcastle.com/garlic-cancer.shtml

ELDERS ! WHEN YOU CHOOSE A WALKING STICK, CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE !

2009-02-27T05:36:00.000-08:00

Any Old Cane Won't Do
Expert offers tips for choosing one carefully after an injury
By Kevin McKeever
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COURTESY:
http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/623869.html

SUNDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes time to use a cane to walk or support yourself after an injury, don't grab any old stick, advises the American Geriatrics Society.

Getting a cane tailored to your body and needs, and using it properly, is vital to its success and your health, according to the society's president.

"A common use of canes is for arthritis in the hip," Dr. Johnny Murphy said in a news release issued by the organization. "For patients using a cane for pain in one hip, the cane should be held in the hand opposite the affected leg. The cane should then move forward with the affected leg."

Murphy offered several tips for selecting a cane:

Check the tip: A rubber tip is a must for traction. Check the tip often, and replace it when the tread is worn.
Get a grip: Find one that feels comfortable when held. A person who has arthritis or something that affects the fingers and hands might need a specialized grip.
Adjust for your body: When standing, the elbow should be at a 30-degree angle when the cane is held next to the leg. When the arm is at your side, the cane's top should be parallel with your wrist.