24 Triggers of Pain

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.


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Pain Management is different. We shall see it later.

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

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

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

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

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
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WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD
Close up of dogs nose
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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
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