House dust mites main cause of respiratory allergies in Singapore

 Scientists in Singapore said on Friday that they found exposure to house dust mites to be the primary cause of respiratory allergies in the tropical city sate.

The scientists from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research and the National University of Singapore surveyed about 8, 000 people, with 80 percent found to be reactive to house dust mites.

These people show only minor reactivity to other allergens.

The high rate of reactions from house dust mites are "strongly correlated with increased rates of allergic rhinitis and asthma in Singapore," the scientists said.

"We believe that results from this study will help to understand the differences of allergies in the tropics and other parts of the world," Olaf Rotzschke, the lead investigator of the study at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

The results also suggested that changes in lifestyle resulting in more time spent indoors increased the exposure to high loads of house dust mite allergens.

It is estimated that close to 15 percent of Singapore's adult population are affected by asthma and nearly 40 percent troubled by allergic rhinitis.

China reports 11 new H7N9 human cases

Eleven Chinese people were confirmed to be infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday in four regions, with 8 in critical condition, according to local health authorities.

The southern province of Guangdong reported 4 new cases, including a 5-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man in Zhaoqing City, a 49-year-old man in Foshan City and a 56-year-old man in Shenzhen City, said the provincial health and family planning commission.

The girl and the man from Foshan are in stable condition while the other two remain in critical condition, according to the commission.

The eastern province of Zhejiang, the region hit hardest by the H7N9 virus, confirmed four new human cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of affected cases to 69 in the province so far this year, said the provincial health and family planning commission.

The patients were two men and two women, all in critical condition, according to the commission.

Two new cases were reported in Hengxian County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the regional health and family planning commission. They were a 41-year-old woman, in critical condition, and his 5-year-old son.

A 36-old man in Quanzhou City of east China's Fujian Province was confirmed to be infected with the virus on Wednesday. He is in critical condition, according to the provincial health and family planning commission.

Chinese health authorities on Wednesday reaffirmed no proof has been found that the H7N9 virus is spreading from human to human.

Most human H7N9 infection cases have been isolated so far, said a statement from the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

During the Spring Festival holidays, expert teams sent by the commission have been supervising local hospitals in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong in diagnosing and treating H7N9 patients, the statement said.

Health authorities and hospitals in provinces with high incidence of H7N9 are working hard to identify H7N9 cases as early as possible, it said.

Some Therapy Options For Depression

This therapy deals with how you relate to other people in your life. It focuses on how you communicate and express you feelings. Your social skills are seen at the key to understanding why you are having trouble in your life. You need to learn how to become more self assertive and positive, making eye contact, and rehearsing what you will say or do in a situation. This can be very practical for you to learn better communication skills. But for many people this is not enough. I saw so many couples who were never going to be able to have good relationships. They were different to the core and neither of them could really change. I was never one to prescribe divorce but when I would sit week after week with two people who obviously were destroying each other, I knew they were destined to fail in the relationship.

Anti Depressant Therapy:

There is never anything to be ashamed of in taking anti depressant medication. Anyone you know may be taking it someday, including you. We are so lucky that there are now anti depressants with fewer side effects. We can take them and get fast treatment for depression. Taking the right anti depressant can change your life, and change it for the better. I have talked to so many people who have told me that they had no idea how bad off they were until they started taking anti depressants. If you combine anti depressants with talk therapy, you may get the most benefit of all.

We have learned that depression is triggered by a chemical imbalance in your brain. Just like an antihistamine can stop your sneezing, anti depressants can stop your depression. They can help you to function and get your life moving again. They can lift those heavy clouds off your shoulders and let you see the light.

How long you take the medication is up to you. The biggest challenge is to find out what dose works for you. Too many people give up after the first few weeks saying that the side effects were awful and they never go back to the doctor

It is very important when an anti depressant is prescribed for you or you order it over the internet that you know plenty about this medication. You need to know what its side effects can be.

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Aromatherapy Acessory Information

Other aromatherpy accessories include electric Vaporisers, Bottles, Jars, Ear candles, Massage Tools and Dispensers. Storage Bottles and Boxes are normally used for the storage of essential oils, are fashioned out of alder wood. It is very common to have these boxes exquisitely carved and polished in natural colors. An aromatherapy storage box does exactly the same. These are wooden boxes with dividers inside to keep all the jars protected from banging into each other. Other aromatherpy accessories is containers. The containers are used to store your essential oils. They come in the form of glass bottles or jars.

Glass bottles for aromatherapy are especially made of thick walls which defend the oils from the outside temperature variance. These jars have flat inside edges that restrains any oils from adhering to the central portions of the container. Electric Diffusers is considered one of the most important aromatherapy accessories because it helps in the diffusing of the smell for their respective person so it can be inhaled. These are available in a great variety, each having its own advantages and disadvantages. A vaporizer is a very important aromatherapy accessory that provides a great way to enjoy the benefits of essential oils.

There are two maon forms of vaporizers – oil burners and electric diffusers. Oil burners integrate the traditional beauty of a burning candle with the healing properties of essential oils. Ear candling is a latest treatment derived from an old shamanistic tradition. It is also known as Thermo Auricular Therapy. Ear candles can be used to treat a range of conditions. Another great accessory you could get is a spray bottle. With one of these, you can use any choice of essential oils as a perfume, air freshener, or even a natural deodorant. When you go to buy the aromatic accessories, keep your lifestyle and habits in mind.
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Prevent Heart and Circulatory Disease

- Get enough sleep each 24 hours. All the sleep does not however need to occur during night. You can for example take out some of your need for sleep as a siesta in the middle of the day. 7 hours sleep seems to be the ideal for optimal circulatory health. Much more sleep seems to be bad for your blood circulation.

- Avoid a high amount of stress over a longer period. If there is something in your lifestyle or work that makes you stressed, you should make adjustments. Meditation is a good method to stress down.

- Decrease the amount of fat in your diet. Do not add much oil, butter or other types of fat to your food. Do not consume much fast-food or ready made food that often contain great amount of added fat.

-Avoid altogether chemically altered fat, so-called trans-fat. This type of fat is often found in margarine and is often added to many types of cookies. Avoid great amounts of saturated fat, as found in fat milk, fat diary products, coconut products and butter.

- Still you need some fat. The fat you mostly need are mono-unsaturated fat as found in olives, olive oil, rape oil, canola oil and almonds, omga-3-polyunsaturated fat found for example in fish, seafood and flax oil and omga-6-polyunsatyrated found in sunflower oil, soy oil, corn oil, sunflower seeds and many types of nuts.http://health.liszq.com/plus/view.php?aid=10079

- Much of the fat you still choose to add to your food should be oils with mono-unsaturated fat like olive oil, rape oil, almond oil or canola oil. Marine oils or flax oil can be added to get enough omega-3-fat. You can also use some soy oil, corn oils and other types of natural oils with a high content of omega-6-fat, but do not use too much of these to avoid over-consuming this type of fat.

- Eat some nuts, almonds or sunflower seeds several times each week, since these food types give you fat valuable for your circulatory health.

High Blood Pressure Known As Hypertension Is Very Sneaky

The medical term for high blood pressure is hypertension. It causes around 50% of coronary heart disease, and approximately 75% of strokes. Hypertension can be especially hard to manage when combined with other disorders, such as diabetes or obesity. Although high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, can cause headaches, dizziness and problems with vision, the majority of people with the condition do not display any noticeable symptoms. It is good to be asking about normal blood pressure values for children because most people think "high" blood pressure (hypertension) is something that only happens to adults. High blood pressure often does not cause any symptoms in children, but if not treated, it can cause serious health problems in the future.

Blood Pressure Causes

Doctors do not know what causes high blood pressure in 90 to 95 percent of people who have it. In about 10 percent of patients, the disease can be traced to specific causes: heredity, kidney abnormalities, adrenal gland tumors, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hormone abnormalities, use of birth control pills, pregnancy or a congenital narrowing of the aorta. Other possible causes of higher blood pressure are weight gain and decreased physical activity in winter. The nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products causes your blood vessels to constrict and your heart to beat faster, which temporarily raises your blood pressure. In some people, alcohol causes blood pressure to rise quite a lot.

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High blood pressure is one of the most serious health problems in the United States; yet, because high blood pressure has no symptoms, millions of people do not even know they have it. High blood pressure often causes no symptoms, or immediate problems, but it is a major risk factor for developing a serious cardiovascular disease (conditions that can affect the circulation of blood around the body), such as a stroke, or heart disease. Sudden changes in blood pressure can cause interruptions in the blood supply to the heart, kidneys and brain, and will almost always be accompanied by distinctive symptoms. The presence of symptoms, such as headache or blurry vision, usually indicates severe or long-standing hypertension.

 

Diabetes Medicines and Drugs

These drugs decrease the intestinal absorption of carbohydrates, promote their oxidation in the tissues, and also reduce conversion of fats and proteins into glucose in the liver. They reduce elevated blood glucose levels only and do not produce hypoglycemia (fall in blood glucvose levels below normal). Metformin is used alone in obese-diabetics but can be given along with sulfonylureas. Usual dose is 250 mg to 500 mg to be taken thrice a day with meals (maximum 3 g in a day)

Adverse Effects: Phenformin causes abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea in 15% to 25% of cases, but with its sustained release preparation, the frequency of these adverse effects is much less. The most serious adverse effect of this drug is lactic acidosis (accumulation of lactic acid in the body) which not only causes muscular pain in the legs and difficulty in breathing, but can also prove to be fatal. The drug may also cause allergy in the form of skin rashes and itching; in rare cases it may cause allergic shock. Phenformin is rarely used in India. Metformin is a better tolerated drug and is less likely to cause lactic acidosis.

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