Wednesday, March 7, 2012

How to Distinguish Common Flu and Serious Flu in Children

Children often experience sore throat, cough and high fever. Fever can be a symptom of various illnesses, including flu, laryngitis, or viral infection. Some bacterial infections, like strep throat or pneumonia, can also look like flu or cold. Flu was more of many kinds, from bird flu to swine flu.So a lot of parents are often difficult to distinguish the common cold and serious flu in their children. Although serious flu usually cause more serious symptoms that make someone feel worse than common cold, but it is not always easy to distinguish between both of flu.

To be able to distinguish the child has a common cold or serious flu, it is necessary to understand the symptoms guide. Here are some guidelines to distinguish the difference between common cold and more serious flu :

Sleeping position that cause Body Pain

Sometimes you feel your body hurt when you wake up. This is most likely because of wrong sleeping position. What are the cause of this body pain? The wrong sleeping position can affect the entire body, causing pain and damage in the long run. Besides poor sleeping position can also aggravate existing conditions such as shoulder injuries and osteoarthritis. This is because the wrong alignment of the spine that affect muscles, joints, organs and nerves, so it can cause back pain and pain in the neck and other body parts.
The Cleveland Clinic and National Sleep Foundation give the reason why the body feel hurt when wake up :

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Elderly Sleep Quality Better Than Young People




So far, most people believe that elderly sleep time was shorter than younger people. But according to researchers from the United States, elderly tend to sleep longer. It has been proved through a survey conducted on thousands of people.

A study has been conducted through a telephone survey method, which involves more than 150,000 adults. The survey participants stated that, apart from age of 40 years old, sleep quality will be better with age. The survey participants with an age of about 80-years reported getting very quality sleep compared to younger participants. The results of these studies have been published in the Sleep journal.


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Eliminate Cancer With This Delicious Food

Who does not cringe when you have been verdict that you or your family have a cancer. Moreover, the medicines and treatment cost required to cure cancer is not small. But do not despair. Here is a delicious food that is claimed to suppress, or at least reduce the cancer cells in human body. At early stage this food can even prevent the emergence of cancer.

Broccoli 
Researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, believes that broccoli could treat cancer.

Oranges can reduce the risk of stroke

Researchers claim that the oranges and grapefruit can reduce the risk of stroke. Both fruits are best eaten whole or in juice form in the morning. Why those fruit can reduce the risk of stroke? This is because the orange and grapefruit contain certain antioxidants called flavanones. The study involved thousands of women who participated in the Nurses Health Study in the U.S.. This fruit believed have the same effect on men.
The research took almost 14 years, 69,622 women reported their food consumption including details about the consumption of fruits and vegetables every 4 years.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Illegal online pharmacies selling drugs through Social Media

"Illegal online pharmacies are using social media to attract young customers and sell them illicit drugs and medicines," says Hamid Ghodse, director of the International Narcotics Control Board (International Narcotics Control Board) in its annual report published Tuesday. The technology of social media considered can pay attention to visitors especially young people / teenagers, who certainly has some risks of drugs.


World Health Organisation has found that among 12,000 items, there are 5,500 number of illegal drugs from online pharmacies that can use unknown material. Hamid Ghodse also said on press conference in London that an illegal online pharmacy is using social media such as YouTube or Facebook to attract people to buy their products through chatrooms. Illegal online pharmacies often pretend to be legally sold, when in fact smuggling of illegal products to their customers. There are many fake drugs are sold, this is very dangerous.

Train the brain to keep your eyes healthy

Presbyopia regarded as one signs of aging that can not be avoided. The eye loses its elasticity and cause people feel difficult to read. Actually, although the age of eye is aging, there are ways to fight presbyopia by keep the brain to remain sharp.



Presbyopia affects nearly everyone over the age of 50 years of age. Researchers from the University of California Berkley and Tel-Aviv University found evidence that a simple exercise can help presbyopia patients improve their vision.

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