16 signs in patients with HIV positive

HIV Virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has yet to be treated, the sufferer is given only drugs amplifier body. People who are at risk of contracting HIV are if frequent unprotected sex with more than one partner or using illegal drugs by injection.

In the early stages of HIV infection, the most common symptoms were not there, said Michael Horberg, MD, director of HIV/AIDS at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California as quoted from the Health on Monday October 31, 2011.

Because there are no early symptoms, people sometimes do not know the risk that her body had entered the HIV virus. In 1 or 2 months of the HIV virus enters the body. By 40 to 90 percent of people experience flu-like symptoms can be known as acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). But sometimes the symptoms of HIV do not appear for several years and even decades after infection.

Here are some signs that maybe someone tested positive for HIV, among others:

1. Fever

One of the first signs of ARS is a mild fever, up to about 102 degrees F. Fever is often accompanied by other mild symptoms, like fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and sore throat.

At this point the virus moves into the bloodstream and begin to replicate in large numbers. So there will be an inflammatory reaction by the immune system, said Carlos Malvestutto, MD, infectious disease and immunology instructor from the department of medicine at NYU School of Medicine, New York.

2. Fatigue

Inflammatory response produced by the immune system can also cause fatigue and lethargy. Fatigue can be a sign of early and advanced signs of HIV.

3. Stiff, sore muscles and joints, swollen lymph nodes

ARS symptoms often resemble the flu, mononucleosis, viral or other infections, even syphilis or hepatitis. It is indeed not surprising. Many symptoms are similar and even equal, including pain in the joints and muscle pain, and swollen lymph nodes.

Lymph nodes are part of the immune system and are likely to be inflamed when there is infection. Lymph nodes in neck armpit groin and others.

4. Sore throat and headache

As with other disease symptoms, sore throat, and headache can often be an ARS, said Dr. Horberg. If you have a high risk for HIV, the HIV test is a good idea. Because HIV is most infectious in the early stages.

5. Skin rash

Skin rash may occur early or late in the progression of HIV / AIDS.

6. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

About 30 to 60 percent of people with HIV have short-term symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea in the early stages of HIV, said Dr. Malvestutto. These symptoms can also arise as a result of antiretroviral therapy, usually as a result of opportunistic infections.

"Diarrhea is unrelenting and does not respond to drugs may be an indication. Or the symptoms may be caused by organisms not normally seen in people with good immune system," said Dr. Horberg.

7. Weight loss

"If people with HIV have lost weight, it means that the immune system generally is declining," said Dr. Malvestutto.

8. Hacking cough

Dry cough may be a first sign of a person exposed to HIV infection. The cough may last for 1 year and continues to get worse.

9. Pneumonia

Cough and weight loss may also be a sign of serious infections caused by bacteria that will not interfere if the immune system work properly. "There are many different opportunistic infections and each can come up with a different time," said Dr. Malvestutto.

Pneumonia is one of the opportunistic infections, while others, including toxoplasmosis, a parasitic infection that affects the brain, cytomegalovirus, and fungal infections in the oral cavity.

10. Night sweats

About half of people infected with HIV will be sweating at night during the early stages of HIV infection, said Dr. Malvestutto. Night sweats occur even when not doing any physical activity.

11. Changes in nails

Another sign of HIV infection is the final nail changes, such as splitting, thickening and nail the curving, or change in color (black or brown in the form of vertical and horizontal lines). Often it is caused by fungal infections, like candida.

Patients with a lowered immune system will be more susceptible to fungal infections, said Dr. Malvestutto.

12. Fungus Infection

Fungal infections are common in advanced stages is thrush, oral infections caused by Candida, which is a type of fungus. Candida is a fungus that is very common and one that causes yeast infections in women.

Candida tends to appear in the mouth or throat, so it will be difficult to swallow, said Dr. Malvestutto.

13. Confusion or difficulty concentrating

Cognitive problems may be a sign of HIV-associated dementia, which usually occurs late in the course of the disease. In addition to confusion and difficulty concentrating, AIDS-related dementia may also involve memory problems and behavioral problems such as anger or irritability.

It may even include changes such as motor, be careless, lack of coordination, and problems with tasks requiring fine motor skills like writing by hand.

14. Oral herpes and genital herpes

Cold sores oral herpes and genital herpes genital herpes can be a sign of ARS and the stage of HIV infection. Herpes can also be a risk factor for contracting HIV.

Because genital herpes can cause ulcers which facilitate HIV virus enters the body during sexual intercourse. People who are infected with HIV also tend to have higher risk of herpes because HIV weakens the immune system.

15. Numbness and weakness

Late HIV can also cause numbness and tingling in hands and feet. This is called peripheral neuropathy, which also occur in people with uncontrolled diabetes. "It shows damage to the nerves, said Dr. Malvestutto.

These symptoms can be treated with drugs that are sold painkillers and anticonvulsants such as gabapentin free.

16. Menstrual irregularities

Advanced HIV disease seems to increase the risk of menstrual irregularities, such as periods of fewer and less frequent. Such changes may have more to do with weight loss and poor health of women with late stage HIV infection.

HIV infection has also been associated with earlier age of menopause, which is about 47-48 years for HIV-infected women compared with uninfected women around the age of 49-51 years.

Coffee does not pose the risk of hypertension

Health Net: Coffee often is the enemy of the people with high blood pressure or hypertension, including heart disease and stroke. However, a study in the United States revealed that there was no evidence coffee may increase the risk of disease.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported the results of research in her journal after combining with previous studies, which examined the respondent 170,000 people. The habit of drinking 3 cups of coffee a day had nothing to do with an increased risk of hypertension, said Liwey Chen, Public Health researchers from the University of Louisiana at New Orleans.

But this does not mean that drinking lots of coffee had no risk at all. The risk of hypertension for those who drank three cups of coffee a day course is slightly different than those who drank less than 3 cups of coffee.

In my opinion, coffee does not pose a risk of high blood pressure, said Lawrence Krakoff, researchers from Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.

According Krakoff, the relationship between coffee and high blood pressure is difficult to explain. Thus, the effect is different for each person. Genetic background can also determine how people respond to coffee. Drinking coffee in large quantities may be safe for a person. But it can be dangerous to others.

Excessively excessive exercise can cause early menopause in women

Health Net: Exercise is good for health, but if done to excess it can damage the body. In women, excessive exercise can increase the risk of premature menopause.

This is based on the results of a recent study conducted by researchers of Japan. Although not directly responsible, but a new study has become an important discovery to prevent cancer.

In this study, researchers studied more than 3,100 pre-menopausal women over 10 years. Women who do a lot of sports, at least 8 to 10 hours a week, 17 percent more likely to experience early menopause during the study period.

Menopause usually begins at age 41 there 55 years. During menopause, women's ovaries stop producing eggs and can not get pregnant, explained Dr. Margery Gass, director of the North American Menopause Society, as quoted by Reuters on Wednesday October 12, 2011.

In a study published in the journal Menopause, Dr. Chisato Nagata of Gifu University and colleagues gave questionnaires to women aged 35-56 years.

Over the next 10 years, almost 1,800 women experiencing menopause. Although it is unclear at what age it happened, but the findings suggest that highly active women have a higher chance to experience menopause earlier.

Physical activity and exercise can reduce estrogen levels. This is exercise done excessively can cause early menopause.

This happens because the active women (excessive exercise) are less exposed to high estrogen levels. The hormone estrogen promotes breast tumor and this may explain that why women who experience early menopause have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, explained Dr. Joann E. Manson, president of the North American Menopause Society.

But on the other hand, premature menopause has been associated with an increased risk of heart disease and bone thinning.

Based on several studies, women who experience early menopause before the age of 46 years had twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular disorders.

In addition to cardiovascular disease, premature menopause also causes other health problems, such as osteoporosis, ovarian and colon cancer, gum disease, tooth loss and cataracts.

This occurs because of a reduction in the natural supply of estrogen hormone that is too early, causing hormonal imbalances and organ function in the body and changes in overall health.

Cloning human organs is come closer to reality

Health Net: Engineering stem cell transplant and cloned growing rapidly in the last few years. If the stem cell transplant techniques (stem cell) has several times used in medicine for the treatment of patients, now the use of cloning techniques (twin) organ has come closer to reality. 

Scientists for the first time succeeded in using cloning techniques to create embryonic stem cells grown on human eggs are not fertile. These cloned stem cells as a potential future treatment of diabetes, blindness and other diseases.

As information cloning technique is the technique of non-marital as well as meeting the egg and sperm unite. Cloning technique allows the creation of new stem cells or embryos without the process of such meetings. For easy to imagine as well as graft plants that can grow exactly the same as plants from seed.

Well, this new discovery allows scientists to create important cells of the embryo by taking the parent cell. Stem cells from embryos could be used for the manufacture of cardiac cells that repair heart damage, the cells to insulin for diabetics or cells damaged eyes for the blind.

In this new discovery, scientists used a somatic cell or cells of the human body, called somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), to create stem cells (stem cells) that match the DNA of embryonic patient.

Tues somatic taken are adult skin cells and inserted into a human egg cell. Genetic material was planted during the last 6-12 months early embryos to generate embryonic stem cells would then be used for treatment.

Unlike the Dolly sheep cloning technique in 1996 which abolished the egg nucleus from the egg, this time the egg nucleus in the egg is left fused with skin cells which then grow into an embryo.

In the cloned sheep Dolly in 1996, the body's cells are taken when it is a cell of the nipple the other sheep and put in another sheep egg cell that has abolished the cell nucleus and the embryo developed into the embryo of the dolly sheep.

But scientists from the New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory in New York has managed to keep the genetic material of the host egg and simply adding the nucleus from an adult cell.

2 Million British men experience menopause

Health Net: Menopause has long been regarded as a reason men behave badly in middle age.

But, the doctors claimed yesterday the male menopause is real and affects more than two million British men. Conditions that can also be cured.

In an international conference yesterday revealed that fear of treatment by increasing testosterone levels will increase the likelihood of prostate cancer is a myth.

Experts hope the findings of University College London, it will raise awareness of the condition of menopause in men and to persuade more doctors to the benefits of that treatment.

Dr. Malcolm Curruthers, coauthor of the study, said the suffering of male menopause can easily preventable and treatable.

Testosterone deficiency not only causes symptoms that can ruin your life since the men aged 40's, but he was also associated with heart disease, diabetes and brittle bones.

Some people even start connecting with Alzheimer's disease as well.

Male menopause, testosterone deficiency syndrome called, to distinguish it from the version of women, affecting one in five men over 50.

But the young men can also suffer from fatigue, depression, weight gain, whole mind, memory and loss of libido and sleep disruption caused by the declining sex hormones.

Earlier this year, Robbie Williams, 37, shocked her fans by admitting she injected testosterone to increase sex drive.

Parasites in cats anticipated can increase the risk of brain cancer

Health-Net: Toxoplasmosis parasite often found in cat feces and can be attached anywhere and transmitted to humans. Not just dangerous for pregnant women, this parasite is also suspected to increase the risk of brain cancer in people who are infected.

A study conducted by experts from the CNRS Institute in Montpellier reveals, countries with high Toxoplasmosis infection rates tend to have more cases of brain cancer. Though the results of these observations have been adjusted by other factors, including income levels.

In animals, Toxoplasmosis infection had been shown to affect the brain. In addition to trigger cancer, parasitic infections also cause behavioral changes, such as in mice so have no fear, so easily torn to pieces and eaten by cats.

While in humans, has been assessed pregnant women at risk just because it feared could be fatal to the health of the fetus. With the latest research results, then the adults can also have an increased risk of fatal infection caused by Toxoplasmosis.

However, the researchers claimed to have seen only an association but not yet proved that the Toxoplasmosis parasite cat litter is the trigger cancer in the brain. However, to conclude that there should be more research.

At least by knowing the relationship between toxoplasmosis with brain cancer, there are greater opportunities to reduce the risk of brain cancer, said one researcher, as quoted from Thomas Frederich Dailymail.

To reduce the risk of Toxoplasmosis infection in humans, the researchers advised to frequently clean the cats and other pets. Also, avoid eating undercooked meat and inhaling dust or anything that may be contaminated with cat feces.

Tall women more at risk of getting cancer

 Health-Net: Having a high body must be the hope of most people. However, recent studies have shown that women who are tall have a greater risk of suffering from cancer.

A study has been published in the journal Lancet suggests that tall women have a greater risk of developing 10 different types of cancer.

The highest group, women with a height of 5 feet 9 inches or higher, 37 percent more likely to develop cancer than the shortest group, namely women 5 feet or shorter, without factors such as age, marital status, socioeconomic, body mass index and amount of physical activity, explains Jane Green, clinical epidemiologist at Oxford University, as reported by CNN on Friday July 22, 2011.

There are approximately 97,376 reported incidents of cancer among women are associated with height, the largest bowel cancer, malignant melanoma, breast, endometrial, kidney, central nervous system, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and leukemia.

According to a study which followed 1.3 million middle-aged women in England for several years, found that cancer risk increases by about 16 percent for every 4 inches or 10 cm height women.

The study did not investigate the specific causes of increased cancer risk in women who are high but the results of this study add to the results of other studies that have found an association between cancer and height.

Study authors are not sure what that actually increases the risk of cancer, but they believe there are several theories that require further investigation.

While researchers suspect the reason is because people have much higher cells, thus possess a greater opportunity to have mutations that lead to malignant transformation. In addition, growth hormone is believed to also contribute to cancer risk.

"Growth hormone increases cell growth and division level, and inhibit cell death. Both of these may be relevant to cancer, either directly or perhaps by simply increasing the number of cell divisions during the mutation can occur in a cell's DNA," explains Green.

But experts at the American Cancer Society say that people who are high should not have to worry with these findings. Experts say smoking is a much bigger factor for cancer risk than height.

"The bottom line is the short or higher can reduce the risk of developing and dying from cancer by not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight and perform the recommended cancer screening tests," said Eric Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer Society.

Relieve pain by drinking milk

Health-Net: Milk is known to contain many nutrients that are beneficial to the body. Now increased by one more benefit of the milk can be used as a painkiller.

Scientists have discovered that a glass of milk contains 20 substances which can be used as pain relievers, antibiotics and growth hormones. This is obtained after a team of researchers from Spain and Morocco analyzed 20 samples of cow's milk with goat milk and milk as well.

In this study researchers used a highly sensitive test. Obtained a number of chemicals from cow's milk, goat's milk and also can be used to treat various diseases in humans and animals.

The results detail the researchers found levels of niflumic acid in goat milk, whereas in breast milk contains traces of ibuprofen and naproxen, which is a painkiller and an antibiotic triclosan and some hormones.

Meanwhile in cow's milk contains anti-inflammatory drug niflumic acid, mefenamic acid and ketoprofen are commonly used as a painkiller in humans and animals.

In addition to these three chemicals, the researchers also found levels of the hormone 17-beta-estradiol which is a form of sex hormone estrogen. These results have been reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

This test is most sensitive compared with other types and can be used to check the health of other types of food, said Dr. Evaristo Ballesteros, chairman of the research from the University of Jaen in Spain, as quoted from Indiavision on Friday July 15, 2011.

Because it could not hurt to consume milk regularly. In addition to providing many health benefits, milk is also capable of relieving pain in the body.

More and more women who experience early menopause

Health-Net: This disagreeable news reported the Daily Mail on Thursday July 7, 2011. In the UK, the numbers of women who experience early menopause are more and more alone. In the UK the average menopausewoman at age 51 years.

But, now they got faster. They are experiencing menopause aka infertility before age 40 years, the ratio is quite high, i.e. 1 in 20. Whereas in the 1980s the number of those early menopause only 1 percent. This data was obtained from the study at Imperial College London, UK.

Those who experience early menopause are clearly uncomfortable life. Besides having a high risk of heart attacks and strokes, they also threatened to disease of bone.

Who are those who are less fortunate? Rumana Islam and Rufus Cartwright studied 5,000 women who were born in England in 1958. They were questioned about the cause of menopause and also asked about their quality of life.

A total of 7.4 percent reported experiencing menopause before age 40 years. Generally they are a smoker and come from low economic. Women of low economic more numerous, i.e. three time women from upper class.

This study shows that generally those who experience early menopause have a lower quality of life; bodily functions are weak, experiencing mental health problems and general health.

Amounts, as much as 20 percent have undergone ovarian surgery due to no longer function normally after undergoing chemotherapy. And as much as 6 percent of premature menopause with no apparent cause.

Junk food has the same effect as marijuana

Health-Net: Junk food has similarities with marijuana, are equally addictive. A study revealed that a person can be addicted to junk food because of high caloric and fatty foods can trigger the release of compounds similar to cannabis.

Therefore, a person who has ever felt the delicious junk food tends to want to try it again someday. The long run because it is not hooked more nutritious foods, people who are addicted to junk food will be nutritional deficiencies.

According to recent research at the University of California, the fat in junk food is the trigger endocannabinoid compounds in the body. The structure and workings of this compound is similar to cannabidiol, a compound in the cannabis plant that can trigger addiction.

The mechanism of endocannabinoid release when the fat begins to react with enzymes in the mouth. These reactions produce a signal to the brain, which signaled to the intestine to release the endocannabinoid compounds that the body always feel the need fat.

In this study, the release of these compounds is only observed when a person is eating fatty foods. As quoted from Dailymail on Wednesday July 7, 2011, foods high in sugar and protein alone does not trigger the endocannabinoid release so even if the trigger mechanism will be different addictions.

Prof. Daniele Piomelli, who led the study, surmised this mechanism is the legacy of the evolutionary process. In early humans, the endocannabinoid is released so that the body is not the lack of fat so that their cells are able to work optimally.

In modern humans did not move more, this mechanism is not needed. Lifestyle tends to be less movement and more high-calorie foods cause excess fat is dangerous because it can lead to obesity, diabetes and cancer.

According to Professor Piomelli, these findings could inspire the creation of a drug to treat obesity. You do this by inhibiting the release of an endocannabinoid, so people do not always feel the need fatty foods and eat only as needed.

Sheep Placenta Can Eliminate Wrinkles for 5 Months

Health-Net: Botox injections are not the only instant solution to overcome the wrinkles on the face. A doctor in the UK offers an alternative that is not less potency with Botox, which injects the placenta or umbilical cord that comes from sheep.

Alternative therapies to cope with wrinkled skin is introduced by Dr Roberto Viel, a surgeon in Harley Street, London. With the price of 600 pounds each injection, the effect can last a long time up to 5 months.

It is not as simple as injecting Botox, but also not too complicated because it only takes about 30 minutes. The equipment used is also not as simple as Botox, because it must use a special roller that has little spikes on its surface.

When patients come to be treated, first of all will face smeared local anesthetic cream to relieve pain during an injection. Afterwards, Dr Viel will apply carian sheep placenta in the face and then rub gently with a spiked roller.

The results are amazing, I feel like doing facials 12 times at the same time, said a 36 year old patient, Aimee Lopez origin as quoted from Dailymail Brighton Tuesday July 5, 2011.

Dr Viel explained placenta therapy is in principle only injecting proteins to stimulate the formation of natural collagen in the skin. The function of proteins in the placenta is said to resemble stem cells or stem cells, which will improve the cells that die due to the aging process.

For matters of alternative therapies, Dr Viel's not just this time make a unique innovation. In 2008, she and her team at the clinic introduced the therapy for excessive sweating that previously could only be treated with Botox injections in the armpit that it was very painful.

Instead, Dr Viel uses ultrasonic waves that are fired on the sweat glands to reduce its activity. Therapy called Vaser system is claimed to yield a more permanent and certainly not painful.

Adverse effects of soft drinks

Health-Net: High levels of sugar and caffeine followed by excessive amount of calories is what happens to your body if you frequently eat soda. Unfortunately, many people who like soft drinks is not aware of it.

Most of us think are common to consume caffeine while taking medication or not a problem if you gain weight after consuming drinks with sweeteners. However, long-term impact when you consume soft drinks regularly certainly can not be ignored.

Here's a brief overview of the ill effects of aerated drinks, such as Bliss Tree Reviewed:

Obesity
According to research Nurse's Health Study, which monitors the health of 90,000 women for eight years, drink soda every day of the week will add 4.5 pounds of body weight for four years.

Diabetes
Results Nurses Health Study revealed that women who said they drank one or more servings of soft drinks or sweetened fruit drinks per day, more than twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes during the study carried out than those who rarely consume these beverages.

Heart disease
According to a study published in 2007 in the journal Circulation of the American Heart Association, research subjects who drink soda every day for four years had a 25 percent chance to develop high blood sugar levels. They also probably 32 percent more likely to develop levels of cholesterol is lower.

Nurse Health Study also found that women who drank more than two sweet drinks each day have a 40 percent higher risk of heart attack or death from heart disease than those who rarely drank sweet drinks.

Effect was the same diet soda
Several studies, including a 2007 study published in the journal Circulation, showed that diet soda also has some similar effects on health such as regular soda, even though this product claims to contain no or very little sugar.

How to Easily Avoid E Coli Bacteria

Health-Net: Already 35 people have died from the outbreak of E Coli bacteria in Germany and several other European countries. While 812 of 3256 of those infected are still struggling to beat death, based on reports the Center for Disease Control Prevention and Europe.

The majority has bloody diarrhea, and not a few who have kidney complications because of E Coli symptoms.

The case was obviously spread panic around the world. Fear quite reasonable because E Coli is a type of bacteria found in everywhere like water, food, soil, toilet, kitchen, even in the air.

Must be alert, however it should be underlined that not all dangerous E Coli symptoms. Only certain types can lead to serious illness, such as E Coli strain O104: H4 an outbreak in Germany recently, and E Coli strain O157: H7 outbreak in the United States in 1982.

Type O104: H4 included as one of Enterohaemorrhagic E Coli (EHEC), which can cause bloody diarrhea infected. Even these cases often develop into hemolytic uremia syndrome (HUS), E Coli disease that can cause kidney failure and various complications of other infections.

E. coli lives in the temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and die at a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius. So if food is properly cooked, the bacteria will die.

To avoid the dangers of E Coli bacteria, see the guide Katherine Zeratsky, RD, LD, nutrition specialist at Mayo Clinic:

• Note the appearance, smell, and taste of food and drink before getting into the body.
• Wash food thoroughly. Rub entire surface with a soft.
• Wash hands, household furniture, and kitchen utensils with soap and warm water before use.
• Separate raw foods from ready meals.
• Cook foods until done with a minimum temperature of 71 degrees Celsius.
• Store food with good storage techniques in the fridge.
• Avoid juices, dairy products, and unpasteurized apple drink.
• Avoid consumption of beverages from water sources are polluted.

Drinking Black Coffee can Cause Allergies

Health-Net: Many people like coffee because it can make awake longer, refreshing the mind or increase body metabolism. But in some people caffeine coffee can cause allergies.

Black coffee is one drink that can help increase your metabolism. In addition to fat-free, black coffee (without sugar) is also free of calories that can play a role in weight loss. In addition, many people who like coffee because it can make people stay awake.

But for someone who has a coffee allergy, allergic reaction to caffeine can cause headaches in a few minutes after eating a small amount of caffeine. But not all reactions to caffeine are the result of allergies and possible side effects commonly associated with drinking caffeine coffee, as reported by the LIVESTRONG on Tuesday June 13, 2011.

People who has coffee allergy will produce a specific chemical substance that is Immunoglobulin E or IgE antibodies, which only made the body when experiencing an allergic reaction.

Most allergic reactions because the coffee can cause headaches associated with sinus cavity. Histamine is produced in the sinuses causing nasal swelling reduce your ability to breathe through the nostrils and mucus.

In addition to swelling in the nose, caffeine allergy also causes pain in the area around the head. University of Maryland Medical Center states that sinus headaches cause facial pressure and pain in the cheeks, eyes, forehead, ear and upper teeth.

A growing headache because caffeine allergy can be treated by taking an antihistamine and decongestant. Antihistamines reduce the amount of histamine produced in the body, while decongestants to reduce swelling in the sinus cavity.

But the most effective treatment is to reduce food and beverages that contain caffeine, like soda, tea, coffee, energy drinks and chocolate.

Cockroaches Trigger Asthma in Children

Health-Net: Cockroaches have been identified as a trigger of various levels of asthma among children in New York City.

In some environments, as much as 19 percent or nearly 1 in 5 children suffer from asthma. As for the other conditions of asthma is only about 3 percent. Traffic, industrial incinerators, and air pollution sources in other open spaces have all been blamed in the past.

However, researchers at Columbia University have found that children living in environments with high asthma rates are twice as likely to carry antibodies to the cockroach proteins in their blood, a sign that the children had been exposed to insect and possible of allergy to cockroaches.

In addition, the houses in the neighborhood with high asthma rates contain more allergens produced by cockroaches in household dust.

This study provides further evidence that exposure to cockroaches is a part of this story, said study author Matthew Perzanowski.

Cockroach allergens actually contribute to the differences in prevalence of asthma, even in urban environments like New York City.

For the study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Perzanowski and his team visited 239 homes of seven and eight years old. Half of them live in areas with high asthma rates.

Previous studies have linked poverty with increased asthma in children. However, to eliminate the influence of income or results, the authors included only families with middle-income health insurance plans the same. The aim is to ensure they have income and access to health care the same. Apparently, more than half the children already have asthma.

During the visit, researchers collected dust from the bed children, then took blood samples to look for antibodies against various allergens associated with asthma, including dogs, cats, rats, mites, and cockroach proteins.

Nearly 1 in 4 children in an environment with high asthma rates seem allergic to cockroaches, compared with 1 in 10 children who live in areas that asthma is less common.

Cockroaches leave the proteins are inhaled by humans and can become allergic to it. Then in turn will increase the chance they will develop asthma, Perzanowski said.

Houses in communities that suffer high asthma also had higher concentrations of cockroach allergens, and allergens associated with rats and cats.

In addition, children who are allergic to cockroaches and rats are more likely to have asthma, write Joanne Sordillo at the Channing Laboratory of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, who reviewed the findings to Reuters Health.

Alcohol drinking a glass a day can avoid the risk of heart attack

Health-Net: Consuming alcohol in large quantities can be bad for your health, especially the heart. In fact it is not likely to make you more quickly ending life. But according to a recent study, drinking alcohol in small amounts are even more lowered the risk of heart disease.

Report this problem has been presented at the annual conference of the American Heart Association in Chicago.

According to statistics, not drinking alcohol at all is more dangerous than drinking in small quantities, said the expert of cardiology at the Mayo Clinic Women Sharon Hayes is quoted from Genius Beauty on Wednesday June 8, 2011.

Thus, male drinkers who underwent coronary bypass surgery, had a 25 percent lower risk of  heart attack than those who do not drink alcohol.

Comparable statistics were also observed in women. The only difference mentioned that they are generally less likely to suffer from heart disease. Microdoses in alcohol content strengthen blood vessels, in particular in the brain, and prevent the early development of dementia.

But in the case of using more than five servings of alcohol, the risk of illness and increase death of their. The doctors asserted that the women can drink one glass of red wine a day, and men no more than two glasses.
Moderate alcohol use may be called one of the keys to maintaining health throughout life, said Dr. Erin Mihos at Johns Hopkins University.

But if you are afraid of addiction, it's better to avoid alcohol. If you do not drink, its better not to start it, Mihos Erin lid.

Tonsils & Appendix Surgery Recommended Minimum Age 20 Years

Health-Net: The new study conducted by a group of researchers in the United States and Scandinavia showed that the lifting of the tonsils and appendix before the age of 20 years can make a person more at risk of premature heart disease.

In this study, investigators followed every Swedish citizen who has committed the appointment of the tonsils and appendix. Total operating tonsils and appendix were included in this study was estimated around 80,000 procedures.

The results of this study known to man who raised the tonsils before age 20 years had a risk of 44 percent more likely to have heart attacks than those who do not perform tonsils and appendix surgery. While in the appendix removed before age 20 years, the risk is increased by 33 percent.

This indicates that both these organs have a function for the body. When the organ is removed it can reduce the production of immunoglobulin antibodies in the body that function to find and destroy harmful bacteria and viruses.

The researchers incorporated in this study revealed that harmful bacteria and viruses are believed to play a role in disturbing the heart health, as quoted from Menshealth on Tuesday June 6, 2011.

Meanwhile, people who perform the operation after 20 years of age not seen an increase in heart risk. This indicates that these organs play a major role in the immune system during childhood and adolescence.

Even so expected to not panic first, because the number of heart attack early in this research is still low, Than 54,000 surgical tonsils removal of the appendix and 27,000 tonsillectomy, only 633 related heart attacks.

For that you should consult in advance if you have inflammation of the tonsils or appendix, if it can be harmful to the body or not. And still keep and care for the heart to stay healthy at any age.

The tonsils are a part of the lymph tissue located on either side of the back of the throat. This will have enlarged tonsils or inflamed when an infection occurs either by bacteria or viruses. But usually the tonsils will be back into shape after the infection ends.

Tonsillitis can be caused by a viral infection (Coxsackie’s virus, adenovirus or Epstein-Barr virus), or it could be by the bacteria that most of Group a Streptococcus.

Meanwhile, the appendix is a thin pocket-sized 2 to 4 inches (5-10 cm) located near the intersection of large and small intestine. However, the actual function is still a debate in the medical community.

Regardless of whether or not the function of the appendix, an organ is known to not cause any impact if removed or lifted from the human body. However, the appendix can actually harm health when experiencing inflammation.

But by looking at the impact of the loss of the tonsils and the appendix to the risk of heart shows that both these organs also have important functions for the body.

Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer

Health-Net: World Health Organization (WHO) announced the use of cell phones can cause brain cancer. This conclusion is the result of meeting of 21 scientists from 14 countries, including recent research that has not been published.

Therefore, WHO recommends reducing mobile phone owners use a hands-free device and short message sending. This is the first time the WHO linking cell phones brain cancer risk.

Previous research mentioned only by half an hour just using cell phones every day, the risk of brain cancer for its users to reach 40 percent. It is therefore important to conduct further research about the dangers of long-term cell phone use, said Director of WHO's International Agency for Research Dr. Christopher Wild.

Chairman of the working group to discuss the cancer risk from cell phones, Dr. Jonathan Samet, said it was strong enough to support the conclusion that although the evidence still continue to be collected. We need to continue to closely monitor the relationship between cell phones brain cancer risk, he said.

Recent research has also found the possibility of hearing loss due to excessive cell phone usage.

According to Executive Director of the Cellular Phone Operators Association, John Cooke, the mobile phone industry to respond to serious about health risks from the use of communication devices and is committed to supporting scientific research is still ongoing.

Hemorrhoid Patients Must Avoid Apples and Oranges

Health-Net: Hemorrhoid patients are advised to eat lots of fiber. But you should avoid the consumption of green apples and oranges because it can worsen hemorrhoid symptoms that appear.

Some specific foods should be avoided by people with hemorrhoids cures discomfort, pain and itching that its intensity has increased.

Food or fruit that can increase the acidity in the digestive system can cause the hemorrhoids symptoms are getting worse, because the food or fruit acids can irritate the hemorrhoids as quoted from the safe-hemorrhoid-treatment.com on Monday May 30, 2011.

Foods to avoid are apple green (because it has a higher acidity than red apples), citrus fruit with high acidity, carbonated beverages, caffeinated beverages like coffee and alcohol.

Also avoid all processed foods and low fiber, such as cheese and red meat because it can make stool becomes hard, so difficult to remove and cause pain.

Hemorrhoids or hemorrhoid hemorrhoids are also known by the name of a disease or disorder of the rectum, which a decrease bearing the anus (anal cushion) is caused by many things. Anal cushion is composed of mucosa, loose connective tissue and vascular tissue.

The cause of hemorrhoids themselves can vary such as:

• Errors in performing certain movements in sports such as the weight-bearing exercise
• Too much sitting or standing
• Genetic factors (heredity)
• Straining too hard during bowel movements, usually due to constipation
• It can happen also in pregnant women.

Hemorrhoids treatment depends on the stage is going through. The most important thing is that patients can always defecate regularly with a soft stool, a lot of drinking and eating foods rich in fiber.

Iron Deficiency cans Cause Chronic Cough

Health-Net: If you are a woman and often suffer from chronic cough, try to check your iron levels. Who knows you're short. What to do? A recent study done by researchers in Italy indicates the number of women with chronic cough was also an iron deficiency. In addition to chronic cough medicines, they also require iron supplements to overcome a stubborn cough.

The study, presented at a scientific meeting of The American College of Chest Physicians in Chicago revealed, iron deficiency may be the answer to many cases of chronic cough in healthy women and not smoking.

The test is conducted on women with chronic coughs and iron deficiency showed that iron supplementation can reduce the complaints of chronic cough, said Dr. Caterina Bucca and colleagues at the University of Turin.

Bucca added, cases of chronic cough is not clear why tend to be more prevalent in women than men. In fact, iron deficiency is also more often experienced by women, especially during pregnancy and menstruation. Bucca and his team then combine these two conditions and find out the relationship between the two. In addition, immune function can also be affected by iron deficiency, as indicated by low iron levels or sometimes directly refer to the iron deficiency anemia.

According to the studied 16 women with chronic cough, The 16 women were actually having lung function is normal, with no symptoms of asthma or other respiratory disorders, and no evidence of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD), which can lead to cough. However, the 16 women had a similarity of conditions, namely iron deficiency. In addition, there is also a red swelling on the back of the mouth due to inflammation of mucous membranes. Vocal cords they are also very sensitive so it is easier to cough or suffer shortness of, say after laughing out loud.

Bucca give a reason, considering that iron helps regulate the production of proteins in the immune system that helped control the inflammation, so iron deficiency might make the upper airways more easily inflamed, eventually leading to the occurrence of chronic cough. He plans to study further, but he still advised the physicians that care for women with chronic cough to check the levels of iron.