The news on Octuplets 2009 created a huge buzz online. The mother of octuplets must have had a hard time giving birth to 8 children. Or maybe not. In 2008, the Hayes sextuplets made a huge impact on everyone. This year, the octuplets have the upper hand in terms of newsworthiness. The mother and father of the octuplets must be proud to have 8 kids in one pregnancy. But oh boy, I can only imagine how difficult it is to have octuplets.
The Solar Eclipse 2009 this January has been seen already. People in the Philippines lined up at seashores to watch the January 26 Solar Eclipse 2009. Now, I am anticipating the 2009 Solar Eclipse in July. I will bring my camera and digital videocam to document the event.
After documenting the July Solar Eclipse 2009, I will post it here (video and photos) then update this site once again. Stay tuned for more solar eclipse updates. This is part of the “information, facts and trivias” topics that I would like to post here. I love science and I would love to watch another solar eclipse this 2009. i just hope I will be available for the outdoors to capture this event. Sadly, I was not able to document the January 2009 solar eclipse.
The solar eclipse 2009 has been seen first today (January 2009) in the Philippines. Yes, the solar eclipse 2009 this January was seen a few hours ago by people in Manila. Solar eclipse this 2009 was beautiful according to observers. Another solar eclipse will be seen in July 2009. (more…)
In a previous post about stretching, a study shows that you can increase flexibility and muscle tone by stretching. A separate research though indicates that stretching before exercise does not reduce the risk of leg injury during workouts.
Australian researchers recruited 1,538 men in the army and randomly assigned them to stretch or non-stretch groups.
The following are simple health tips on nutrition. To improve nutrition, please be guided by the following items:
Buy whole foods — whether canned, frozen, or fresh from the farm — and use them in place of processed foods whenever possible.
Reject foods and drinks made with corn syrup, a calorie-dense, nutritionally empty sweetener that many believe is worse for the body than sugar.
Start each dinner with a mixed green salad. Not only will it help reduce your appetite for more caloric foods, but it also will automatically add veggies to your meal.
If you want to stay fit and healthy, try to climb stairs. Yes, stairs climbing can help improve health. Read on and find out why. Also, you can plan a vacation to rejuvenate your tired body and reduce stress.
Intermittent Stair Climbing Improves Fitness
In a recent study, British researchers confirmed that some exercise is better than nothing. Researchers found that for sedentary people, even a few minutes of daily stair climbing – a vigorous but easily accessible form of exercise – can improve cardiovascular health.
Previous studies have shown that accumulating short bouts of exercise can make a difference; this one shows just how short those bouts can be.
Twenty-two sedentary college-aged women walked up 199 steps – more than you’re likely to find at home, but doable in a high-rise – in 2.25 minutes, a “brisk but comfortable” pace which shot their heart rates up to 90 percent of their predicted maximum.
They progressed from one ascent per day during the first week to six ascents per day, for a total of 13.5 minutes over the course of a day, during the sixth and seventh weeks.
By the end of this modest exercise program, the women were measurably more fit: Heart rate, oxygen uptake and blood lactate levels during climbing were reduced, and their HDL (”good”) cholesterol levels had increased.
Plan an active vacation
Plan an active vacation/holiday – learn a new sport or go walking in a beautiful area.
Ischemic Bowel Disease is a disease that interferes with blood flow to the colon is the cause of ischemic colitis. The most recurrent cause of inadequate blood flow to the colon, is blood clots. If the arteries near the colon are blocked, it can cause Ischemic colitis. In severe cases, build-up of fat in blood vessels is usually the cause of disruption of blood flow to the large intestine. The disorder mainly affects people over 50, many of whom have a history of peripheral vascular disease. Other risk factors include:
Previous aortic surgery with inadvertent damage to the artery supplying the colon
Ischemic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease or ischemic bowel disease is a very common illness experienced by people everywhere. In every part of the world, people suffer with this condition. Because the occurrence of the disease is increasing in number, more and more people are finding ways to successfully deal with it, if not actually cure it. And because some people prefer to avoid drugs, natural treatments are appearing.
Wikipedia also describes Ischemic disease as a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate blood supply. Although uncommon in the general population, ischemic colitis occurs with greater frequency in the elderly, and is the most common form of bowel ischemia. Causes of the reduced blood flow can include changes in the systemic circulation (e.g. low blood pressure) or local factors such as constriction of blood vessels or a blood clot. In most cases, no specific cause can be identified.
Ischemic colitis is usually suspected on the basis of the clinical setting, physical examination, and laboratory test results; the diagnosis can be confirmed via endoscopy or by using sigmoid or endoscopic placement of a visible light spectroscopic catheter (see Diagnosis). Ischemic colitis can span a wide spectrum of severity; most patients are treated supportively and recover fully, while a minority with very severe ischemia may develop sepsis and become critically ill.
Patients with mild to moderate ischemic colitis are usually treated with IV fluids, analgesia, and bowel rest (that is, no food or water by mouth) until the symptoms resolve. Those with severe ischemia who develop complications such as sepsis, intestinal gangrene, or bowel perforation may require more aggressive interventions such as surgery and intensive care. Most patients make a full recovery; occasionally, after severe ischemia, patients may develop long-term complications such as a stricture or chronic colitis.
Since many people are wondering what Kawasaki syndrome is and how Jett Travolta acquired the disease, here is a video of a simple explanation of Kawasaki Syndrome or Kawasaki Disease.
The following are the symptoms and causes of Kawasaki Disease or Kawasaki Syndrome.
Symptoms: First phase
The first phase begins with a fever, which often is higher than 104 F (40 C), spikes and remits, and lasts one to two weeks. Your doctor may suspect Kawasaki disease if the fever lasts for five or more days, and your child has developed four or more of these signs and symptoms:
* Extremely red eyes (conjunctivitis) without thick discharge
* A rash on the main part of the body (trunk) and in the genital area
* Red, dry, cracked lips and an extremely red, swollen tongue (”raspberry” tongue)
* Swollen, red skin on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet
* Sore throat
* Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and perhaps elsewhere
Second phase
In the second phase of the disease, your child may develop:
* Peeling of the skin on the hands and feet, especially the tips of the fingers and toes, often in large sheets
* Joint pain
* Diarrhea
* Vomiting
* Abdominal pain
Third phase
In the third phase of the disease, signs and symptoms slowly go away unless complications develop.
Causes: No one knows what causes Kawasaki disease. A number of theories link the disease to bacteria, viruses, or environmental chemicals or pollutants, but none has been proved. Kawasaki disease doesn’t appear to be hereditary.
Kawasaki disease is a condition that causes inflammation in the walls of small- and medium-sized arteries throughout the body, including the coronary arteries. It mostly affects children from ages 2 to 5. Identified by a Japanese doctor, Tomisaku Kawasaki, in 1967, Kawasaki disease is also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome because it also affects lymph nodes, skin and the mucous membranes inside the mouth, nose and throat.
Kawasaki disease occurs more often in boys than girls, and most commonly in children of Japanese or Korean descent, although any child can get it. It can cause serious complications of the heart and the blood vessels that supply the heart. Some of the complications of Kawasaki disease may be life-threatening.
The condition is not preventable, but it’s treatable in most cases. Most children recover from Kawasaki disease without serious problems.
According to the American Heart Association, more than 4,000 cases of the disease are diagnosed annually in the United States. It occurs more often in boys of Japanese and Korean descent, but has been identified in children of all ethnicities and races, Alenick said.
While the condition is not preventable, it is treatable with most children recovering from the disease. In fact, less than 1 percent of Kawasaki cases are fatal.
The danger of Kawasaki syndrome is that it can cause large aneurysms in the blood vessels that feed blood to the heart, said Alenick.
“Kawasaki doesn’t come in degrees of severity, but it varies in that it may cause no aneurysms, small aneurysms, moderate aneurysms or giant aneurysms,” he said. “Giant aneurysms are more common in babies. But it’s the aneurysms that form in the vessels and the arteries that feed the heart that have the potential to cause a fatal heart attack.”
The disease was first identified in Japan in 1967 by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, and the cause of the illness is still unknown, Alenick said. There also is no blood test to identify the illness. Instead, patients are given a clinical diagnosis based on whether they display at least five of these six symptoms: a high fever that lasts for more than five days, red lips and tongue, swelling of the hands and feet, bloodshot eyes, rash and swollen glands.
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