Vertigo Symptoms

Vertigo is a sensation of spinning. If you have these dizzy spells, you might feel like you are spinning or that the world around you is spinning.

Causes of Vertigo

Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem. Some of the most common causes include:

BPPV. These initials stand for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. BPPV occurs when tiny calcium particles (canaliths) clump up in canals of the inner ear. The inner ear sends signals to the brain about head and body movements relative to gravity. It helps you keep your balance.

Mesothelioma- A dreadful disease if not cured properly

2 years back, one of my friends was diagnosed with the dreadful disease named as Mesothelioma which is a form of cancer arising from exposure of asbestos as he was also working in mining company, the disease caught him also. I remembered that winter season when he was having fever and cough and he went to doctor for taking the medicine. The doctor asked him for some tests like CT scans, Chemotherapy, radiography and referred him to the cancer specialist of mesothelioma.. 

He then told him about this peritoneal Mesothelioma disease which affects the abdominal cavity of the person. That moment was very shocking for me and for some time my eyes got totally blank. Doctor told me to calm down and relax as nothing is late because disease has not extended its rots in the body and can be treated with proper cancer fighting medicines. I completed the
One suggestion for everyone, if you delay the treatment it will be very hard to recover the disease. So, don’t play with your life and whenever you find any such symptoms don’t hesitate to call your doctor. Whole course for around 1 and half year and helped my body to recover from cancer.

Gejala radang ginjal dan cara pengobatan radang ginjal

Kenali tanda atau ciri-ciri sakit radang ginjal.

Beberapa hari lalu anak tetangga yang baru berumur ±3 tahun terlihat lebih gemuk dari biasanya. Iseng saya bertanya, “Kok anaknya tambah gemuk Tante?”. Ibunya menjawab, “Iya Om, ini bengkak semua badannya, kayaknya alergi nih! Sampai gak bisa gerak nih!”.

PENGOBATAN NYERI LEHER AKUT DAN KRONIK

oleh dr. Yuda Turana Konsep pengobatan nyeri leher akut dan kronik pada dasarnya adalah sama, yaitu mencegah agar tidak berlanjut dan tidak menyebabkan kecacatan. Pada saat anda menderita nyeri leher akut dapat dicoba dulu teknik strain-counterstrain bila tidak ada perbaikan konsultasikan dengan dokter anda . Pastikan tidak ada sesuatu yang dapat membahayakan anda seperti fraktur dan dislokasi. Dokter anda biasanya akan memasang kolar di leher anda untuk membatasi gerak. Pemakaian kolar ini harus sesuai untuk tiap-tiap pasien.

The Human Papilloma Virus

Did you heared about HPV? HPV is the human papilloma virus. The virus is usually spread through sexual transmission. This means that someone must be in touch with other people who have been infected with this virus and then people who are not infected will be infected by HPV. HPV infection is one of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are dangerous. Generally this disease do not show signs and symptoms, but it can lead to cancer. For women case, known that HPV causes most of cervical cancer. While for the man is now become the most common cause of cancer HPV oral / oropharyngeal cancer penile and anal cancer.

Choosing a Low Cholesterol Foods

Many people complain how difficult it was to control blood cholesterol. They have a strict diet, not eating beef, lamb, chicken, offal and eggs, and eat only vegetables and fruit. But why cholesterol does not decreased? Is there anything wrong with their bodies?

Cholesterol should always be controlled at all times. Total cholesterol should be approximately close to 200 milligrams percent (mg% subsequently written, Ed.). Usually blood cholesterol levels between women and men actually not much different, both total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein = bad cholesterol). However, HDL cholesterol (hight density lipoproteins = good cholesterol) tend to be higher in women than men.

Easiest ways to cope with Mesothelioma

I am a student of MD and I had to submit a project in the college, containing all information on the disease named ‘Mesothelioma’. I did not know anything about the disease, but I got complete information through the website http://www.mesotheliomamedical.com/ . I would like to share some important information that would help the patients of Mesothelioma. No doubt, the disease is a deadly one. However, one can cope with it easily, if he or she follows some good nutritional habits and appropriate work out plan and take some vitamin supplements. In this way, he or she can live a life happily and actively.

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS

I'm forgot where I found this article, but it was good to share for another peoples who had brain problems. This articles shares the habits that could damaging our brains. It's simple and general things that peoples never think the effects. I hope you and another readers can use this article to change your habits and to be more good live.

Cervical Cancer Prevention – Call to Action Feature Targeted at Mothers and Daughters

Protect Your Daughter and You against Cervical Cancer

In the 15 minutes it will take you to read this article, four Asian women will die from cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is second only to breast cancer as the biggest killer of Asian women. How about Indonesia? Cervical cancer is the first among all female cancer.¹

According to a recent survey, almost 1,7352 Asian women described cervical cancer as genetic- actually caused by HPV infection.

Cervical cancer is not usually top of the mind when we think of female cancers, but the grim reality is that in Asia Pacific, a women dies of cervical cancer every 4 minutes.³ In fact, of the 270.000 Asian women who will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2007, more than half will die from it.³ Every women is at risk – no matter her age of family history.^4,5

Introducing HPV – the Risk Facing Every Women

What most of us don’t know is that cervical cancer is caused by different types of a common and contagious virus known as the human papillomavirus (HPV) and is easily transmitted. Cervical cancer occurs through persistent infection with cancer causing type of HPV. Every woman is at risk of cancer causing HPV infection, which may cause cervical cancer throughout her life.⁶

HPV can be easily transmitted by skin to skin contact in the genital area, therefore risk starts right from sexual debut.⁷

Screening is important as it helps to detect the development of cervical cancer.⁸ However, screening can not prevent cervical cancer.^9,10 The good news for women is that a vaccine specifically designed to help protect both young and older women against cervical cancer is becoming a reality and is wonderful news for Indonesian women and women everywhere.

According to Prof/Doctor (insert name) of (insert credentials), “After years of research, the arrival of HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer means that future generations of women can be saved from the misery caused by cervical cancer. To increase the effectiveness, however, the HPV vaccine should be administered before the first potential exposure to the virus, prior sexual debut. The best way to way to protect your daughter is by telling her the facts and to consider vaccination now-when she is able to benefit most from the vaccine.”

Talking about the potential role of vaccination, Yuanita Rohali, (insert age) from (insert location) said, “I would do anything to protect my family. I have ……teenage daughters and as far as I am concerned, I know that cervical cancer is preventable – it would be irresponsible not to vaccinate them. I have so many things to worry about in my family’s life-cervical cancer just doesn’t need to be one of them. If cervical cancer is one aspect of our lives I can control – then I will definitely get vaccinated for my daughter”.

Speaking about her mother’s proactive approach toward helping cervical cancer prevention, Alika, 13 years old said, “My mother took the time to talk to me about cervical cancer. I was a little frightened but I know if I have any questions, I can always go to her for advice. I have agreed to get vaccinated so I am protected.”

When was the last time you spoke to your doctors about screening or cervical cancer? In the future, vaccination alongside screening will help reduce the risk of cervical cancer further than screening alone and will also significantly reduce the number of abnormal screening results requiring follow up.^11,12,13.

Ask your doctor about vaccine that help provide both young and older women with strong and sustained immune response.

Source : http://www.anugrah-argon.com/latest_news.asp?id=40

Cokelat Atasi Kadar Kolesterol Tinggi

Kolesterol darah tinggi, diabetes atau tekanan darah tinggi? Makan atau minum cokelat bisa membantu Anda mengatasi penyakit tersebut. Bukan hanya rasanya yang manis pahit enak di lidah tetapi cokelat punya manfaat dahsyat lho!

Jika Anda tergolong penggemar berat cokelat, Anda bisa berlega hati. Pasalnya, mereka yang sering makan cokelat bisa mengurangi beberapa resiko terkena penyakit seperti darah tinggi, diabetes, kolesetrol dan resiko terkena serangan jantung.

Kakao yang memiliki nama latin Theobroma cacao merupakan tumbuhan dengan tinggi 10 m yang berasal dari Amerika Selatan. Tumbuhan ini memiliki biji yang dapat dihasilkan sebagai produk olahan, yang biasa dikenal sebagai cokelat.

Para ilmuwan menemukan bahwa kandungan bahan kimia yang ditemukan pada biji cokelat atau kakao bisa meningkatkan kinerja pembuluh darah pada penderita diabetes dan hipertensi. Juga mempengaruhi tingkat kolestrol dalam darah.

Sebuah studi baru dari Spanyol pun turut membuktikan, cokelat bisa menjadi obat alami untuk mengurangi resiko terhadap penyakit jantung koroner. Selain itu, perpaduan antara cokelat dan susu rendah lemak juga berpengaruh pada tingkat kadar kolestrol dalam darah.

Studi ini telah dipublikasikan Journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. Konsumsi 40 gram produk olahan kakao dan 500 ml susu skim per hari selama 4 minggu bisa meningkatkan kadar kolestrol baik (HDL) dan mengurangi tingkat kolestrol jahat dalam darah (LDL).

Penelitian ini melibatkan 42 relawan untuk berpartisipasi dalam uji coba secara acak. Peserta yang makan cokelat secara teratur selama 4 minggu ditemukan memiliki peningkatan kadar kolestrol baik sebanyak 5%. selain itu, mereka yang minum susu skim coklat beresiko rendah terhadap LDL (kolestrol buruk) dibanding yang tidak atau minum susu skim tanpa coklat.

Hal ini karena pada biji cokelat terdapat kandungan polifenol yang memiliki peran penting untuk meningkatkan produksi molekul apolipoprotein (Apo) A1. Molekul ini merupakan komponen protein utama HDL.

Sementara itu, menurut catatan Archives of Internal Medicine di tahun 2007 lalu, ada sejumlah manfaat besar cokelat. Cokelat baik untuk mengurangi resiko turunnya tekanan darah, meningkatkan ketahanan hidup bagi mereka yang terkena serangan jantung serta bisa melindungi kulit dari kerusakan oleh radikal bebas atau sinar UV.

Sumber : http://www.detikfood.com/read/2011/06/09/083354/1656400/900/cokelat-atasi-kadar-kolesterol-tinggi

A headache could attack everyone and many peoples have suffered headaches. Simply put, having a headache can put a damper us on our entire day. If you’re suffering headaches, here are some tips to relieve your headaches, naturally:

a. Take a break from your current activity

Everyone use their heads to think most of the time. Like our others organ, we also need to rest our mind. Remember to give our head a rest. Headaches can sometimes be your body’s sign that you’re doing too much and need to slow down, so listen to what it’s telling you.

b. Breathe deeply
When your head hurts, stop, relax and take some deep breaths. Don’t underestimate the ability of the breath to calm your body and move energy and stress through it that may be stuck and causing pain. In fact, this is a good practice for every day, whether you’re experiencing pain or not.

c. Eat healthy
Everyone needs foods for their life. Everyone know, better foods gives us better life. So, begin with a good breakfast, which some people feel is the most vital meal of the day. You should also maintain a balanced diet throughout the day, so you can maintain consistent energy and blood sugar levels.

d. Cut out the caffeine
Caffeine can boost your energy and wake you up, but using it excessively (or even at all, for some people) can also cause tension headaches and leave you feeling nervous and irritable. This is another instance when it’s beneficial to listen to what your body tells you. If you have a reaction when you drink coffee, simply eliminate it. Herbal teas are good substitutes, as are roasted grain drinks that simulate coffee taste. You can buy these from the health food store.

e. Say no to additives
Food additives, such as artificial colors and flavors, can trigger headaches. There’s even some evidence that large doses over time may cause more serious problems, such as strokes and seizures. There’s no reason to ingest these additives and they can be easily avoided if you stick to natural foods, with an emphasis on “live” substances, such as fruits and vegetables.

f. Apply a cold, wet cloth
Cool down your aching head by using a towel that has been soaked in cold water and wrung out. If you have the patience to wait, you can also place the wet towel in the freezer before applying it to your head.

g. See an eye specialist
Vision problems or eye strain can sometimes be the cause of headaches, so if you have consistent headaches that don’t seem to have any other cause, get your vision checked. To lessen the financial stress going to the eye doctor can generate, check out your medical coverage to see if you’re covered. Some medical health plans have eye care coverage options, so know if yours does before you go.

If you don’t know what’s causing your headaches, you can assess which of the above factors are relevant to you by keeping a diary that lists which activities you’ve done during the day and what foods you’ve eaten. Patterns will probably surface quickly as you keep the diary, which will give you a good basis for knowing how to treat your headaches.

(sources; http://myonlinehealtharticles.com/headache-relief-tips/)

Simple Tips for Maintaining Healthy Eyes

Some peoples usually get screenings to catch cancer and heart disease or go to the dentist to take care of our teeth, but some of them are much less likely to take a proactive approach when it comes to eye health.

Eyes are an important parts of our bodies. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy and make sure you are seeing your best. In order to keep the eyes healthy, there are several things to be aware when you perform daily activities. Here are tips you can do:

1. Outside Room. Not only is the body that need protection from ultraviolet light, the eyes were also needed. Therefore, any outdoor activity, especially in the daytime -wear sunglasses
2. Nutritious Food Consumption. Besides carrots, there are many more foods that are good for the eyes. Like mango-containing beta-carotene and vitamins C and E or fish that is decosahexaenoid Suber (DHA) are important for eye health.
3. Read a book. Notice visibility. Best of all, the distance between the book and the eye is about 30 cm. Then try to position the book's eye level. So, for you who often read a book while lying, cobalahn to stop the habit.
4. Watch TV. Do in the room with the lighting bright enough and make sure lights are in the ceiling, not behind the TV. While the safe distance for watching TV is a 5 x LONG diagonal screen. For example, for 14-inch television, safe distance is about 1.75 meters. For the 20-inch, about 2.5 meters and beyond.
5. At Personal Computer. If you are still using CRT monitors, you'll want to install the filter screen to reduce the radiation emitted. If you are using LCD monitors or laptops, set screen brightness so it is not too bright (sharp). For those of you with daily work in front of the computer, try to much blinking your eyes or break a moment to leave your computer, try to direct your eyes to other far places, so allow time for relaxation on your eyes.

source : detikhealth.com

Tips for Keeping the Ears Healthy

How often do you clean your ears? Did you know, too often to clean your ears could be bad for the health of your ear.

Usually our ear cleaned with cotton buds, according to experts is not a good habit, because it will make the cotton buds pushed the dirt into the basin near the eardrum. If it settles for too long and go hardened, it can interfere the ear canal. Sometimes can caused hearing problem.

Not only dirt that could interfere with the ear, there are several types of objects that could endanger the health of the ear, how about to handle?

When we're swimming, shampooing or even bathing, sometimes unintentionally water will get into the ear. You do not need to worry if the water in clean water, because water will go out by itself. However, if the incoming dirty water, you must be careful, because the dirty water could be getting propped droppings inside the ear, for it immediately check to ENT specialist for further treatment.

Be careful to use cotton buds, cotton, because if left in would affect the hearing, the cotton will clog the ear drum to be hearing less. If you can not eliminate the habit of cleaning the ears with cotton buds, should be more careful in using it, not to scratch or stabs your eardrum.

Small insects or ants can also interfere with the ears. Inadvertence insects that enter the ear can make your ear infection from bites. For that look at your bedding, make sure that no insects can enter the ear.

Tips for maintaining healthy ears

1. Do not clean the ears with cotton buds (if forced to, try to be careful)
2. Try and get used chew food well, because chewing is a natural mechanism the body to remove impurities from the ear. Dirt can came out by itself and can be washed while bathing.

Source www.KabariNews.com

10 Heart Friendly Foods

Heart is our vital organ. No bodies can life without heart. So we must protect our heart and keep it healthy. There are many tips for keeping our heart still in health condition. But how?

God gives us a perfectly body, not less one or more. God gives us healthy bodies. God never gives us disease and illness. We can go sick caused by our habits. We usually have bad habits in our life. There are any substances affects to our health. There are foods, water and air. The most affects are foods. We usually have wrong consumption of foods. Foods also have big affect to our heart. Bad foods can make our heart broken. So, how to select foods which friendly to our heart?

Here are 10 heart friendly foods I suggested:

1. Salmon

This cold-water fish is a great source of protein and is also packed with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. The American Heart Association advises eating salmon and other omega-3 rich foods twice a week for benefits that go beyond heart health. Americans love salmon because it is so versatile, easy to cook, and tastes great.
2. Blueberries

Blueberries top the list as one of the most powerful disease-fighting foods. That's because they contain anthocyanins, the antioxidant responsible for their dark blue color. These delicious jewels are packed with fiber, vitamin C, and are available all year long.

3. Soy Protein

This inexpensive, high-quality protein contains fiber, vitamins, and minerals -- all the ingredients for a heart-healthy meal. Also, a diet rich in soy protein can lower triglycerides, which help prevent cardiovascular disease and keep your heart strong and healthy. In those with high cholesterol levels,the benefits of soy foods are due to their high levels of polyunsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

4. Oatmeal

Oats are nourishing whole grains and a great source of vitamins, minerals, and cholesterol-lowering fiber. The FDA allows manufacturers of oats to make health claims about the grain on their products, suggesting that a diet high in oats can reduce the risk for heart disease. Researches shows oats lower cholesterol levels, keep you regular, and may help prevent certain cancers.

5. Spinach

Spinach is the powerhouse of the vegetable kingdom. Its rich, dark color comes from the multiple phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals (especially folate and iron) that also fight disease, protect against heart disease, and preserve your eyesight.

6. Apples

Apples contain a phytochemical called quercetin which acts as an antiinflammatory and will help prevent blood clots as well. Apples contain vitamins and fiber, come in several delicious varieties and are portable. Eat an apple with a handful of walnuts or almonds as a healthy snack or add apple slices to your healthy salads.

7. Red Wine

Red wine contains a powerful antioxidant called resveratrol. Resveratrol has been shown to be good for your heart. Be sure to enjoy red wine in moderation. Studies show that only 4 to 8 ounces of red wine is needed each day.

8. Tomatoes

Tomatoes are packed with vitamins and lycopene, which has been shown to reduce heart disease risk. Add thick slices of tomatoes to sandwiches and salads or enjoy tomato sauce on whole-wheat pasta. In fact, cooked tomato sauce and canned tomato sauce that you buy in the store both contain more lycopene than raw tomatoes.

9. Almonds

Almonds and other nuts contain healthy oils, vitamin E and other substances that will help keep cholesterol levels in check. Almonds are also a good source of protein and fiber. Almonds make a great snack on their own, or sprinkle slivered almonds on green beans or asparagus with lemon juice as a deliciously healthy side dish.

10. Avocado

Packed with monounsaturated fat, avocados can help lower LDL levels while raising the amount of HDL cholesterol in your body. Avocado allow for the absorption of other carotenoids especially beta-carotene and lycopene, which are essential for heart health.

source :
1. www.webmd.com
2. www.health.com
3. www.americanheart.org
4. www.about.com

Weight loses tips

Have a slim bodies are women’s dreams. It is difficult to keep her bodies in slim condition if they have bad life styles. Wrong food consumptions can bring more fat in our bodies. So keep your slim bodies with healthy life style.

If you had overweight and need to lose it fast, don’t worried about it. Before jumping to concluded and said that this was not possible, read on and then give it a try. It is not difficult to lose weight fast and naturally, as long as you have the correct approach to do it and you are doing this rationally. You have to be strong and to give up some of your old eating habits in order to be able to achieve your goal. If you used to be a regular consumer of fast food, forget about it.

Do you know that you can lose weight naturally? But to do so, you need to focus and you need to be dedicated and also you definitely need to be prepared. Read on to find out how to lose weight naturally fast.

If you want to lose weight fast, then maybe you should try natural remedies. Besides providing quick results, these do not cause side effects, and this makes them some of the safest weight loss remedies. There are numerous herbs, fruits and vegetables that will help you get rid of the extra pounds before you know it. The active ingredients of these natural remedies are antioxidants, vitamins, minerals or other substances capable of modifying the metabolic rate.

Another ways in losing your weight is going to sauna. There is more type of sauna. The latest and most wanted sauna is infrared sauna. Far infrared Sauna was better than regular heat in a conventional sauna. Why?

An infrared sauna uses infrared radiation, which is absorbed directly by the body and thus heats it up. Heating is thus direct although a very small percentage of the infrared radiation also heats up the air in the sauna.

What relations does sauna have with weight control? Well, for one, a person in a sauna sweats profusely, leading to weight loss. However, this weight loss is not expected to be permanent, as drinking fluid will easily replace this temporary weight loss. However, it is the opinion of some that the heart beats faster and there is an increase in metabolic rate, both of which leads to an increase in consumption of calories (energy). In a study, it was found that sauna-induced dehydration was effective in inducing significant weight loss in men and women (1.8% and 1.4%). Whatever it is, this induced weight loss can be critical for athletes competing in sports where weight is a factor in placing the athletes in classes according to weight such as weight-lifting or boxing.

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Herbs for eye health

Reader Question :

MY son, 12, was found to be short-sighted recently. His reading was 1100 degree (1.1) for each eye. Is there any supplement that can help him? How about tips that he can practise on a daily basis?

We answered :

BILBERRY, with standardisation of 25 per cent anthocyanidins, is a potent antioxidant and possesses collagen-stabilising action and smooth muscle-relaxing properties, which also exert anti- aggregation, blood sugar lowering and anti-ulcer effects. Bilberry extract has been shown to hasten the regeneration of rhodopsin (a light-sensitive pigment found in the rods of the retina) and improve visual acuity in dim light. Eyebright helps relieve conjunctivitis, itchy and irritated eyes.

A herbal formulation containing bilberry and eyebright, with other herbs of value such as lycium, also known as wolfberries, which are rich in carotenoids, helps improve night vision and blurred vision. As a rich source of lutein, spinach offers protection against macular degeneration. This synergistic formulation will be well-suited for maintaining and treating various eye conditions, including short-sightness.

You may also advise your child to eat plenty of fresh, raw, green and leafy vegetables. Apricots, mangoes, cantaloupes, blueberries, carrots and yams are elixirs for the eyes. They are rich in vitamin A which is vital for healthy eyes, preventing easy tiring, irritability, light sensitivity and night blindness. Consume foods that are high in anti-free radical nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamins A, C, E and mineral zinc and selenium to protect against the harmful effects of free radicals that damage protein in eye. Exercise the eyes. Rotate them in a circular motion without moving your head. Blink the eyes. Do not stare at the computer screen for too long, if he is working on a computer. (source www.medical-explorer.com)

What is epiglottitis? How to prevent from epiglottitis?

Overview

Epiglottitis is a medical emergency that may result in death if not treated quickly. Epiglottitis is inflammation of the epiglottis - the flap that sits at the base of the tongue, which keeps food from going into the trachea (windpipe). Due to its place in the airway, swelling of this structure can interfere with breathing and constitutes a medical emergency. The infection can cause the epiglottis to either obstruct or completely close off the windpipe. When it gets infected and inflamed, it can obstruct, or close off, the windpipe, which may be fatal unless promptly treated.

Respiratory infection, environmental exposure, or trauma may result in inflammation and infection of other structures around the throat. This infection and inflammation may spread to involve the epiglottis as well as other upper airway structures. Epiglottitis usually begins as an inflammation and swelling between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis. This may cause the throat structures to push the epiglottis backward. With continued inflammation and swelling of the epiglottis, complete blockage of the airway may occur, leading to suffocation and death. Autopsies of people with epiglottitis have shown distortion of the epiglottis and its associated structures including the formation of abscesses (pockets of infection). For unknown reasons, adults with epiglottic involvement are more likely than children to develop epiglottic abscesses.

Epiglottitis Causes

Conditions that cause epiglottitis include infectious, chemical, and traumatic agents. Infectious is the most common. H influenzae type b was once the most common cause prior to vaccination. Currently, other organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi are the causes, especially among adults.

• Various organisms. For examples: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, varicella-zoster, herpes simplex virus type 1, and Staphylococcus aureus, among others.
• Heat damage injured. Heat damage that results in epiglottitis is also known as thermal epiglottitis. Thermal epiglottitis occurs from drinking hot liquids, eating solid foods, or using illicit drugs such as inhalation of metal pieces from crack cocaine pipes or the tip of marijuana cigarettes. In these cases the epiglottitis from thermal injury is similar to the illness caused by infection.
• Unusual causes of epiglottitis include brown recluse spider bites to the ear, which may result in swelling or eating buffalo fish, which may cause an allergiclike reaction and swelling. Blunt trauma or something blocking the throat may also lead to epiglottitis.
  

Epiglottitis Symptoms

When epiglottitis strikes, it usually occurs quickly but may range from just a few hours to a few days. The most common symptoms include sore throat, muffling or changes in the voice, difficulty speaking, fever, difficulty swallowing, fast heart rate, and difficulties in breathing.

Fever is usually high but may be low at 37.8°C (100.1°F) in adults or even slightly lower at 37.2°C (99°F) in cases of thermal epiglottitis.

• Signs of respiratory distress, or trouble breathing, are seen with epiglottitis as drooling, leaning forward to breathe, taking rapid shallow breaths, "pulling in" of muscles in the neck or between the ribs with breathing (retractions), high-pitched whistling sound when breathing (stridor), and trouble speaking. Someone with acute epiglottitis usually looks very ill.
• Children may sit in a "sniffing position" with the body leaning forward and the head and nose tilted forward and upward as though they are sniffing a good smelling pie.
• People with epiglottitis may appear restless and breathing with their neck, chest wall, and upper belly muscles. While they may be taking in less air with each breath, they will still manifest the high-pitched whistling sound, called inspiratory stridor.
• Typically, a child who comes to the hospital with epiglottitis has a history of fever, difficulty talking, irritability, and problems swallowing for several hours. The child often sits forward and drools. In infants younger than 1 year, signs and symptoms such as fever, drooling, and upright posturing may all be absent. In this small population group, the infant may have a cough and a history of an upper respiratory infection. Thus it is very difficult to know if an infant has epiglottitis.
• In contrast, adolescents and adults have a more general appearance with sore throat as the main complaint along with fever (50-70%), difficulty breathing (25%), drooling (15%), and stridor (noise with breathing) (10%). Doctors have characterized adult epiglottitis into 3 categories:

1. Category 1: Severe respiratory distress with imminent or actual respiratory arrest. People typically report a brief history with a rapid illness that quickly becomes dangerous. Blood cultures, which are tests that check for bacteria in the blood, are often positive for Hib.
2. Category 2: Moderate-to-severe clinical symptoms and signs of considerable risk for potential airway blockage. Symptoms and signs usually are of sore throat, inability to swallow, difficulty in lying flat, muffled "hot potato" voice (speaking as if they have a mouthful of hot potato), stridor, and the use of accessory respiratory muscles with breathing.
3. Category 3: Mild-to-moderate illness without signs of potential airway blockage. These people often have a history of illness that has been occurring for days with complaints of sore throat and pain upon swallowing.

Medical Treatment

Currently, immediate hospitalization is required whenever the diagnosis of epiglottitis is suspected. The person is in danger of sudden and unpredictable closing of the airway. So doctors must establish a secure way for the person to breathe. Antibiotics may be given.

• Initial treatment of epiglottitis may consist of making the person as comfortable as possible including placing an ill child in a dimly lit room with the parent holding the child, humidified oxygen, and close monitoring. If there are no signs of respiratory distress, IV fluids may be helpful. It is important to prevent anxiety because it may lead to an acute airway obstruction especially in children.
• People with possible signs of airway obstruction require laryngoscopy in the operating room with proper staff and airway intervention equipment. In very severe cases, the doctor may need to perform a cricothyrotomy (cutting the neck to insert a breathing tube directly into the windpipe).
• IV antibiotics may effectively control inflammation and get rid of the infection from the body. Antibiotics are usually prescribed to treat the most common types of bacteria. Blood cultures are usually obtained with the premise that any organism found growing in the blood can be attributed as the cause of the epiglottitis. However, in many cases, if not the actual majority, blood cultures fail to yield this information.
• Corticosteroids and epinephrine have been used in the past. However, there is no good proof that these medications are helpful in cases of epiglottitis.
  

Follow-up

Continue taking all antibiotics until the full course is completed. Keep all follow-up appointments with your doctor. In the event that a breathing tube had to be placed through the neck, follow-up with the surgeon to have the tube removed and make sure the site is healing well. Most people improve significantly before leaving the hospital, so taking the antibiotics and returning to the hospital if there are any problems are the most important parts of follow-up.

Prevention

Prevention of epiglottitis can be achieved with proper vaccination schedules against H influenza type b (Hib). Therefore it is important that your doctor make the appropriate recommendations for vaccination against Hib for children (see the children's immunization schedule). Adult vaccination is not routinely recommended, except for people with immune problems such as sickle cell anemia, splenectomy, cancers, or other diseases affecting the immune system.

When there is a member of a family with an unvaccinated child under age 4 years who is exposed to a person with H influenza epiglottitis, preventive medication (rifampin, Rifadin) should be given to all household contacts to make sure that both the person with the illness and the rest of the household have the bacteria completely eradicated from their bodies. This prevents formation of a "carrier state" in which a person has the bacteria in the body but is not actively sick. Carriers can still spread the infection to other family members in this state.

Take Care of Your Lovely Hair

Beautiful and strong hair is one thing that peoples dreamed. Some people take care their hair condition with anything’s. The simple ways in preserving hair health are shampoo and using the right kind of hairbrush. Using shampoo and conditioner properly can help improve your hair's health and condition also prevent you from hair losses. To maintain good hair growth you need good circulation to your scalp so use hairbrush for make a good circulation of your scalp. Don’t forget in keeping the hairbrush clean if you want to have beautiful hair.

Using shampoo and conditioner

Using shampoo and conditioner properly can help improve your hair's health and condition. For the first, consider what kind of shampoo and conditioner you want to use. There are lots of shampoo and conditioner, and each one claims to make your hair healthy and better. To pick the right shampoo and conditioner combination, you have to choose at least four to try first.

There are about four kinds of shampoos, but most of them are a combination of two or more types. For example, there are shampoos with sulfates that claim to be “natural” and are only for people with colored hair. There are shampoos that have no sulfates, claim to be “organic”, and are only for people with dry or damaged hair. Try to pick the four best products that sound good to you, and then judge them by how your hair feels after you tried that shampoos. Does your hair feel too dry or brittle? Is there a change in texture, good or bad? Is there excessive hair fall? How does your scalp feel (tingly, nothing etc.)?

Sometimes, using a shampoo and conditioner the right way can make your answers to these questions more on the positive side. Here's how you can shampoo and condition your hair effectively:

1. First, make sure that your scalp and hair are completely wet. This means drenched. Make sure that you are using cold water, so that your hair does not become dry or brittle.
2. Put only a quarter-size of shampoo onto your palm. Place the shampoo onto the back of your neck. Using the pads of your fingers, massage the shampoo and gradually move the suds up to the rest of your head.
3. Massage your hair for at least two minutes. This will ensure that you are getting rid of dead skin cells.
4. Using cold water, wash the shampoo out completely. Once you are sure that your hair is squeaky clean, use about three quarter-sized dollops of conditioner and place only on the tips of your hair. Leave the conditioner on for at least five minutes. Wash it for only thirty seconds.

By making sure that you do not put conditioner on your roots, you are helping to decrease your chances of developing dandruff.

Hopefully, these tips will teach you how to use your shampoo and conditioner more effectively, so that you can use them to help you attain healthy hair.

Brushing Your Hair

To maintain good hair growth you need good circulation to your scalp. You need also need a clean scalp with little oil and dirt accumulating in your hair follicles. The boar hairbrush helps you achieve this when you regularly brush your hair.

Brush your hair when it is dry. This prevents breaking of your hair. When you brush, the gentle pulling of your hair stimulates your scalp bringing in more blood to feed your hair. Also the slight pulling stimulates the release of oil from your follicles, which lubricates your hair.

Brush your hair with a boar bristle hairbrush twice a day for the best hair care in the morning and night. For short hair brush for three minutes and for long hair brush five minutes.

By bending your head to the floor, when brushing, you will increase the blood circulation to your scalp. Now, brush from your neck forward to the front of your scalp, then, from sides to your crown. Lastly, brush from the front of your scalp to the neck.

Cleaning Your Boar Hair Brush

If possible, you should clean your brush every day. If you have two or more hair brushes then it will be easier to do this. Your boar bristle hairbrush accumulates dirt and oils from hair when you brush. Without regular cleaning of your hairbrush, this dirt and oil will redeposit onto your hair. Over time this added dirt and oil will plug up your hair follicles and lead to hair thinning or permanent hair loss.

You can clean your brush every day when you shower. Clean it with shampoo and scrub the bristles with your hand back and forth. After cleaning, you can dry the brush with a towel and let it sit until the next day. By the next day, it is ready to use and your other brush is ready to be cleaned.

So, using a natural hairbrush like the boar bristle hair brush is the best way to care for your hair. Gentle daily brushing stimulates your scalp and keeps you hair healthy. But don' forget to keep your hair brush clean, since your don't want to put the dirt and oil on your brush back onto your scalp.

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What is your dreaming? Is it influence with your health?

What is your dream if you’re success? If I success in making money, I am dreaming on having Cadillac Escalade. It is a courageous and luxurious car right? Since birth of the first Escalade in 1999, General Motors provided a luxury Sport Utility Vehicle through their popular Cadillac model. The 2003 Cadillac Escalade came a long way from the basic model, successfully competing against rivals in the German and Japanese SUV market. When considering the purchase of an SUV, you will find three different choices that were introduced in the 2003 Cadillac Escalade. Each model possesses an appeal that usually attracts a certain type of customer. There is the standard Escalade Wagon option, as well as the Escalade EXT Pick Up Truck. One of the more expensive choices is the Escalade ESV, which features a lengthy base.

Look at that picture, there is a good car looking right? Can you imagine if that car completed with appropriate car accessories? Yes, you will stun. With appropriate luxurious Cadillac Escalade accessories, this car will look more luxurious, extravagant, courageous, elegant and also powerful. Today's Cadillac Escalade offers more than just incredible off road ability, as it also is one of the most luxurious full-size SUV's on the market, truly making it unmatched in amenities and ruggedness.

Don’t worry about buying appropriate car accessories for your dreamed Cadillac Escalade. There are lots of online store that sell appropriate accessories for Cadillac Escalade. There is Carid.com for example. There are lots of car accessories stored out there including Cadillac Escalade accessories. It is simple ways in buying car accessories at Carid.com. Just visit their website, looking around and choose what you need.

Employee monitoring software

You're a Boss? You have employees who need to be supervised at all times their computer work? Do you have difficulty in monitoring the performance of your employees in doing their jobs? 

Currently, many software providers allow you to connect one computer to another so they can watch each other. Even to connect these computers are now no longer uses the cable media. With advances in technology, the Internet can also be used to connect computers to each other. With the Internet, many people can work away from the office, enter the data from the bed, writing a report from the beach and even designed the logo of the toilet. Some software providers provide software that is so easily used by users (Employer and employee).