tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74217352899272271752024-03-24T23:09:23.371-07:00MedicalDatabaseWorld's biggest medical databaseMăriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.comBlogger1812125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-2506913316540361052012-12-19T00:10:00.000-08:002012-12-19T00:10:01.813-08:00Explaining the epic failure of EMRs<br />
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It is no news a lot of doctors like to stick up a rather snotty nose to EMR. The defenders of the EMR tend to label such doctors as archetypal Luddites, sticking to their archaic ways and unbecoming of change and the new times. But as is usually the case with any two heated but opposite arguments, the truth likely lies somewhere between the two extremes.</div>
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<a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_jocxf96U8aLGKAMOl4TRycRPyoo9Zrt66N1te00Z3PSe2k8KQA" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_jocxf96U8aLGKAMOl4TRycRPyoo9Zrt66N1te00Z3PSe2k8KQA" /></a>On an objective basis, there is no denying that automatisation of medical record keeping is the new way forward. In theory, if the machine could keep records for you and give it back to you when and where you want it, thus freeing up valuable time for the patient encounter, that should be winsome for everyone. That alas, is a vision of the EMR utopia, and let alone being anywhere close to such utopia, it is difficult to ascertain if we are even set in the road leading us there.</div>
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Sometime ago, exasperated at the sheer waste of time that the clunky new discharge module was causing because it would not work the way it is supposed to (my hospital is means challenged, so they are building a patchwork of cheapskate EMR suite on top of their legacy system from the 90s, just to placate the gods of CMS), I complained to the IT guy that the thing barely works! The guy was sympathetic and said, “look I know the discharge module sucks, just bear with it until the end of the year when we should be able to weed out the bugs.”</div>
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<a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSPzsM7aRGwf2XDxHVPbwyv-AVyQX9PRG6eh1OSVFF72QZvoqzcow" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSPzsM7aRGwf2XDxHVPbwyv-AVyQX9PRG6eh1OSVFF72QZvoqzcow" /></a>But that’s not all, I said, even if it were working just the way it is supposed to, the discharge still takes me longer than what it used to with paper. “That’s something you will have to learn to live with,” he retorted. “Computer records do take a longer time than paper, and there is nothing I can do to change that.”</div>
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Right there, I think is where EMR loses a lot of ground against paper records. At any practice, time is the most valuable resource, and anything that doesn’t offer a straight off benefit to save time will have a hard time being adapted. Add to that the inertia people have about their old ways and you have a deal breaker right there.</div>
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Paper-based records are still by far the most common method of recording patient information for most hospitals and practices in the U.S.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-2" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup> The majority of doctors still find their ease of data entry and low cost hard to part with. However, as easy as they are for the doctor to record medical data at the point of care, they require a significant amount of storage space compared to digital records. In the US, most states require physical records be held for a minimum of seven years. The costs of storage media, such as paper and film, per unit of information differ dramatically from that of electronic storage media. When paper records are stored in different locations, collating them to a single location for review by a health care provider is time consuming and complicated, whereas the process can be simplified with electronic records. This is particularly true in the case of person-centered records, which are impractical to maintain if not electronic (thus difficult to centralise or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_identity" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial;" title="Federated identity">federate</a>). When paper-based records are required in multiple locations, copying, faxing, and transporting costs are significant compared to duplication and transfer of digital records.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height: 1em; white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial;" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from February 2010">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Because of these many "after entry" benefits, federal and state governments, insurance companies and other large medical institutions are heavily promoting the adoption of electronic medical records. Congress included a formula of both incentives (up to $44K per physician under Medicare or up to $65K over 6 years, under Medicaid) and penalties (i.e. decreased Medicare/Medicaid reimbursements for covered patients to doctors who fail to use EMR's by 2015) for EMR/EHR adoption versus continued use of paper records as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial;" title="American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-3" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[3]</a></sup></div>
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One study estimates electronic medical records improve overall efficiency by 6% per year, and the monthly cost of an EMR may (depending on the cost of the EMR) be offset by the cost of only a few "unnecessary" tests or admissions.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-4" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[4]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-5" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[5]</a></sup> Jerome Groopman disputed these results, publicly asking "how such dramatic claims of cost-saving and quality improvement could be true".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-6" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[6]</a></sup></div>
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However, the increased portability and accessibility of electronic medical records may also increase the ease with which they can be accessed and stolen by unauthorized persons or unscrupulous users versus paper medical records as acknowledged by the increased security requirements for electronic medical records included in the Health Information and Accessibility Act and by recent large-scale breaches in confidential records reported by EMR users.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-7" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[7]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-8" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[8]</a></sup> Concerns about security contribute to the resistance shown to their widespread adoption.</div>
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Handwritten paper medical records can be associated with poor legibility, which can contribute to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_error" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial;" title="Medical error">medical errors</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-9" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[9]</a></sup> Pre-printed forms, the standardization of abbreviations, and standards for penmanship were encouraged to improve reliability of paper medical records. Electronic records help with the standardization of forms, terminology and abbreviations, and data input. Digitization of forms facilitates the collection of data for epidemiology and clinical studies.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-10" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[10]</a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-11" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[11]</a></sup></div>
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In contrast, EMRs can be continuously updated (within certain legal limitations – see below). The ability to exchange records between different EMR systems ("interoperability"<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-12" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[12]</a></sup>) would facilitate the co-ordination of healthcare delivery in non-affiliated healthcare facilities. In addition, data from an electronic system can be used anonymously for statistical reporting in matters such as quality improvement, resource management and public health communicable disease surveillance.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record#cite_note-13" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: initial; white-space: nowrap;">[13]</a></sup></div>
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-79617511094023039382012-12-05T02:55:00.001-08:002012-12-05T02:58:07.343-08:00World's oldest woman died<br />
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Besse Cooper of Georgia was declared the world's oldest person in January.</div>
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Besse Cooper died peacefully Tuesday afternoon in Monroe, according to her son Sidney Cooper. Monroe is about 45 miles east of Atlanta.</div>
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Cooper said his mother had been ill over the weekend with a stomach virus, then felt better on Monday. On Tuesday he said she had her hair set and watched a Christmas video, but later had trouble breathing. He said she was put on oxygen in her room and died there about 2 p.m.</div>
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She was declared the world's oldest person in January. In May, Guinness World Records learned that Maria Gomes Valentin of Brazil was 48 days older. Valentin died June 21.</div>
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<b>Source</b>: http://news.msn.com/obits/woman-116-listed-as-worlds-oldest-dies-in-ga</div>
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Also see: <a href="http://medicaldb.blogspot.ro/2012/12/this-is-serious-coke-danger-read.html" target="_blank">COKE IS POISON!</a></div>
</section>Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-73062283422736345412012-12-04T06:12:00.001-08:002012-12-04T06:13:08.985-08:00Americans have the least confidence in parliament and car dealers<b><br /></b>
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<b>Americans have the least confidence in parliament and car
dealers </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.foodhealthnews.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/American-woman-obese-265x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.foodhealthnews.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/American-woman-obese-265x300.jpg" /></a>Parliamentary and car salesman - they are the least
honorable profession in the opinion of Americans, according to a survey
published on Monday and probably not surprise Americans elect, whose lack of
popularity is highest, according to AFP. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Institute Gallup asked respondents to give ratings in terms
of 'honesty and ethics of people' from a list of 22 professions. First stood
nurses, with 85% of the votes of those surveyed, followed by pharmacists,
doctors, engineers, dentists and police. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The last places in the rankings, car dealers are considered
honest by only 8% of respondents, roughly the same as members of the House of
Representatives (10%), employees and vendors advertising actions. Senators
occupy a better place. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Many professions were excluded from the survey, but it
illustrates the traditional unpopularity of Congress, symbols of inertia and
corruption in Washington, says the source. <o:p></o:p></div>
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According to surveys conducted in 1976, only in the
immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 Americans
were elected the first places in the ranking. After that brief moment of
national mobilization period, they went into free fall. Regularly, American
lawmakers are under investigation on ethical issues or for adultery or for
embezzlement. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Since 2010, the House of Representatives is controlled by
Republicans, while the Senate remains in Democratic hands. With this
'cohabitation' legislative deadlock was almost total in the last two years,
each room texts adopted by voting against opponents controlled chamber.</div>
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-66692017223234260922012-12-04T06:11:00.000-08:002012-12-04T06:11:28.824-08:00EU institutions have complied with the 82% European Ombudsman's recommendations<br />
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<b>EU institutions have complied with the 82% European
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylsSqw-W3WEOaNcLaf6QxnGxi9hgNmSqvj_ngVeaKoFzRYeQ3hPzUBhaJ1F5m0PWyLGD952D8w6i5hQwkBoIO5ElS-griKl_tvzYUwRvMKpKEvE1cAvVqxl-pFgpxKpqsA6cE-4ZRwCo/s1600/European-Flag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylsSqw-W3WEOaNcLaf6QxnGxi9hgNmSqvj_ngVeaKoFzRYeQ3hPzUBhaJ1F5m0PWyLGD952D8w6i5hQwkBoIO5ElS-griKl_tvzYUwRvMKpKEvE1cAvVqxl-pFgpxKpqsA6cE-4ZRwCo/s320/European-Flag.gif" width="320" /></a>European Ombudsman Nikiforos Diamandouros considers that in
2011 the compliance rate institutions European Union (EU) on his suggestions
was 82%, in the context in which it issued in that year 120 recommendations,
positions and friendly solutions, a release of the European Commission (EC)
released Monday.</div>
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'European Ombudsman's decisions are not binding law. That is
why I rely on my arguments convincing force and the availability of
institutions to cooperate with me in combat administrative shortcomings and
draw lessons for the future. Overall compliance rate of 82% is encouraging, but
leaves room for improvement, especially for institutions that are significantly
below average, "said Nikiforos Diamandouros, quoted in press.</div>
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In 2011, recommendations, positions and amicable solutions
proposed by the Ombudsman were related to situations such as the refusal to
allow access to documents, problems with procedures, conflict of interest or
violation of the right to a hearing.</div>
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In one case, the Ombudsman has contributed to the settlement
of a dispute between the European Commission (EC) and an NGO on an EU project
launched under the 'European Dialogue on Migration'. EC finally returned 70,000
euros NGO concerned.</div>
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On the other hand, there was a situation in which the EC has
decided not to follow the recommendation of the Ombudsman to facilitate access
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In another case, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has
followed the recommendations of the Ombudsman to publish warnings about
possible side effects related to Septrin, a medicine used to treat bacterial
infections.</div>
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-39345985494880173222012-12-04T04:53:00.001-08:002012-12-04T04:53:35.285-08:00Surgically implanted device that allows controlling diabetes and reducing obesity<br />
<b>Surgically implanted device that allows controlling diabetes and reducing obesity</b><br />
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<a href="http://maramures.transilvania-tv.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/diabet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://maramures.transilvania-tv.ro/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/diabet.jpg" width="320" /></a>Doctors at the hospital in Barcelona Bellvitge first appeal to a new type of surgery that allows reduction of obesity and diabetes control, agency EFE reported Monday.<br />
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The system consists of placing a device in the small intestine leaving the stomach by endoscopic intervention. The device creates an internal barrier between food intake and first part of the bowel wall, allowing food to get digested faster and less at the other end of the intestine, as if 'by-pass' gastric surgery.<br />
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Placing the device is outpatient anesthesia and does not require intervention takes less than half an hour, but the patient must remain in hospital under observation for one night.<br />
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This treatment is indicated in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes who do not respond positively traditional treatment. After a year when the patient may lose up to 20% of body weight, the device is extracted all about endoscopy.<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-23270563622746298192012-12-03T13:37:00.001-08:002012-12-03T13:37:49.061-08:00HIV developing in Athens<br />
<b>HIV developing in Athens</b><br />
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Athens recorded an alarming increase of new HIV infections, especially among intravenous drug users, health authorities warned Friday, as Greece struggles with a prolonged financial crisis in the financing of health care and drug treatment programs have been reduced, the Associated Press reports.<br />
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While there were around 10-14 new HIV infections per year among drug users in Athens from 2008 to 2010, that number soared to 206 new cases last year and 487 new cases until October of this year - an increase of 15 times and 35 times, respectively, officials said.<br />
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"There is no doubt that we have a large fast growing epidemic in Athens," said Angelos Hatzakis Professor at the University of epidemiology and preventive medicine in Athens.<br />
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A total of 1,049 new cases of HIV infection were recorded in Greece in the first 10 months of this year, including 487 drug users. Among others, 256 are male homosexuals, while 108 were infected with the virus through heterosexual intercourse, figures show.<br />
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"One of the reasons is the financial crisis," said Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control / ECDC / Marc Sprenger. "There are many people who are vulnerable, marginalized" and using drugs.<br />
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They turn to cheaper drugs and inject them instead of smoking them to get the maximum effect from a smaller amount, officials said.<br />
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"We are very worried," said Sprenger. "What we see now is that growth, and if we do not pay serious attention to this work in the future will become a huge burden."<br />
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Greece is hit by a financial crisis in late 2009, he left the country to experience a sixth year of deep recession and a quarter of its workforce unemployed. To remain solvent, the country relies on international rescue loans from other European countries that also use the euro and the International Monetary Fund, notes AP.<br />
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But instead, the Greek government has imposed several rounds of spending cuts and tax hikes in an effort to reform the economy and reduce the country's huge debt. The cuts have affected health care costs, many hospitals reported lack basic materials, while charities dealing with drug users and persons with HIV also are struggling to find funds.<br />
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One of the main ways to prevent the spread of the virus that causes AIDS among drug users is the free distribution of needles, clean, officials said, and programs in this regard in Greece were able to increase the number of needles distributed it to 40 up to about 50-60 per dependent per year. But the actual number required for these programs to be effective, officials said ECDC is about 200 per drug per year.<br />
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"The cost of prevention to avoid HIV infection is significantly lower than to treat those who become infected," remarks Sprenger<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-30817920640132232252012-12-02T00:52:00.000-08:002012-12-02T00:52:04.804-08:00Is Drug Addiction part of Human Evolution?<br />
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constantly learning and adapting itself to the changing universe that surrounds
us. Nonetheless human beings have a habit of becoming unsatisfied with our
surroundings. Dealing with mental anguish and boredom has always been one of
our greatest challenges as a species. To meet these challenges many of us have
resorted to the use of recreational drugs in an effort to either expand our
minds, embrace new experiences or simply to nullify the pain that life has
inflicted upon us. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians mankind has sought
out, cultivated and harvested a wide variety of recreational drugs to satisfy
our cravings, alleviate our shortcomings and nullify our insecurities. The more
advanced we evolve as a species the more sophisticated and widespread our
involvement in the drug culture. But if we are to believe the teachings of
Darwin about evolution, the strongest of the species will always thrive and
dominate over the weaker of the species. Hence, given the proliferation of drug
use with the technological advancement of our society, we must ask ourselves
some fundamental questions. Is the use of recreational drugs just part of the
human condition, and to that end is drug addiction actually part of our natural
evolution as a species?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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over thousands of years they have become increasingly diverse and prevalent in
our society. Perhaps it is the growth in the variety of drugs and their use that
has seen a very modern phenomenon emerge; the moralization and strict legal
classification of drugs and their users. This recent trend of ascribing a moral
label to drugs has meant that now there are basically two types of drugs that
exist in the world. In the black and white world of our politically correct
society drugs are classified as either medicinal or recreational in nature.
Politicians, religious groups, social welfare groups and lawmakers have drawn a
very distinct line in the sand between drugs that are good and drugs that are
bad. Drugs that are medicinal in nature (eg: modern pharmaceutical drugs) are
generally considered to be good for us and hence are classified as legal. In
general recreational drugs are considered to be bad for us and are hence deemed
illegal. The only recreational drugs that are legal are the ones that are so
entrenched in our history and culture they are too hard to eliminate from
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-87741371873043910972012-12-01T15:49:00.001-08:002012-12-01T15:49:38.812-08:00Does Africa need help?<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">(CNN)</strong> -- Some of the bravest people I know are cowering today in eastern Congo, wondering where their supporters are. While our daily news zeroes in on Syria and Gaza, the fiscal cliff and Christmas sales, our friends in the war-ravaged part of the immense, mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo are once again convulsed in a conflict they did not choose.</div>
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A resident from Goma, in North Kivu province, who for security reasons must not be named, sent me a heartbreaking e-mail accompanied by a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/23/congo-crossroads-goma-where-next" style="border: 0px; color: #004276; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">photo</a> taken by The Associated Press' Jerome Delay. It shows a tiny girl leading a long line of displaced women who carry enormous loads on their backs, a look of utter desperation on her face as tears stream down her cheeks.</div>
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Many call Congo the "rape capital of the world," and when you work as I have with the doctors and nurses who have treated tens of thousands of rape survivors, it's hard not to acknowledge some truth to this terrible epithet. For the past 16 years, armed factions supplied by Rwanda, Uganda and the ragtag and ill-paid army of the Congolese government itself have carved up the Congolese provinces of North and South Kivu, marauding, pillaging, killing, abducting children to be soldiers and, yes, gang-raping women and girls as well as men and boys.</div>
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All the while, gold, diamonds and precious coltan ore have continued to be extracted and exported as the people of the Kivus have suffered without electricity, roads, schools and good government.</div>
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The single largest U.N. peace-keeping force in the world, MONUSCO, stood by virtually impotent last week as some 1,500 M23 rebels overran Goma. Congolese troops, many of them hungry and penniless, ran for the hills. And while we gathered around our Thanksgiving tables, the people of Goma hid in their homes or fled.</div>
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Read more<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/30/opinion/sirkin-congo-violence/index.html?hpt=hp_c1" target="_blank"> here</a></div>
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-43006443216576616642012-12-01T15:20:00.001-08:002012-12-01T15:20:29.294-08:00Resident physicians can earn up to $ 3,000 a month in IsraelResident physicians who will be selected for scholarships for three years at the prestigious university of Sheba Hospital in Israel, following a program organized by Wizrom Software and Sheba Israel Hospital will receive a gross monthly salary of up to $ 3,000 (2,400 euros), informs a company release Wizrom Wednesday.<br />
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Initial enrollment period, Nov. 22, was extended by five days, at the request of resident doctors who intend to apply, but need time to finalize cases.<br />
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The scholarships cover all costs of accommodation and transport, plus salary for three years as a resident doctor at Sheba Hospital in Israel. The package also includes health insurance, including accommodation for couples, malpractice insurance and more.<br />
'For resident physicians in specialties neonatology, anesthesia / intensive care and pathology, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity: not only will you probably work best hospital in the world, but you will be paid accordingly, "said Eli David, entrepreneur who controls the company that sponsors the internship program, Wizrom Software, one of the largest providers of ERP solutions in Romania.<br />
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The program, entitled SHI Training Fellowship, started on 18 October in Romania with the selection of the six candidates by a prestigious jury. Ideal candidates must be resident doctors in specialty training in neonatology, anesthesia / intensive care and pathology to participate in SHI Training Fellowship. Months spent in Israel will be equivalent and will be considered upon completion of residency.<br />
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Wizrom, a leading provider of ERP solutions in Romania, organized this program unprecedented scholarships for resident doctors to mark the anniversary of 20 years since its establishment by an act of donation to the community.<br />
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Files can be submitted on http://shebafellowship.com/ro or can be sent by post or e-mail until 27 November 2012, at 24:00. Winners will be publicly announced at a ceremony to be held on December 12, 2012. They will have to commit to accomplishing contract that three years Israel will return to Romania and the Romanian medical system will practice for at least five years.<br />
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Founded in 1992, Wizrom Software is one of the top companies in Romania providing business software solutions. The company has a total of 3,424 active customers and over 31,000 licenses installed. Wizrom Software has in recent years strengthened regional presence and visibility through the operation of subsidiaries in Moldova and Bulgaria, starting projects with multinational clients in Serbia and Hungary, as well as creating a local network of certified partners.<br />
The company has 160 employees from 15% growth in the first half of the team.<br />
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Sheba Medical Center is the largest medical center in Israel and the Middle East, providing complete care in virtually every medical discipline.<br />
<br />Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-79525112559463352032012-12-01T15:18:00.001-08:002012-12-01T15:18:29.438-08:00The risk of stroke is higher in people who lose their jobs<br />
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By reaching these results, the researchers studied more than 13,500 people aged between 51 and 75 years, from 1992 to 2010, twice a year: 14% of them were unemployed at baseline and nearly seven in ten and have lost at least work during the 20 years. In nearly two decades, researchers have recorded nearly 1,000 heart attack.<br />
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Lead author of the study, Matthieu Dupre at Duke University in North Carolina found that heart attack risks were much higher in the unemployed who lost their job in the first year and increasing with each dismissal. People who have resigned are not included in these figures.<br />
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Researchers have observed that the rate of heart attack in people who have lost their jobs in the first year increased by 27%, regardless of profession. The effect appears to be cumulative: the risk would increase by 63% in people who have lost their jobs four or more times, the study said.<br />
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Taking into account such factors as obesity, smoking and lack of sporting activity, researchers found that job loss is an additional factor that would have the same impact on heart health as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and certain cardiovascular diseases. Risk of stroke in a person who has lost four or more times work are comparable to those of an old smoker.<br />
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Stress is not itself a direct cause of heart disease, although it may contribute to increased risk. The survey data did not take into account the reasons for dismissal and Matthieu Dupre states that do not yet know 'how stress increases the risk of heart attack. Further research is needed in this respect '.<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-86881530201446137512012-12-01T15:16:00.000-08:002012-12-01T15:16:48.820-08:00Over one million U.S. women treated needlessly for breast cancer in the past 30 years<br />
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mammograms have made over a million women in the United States are treated
unnecessarily for breast cancer in the past 30 years, although tumors would
never have reached an advanced stage, according to a new U.S. study published Thursday
in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), according to AFP.<br />
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Study results again put into question the effectiveness of recommended medical
examination, but this is already the subject of controversy.<br />
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"We concluded that mammography detected tumors would not ever be developed
to cause clinical symptoms for the 1.3 million women in the last thirty years,"
concluded the authors, Gilbert Welch, from faculty Dartmouth Medicine (New
Hampshire, north-east) and Archie Bleyer at the University of Oregon
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Among treatments followed by women are often difficult medical interventions -
surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonal therapy - preferably to be
avoided if not essential, they said.<br />
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Researchers analyzed epidemiological data to determine the frequency of mammary
tumors detected early and advanced cancers diagnosed in women over 40 years
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After systematic use of mammography in the United States, the number of cancers
detected early has doubled, but the rate of women diagnosed with advanced
cancer decreased by only 8%.<br />
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According to researchers, mammograms are not allowed so effectively detect
cancers in advanced form, but have led in parallel to excessive diagnoses - 31%
in 2008, or 70,000 women. They also reached the conclusion that a
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-89621678397274200122012-12-01T15:05:00.004-08:002012-12-01T15:05:43.309-08:00First Gene Therapy Successful Against Aging-Associated Decline: Mouse Lifespan Extended Up to 24% With a Single Treatment<br />
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A new study consisting of inducing cells to express telomerase, the enzyme which -- metaphorically -- slows down the biological clock -- was successful. The research provides a "proof-of-principle" that this "feasible and safe" approach can effectively "improve health span."</div>
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The results were recently published in the journal <em>EMBO Molecular Medicine.</em> The CNIO team, in collaboration with Eduard Ayuso and Fátima Bosch of the Centre of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), treated adult (one-‐year-‐old) and aged (two-‐year-‐old) mice, with the gene therapy delivering a "rejuvenating" effect in both cases, according to the authors.</div>
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Mice treated at the age of one lived longer by 24% on average, and those treated at the age of two, by 13%. The therapy, furthermore, produced an appreciable improvement in the animals' health, delaying the onset of age-‐related diseases -- like osteoporosis and insulin resistance -- and achieving improved readings on aging indicators like neuromuscular coordination.</div>
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The gene therapy consisted of treating the animals with a DNA-modified virus, the viral genes having been replaced by those of the telomerase enzyme, with a key role in aging. Telomerase repairs the extreme ends or tips of chromosomes, known as telomeres, and in doing so slows the cell's and therefore the body's biological clock. When the animal is infected, the virus acts as a vehicle depositing the telomerase gene in the cells.</div>
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This study "shows that it is possible to develop a telomerase-based anti-aging gene therapy without increasing the incidence of cancer," the authors affirm. "Aged organisms accumulate damage in their DNA due to telomere shortening, [this study] finds that a gene therapy based on telomerase production can repair or delay this kind of damage," they add.</div>
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Telomeres are the caps that protect the end of chromosomes, but they cannot do so indefinitely: each time the cell divides the telomeres get shorter, until they are so short that they lose all functionality. The cell, as a result, stops dividing and ages or dies. Telomerase gets around this by preventing telomeres from shortening or even rebuilding them. What it does, in essence, is stop or reset the cell's biological clock.</div>
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But in most cells the telomerase gene is only active before birth; the cells of an adult organism, with few exceptions, have no telomerase. The exceptions in question are adult stem cells and cancer cells, which divide limitlessly and are therefore immortal -- in fact several studies have shown that telomerase expression is the key to the immortality of tumour cells.</div>
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It is precisely this risk of promoting tumour development that has set back the investigation of telomerase-‐based anti-‐aging therapies.</div>
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In 2007, Blasco's group demonstrated that it was feasible to prolong the lives of transgenic mice, whose genome had been permanently altered at the embryonic stage, by causing their cells to express telomerase and, also, extra copies of cancer-‐resistant genes. These animals live 40% longer than is normal and do not develop cancer.</div>
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The mice subjected to the gene therapy now under test are likewise free of cancer. Researchers believe this is because the therapy begins when the animals are adult so do not have time to accumulate sufficient number of aberrant divisions for tumours to appear.</div>
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Also important is the kind of virus employed to carry the telomerase gene to the cells. The authors selected demonstrably safe viruses that have been successfully used in gene therapy treatment of hemophilia and eye disease. Specifically, they are non-‐replicating viruses derived from others that are non-‐pathogenic in humans.</div>
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This study is viewed primarily as "a proof-‐of-‐principle that telomerase gene therapy is a feasible and generally safe approach to improve healthspan and treat disorders associated with short telomeres," state Virginia Boccardi (Second University of Naples) and Utz Herbig (New Jersey Medical School-‐University Hospital Cancer Centre) in a commentary published in the same journal.</div>
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As Blasco says, "aging is not currently regarded as a disease, but researchers tend increasingly to view it as the common origin of conditions like insulin resistance or cardiovascular disease, whose incidence rises with age. In treating cell aging, we could prevent these diseases."</div>
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With regard to the therapy under testing, Bosch explains: "Because the vector we use expresses the target gene (telomerase) over a long period, we were able to apply a single treatment. This might be the only practical solution for an anti-‐aging therapy, since other strategies would require the drug to be administered over the patient's lifetime, multiplying the risk of adverse effects."</div>
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-58508098009595584072012-12-01T14:57:00.001-08:002012-12-01T14:57:50.864-08:00Smoking kills! See how!<br />
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A considered percent of humans smoke. Lets's see the result on their health!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Smoking it kills for sure. Smoking reduces your stamina, it make you feel tired and defenseless. Out of addiction one smoke again and again but slowly slowly it capture on your heart and lungs. It make a male impotent and female has chances to lose their fertility. I am not good at writing thing but still i have tried some, to show different type of effects of smoking.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Let's begin from the top i.e. your hair. Smoking effects can be felt on your hair. You hair becomes smelly and stained due to instant smoking effects. Slow hair growth, thinning and graying of hair is also believed to be a direct smoking effect. Your hair will look and feel lifeless and dull.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Passive smoking can be annoying and repulsive for two reasons – you hate smokers, or you’re trying to quit. Worse case scenario, your girlfriend threatens to walk out if you don’t quit. That the ban on smoking in public places has a lot of support from the masses should be clue enough; smoking affects you and the people around you. Even if your child, friend, wife, husband, girlfriend or boy friend has no issue with you puffing smoke, you are actually killing him/her softly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The most dreaded lung cancer, feeling out of breath, colds and flu, pneumonia, asthma, cough and sputum, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, phew... are all smoking effects which will more or less make your life hell.</span></div>
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Read more on <a href="http://www.oxstyle.com/2012/07/smoking-effects.html">http://www.oxstyle.com/</a>Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-49710115897285699082012-12-01T14:52:00.000-08:002012-12-01T14:52:56.542-08:00Smoking is brain damage! Share information<br />
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memory, ability to learn and judge, show researchers at King's College London.
Their study was published in 'Age and Aging'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">A study conducted on 8,800 people who had high blood pressure
and was overweight showed that this seems to affect the brain, but to a lesser
extent. Scientists believe that people should be warned that lifestyle can lead
to degradation of both mind and body. They studied the links between the
likelihood of a heart attack and a stroke and brain state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Data were collected health and lifestyle of a group of people
over 50 years who were tested as learning a large number of words and animal
names in a minute. They were tested again after four and eight years. The
results showed that the risk of a heart attack or a stroke was 'significantly
related cognitive decline': those who had the highest risk were those with the
greatest decline. The study showed that there is "a significant
relationship" between smoking and lower test results. Dr Alex officials,
one of its researchers, says: "Cognitive decline is more common with age
... We have identified a number of risk factors that may be associated with
cognitive decline, all can be changed. People should be warned that you need to
change something in their lives at risk because their cognitive abilities
deteriorate. '<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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'research has repeatedly shown the link between high blood pressure and
increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia, and this study comes to
strengthen this evidence'. "Cognitive decline with aging can lead to
dementia and study of factors related to the decline can be crucial to
identifying ways to prevent this undesirable conditions," he adds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high body mass harm the heart. This
study confirms what was already known and, moreover, shows that they can hurt
and his head. One in three people over 65 years old can develop a form of
dementia, but there are things you can do to reduce this risk. "<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">"Eating a nutritionally balanced, maintaining a healthy
weight, practicing a form of movement, regularly checking blood pressure and
cholesterol and refraining from smoking can make a difference," concluded
Alzheimer's Society</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-12068190161504825782012-12-01T14:33:00.003-08:002012-12-01T14:34:42.154-08:00This is serious - Coke danger! READ!<br />
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<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In The First <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10 minutes</strong>: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.</li>
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<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">40 minutes</strong>: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dialate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">45 minutes</strong>: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.</li>
<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">60 minutes</strong>: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.<ol style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<li style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; list-style-type: lower-latin; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CLARIFYING DATA</strong>: Reader <em style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-drink-coke/comment-page-1/#comment-142862" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #3088ff; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">Jag</a></em> provided some additional links (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid#Biological_effects_on_bone_calcium_and_kidney_health" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #3088ff; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a> and<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11522558" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: #3088ff; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline;">here</a>) discussing the connection between phosphoric acid and calcium depletion.</li>
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-38519191144789670802012-12-01T14:26:00.000-08:002012-12-01T14:26:00.206-08:00Pork meat contaminated with Yersinia<span style="background-color: white;" title="Carnea de porc comercializată în acest moment în SUA este contaminată în proporţie de 69% cu bacteria periculoasă Yersinia enterocolitica, relevă o recentă examinare a eşantioanelor de carne prelevate de-a lungul Statelor Unite ale Americii de către experţi ai Consumer Reports, relatează ABC News."><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Pork meat contaminated with Yersinia</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ehagroup.com/resources/pathogens/images/yersinia-enterocolitica-C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.ehagroup.com/resources/pathogens/images/yersinia-enterocolitica-C.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Carnea de porc comercializată în acest moment în SUA este contaminată în proporţie de 69% cu bacteria periculoasă Yersinia enterocolitica, relevă o recentă examinare a eşantioanelor de carne prelevate de-a lungul Statelor Unite ale Americii de către experţi ai Consumer Reports, relatează ABC News.">69% of pork currently marketed in the U.S. is contaminated with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">dangerous</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">bacteriaYersinia enterocolitica, reveals a recent examination of meat samples collected along the U.S. by Consumer Reports experts, reports ABC News.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Carnea de porc comercializată în acest moment în SUA este contaminată în proporţie de 69% cu bacteria periculoasă Yersinia enterocolitica, relevă o recentă examinare a eşantioanelor de carne prelevate de-a lungul Statelor Unite ale Americii de către experţi ai Consumer Reports, relatează ABC News."><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Această bacterie, conform datelor furnizate de Centrul pentru Controlul şi Prevenirea Bolilor din SUA, afectează mai mult de 100.000 de americani pe an, în plus fiecărui caz diagnosticat îi corespunde mai mult de 120 de cazuri nediagnosticate.">This bacterium, according to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S., affecting more than 100,000 Americans a year, plus each case corresponds diagnosed more than 120 cases undiagnosed.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Simptomele bolii sunt destul de severe şi pot include febră, crampe şi diaree cu sânge, subliniază medicii.">Symptoms are quite severe and can include fever, cramps and bloody diarrhea, emphasizes doctors.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Pentru studiul său Consumer Reports a prelevat probe de la tipurule de carne de porc cumpărată cel mai frecvent de milioane de americani în toată ţara.">For his study Consumer Reports tipurule samples of pork purchased most frequently by millions of Americans across the country. </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="În total, au fost examinate 148 cotlete de porc şi 50 de eşantioane de carne tocată.">In total, 148 were examined pork chops and 50 samples of minced meat.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Aproape 96% din probele examinate erau infectate cu Yersinia şi 11 % cu enterococi.">Almost 96% of the samples examined were infected with Yersinia and 11% of enterococci. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Salmonella şi Listeria, două bacterii mai cunoscute şi mai frecvent întâlnite, au fost depistate doar în 4% din cazuri şi, respectiv 3%.">Salmonella and Listeria, two bacteria known and most frequently were detected only in 4% of cases and 3% respectively</span>Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-80425813318454054562012-12-01T14:23:00.003-08:002012-12-01T14:23:56.593-08:00Stress is also caused by work!<span style="background-color: white;" title="Stresul profesional apare ca un factor de risc al infarctului miocardic, dar se situează, din acest punct de vedere, în urma fumatului şi a obezităţii, relatează passionsante.be."><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Stress is also caused by work!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Stresul profesional apare ca un factor de risc al infarctului miocardic, dar se situează, din acest punct de vedere, în urma fumatului şi a obezităţii, relatează passionsante.be.">Occupational stress is a risk factor for myocardial infarction, but ranges from this point of view, after smoking and obesity, according passionsante.be.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Mai multe studii anterioare s-au ocupat de legătura dintre stresul la locul de muncă şi accidentele coronariene.">Several previous studies have dealt with the relationship between job stress and coronary accidents. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Toate au ajuns la concluzia că o legătură există, însă diferă de la unul la altul amploarea riscului.">All concluded that a link exists, but differ from one another extent of the risk. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="O echipă de cercetători britanici de la University College din Londra a trecut în revistă circa 15 studii realizate pe această temă în Europa, sintetizând apoi rezultatele.">A team of British scientists from University College London has reviewed about 15 studies on the subject in Europe, then synthesizing the results.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Datele luate în considerare s-au referit, în total, la circa 200.000 de persoane (număr egal de femei şi de bărbaţi), care au completat chestionare specifice asupra mediului profesional, funcţiei ocupate şi expunerii la stresul legat de locul de muncă.">The data considered were related, in total, about 200,000 people (equal number of women and men) who completed questionnaires specific professional environment, position held and exposure to work-related stress. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Accidentele de origine coronariană au fost analizate prin prisma condiţiilor de muncă.">Coronary home accidents were analyzed in terms of working conditions. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="'Există o legătură între stresul profesional şi riscul apariţiei unui eveniment coronarian', a spus Robert Hayat.">'There is a link between occupational stress and risk of a coronary event, "said Robert Hayat. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Riscul creşte cu 23% dacă activitatea profesională se desfăşoară cu stres.">The risk increases by 23% if work is carried out with stress. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Dr Hayat remarcă totuşi că 'acest risc este mai mic decât cel legat de fumat, obezitate abdominală sau sedentarism', factorii clasici de risc cardiovascular.">Dr Hayat however noted that "the risk is lower than that related to smoking, abdominal obesity or sedentary 'classical cardiovascular risk factors. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" title="Altfel spus, 'orice măsură de prevenire pentru a lupta împotriva stresului profesional este binevenită', fără a neglija preocuparea faţă de factorii de risc convenţionali.">In other words, 'any preventive measure to combat work-related stress is welcome', without neglecting concern for conventional risk factors.</span>Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-32004000459532528542012-12-01T14:21:00.002-08:002012-12-01T14:21:47.063-08:00President Bush is recovering<br />
President Bush is recovering<br />
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'' Spokesman'' Methodist Hospital, George Kovacik said Saturday that there is no change in the status of Bush's father, aged 88 years. Kovacik said that the hospital will make a statement this weekend if the former official health changes. Bush sr. was hospitalized and recently discharged from complications due to bronchitis.<br />
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Assistant of the 41st U.S. president said he expects it to be released this weekend, but Kovacik said that he could not provide further details.<br />
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Among those who visited the hospital include his son, former President George W Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, who live in Dallas<br />
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President Bush is recovering<br />
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-42522118648964582232012-11-29T10:37:00.002-08:002012-11-29T10:38:28.040-08:00It was discovered the largest black hole<br />
It was discovered the largest black hole<br />
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Astronomers say they have discovered the largest black hole ever observed that a genuine "monster" with a mass of 17 billion times that of the Sun, which is at the center of distant galaxies.<br />
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This huge black hole is 14% of the total mass of its galaxy, unlike the 0.1% recorded usually in other galaxies. Is a rate so high that it could compel specialists to review their theories about the formation of galaxies.<br />
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Huge black hole in NGC 1277 is located 220 million light-years from Earth, in a galaxy 10 times smaller than the Milky Way. Diameter black hole is huge, being 11 times greater than Neptune's orbit around the Sun.<br />
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"It's really an unusual galaxy," said in a statement Karl Gebhardt of the University of Texas at Austin American city.<br />
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"It's almost entirely a black hole. Could be the first object found in a new class, the galactic black holes," added the researcher, co-author of the study, published Wednesday in the British journal Nature.<br />
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NGC 1277 is certainly occupy at least the second-largest black holes identified and has a real chance to actually be in first place in the ranking.<br />
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Mass black hole considered current Number 1, discovered in 2011, has not yet been calculated accurately - it could be between 6 and 37 billion times the mass of the Sun.<br />
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Black holes are the most powerful forces in the universe, creating a gravitational field so intense that even light can not escape them.<br />
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A stellar mass black hole is formed when a star collapses very big inside her, towards the end of his life. Black hole can continue to grow, engulfing other stars and merging with other black holes, leading sometimes these supermassive black holes that occupy the centers of galaxies.<br />
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But NGC 1277 questions this theory by disproportionate to its size galaxy belongs.<br />
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Further studies will be necessary to determine whether the abnormally large black hole is unique in its own way or if it actually reveals a mechanism yet unknown cosmic training.<br />
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"Galaxy which hosts the black hole seems to have formed as a result of over 8 billion years old and it does not seem to have changed much since then," said researchers at the Max Planck Institute, study coordinators.<br />
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-66966348452975558172012-11-29T10:31:00.001-08:002012-11-29T10:31:56.247-08:00Dentists advice to parents<br />
Dentists advice to parents<br />
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Parents are constantly bombarded with information about how to feed their children, how to sleep and how to raise them healthy and safe. However, even the most conscientious parents can give children food or drinks that can damage children's teeth.<br />
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Some nutrition experts advise us to eat 5 servings daily of fruits and vegetables. However, dentists warn us of the dangers of so-called healthy foods. Beverages containing fruit, which have large amounts of sugar and can have a negative effect on teeth. Dentists say the juices are high in sugar composition, which encourages bacteria attack the protective enamel of the teeth.<br />
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We recommend your dentist about baby food?<br />
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Many parents give their children fruit juice, considering that so encourage children to eat fruits and vegetables. To reduce the negative effects of these drinks, dentists advise parents to dilute them with water or buy drinks that have sugar in their composition.<br />
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Also sweetened tea or milk bottles before bedtime children are always present in most cases. Many children fall asleep faster if I drink a little tea or warm milk, but this contributes to the decay of the bottle, because milk contains sugar and teeth are most vulnerable at night. Dentists recommend daily intake of calcium for milk, but it should not be taken late and bedtime child to be given a bottle of water after washing teeth.<br />
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What's good to know about the oral health of children?<br />
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For imbunanatatirea oral health of children, dentists advise parents to involve their children in oral hygiene from an early age yet, just create a routine in dentifrices. Parents are encouraged to take their children to the dentist since the age of one year, thus creating a good relationship and stable child-dentist, which will reduce the risk of early installation dentofobiei. Dentists recommend their parents to care for children with food, as much as possible to avoid sugars and carbonated drinks that are dangerous to the gums and teeth.<br />
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-18752411082275073142012-11-26T06:40:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:40:06.189-08:00Preventing caries in children with fluoride<br />
Preventing caries in children with fluoride<br />
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Why is prevention (prophylaxis) decay so important and why particular program can help the doctor will explain Valerica Giusca in the article below.<br />
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Fluoride is a natural nutrient that supports the development of healthy teeth significantly. Sodium fluoride occurs in the enamel making it resistant to acids produced by plaque bacteria, while stimulating and remineralization of enamel. For effective protection antiquarian, fluoridation should start before the eruption of their teeth when fluoride is transported through the bloodstream to the dental bud. After the eruption, the teeth directly take fluoride content in saliva. For this reason, tablets Zymafluor (fluoride supplements) should not be swallowed, but allowed to dissolve slowly in the mouth.<br />
Preventing caries in children with fluoride<br />
Appropriate use of fluoride in children<br />
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When used properly, zymaflorul (fluoride tablets) is very effective in the prevention and control of caries. Statistically demonstrated that fluoride passes the placenta in 5 and 6 months of pregnancy when actually formed deciduous teeth of children. Thus it may be advisable in some cases zymafluor administration to pregnant women.<br />
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Zymafluor's administration during pregnancy and lactation protects teeth fluoridation ensure optimal maternal and fetal bones.<br />
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Caries prevention with zymafluor is for a long time, and doses are reevaluated periodically dentist 3 in 3 years to 12 years when the last molar erupts on the arch. Administration of fluoride is recommended that the pill be on hand when you tuck the sides of the arch for having and local effect.<br />
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Zymafluor treatment is continuous - not interrupted once started it can cause unpleasant side effects such as dental fluorosis.<br />
Preventing caries in children with fluoride<br />
Dental fluorosis in children<br />
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Fluorosis occurs after exposure to high levels of fluoride during enamel formation and is characterized by hipomineralizarea surface layer of enamel. Changes increased in severity with increasing fluoride levels. Dental fluorosis occurs only during tooth formation - that while they do not yet erupted on the arch, so at younger ages 8 years. After the teeth have erupted developed and they can not be affected by fluorosis.<br />
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To prevent overdosing is very important to know the level of fluoride in drinking water and in table salt. Must also be evaluated and other fluoride sources including diet.<br />
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How our country the amount of fluoride in drinking water and mineral water is negligible / undetectable and as there is no food sold with added fluoride then the risk of overdose is very small. For this reason, experts say preventing decay from Oralmed dosed and controlled by administering fluoride supplements at different stages of age (or lakes chewable tablets, gels fluorinated topical)<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-91118526383708849742012-11-26T06:39:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:39:21.483-08:00How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
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Teeth white as pearls have yellowed or have spots? Regain your beautiful smile and whiten your teeth at home. Your teeth have a yellowish color to various substances: coffee, soft drinks, tobacco, drugs or food. Get rid of stains on teeth, keep them clean and change your oral hygiene habits.<br />
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What can you do to whiten your teeth at home?<br />
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Dentist.ro you make some recommendations about teeth whitening at home:<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
1. Consult a dentist:<br />
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Dentist.ro recommend you consult a doctor every 6 months to have your teeth examninati and clean. Some people have problems with dental plaque deposit, which is why going to the dentist more often. Your dentist can give you more tips about how to turn your yellow teeth in white and how to have a healthy and bright smile.<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
2. Use baking soda:<br />
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Brush your teeth with baking soda. If you have access to a sonic electric toothbrush or visible results. Mix baking soda with water to make it easier you to brush your teeth and part of a good brushing. Should not insist on brushing teeth should not be aggressive, in turn, need to make sure you brush each tooth surface. Ask your dentist that you have reached the area by brushing and the teeth need attention.<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
3. Use hydrogen peroxide:<br />
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Mix 2/3 water and 1/3 hydrogen peroxide (hydrogen peroxide), the latter one can find in any drugstore. Use a glass where they mix. You can use this mixture as a mouthwash. Hydrogen peroxide has antibacterial properties and is used most often to disinfect wounds. It also has bleaching properties, used in bleaching hair. Hydrogen peroxide not only removes stains from teeth, but also prevents stains and bacteria.<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
4. Use the "milk of magnesium"<br />
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After using teeth whitening kit home teeth become sensitive. To reduce this sensitivity, use the "milk of magnesium" is the common name for magnesium hydroxide, a substance used in medicine. Does the term 'milk' is a composition for white, milk, natural minerals magnesium. This substance acts as a protective barrier for your teeth, reducing tooth sensitivity without interefa with effective whitening gel.<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
5. Avoid certain foods:<br />
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Especially those that stick to teeth. Foods that stain teeth were strong in their composition or artificial colors or natural. Coffee, tea, mustard, red wine, blueberries are natural dyes. Many of these foods are healthy and need to eat. But do not forget that you should brush your teeth right after each consume them.<br />
How to whiten your teeth at home<br />
6. Quit smoking:<br />
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Smoking not only makes your teeth yellow, but it is dangerous for your health. Smokers should use a toothpaste especially if they continue to smoke.<br />
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Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-45236822139263355152012-11-26T06:37:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:37:26.239-08:00History toothpaste<br />
History toothpaste<br />
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Toothpaste started to be used since i 500 Hours, both in India and in China. However, at that time, toothpaste does not describe the product you use all day, which was invented only in the 1800s. In 1824, a dentist named Peabody was the first to add soap to toothpaste composition, and in 1850, John Harris has used chalk as an ingredient.<br />
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Two decades later, in 1873, Colgate toothpaste began to mass commercialization of container used is at the moment a jar. Only in 1892, Dr. Washington Sheffield of Connecticut chose to use a collapsible tube as toothpaste container. Colgate was not late to take the idea doctor said, so in 1896, it produced toothpaste was sold in collapsible tubes similar to those of Sheffield.<br />
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After the Second World War, progress in synthetic detergents have facilitated the soap in toothpaste composition to be replaced with agents based emulsifiers sodium.<br />
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The oldest recipe for toothpaste dating from 400 BC and was discovered in ancient Egypt, was written by a scribe on a parchment sheet. The document is now in a Viennese museum. According to him, for a perfectly clean teeth were needed: 1/100 ounce of rock salt, 2/100 ounce of mint, 1/100 ounce of dried iris flower and 20 grains of pepper.<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-46946213302166439492012-11-26T06:36:00.003-08:002012-11-26T06:36:40.369-08:00History of orthodontics<br />
History of orthodontics<br />
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Straightening teeth, namely by tooth extraction which helps proper alignment of the teeth was practiced since ancient times, although the branch of dentistry orthodontics appeared only in the 1880s.<br />
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According to the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), archaeologists discovered the mummified bodies of ancient people who were raw metal bands around the teeth, and the Etruscans were buried still wearing the devices used in life to prevent damage teeth and teeth change position. Also, the findings made by a researcher in a Roman tomb in Egypt show some teeth bound with gold wire - the first document of a link.<br />
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However, in terms of appearance and evolution of orthodontics, great discoveries came later, around 1800, the credit from many people who have left their mark on the progress of dentistry.<br />
History of orthodontics<br />
First, we should mention the "father of dentistry," Pierre Fauchard (photo), who in his work from 1728 - "Surgeon Dentist" - devote an entire chapter methods of straightening teeth. Fauchard used for straightening teeth a device called "bandits", a piece of precious metal horseshoe shaped what was intended to expand the maxillary arch.<br />
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A few years later, in 1757, French dentist Bourdet in turn published a book, "The Art dentist", of which a section was reserved for ways to correct alignment of teeth and also devices used for this purpose. Bourdet, dentist king of France, has perfected the "band" of the Fauchard, being the first premolars extraction recommended to correct "clutter" that has been scientifically proven teeth and jaw growth.<br />
History of orthodontics<br />
Scottish surgeon John Hunter wrote, among other works, "The natural history of teeth" (1771) and "practical treatise on diseases of the teeth," describing in detail the anatomy of the tooth, or dental pathology. He was the one who coined the term "cusp," "bicuspid" "incisive" and "molar."<br />
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In 1819, Delebarre introduced in practice clasp wire straightening teeth, and in 1841, Joachim Lafoulon coined the term "orthodontics."<br />
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Historians believe that the title "father of orthodontics" to be offered so Norman W. Kingsley, a dentist, sculptor, writer and artist, author of "Treatise on jaw abnormalities" (1880), and JN Farrar, author of two books "Treatise on dental irregularities and ways of correcting teeth." Latter owe the invention of braces, he was also the first to suggest the use of pressure on the teeth at regular intervals to straighten.<br />
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Another leading figure in the evolution of orthodontics is Edward H. Angle (1855-1930), who developed the first classification system for malocclusions, a system that is used today. System or offer dentists a simple way to describe how crooked teeth are, what direction they are pointing and how they are arranged in the oral cavity. All Angle is one who, in 1901, founded the first school of orthodontics and organized the American Society of Orthodontics, which became the American Association of Orthodontics in 1930.<br />
In the early 1900s, Orthodontists using gold, platinum, steel, silver, rubber (sometimes wood, ivory, zinc, copper and brass) to manufacture ligatures, hooks and loops used to straighten teeth. The most commonly used was gold (from 14 to 18 carats) due to its malleability. Were made of gold wires, ligatures, clips, while the iridium-platinum alloy sheets were made braces that were fixed on maxillary arch. Gold teeth straightening devices are wrapped around each tooth individually.<br />
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In 1929 the first commission was established specialist orthodontic American Commission and the late 1930s, was invented toothbrush with nylon bristles ('38) and stainless steel throughout the '40s began to be used scale. However, using this alloy braces was controversial, being fully accepted in the 1960s.<br />
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Before we get to the inventor of Invisalign, braces device "invisible"-should I mention in this History of orthodontics and Dr. New York SC Barnum, who invented the rubber dam (rubber wrap that is used to isolate teeth when a dental), Eugene Solomon Talbot's (1847-1924), who first used radiographs in orthodontics and Calvin S. Case, the first person who used rubber elastic braces.<br />
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As braces "invisible," its inventor is Zia Chishti, along with business partner, Kelsey Wirth, founded Align Technology company in 1997, the company manufactures and markets Invisalign appliances. They were sold for the first time in May 2000.<br />
Măriuţa Mihai Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11752392692637579424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7421735289927227175.post-36211668876782783972012-11-26T06:36:00.001-08:002012-11-26T06:36:07.265-08:00Flossing history <br />
Flossing history<br />
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Have you ever thought who invented floss when you enjoy how it cleans teeth?<br />
Dental floss is an ancient invention. Some researchers have found evidence that prehistoric human teeth using dental floss and toothpicks.<br />
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Who invented dental floss?<br />
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Levi Spear Parmly (1790-1859), a dentist in New Orleans is the inventor of modern dental floss (or perhaps reinvented the term is more appropriate). Dentist Parmly promoted in 1815, cleaning teeth with a silk thread.<br />
In 1882, a Massachusetts company began mass production of silk floss for commercial home use.<br />
Flossing history<br />
Who patented floss?<br />
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In 1898, The Johnson and Johnson Company of New Jersey has received a patent for dental floss. Dr. Charles C. Bass has improved floss existence at that time, changing the use of silk using nylon, because the latter has a high strength and elasticity. This replacement took place during the Second World War. Dr. Bass was responsible to perform a type of floss as an important part of oral hygiene.<br />
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Flossing history<br />
Today we provide a wide range of types of floss, the most commonly used is the nylon menthol to give a touch of freshness in the mouth. Companies producing nylon floss using a biodegradable, not to harm the environment.<br />
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