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The Number of Cases of Anorexia in The Elderly

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Each day grows the number of cases of people with ages ranging between 10 and adults over 50 years with anorexia. The figure is being produced starts to be alarming, as demonstrated by the psychiatrist Luis Rojo in the Conference on Anorexia and Bulimia that have taken place in the Valencian Foundation for Advanced Studies.

The findings are being obtained from these recent studies associate the problems of anorexia and more educated families with sufficient financial means, and show that increasingly, concerns about the diet part of the elderly.
Without doubt, a problem that may have seen little so far and start taking on the enormous importance that can cause problems in people belonging to the elderly. (more…)

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The Telecare Increasingly Reaching Older Deaf

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Telecare for elderly people living alone has proved a fairly effective system for solving many problems that arise without it safely. However, there are certain sectors of the elderly, such as older people who suffer from deafness, which have a vacuum on this issue that is slowly adapting remedying and telecare to this group of people.

Currently, there are in Spain, almost half a million people over 65 who have a hearing problem. For this reason, it has created the “Plan Avanza”, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, where it is working intensively in order to solve the problems that older people have to suffer deaf with conventional remote assistance . This initiative is already almost fully developed and with it will result in solving the problem entirely inaccessible telecare. However, please note that not be implemented in all elderly people suffering from deafness, this service will only have available those living alone.

The system integrates telecare for elderly deaf vibrations, lights and videointerpretación systems of signs and video call, making it easier and equates the benefit of remote assistance to people without the problem of deafness. (more…)

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Leading Biomedical Advances of The Year

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

The Technology Review website compiled five of the most important advances in biomedicine during 2009, studies on the genetics of cancer to improve treatment, into sound waves to reduce risks in surgery and the greatest challenge was the need for rapid vaccine against Influenza AH1N1 are part of that count.

Cancer genomic code. In October 2009 it announced that it had decoded the genome of two common types of cancer, lung and skin and thus help to have a genetic profile of different types that exist. A map of this disease could not only prevent but also according to genes, providing the most appropriate treatment for the patient.

Know the behavior of cancer cells would help, for example, that physicians provide situations in which metastasis occurs and thus, according to the patient’s genetic profile to attack the disease more adequately.

A drug that increases longevity in mammals. A study conducted in mice may help slow the effects of aging in humans too. The drug called Rapamycin, commonly used to prevent rejection of transplanted organs was analyzed and found that can help to increase 9 to 13% of life expectancy in mammals. (more…)

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The Facts About Symptoms of High Cholesterol

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Actually a person can not feel if you have high cholesterol levels in the same way that feel a headache or stomach ache.

It is therefore important not to allow the cholesterol is high, since this is a silent disease.

However, an elevated cholesterol level in combination with other factors can lead to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease symptoms.

In atherosclerosis there is an accumulation of cholesterol and fats in the walls of the arteries, the arteries narrow and harden and become less elastic, and this causes the blood can not flow easily through them.

The fatty plaques at risk of rupture and this causes blood to clot around the rupture, unable to get the blood to part of the body suffer tissue necrosis.

It can be diagnosed with high cholesterol after have a history and physical examination, blood pressure measuring and analysis of blood cholesterol levels.

When levels are elevated, it is feasible to analyze blood levels of specific lipids, including triglycerides, which is another form of lipid found in the blood. (more…)

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Good News : The Champagne is Good for Your Heart

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Researchers at the University of Reading, England, say that drinking two glasses of champagne a day provides benefits for the heart. The blood circulation and improve vein function by ingesting this drink in moderation. So says a statement released by the university on its website.

The antioxidants contained in the champagne, the same way that chocolate and red wine, reduces wear which produce free radicals in cells. In addition, lower blood pressure. As a result, moderate and regular intake of champagne, red wine or chocolate reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. This was reported the British newspaper The Guardian.

The antioxidants studied are part of the chemistry of polyphenols and have been found in dark grapes, but not in the clear. Thus, red wine and champagne are beneficial for the heart and not the white wine, reports British newspaper Telegraph. (more…)

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Tips : How To Control Your Eating On This Christmas

Monday, December 21st, 2009

During the holiday season is common to eat foods high in calories or that people are exceeding the required amount of food. These imbalances can cause weight gain, but there are different methods to keep the line during this period.

The website Nutrition.pro Health.com and published a series of tips on what foods should be eaten in moderation, and those things you can do to prevent abuse of food. Some of these are habits, like drinking water when you feel the sensation of “hunger.”

1. If you plan to consume a large amount of food capeados chips, is recommended to cook with olive or sesame oil to lower cholesterol and reduce risks significantly increase weight and sick at heart.

2. Overeating and poor nutrition during this festive period, can cause imbalances in digestion. To avoid this, the diet may include natural laxatives such as raisins, or take a yogurt between meals.

3. Before going out to dinner, eat something light to have less appetite for dinner. You can choose a fruit cocktail, yogurt with granola or some vegetables. (more…)

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For Sale : Anti-Aging Beer!

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Kloster Neuzeller The company, located in a former monastery in eastern Germany, the sale brought the world’s first beer designed to stop aging. It’s called Anti-Aging-Bier and its creators point out that significantly improves physical well-being also helps prevent cancer, noted the site emundigital.net

The brewery said the drink contains added ingredients that promote good health. However, the German government may object that the company, call the drink “beer”, because a law dating from 1516, which says the beer brewed in Germany can only be made from barley, hops, yeast and water.

In particular, Anti-Aging-Bier is made with spirulina and brine from the region of Bad Saarow. Its creators said that strengthens the immune system, reduces the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. It also contains a flavonoid of plant origin similar to human estrogen, which reduces allergic symptoms and those caused by arthritis. (more…)

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Children with Deficiencies Causing Unhealthy Adults

Monday, December 21st, 2009

A study conducted in New Zealand showed that adults who grow up in an environment of stress and adversity are often more prone to disorders such as depression, hypertension and high cholesterol, reports the site ScienceDaily.

According to information obtained, adults who had psychological and social adversity in childhood may have abnormal function of their emotional profiles, immunological and metabolic help explain why they have age-related diseases.

This research was conducted by experts from King’s College London and was to analyze thousand cases of 37 patients who entered the Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study, a study that took place 35 years ago in Dunedin New Zealand city, and the consequences of which were published in the December 2009 edition of the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

For a year, April 1972 March 1973, these children, all with three years of age were subjected to three types of aversive stimuli: low socioeconomic level, abuse and isolation. When participants met 32 years were analyzed to find whether they were likely to suffer depression, inflammation at the cellular and metabolic risk factors such as obesity, increased blood pressure and high cholesterol. (more…)

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Soya : An Auxiliary Effectiveto Fight Breast Cancer

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Soybeans originated in China and is one of the plants that makes the body more human proteins, contains 36.5% protein compared to 20% of meat and 12.5% of the egg. The consumption of soy products provides health benefits and reduce the chances of heart disease and osteoporosis, the site mentions naturalinea.com.

A recent study conducted by the Medical Center of Vanderbilt University, USA and published in the December issue of the Journal of American Medical Association shows that isoflavone estrogen-like substance that for some time was associated with cell growth cancer, is not a risk for patients with breast cancer.

The research was conducted in China and was to study for four years to 5 thousand women diagnosed with this condition. It took into account factors such as treatment, lifestyle and diet. After analyzing the effect of a daily intake of 11 grams of soy protein, it was found that women who followed this recommendation, the percentage of occurrence in both deaths as decreased relapse. (more…)

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Read in The Bath Affects The Health

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Read the time to be in the bathroom is a common practice in many people, but to do it regularly causes harm to health as hemorrhoids, publishes publico.es site.

According to investigations conducted by the group of Advanced Medical Specialists Hemhorroid belonging to corporate medical services Sensitive Care, read on the toilet promotes the growth of hemorrhoids which are dilations of the veins found in the anal canal anatomically pads are kind of mechanism operating in the containment of stool.

When they become inflamed causing a burning sensation and pain, bleeding and in severe cases can be a symptom of colon cancer so it is important to address them in time. Depending on the type of expansion is detected, treatment can range from the use of creams and medications to surgery if they are larger, mention the portal entornomedico.org. (more…)

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