WHO: Cigarette Company Like Mutated Virus

World No Tobacco Day

HealthNewsPoint.com, New York: Governments around the world should ban all forms of tobacco marketing, not only in the advertising billboards and television, because the tobacco companies finding new ways to penetrate the market, the statement said the World Health Organization (WHO).

Head of WHO's communicable diseases division, Douglas Bettcher, says tougher measures need to be taken to control tobacco use, which claimed six million lives a year.

"This is an industry that sells a product that kills more than half of its customers, but the industry is still able to attract a new generation of smokers despite a 2005 agreement on tobacco control."


"The majority of tobacco users started experiencing drug dependence before the age of 20 years," he said ahead of the World No Tobacco Day, as quoted from WHO.int, Friday (31/05/2013).

"Banning tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship is the best way to prevent young people from taking up smoking and reduce tobacco consumption in the entire population of the world," he added.

Prohibition on advertising the open is very important, but employers are very good at finding other ways that are less visible to attract potential smokers and ensure customers remain loyal.

"The tobacco companies as a mutated virus. When you ban one type of advertising, probably the most popular form of billboards, television, radio, they moved to the other way," he said.

He was referring to the tactics including selling branded products such as apparel, selling products through a reality TV show, using social media to form a community of consumers as well as sponsoring an event.

"That is why the ban should be complete so that it can be effective," he said.

According to Bettcher, to 2011 as many as 19 states have done and witnessed a total ban on cigarette consumption decreased by seven percent, while one-third of the countries in the world to ban the new minimum or no ban at the latest. Data will be launched in July.

With tighter restrictions in developed countries, tobacco companies have moved up demand in African markets.

Bettcher warned of the dangers to be faced by the continent, given the health services in the region are less able to overcome the consequences of smoking compared to developed countries.

He praised Australia cigarette packs related rules applicable from December, which requires tobacco products sold in green boxes with graphic images of smokers that tobacco caused disease.

New Zealand and Ireland has announced plans to follow suit, in addition to the challenges for Australia in forum World Trade Organization (WTO) by cigar manufacturers such as Cuba, Honduras and the Dominican Republic, plus Ukraine.

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600 Thousand Passive Smokers Die Every Year

World No Tobacco Day

HealthNewsPoint.com, London: Better late than not at all, this sentence may be appropriate for those who still choose to continue to smoke.
The worst risk is the exposure to secondhand smoke damage the lungs and other vital organs.

Passive smoking is just terrible impact, especially for active smokers.

The first global study shows secondhand smoke is estimated to cause 600,000 deaths annually around the world reported by the BBC, Friday (05/31/2013).

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) one third of passive smokers who have died are children who are often exposed to smoke at home.

Studies in November 2010 in 192 countries, concluded passive smoking is very harmful to children, high risk of sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia and asthma.

Passive smoking has been linked to heart disease, respiratory disease and lung cancer.
"It helps us understand the real victims of tobacco," said Armando Peruga, of the WHO's Tobacco-Free Initiative, who led the study.

In Southeast Asia and Africa estimated 165,000 children die from respiratory infections due to haze.
"Mixed infectious diseases and secondhand smoke is a deadly combination," said Peruga.

Research conducted in 2004 found 40 percent of children, 33 percent of men and 35 percent of women into the class of second-hand smoke.

This caused 379,000 deaths from heart disease, 165,000 due to lower respiratory infections, 36,900 from asthma and 21,400 from lung cancer.

According to the study, the highest number of second-hand smoke are in Europe and Asia and the lowest levels were in the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean and Africa.

This research also revealed that passive smoking killed about 281 000 women around the world, caused 50 per cent in all parts of the world is a passive smoker.

However, the researchers say is the study's limitations, including uncertainty about the underlying health data and gaps in the data associated with secondhand smoke.

Writing in the journal Lancet, Dr Heather Wipfli of the University of Southern California and his colleague, saying "There is also acknowledged uncertainty in the estimates of disease burden. However, 1.2 billion smokers in the world exposing billions of non-smokers to become passive smokers, which cause disease
indoor air pollutants ".

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Alert, High Blood Pressure Can Lower Brain Function

High blood pressure, aka hypertension synonymous with heart disease. But a new study has revealed that hypertension, especially in the arteries that supply blood to the head and neck may be associated with cognitive decline, brain.

The research team from Australia said that people with high blood pressure in the artery or central veins, including the aorta and carotid arteries (the vessels that supply blood to the neck and head) has a test score lower visual processing, including slower thinking speed aka slow and
recognition ability (recognize something) worse.

"Usually the blood pressure measurements taken from brachial artery in the arm, but it turns out to observe the condition of the central artery may be a more sensitive way to assess a person's cognitive abilities. Central controls Because arterial blood flow to the brain directly," said researcher Matthew Pase of the Center for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne.

"So if we can estimate the blood pressure in the central artery, then we can predict cognitive function and cognitive decline that may occur in a person," he added.

In the study, Pase and his colleagues looked at which of the blood pressure measurements from the arm or from a central artery that has a strong connection with the person's cognitive abilities.

In this case the researchers recruited 493 participants aged 20-82 years from Australia.
Most researchers are Caucasians and non-smokers with no history of stroke or dementia.

Then participants were asked to perform a number of tasks to measure their cognitive abilities such as visual processing, memory, recognition ability (recognize something) and information processing speed.
Not forgetting the researchers also measured the participants' blood pressure both arms and a central artery.

As a result, high blood pressure in the brachial artery is associated with performance on tests of visual processing is worse. But high blood pressure in the central artery is associated with a poor performer on other cognitive tests, including visual processing, recognition and information processing speed.

"This shows that central blood pressure is a more sensitive predictor of aging-related cognitive," Pase node as reported by FoxNews, Friday (31/05/2013).

Pase suspect someone with age then tightened and the main arterial elasticity decreases, the brain receives more blood high pressure, which in turn can damage the brain's cognitive abilities.

The study will be published in the journal Psychological Science.

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5 Facts About Corona Virus

Reappear after some time there are no reports of new cases, corona virus instantly seized the attention of the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) as a new threat vote.

"We do not know where the virus is hiding. We also do not know how people could be infected. Until we can answer these questions, we do not have anything to prevent attacks of this infection," said Margaret Chan, WHO director of the 66th World Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland recently.

So what do I need to know about the novel corona virus (nCoV) is? Here's the explanation as quoted from Time.Healthland, Thursday (30/05/2013).

1. nCoV be transmitted individually

 

WHO has not been able to say exactly how the virus is spread from person to person , but from a number of suspected cases could be ascertained transmission through coughing and sneezing or display environment has been contaminated nCoV.

 

Despite this, the contact can cause infection risk for the casual nature or not yet be confirmed by the WHO.

2. nCoV comes from the Middle East

The virus began to be detected in 2012 in Jordan and has since spread to several countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The problem is many a traveler who 'accidentally' take the infection to their home countries, such as Tunisia, France, Germany and Britain.

This fact is reinforced by the least cases of transmission of infection in individuals who do not visit the Middle East but to interact with them when she gets sick traveler from the region.

3 .Dominated disordered breathing symptoms

 

Symptoms of infection due to serious respiratory disorders such nCoV accompanied with fever , cough and shortness of breath .Even a number of patients also showed cases of pneumonia or kidney failure up to this new infectious diarrhea .

 

It could be that the people who have disorders such nCoV also susceptible to infection , although symptoms may vary from case nCoV in general .

4 .No taboo associated traveling nCoV

 

WHO has not made disallowance or limitation of trading or traveling to countries where the reported cases of infection appear nCoV .

5. nCoV unlike SARS infection

 

WHO said that if SARS is a distant relative of nCoV. However, as part of the same family of viruses , both infections they cause can lead to severe symptoms, although SARS is only characterized by muscle pain and fever .The difference, nCoV not contagious from one person to another with ease as well as SARS.

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This is Food that Makes Your Exercise Becomes Useless

Exercise to reduce fat levels sometimes in vain due to the intake of food that is not your case.
Although apparently healthy, these foods would damage the success of your hard work.

Exercise to reduce fat levels sometimes in vain due to the intake of food that is not your case. Although apparently healthy, these foods would damage the success of your hard work. Our vanity reveals some foods and beverages that must be avoided when exercising:

1. Boiled Eggs

Boiled eggs are a source of protein without the fat that is actually required for the functioning of a healthy body. But it was not the right choice of food before exercise. The problem is the protein in a boiled egg takes a lot to digest.

2. Protein Bar

Hey, do not be tempted by advertisements stating protein bars can help suppress appetite. Protein bars are not actually better than candy. These foods have more than 200 calories that can weigh on your workout.

3. Caffeinated beverages

Caffeinated drinks are very dangerous for you if consumed before exercise. In addition, all caffeinated drinks usually contain some sugar that will make you feel tired. Not only that, the energy drinks containing caffeine can cause gas and bloating.

Experts advise you better drink enough water compared with caffeinated beverages. Additionally, you can replace the protein bar with eating healthy food.

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Perform the following 6 Ways To Burn Body Fat Faster

Delicious foods such as junk food and fried food makes a lot of fat accumulate in the body. The only attempt to compensate is to burn fat.

 

You do this by doing physical activities such as exercise. But not everyone is happy to apply it. Besides exhausting, the impact on fat loss also invisible quickly.

 

Actually, there are several things you can do to burn fat faster as reported by Health.com, on Tuesday ( 05/28/2013 ):

1. Interval training

Interval training is exercising with increasing intensity over a certain interval , such as riding a bike faster every 10 minutes once, or add speed to run each time through the flower pot .In effect, the intensity of exercise will increase dramatically .

 

A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that after undergoing interval training, the amount of fat burned in 1 hour increased by 36% compared to regular exercise.

2. Divide time exercising

Do not have time to exercise? Can be tricked by dividing it into 2 sessions each of 20 minutes. Implementation could be done up all day. Its effects can sometimes be more effective than a full hour spent in the gym because your metabolism will rise for 1-2 hours after exercise.

3. Calms the mind

 

Stress can trigger the accumulation of abdominal fat. One study from the University of California says that the stress on cortisol can increase appetite and lead to fat storage around the abdomen .

 

The best way to fight stress is to lower it. Look for fun activities to reduce stress levels. Some activities are proven to reduce stress is yoga or a walk with a friend.

4. Perform a new sport

 

Challenge yourself by exercising new and has never been tried before. Although for someone who used to run sports, new activities will make the muscles work in new ways. The effect will be shocking the body so that makes it work harder.

5. Lifting weights

 

Once a week, try lifting heavier weights than usual. When lifting heavier weights, the muscles challenged and will produce more lean muscle mass and stronger.

 

If cardio exercise only burns calories during the exercise, the exercise muscle will burn more calories during the 24 hours after exercise. Lifting weights will also burn fat tissue exclusively, whereas only cardio to burn fat at a particular muscle.

6. Sleep

 

Lack of sleep can increase the levels of stress hormones, insulin and make it more difficult to process carbohydrates throughout the day, concluded a study from the University of Chicago. Sleep is the time to recharge the batteries that run the body's metabolism. We recommend a minimum of 6 hours of sleep at night to be more fresh and ready in the morning.

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WHO: 3 Of 4 Children Affected by Cigarette Ads

Support for banning tobacco sponsorship advertising and the focus of World No Tobacco Day this year.
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the many young people who are exposed to tobacco advertising later affected.

WHO SEARO (South-East Asia Region) in a release reveals, 3 of 4 children aged 13 to 15 years of exposure to the messages through billboards of pro-cigarettes.
Similar messages are also derived from sporting events or other activities sponsored cigarettes.

"These ads have been shown to influence them to start smoking," he was quoted as saying on the official release received detikHealth, Tuesday (28/05/2013).

Therefore, WHO SEARO WHO which is a representation for Southeast Asia calling for bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of cigarettes in all forms of its member countries. The goal is to reduce the number of deaths caused by smoking in Southeast Asia are estimated at 1.3 million people each year.

"Statistics show that a ban on advertising and sponsorship of tobacco is one of the most effective ways to reduce tobacco demand," message SEARO WHO Regional Director, Dr Samlee Plianbangchang.

"A comprehensive ban on all forms of advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco can reduce tobacco consumption averaged about 7 percent, with some countries consumption has decreased by 16 percent," he added.

WHO SEARO conducted research shows that 1 out of 10 students in Southeast Asia have objects that include the logo of a cigarette brand and one of the 10 students had given free cigarettes by a tobacco company. Not only that, 7 out of 10 students also find cigarette brands while watching sports on television.

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This Tool Can Measure 7 Symptoms of Vital Body Only in 10 Seconds

Many people think tricorder or medical device that can scan patients within a few seconds may only exist in movies or science fiction series such as Star Trek. However, a mobile application development company of U.S. managed to make it so real.

Tool called the Scout Scanadu is claimed to measure heart rate, body temperature, blood oxygen levels, whether normal respiratory system, blood pressure, ECG or heart conditions to levels of emotional stress, as well as possessed the genius gadget Spock. When used, the device is placed on the patient's forehead then within 10 seconds, the results will be sent directly to their smart phones using Bluetooth.

Not only that, the tool is also able to store the results of previous measurements so that the patient can track changes in vital symptoms in the body over time. Later this application is also available in the Android and iOS versions and can be read with Bluetooth 4.0 so that users can share their data with their colleagues and their physicians as easy as turning the palm of the hand.

Tricorder uses a micro-USB adapter that can connect to the USB port and it only takes less than an hour to recharge the batteries. The battery also durable because it can last up to about a week.

But then shaped prototype Scanadu Scout. In order to collect the data needed for these devices may soon be approved by the FDA, the inventor of Scanadu Inc. team. offered to some volunteers to try it. That way the inventor team also hopes to get input from volunteers design modifications.

Through indiegogo site, the inventor team also launched a petition to raise 200,000 dollars for developing the prototype and without warning, they achieved the target in just two hours.

"We were very surprised by the enthusiasm shown towards Scanadu Scout community since the prototype was first shown six months ago," said founder and CEO Scanadu Inc.., Walter de Brouwer as reported by the Daily Mail, Wednesday (29/05/2013).

"Almost every day we get a lot of calls and emails from parents, researchers, students to lovers hacking body (a technique to improve the physical and mental health condition of a person) who would like to participate as consumers first generation of these devices in order to really understand the condition
their own health, "he continued.

Scanadu Scout is designed by a company called Scanadu Inc.., Based on Nasa Research Park, Moffett Field, California, USA.
This tool is made of Micrium RTOS platform 32-bit used to make instruments such as NASA's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) and the Curiosity Rover.

"It is quite possible that later we will have a 'doctor' in our own hands and this embryo bakalnya," concluded a team of inventors.

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Could China new H7N9 bird flu reaches Boston?

You may have heard about the new bird flu, called H7N9, which has been simmering in eastern China has killed 36 people. Given that Beijing is the second busiest airport in the world, is a reasonable fear that the Chinese flu outbreak could quickly spread if an infected person traveling abroad. Can the flu come to the U.S. and turned into a global pandemic?

Can - but only if the virus spreads easily among humans.

Sometime in early February this year, a middle-aged man who lives in the city of Shanghai to visit live bird markets. He chose chicken vendor who apparently healthy slaughtered on the spot. He took home freshly killed animals, in which he washed, prepared, and cooked.

Within 2 weeks of eating this food, man  body temperature rises to 106 degrees Fahrenheit and he developed chills and coughing up mucus. On February 20, he was admitted to a local hospital, where his lungs failed. A week later, the man died at the hospital from a sudden illness.

But here's what is potentially worrisome. Men from Shanghai do not live alone. Father and sister live in the same house. In mid-February, the two men developed a cough and high fever. A week later, his father also died. His brother, thankfully, improved. Both were found to be infected by avian virus we now call H7N9.

Because all three men lived in the same house - can we assume that the virus can be passed between people? "The investigation by an international scientific team concluded that the evidence so far is not enough to say that the person-to-person transmission has occurred," said Marc Lipsitch, Director of Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard School of Public Health.

In short - do not - we can not assume they catch it from one another. Instead, three people may have taken it from a visit to a local poultry market. Buy fresh poultry from the market is not unusual in China, where the stack of flattened several blocks and cages containing birds, ducks, quail, and other animals at close range, providing ample opportunity for viruses to mix and produce new strains, in a process called reassortment. Humans may take new viruses after exposure to these birds, which greatly increased risk during the cutting process, prepare, and cook (but not eat) chicken.

As a result, the Chinese government has been pursuing alleged exposure by covering the poultry market. The result, so far, decent. The epidemic has started to fade - the last known case was reported on May 8. So far, humans do not seem to spread the infection to each other at a detectable level. Even if the infected person boards the plane to the U.S., he is not likely to pass the disease to fellow passengers.

But neither the U.S. nor China CDC has put the guard down. There are alternative ways viruses can leave China than people in on the plane. Because birds are not sick as H7N9 infected humans, they can quietly spread the disease across the country. Some poultry from China were transported to nearby Vietnam. And the virus may be secretly transported by other winged bird that can fly great distances outside of China.

And what of the three people who live in the same house that all fall ill? Even if they visit the bird market, not too likely they do not really capture each other?

It certainly is.

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Stress Can Increase Your Good Habits Too

Under stress, we all tend to seek comfort - sometimes in ways that are not-so-healthy - but a new study suggests that the experience is challenging as possible to promote good habits as they are to support the poor.

In a different experiment, researchers led by Wendy Wood, a professor of psychology and business at the University of Southern California, found that under various types of stress, all kinds of habits become stronger - not just the people who caused the problem.

"When you lower the willingness and motivation you have less energy, you may fall back into old, bad habits of eating too much and do not exercise - but only if they are, in fact, your habits," said Wood. "Our novel finding is that people fall back into good habits in just the same way." The study was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Stress depletes the will, indeed, the brain is wired so that extreme stress is actually closed higher regions involved in long-term planning and thoughtful consideration. That's because these functions are redundant when lives are at stake. When threatened, the brain relies on fast, more primitive regions whose behavior is largely automated in such circumstances. Automatic built-in does not mean, however: much of our behavior automatically, such as riding a bike or eating french fries when feeling anxious, become automatic through repetition.

"People can not make decisions easily when stressed, low willingness or feel overwhelmed," said Wood. "This pressure limit our ability to make decisions." Default in those cases is to engage in habitual behavior, so, he said, "When you are too tired to make a decision, you tend to just repeat what you normally do." And no matter what the habit.

New research involving various kinds of habits and stress. In one experiment, 65 UCLA students followed for 10 weeks and asked about breakfast and the news-reading habits. During the first few weeks, they recorded how often they eat the food they are considered healthy, such as cold cereal, hot cereal and health bars. They also reported intake of what they labeled as healthy breakfast options, including pastries, pancakes and french toast. In addition, they detail whether they regularly read the news section of education such as local and national news, or lighter fare such as advice columns and comics.

The scientists collect data for a few weeks, students measure how strong breakfast and news habits are times when they do not face the stress of exams such as midterms and finals. Then, they compare it with the options that are made during the test period.

And indeed, those who have a strong habit - either healthy or unhealthy - engage in these behaviors more when they feel stressed by exam period. Whether it is eating french bread or regular health bar or read the news that they feel is important or a guilty pleasure, habitual behavior increases under pressure.

The second experiment involved 72 college students at Duke University. This time, they were asked to set a goal they hope to achieve, such as increasing the value or fitness. They also detailed the specific behavior they engage in on a regular basis to achieve their goals, as well as behavior that might get in the way.

For two of the four days of the study, they were randomly assigned to try to do as much of their daily behavior as reasonably possible using their non dominant hand. This task tends to deplete self-control because it requires a strong inhibiting habits. Once again, this experience increased stress habitual behavior - whether it's working towards or against the goals of students.

Another experiment, this one including 164 UCLA students tracked their learning ability, found that those with the lowest levels of self-control are the most likely to have a strong habit, but it is not clear whether the lack of self-control has caused people to get involved the more habitual behavior in the first place or whether to rely more on self-control behavior diminish.

"Our data suggest that stress and low willingness improved performance good and bad habits," said Wood.
"And this was after all kinds of activities that deplete willpower - taking exams, completing mental tasks are difficult, try to perform daily activities in an unusual way. Even people with chronic low levels of willpower and self-control rely more on habit. "

So why does it seem that only the bad habits arise when we face stress arena? Wood said it's a matter of attention. "We do not see so much as we fall back into good habits - these are the people who work for us to meet our goal, and so they are not problematic. It's a bad habit we focus on, so people are more aware of falling back into bad habits when they are low willpower. "Bad habits more prominent, in other words, because they tend to derail us from achieving our goals.

The findings may be useful to reinforce good habits that we cultivate to help our health. But it requires taking the time to establish healthy behaviors before the strike challenging situations. If you want the default to exercise when you're stressed - rather than grabbing a donut - you have to hit the gym again and again.

"Getting enough exercise, eating right, getting enough sleep, do not smoke - all of these must be a blind, automatic part of your day," said Wood. "If they are, then you will continue to do them even when your willpower is low and you can not muster the energy to 'do the right thing' for your health." The fact that habits are hard to break can work for you or against you.

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See young children to delay motor: Pediatricians

In the clinical report, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says panel diagnose and treat problems early can ultimately improve the prospects of children and help families get additional support.

"Identifying children with motor delays and, theoretically or hopefully will set them on a better path," said Meghann Lloyd, who studies motor development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Canada.

Lloyd, who was not involved in the new report, calling it "a huge step forward for the field."

Dr. Garey Noritz and colleagues in neuromotor screening AAP expert panel lay out skills that a child must be developed by an office visit at the age of 9, 18, 30 and 48 months.

For example, a baby 9-month-old should be able to roll on both sides, sits well without support and grasp objects. At 18 months, the child should be able to walk, sit and stand on its own.

Pediatricians should also ask parents open-ended questions about their child's progress and watch the games children for signs of delay or loss of motor skills at well-child visits, the panel said.

On general examination, the doctor recommended that measures the size of the child's head and see the muscles, reflexes and eye movements.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed expert panel, said in 2006 there was not enough evidence to recommend for or against screening instrument designed to detect voice and language delay in young children. The task force did not have to delay motor screening recommendations in general.

"The AAP ... recognized that we as a profession do not always do a good job screening for motor problems," Noritz, of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, told Reuters Health.

Cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy are two of the most common diseases associated motors and both can be picked up and treated earlier than they usually are now, according to Noritz.

He said the family often refer to "diagnostic odyssey" involved in getting a definitive diagnosis for a sick child.

"We hope that people get to a specialist more quickly and thus can be diagnosed more quickly, but that the primary care physician at the same time when they were looking for a diagnosis, will refer to (the child) to therapy," he said

PROMOTE MOVEMENT

There are normal variations in how children develop, Lloyd said - so if a child is a few months late running, for example, parents should not be too worried.

But the longer the delay, or a combination of some motor problems, is a good reason for visits to the pediatrician, she told Reuters Health.

"Another type of movement does not seem right, such as tremor or rigidity or some sort of repetitive motor movements will be another red flag for me," added Lloyd.

Typical motor delay was not the result of a more serious condition is treated with physical therapy or occupational.

Parents can bring their children to the early movements like Kindergym program to promote the development of motor skills, Lloyd said, regardless of other treatments and whether or not they are delayed.

Have poor motor skills in general "set you on the path of the low level of physical activity, which of course is related to obesity," he said.

"Prevention is the delay or the promotion of motor skills can really affect your health for your life."

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C-sections linked to child obesity

ShareHealthNews - More Babies born via Caesarean section grow into children and teens weight than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of more than 10,000 British babies.

Eleven-year-olds delivered by C-section, for example, were 83 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers born vaginally after other relevant factors - such as their mother's weight and how long they were breastfed - brought to account.

This finding is in line with a recent review of nine previous studies that also found an association between C-sections and obesity.

By C-section, "there may be long-term consequences to the children that we do not know about," said Dr Jan Blustein, who led the new study at New York University School of Medicine.

C-section rate in the U.S. has increased, causing concern about the possibility of complications for both mother and baby. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, C-sections accounted for nearly 1 in 3 births in 2010 - up from 1 in 5 in 1996.

For women, the procedure increases the likelihood of bowel or bladder injury and subsequent pregnancy complications.

Blustein said the size of the risk of obesity for children is "not great," and do not have to come into play for women who require C-section for medical reasons.

But, "a woman considering an elective C-section may need to know about these risks," he told Reuters Health.

The researchers analyzed data from children born in Avon, England in 1991 and 1992 were followed until the age of 15. Just over 9 percent of babies born via C-section.

On average, the children delivered by C-section birth is slightly smaller - less than two ounces - than those who go through vaginal birth.

Ranging from six weeks of age, however, C-section babies are consistently heavier than babies born vaginally-in almost all check-in. Very strong link between children born to overweight mothers, Blustein and his colleagues report in the International Journal of Obesity. 

In the entire study group of children, the rate of overweight and obesity ranged from 31 percent at the age of three to 17 percent by the age of seven and 15.

Blustein said the study can not prove whether the C-section, itself, is the reason some babies tend to gain weight.

If so, he speculated, might be something to do with the C-section babies lose significant exposure to friendly bacteria during passage through the birth canal.

"Generally, the beginning and the establishment of intestinal colonization with bacteria seems to be very important. However, more work is needed before we can explain the mechanism of early bacterial colonization," Teresa Ajslev, from the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen, Denmark, Told Reuters Health in an email.

For example, there may be certain types of protective bacteria, said Ajslev, a PhD student and researcher who has studied the impact of pregnancy on the weight associated with childhood but was not involved in the new report.

Or more commonly a bacterial imbalance can disrupt bowel function in a way that promotes obesity. 

Either way, if the exact cause can be identified, it is possible to give a C-section babies are missing doses to restore the balance of intestinal bug.

But it's also the bacteria that may have nothing to do with obesity link to the C-section birth.

"Another possibility is (that) it is the children who will be heavier too," Blustein said.

"Being a woman's weight as a risk factor for the C-section, so that's the problem with trying to figure out if it's real or if it's just a matter of choice," because parents are overweight are more likely to have overweight children.

His studies were able to take into account the mother's weight, and did not find an association between C-section birth and childhood obesity is a "weak" among children born to mothers with normal weight.

But there may be other unmeasured factors that help explain the relationship between delivery method and the overall weight children.

"It is certainly not the last word," Blustein said.

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Diners badly underestimated the calories in fast food

Many visitors who ingest far more calories in fast foods than they realize them, a new study suggests.

Teens underestimate the calories in fast foods by 34%, the parents of school-age children by 23%, adults 20%, says lead researcher Jason Block of Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute.

Block and colleagues surveyed about 3,400 adults, teens and parents of school-age children who visited 89 fast food restaurants, including McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Subway, Dunkin 'Donuts and Wendy. People were asked to estimate the calories in their diet, the researchers collected their receipts and know how many calories the food actually contains. The research was conducted in 2010 and 2011.

Among the findings, published in the BMJ, a journal of the British Medical Association:
• One-fourth of participants underestimated the calories in the food they are at least 500 calories.

• Adolescents' orders fast food contains about 756 calories, but they underestimate their orders with an average of 259 calories.

• Adult book average meal contains 836 calories, but they are underestimated by 175 calories.

• School-age children who have food gets an average of 733 calories, but their parents are guestimates 175 calories too low.

• Diners at Subway underestimate calories in their orders with a greater number of visitors than at McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Wendy's and Dunkin 'Donuts.

"It's too low suggests that the visitors do not really know what they eat in terms of calories, and they need this information to help guide their choice," Block said.

"They can get it from the company website or in other forms in the restaurant, such as wall posters, napkins or cups, but soon they will directly deal with it when they see it on a restaurant menu boards before they order their Customers eat can already do this at McDonald - and in some cities, "he said.

The study was funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Experts consider the findings of H7N9 bird market, assess the rapid test

Chinese officials are wrapping birds sampled part of an investigation into the novel H7N9 bird flu virus, as international experts to consider the effect of live-bird market closure assessing diagnostic tests, and explores candidate vaccine virus.

Meanwhile, no human cases have been reported since May 8, keeping the number of cases at 131. No new deaths have been reported since May 15, holding the number to 36.

China's agriculture ministry said today he has "basically" finished collecting and testing samples of 899 758 across the country, Xinhua, China's state news agency, reported today. Of that number 53 were positive for H7N9 virus, all but two of them from 18 different markets in the city of live-poultry Shanghai and eight provinces: Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangxi, and Fujian.

Positive samples from the remaining two pigeons. One is the wild pigeons of Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, one domestic and the other is from another city in the same province.

None of the positive samples came from farms or pig.

Agriculture ministry statement said the exposure of poultry markets pose the most danger to humans and that the farms must increase efforts to guard against viruses, according to the Xinhua report.

Findings bird market
Meanwhile, a team of Chinese and World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) surveyed the impact of the closure of live-poultry markets in the wake of the outbreak of H7N9 human cases and concluded that the officials declined sharply after the market closed. Their findings appear in the current issue of the Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal.

The researchers focused their sights on the closing market in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces plus. For example, Shanghai officials unveiled steps on Apr 6, which also includes culling poultry at wholesale markets and environmental disinfection of poultry. The researchers noted that the incidence of the disease from infected patients from the city last April 13.

They found a similar pattern when they look at the market close in three cities in four provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. The last case was reported from the cities that have a market closure is 17 April, according to the report.

Drop-off in the case of humans support the hypothesis that the live-bird markets are a major source of virus in the region, but the group's surveillance data in the coming days will show if the control measures are very helpful in other provinces.

The researchers also noted that further studies are needed to measure whether a certain behavior at the poultry market workers or visitors put them at greater risk of H7N9 infection.

Health officials should consider the benefits and drawbacks to extend or make permanent closure of live-poultry market, with decisions tailored to the local situation and needs, the team concludes.

Rapid tests for H7N9 overdrawn
In another development, researchers from Australia and the Netherlands tested six influenza rapid tests are widely available to see how they would be useful for the detection of H7N9 infection in a clinical setting and found that they probably will not detect most cases, especially at the end of the course the disease.

The team reported its findings yesterday in Eurosurveillance.

When real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the gold standard for the detection of a new virus, but tests for H7N9 may not be available in settings where infection occurs. They also require a fairly high level of laboratory expertise.

The researchers, therefore, eager to see if the rapid test would be a useful addition to identifying infections, especially in resource-limited areas.

The group tested the ability of a test to detect the H7N9 virus and compared the performance in detecting some other flu viruses, including three low-pathogenic H7 strain of avian another, two seasonal human H3N2 virus, and two 2009 H1N1 virus.

Testing found that four of the six test sensitivity is lower for H7N9 than seasonal flu virus and other strains of H7 bird flu. For all viruses tested, test point-of-care Sofia, which uses automated reader, has the highest sensitivity. The Clearview and SD Bioline test had a sensitivity of the poorest.

They concluded that RT-PCR is still the best method for testing suspected H7N9 patients.

Virus vaccine candidate
In front of preparedness, WHO said yesterday that the two candidate H7N9 vaccine viruses are now available, increasing the total to four. Candidate vaccine viruses developed for routine flu viruses that have pandemic potential.

Although no decision has been made to produce a vaccine against the new virus, scientists can use the virus candidate to start the first step in making the vaccine, which can speed up the process in case one is needed.

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The mystery of why we itch revealed by scientists

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research says the answer is a mixture of commonly held beliefs along with some exciting new research.

While it is true that the irritation of the skin, such as rashes or insect landing on us, can trigger itching through nerve cells, the process of how we are made aware of sensations, clinically known as "pruritus," take part in the different parts of the body.

Tests on mice, scientists found that molecules released in the spinal dorsal horn began to biological processes. Molecule, neuropeptide natriuretic polypeptide b (Nppb), then travels to the brain, creating a sense of itching.

In their study, the scientists were able to isolate the mice without Nppb. "When we Nppb-deficient mice exposed some itch-inducing substances, it was amazing to watch," said Santosh Mishra, lead author of the study. "Nothing happened. Rats will not scratch."

"The receptor was exactly in the right place in the dorsal horn," added study co-author Mark Hoon. "We go a step further and removed the NPRA neurons of the spinal cord. We want to see if their removal would short-circuit the itch, and it was."

Through their research, the scientists learned some other interesting facts about Nppb too.

"It is released by the heart," said Hoon Time, "to control blood sodium and blood pressure.'s Biological foundation that many neurotransmitters are used in various parts of the body for different purposes."

So, does that mean it's time to take a celebratory dive into poison ivy? Are humans no longer have to worry about disturbing itch?

Not exactly. Hoon said doctors now will be faced with two undesirable options: Influence of blood pressure control or Nppb injected directly into the spinal cord, which, he noted dryly, "is not a trivial thing to do."

Meanwhile, the authors of the study hope to solve the other end of the equation, to find out why the itching stops.

"Now the challenge is to find a similar biocircuitry on people, evaluates what is, and identify unique molecules that can be targeted for lethal chronic itching without causing undesirable side effects," Hoon said in a release accompanying the study. "So, this is the beginning, not the end."

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Some Sunscreens Not Protect Like in the Advertised

Sunscreen industry has undergone a major overhaul recently. Broad-spectrum sunscreens, namely those that protect against ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation, must be labeled as such, and that sunscreen does not protect against both of them should be recorded, with a warning label on the bottle.

Changes and more have been enacted since the FDA issued new guidance in 2011, but a recent study by Consumer Reports has found that sunscreen SPF may not be honest about the company using the bottle.
Interestingly, not necessarily cheap sunscreen fool consumers. While some of the Target brand and Walmart brand sunscreens tested high, some of the more expensive brands of sunscreen, including Badger unscented lotion SPF 34 and SPF 30 All Terrain AquaSport, fail to protect consumers adequately from UV rays.

The Badger unscented SPF 34 and SPF 30 All Terrain AquaSport cost consumers $ 5.52 and $ 4.33, respectively.

There is good news for buyers sunscreen, too. The Consumer Reports testers saw a dozen broad-spectrum sunscreen and found several brands that offer better protection than expected, including Up & Up (Target) Sport SPF 50 spray and equate (Walmart) Ultra Protection SPF 50 lotion, which topped the charts with offer protection after 80 minutes of sunbathing and water play, as well as from UV rays.

Additionally, if you are 50 users Coppertone Water Babies lotion or Walgreens Sport Continuous Spray SPF 50, you should be good to go.

While 12 sunscreen is not a ton to test and there are certainly other good brands out in the market, it is still interesting to see what brands are doing well and what fell short. I'm sure you do not suspect that Walmart did the best products when you started reading this article. Tested 12 sunscreens for summer 2013 and the July issue of Consumer Reports. With information and avoid dangerous behavior, you can have lots of fun this summer without putting yourself at risk.

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Parents can prevent teen drug use despite doubts

More than one in five parents of teens think what they say has little influence on whether their children using alcohol, drugs or tobacco, according to a report out Friday.

The report, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), said almost one in 10 parents (9.1%) said they did not talk with their children ages 12 to 17 about the dangers of using drugs of alcohol, tobacco or other last year.

The findings are based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual national survey of 67,500 Americans age 12 and older.

National survey showed that teens who believed their parents would strongly disapprove of them using materials less likely to try them than their peers, said Peter Delany, director of the Center for Health Statistics and Quality at SAMHSA Behavioral them.

"Every time is a good time to talk with your kids when you have a chance," said Delany.

"But if you do not start talking to your children, before school is out is a very good time.

"In the summer months, especially around the holiday weekend, the kids are more likely to engage with the substance," said Delany.

Children may have more access to substances when they are out of school and in holiday parties, he added.

"Parents need to initiate age-appropriate conversations about these issues with their children at all stages of their development in order to help ensure that their children make the right decisions," said SAMHSA administrator Pamela Hyde.

Conversations about alcohol can change as children get older, said Robert Lindsey, president and CEO of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD.)

"Initially, it may be very basic information," he said.

"As children get older, we need to talk about the impact on health, academics, relationships, driving and the dangers of alcohol and prescription drugs."

It is also important to talk about family history and genetic predisposition to alcoholism, he added.

Lindsey says parents should listen to their children and take care of their own communication non-verbal like this: "Children learn a lot from watching what you do than what you say."

For more information: SAMHSA has a guide Exploring Adolescent Years: Parent Handbook for Improving Adolescent Health, and the NCADD website has general guidelines for talking to children about alcohol and drugs.

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FDA warns pharma Tennessee tied infection

WASHINGTON (AP) - Public health officials are investigating several reported complications with potentially contaminated drugs made by a specialty pharmacy Tennessee.

The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the investigation involved seven reports of patients who received steroid injections of Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.

Injection contains methylprednisolone acetate, the same drug at the center of last year's deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis. More than 55 people were killed and more than 740 others have been sick after receiving contaminated injections of compounding pharmacies Massachusetts. Steroids are commonly used to treat pain.

The FDA said at least one of the seven cases seems to be a fungal infection. The government recommends doctors stop using sterile drugs distributed by pharmacies.

Main Street Family Pharmacy is a compounding pharmacy, which means a mixture of custom formulations based medicine physician specifications. Compounding pharmacies have long operated in a legal gray area between state and federal regulations. Since the outbreak last year, the FDA has increased inspections of compounding pharmacies across the country, triggering a potentially contaminated drug given state.

A woman contacted at Main Street Family Pharmacy on Friday afternoon could not immediately comment.

In a separate announcement, the North Carolina Department of Health said it is investigating two cases of complications reported by patients who received injections at a clinic in Greenville. State officials said the problems reported to date involves skin infections. There were no reports of meningitis, stroke or death, according to state broadcaster.

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This is Made in Japan New Therapy for Breast Cancer

Patients with cancer, especially breast cancer may be satisfied with chemotherapy or other cancer therapies that long-term average and can cause side effects such as hair loss.
Unlucky Japanese scientist, discovered a new radiation therapy accurately claimed disable tumor but short term.

Is Kumiko Karasawa, an expert on radiation oncology and breast cancer specialist who discovered a new therapy for breast cancer called 'heavy ion radiotherapy'.
In this therapy, patients are exposed an ion beam contains particles that can 'attack' directly to the tumor cells are malignant accurately and paralyze it.

Recently with the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Karasawa started the first trial for the therapy.
In these experiments, Karasawa will treat 20 patients at least 60 years old with small tumors that have not spread in the body.

Each patient will be asked to undergo treatment for one hour per day over a period of four days, much shorter than conventional radiation therapy that may last for months.
This trial will be undertaken during the five-year patient and the overall development of participants will be observed closely by researchers.

"Eventually we managed to conduct this experiment because we have a better understanding of the types of breast cancer can derive any benefit from this therapy," said Karasawa was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail, Saturday (05/25/2013).

Karasawa but also did not deny the contribution of the progress of medical devices that can keep the soft breast tissue does not move so much irradiation procedure to be accurate.

For business technology in the medical field, so far it has not been a lot of countries that can rival Japan.
Moreover, this is the land of rising sun 'home' for three of the six largest medical center in the world with a variety of high-tech facilities valued at 97.2 million U.S. dollars, or around Rp 949 billion.

Kyodo News also reported that this therapy proves effective for disabling types of other cancers, including prostate cancer and lung cancer, but heavy ion radiotherapy have not been tested in patients with breast cancer earlier.

Especially noticeable is the difference of the therapeutic power of rays used in radiotherapy.
In the conventional radiotherapy, X-rays and gamma rays only show their full potential on the surface of the body but will continue to weaken as the rays into the tissues.
But the ion particle therapy used Karasawa style is different because the power of the light remains the same despite having to go into the deeper tissues of the body.

"Hopefully this will give you an alternative therapy for patients who do not want surgery and can not undergo radiation therapy usually requires regular patient to visit the clinic regularly for months," he concluded.

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Actress Angelina Jolie Do a Double Mastectomy

WASHINGTON - Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is currently in the spotlight for his decision to perform a double mastectomy to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer, even though he is free of cancer.

The decision was based on a genetic test done, and the other options available to women at risk of breast cancer.

Decisions cut both her breasts when she did not have cancer has drawn attention to preventive surgery.
Angelina Jolie says the death of his mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, to cancer in 2007 at the age of 56 years, also plays a role in the decision to undergo a double mastectomy.

Jolie says that her children wondered if he too would die of cancer.
According to him, the genetic tests showed she had a 87 percent chance of breast cancer and 50 percent for cervical cancer.

The doctors found that certain genetic mutation can increase the possibility of getting breast and uterine cancer.
Two major genes associated with breast and cervical cancer are BRCA1 and BRCA2 derived.

One study found that if a woman has a BRCA-related cancer earlier in his life, then his daughter will get cancer even earlier than in real him, if he inherited gene mutations.

Women with BRCA-related breast cancer has a survival rate similar to other cancer patients at the same stage. But Dr. Marc Boisvert of MedStar Washington Hospital say there is a significant difference.

"The problem is these cancers often occur in women younger and younger women tend to have more aggressive cancers, and they did not suspect him," said Boisvert.

The women in the 20s and 30s are not likely to get breast cancer screening.
Those most likely to have the most BRCA mutations is of European Jewish descent.
But "you can still have it if you are black, white, Hispanic, Chinese descent, Asian, or any tribe," said Boisvert.

National Cancer Institute recommend genetic testing if close relatives had breast or uterine cancer.
But do not have a BRCA1 or 2 mutation does not mean freedom from cancer.
And have an inherited gene does not mean that you will definitely get the disease.
But genetic experts can come up with a percentage, in terms Jolie is 87 percent for breast cancer.

Genetic testing costs alone can reach thousands of dollars.

Preventive surgery can reduce the possibility of a less than 5 percent, but according to Boisvert was not the only option.

"I think the important educational role here because your mind at ease investagate that you are being watched carefully and find out how much the numbers, and how the possibility of recurrence of it," said Boisvert.

Boisvert said that ultimately, the patient needs to feel comfortable with the treatment, whether it's prudent oversight or operation.

In an article published in the New York Times on Tuesday (14/5), Angelina Jolie says she decided to perform the procedure after knowing that he was carrying a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer and cervical cancer.

Jolie says some surgical procedures performed starting in February and ending in late April, lowering the risk of cancer from 87 percent to 5 percent.

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WHO Warns Polio outbreak in the Horn of Africa

WHO World Health Organisation warned the outbreak of polio in the Horn of Africa .

According to WHO a four-month old girl near Dadaab develop symptoms of polio last month, and two others were involved in contact with the boy later was found positive for Type 1 polio virus.


WHO says this is the first case of polio were confirmed in Kenya in nearly two years.


Added, one more case of Type 1 polio virus was confirmed this month in Banadir, Somalia.


WHO confirms that vaccination campaigns for children are taking place in Somalia, and the second round of vaccinations scheduled start on Sunday in parts of Kenya region.

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Television Help Global Lower Birth Rate

Ownership of television and media coverage on a large scale to be the most influential factor to the decline in birth rates in the world .

The population of the world is now more or less amounted to seven billion people.
Where the birth rate continues to rise in some countries, especially developing countries like India.

However, a new study reveals just the opposite, global birth rates have declined significantly in some areas.
Martin Lewis, Stanford University geographer said, declining birth rate is especially the case in India in which every woman has an average of 2.5 births per year.
While in the United States, every woman is expected to have an average of 2.1 births per year, this figure is the data in 2013.

Here we see the birth rate of India was not too showed significant differences in the numbers compared to the U.S. which is a developed country, where usually have a low birth rate.
"This is an extraordinary thing, global birth rate decline massively. Yet this seems less media attention," said Lewis.

Fertility decline is due to several factors, such as rising incomes and rising levels of literacy in women.
Besides ownership of television and media coverage on a large scale to be the most influential factor to the decline in birth rates in the world.

According to Lewis studies revealed that the cable associated with decreased reports of violence against women and children.
Moreover, it also increases the freedom of women and lowers fertility.
Why reduce fertility?

Because on television, people can see a picture of the present family.
Presenting numerous television models middle class families who can fight and get through the transition from traditional to modernity.
To assist this process, in fact the model of middle-class families with little children.

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Here's 6 Negative Effects Cigarette In Hair and Skin, Still Wants to Smoke?

Smoking is a habit and the trend for today's urban society, especially youth and adulthood.
In fact, in addition to damage the heart and lungs, smoking also can give bad influence on hair and skin.
Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute assisted by senior consultant dermatologist, Dr. Nipun Jain, examines how smoking can affect a person's appearance.

"Smoking can damage the hair and skin, and makes a person look much older. This is caused by the nicotine and other chemicals into the arteries and block the flow of oxygen and vital nutrients throughout the body," said Dr. Jain.

Here are 6 negative effects of smoking for healthy hair and skin, as reported by the Times of India, Friday (05/24/2013):

1. Sagging skin and wrinkles

Chemicals released from tobacco smoke trigger the destruction of collagen and elastin.
This causes sagging skin and wrinkles are very clear.

2. Lines around the lips

When smoking cigarettes, certain muscles around the lips are used in a manner that may cause keripu.
This can also lead to loss of elasticity in the skin around the lips.

3. The spots on the face

Various studies have shown that smokers are more prone to freckles on the face.
These spots are a darker skin color spots found on the face and hands.

4. Changes in skin color

This change is also called 'stained finger'.
Excessive smoking cause discoloration of the skin, nails, and teeth.

5. Hair loss

Smoking can accelerate the process of thinning hair, not only the men and also women.
Smoking also clogs arteries that reduces the flow of nutrients to the body, including to the head.

6. Eye wrinkles

Smoke from a burning cigarette in touch with the appearance of wrinkles around the eyes.
Inhaling cigarette smoke can also damage the structure of the skin and blood vessels around the eyes.
The destruction caused by the hazardous chemicals produced by cigarettes.

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This is the Compound in the Brain that Make Us Feel Itchy

Probably never crossed your mind where they come from itchy, but if your home is a lot of mosquitoes or you are allergic to certain foods.
But according to a group of researchers from the U.S., there is a chemical in the brain that become major cause itching.

In fact according to the researchers, in the absence of these compounds, there would be no itching or scratching his desire for the body that feels itchy.

The team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health, Maryland tested a variety of chemical compounds that carry information to the brain to find out what's behind the emergence of compound itch.
Until finally they found a compound called Npbb.

"When we exposes Npbb deficient mice with a substance that can trigger itching and we were very impressed because nobody saw it happen. Mice were not scrape himself," said research team leader Santosh Mishra as reported by the Daily Mail, Friday (
24.05.2013).

Conversely, when the mice were given injections contains Npbb, they immediately started scratching his body.

According to the researchers, the findings could provide hope finding better treatments for people who suffer from a disease that makes the skin feel very itchy.
Among people with eczema, diabetes and liver disorders.

Similarly, kidney dialysis patients who often suffer from severe itching, or cancer patients who often faced with the reality that pain relievers cause severe irritation on their skin until they are forced to stop treatment.
Moreover, the skin damage caused by constant scratching activity can cause infections in patients who are terminally ill.

Even so, the researchers emphasize that the finding of Npbb which also has other important roles in the body, the solution does not merely create a drug that can inhibit the performance of the compound.

"The challenge is to find a similar biosirkuit on people, evaluate and identify what molecules can be targeted for lethal chronic itching without causing unwanted side effects. So this is just the beginning," said another researcher, Dr. Mark Hoon.

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WHO: "Corona Virus Transmitted Between Humans"

Saudi Arabia - For those of you who want to travel to the Middle East should be wary.
Do you remember, six months ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the existence of Corona Virus or Virus Middle East SARS-like virus.
This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the spread of the virus is likely transmitted between humans.

In this week, WHO said the virus that attacks the respiratory tract, lining of the lungs, and kidneys-it has spread among patients treated in a hospital.
In a Saudi Arabian hospital, 15 patients were survived to fight this virus, after seven patients died.

Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment World Health Organization (WHO), Keiji Fukuda, confirmed that Corona Virus transmitted in a small group of patients who were treated in a hospital.
"But so far there has been no evidence of spread to the general population," Fukuda said in a press release quoted by the site npr.com, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Previously, a French citizen of patients who have recently returned from Dubai also infected with the scientific name of Mers-CoV or the Middle East's Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus.
Other cases also occurred in Jordan, where patients are treated simultaneously in one hospital become infected.

While not having the same arrangement of cells and infect a different way with SARS Corona Virus from the Middle East is more deadly.
Mortality rate of SARS patients, 8,000 patients were infected, as many as 800 people died.
Meanwhile, the WHO noted, until May 2013, of the 34 patients were infected with Corona Virus, 18 people died.
By doing so, fatal deaths (case fatality rate) due to Corona Virus infection reached 53 to 66.6 percent, while only 10 percent of SARS.

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H7N9, New Bird Flu Virus in China

WHO says it now has not found evidence if the virus spreads between people per person. 

New bird flu virus threatens China, currently has nine people contracted the virus and four of them declared dead.
Two people are citizens of Shanghai.

The virus is endemic this time a new strain is H7N9, H5N1 is different from some time ago was shocking and claimed many victims from all over the world.
The H7N9 virus has not been known to cause disease in humans because it generally only threaten birds.

Recent study published by the Journal of Virology revealed that a family H7 strain of the flu virus that has caused more than 100 cases of human infections over the past decade.
In 2003, outbreaks of H7N7 had haunted the Netherlands and led to 89 people were infected and one person died.

The letter "H" and "N" are stamped on the name refers to the hemagglutinin danneuraminidase virus, a protein on the surface of the virus.
Furthermore, Richard Webby, a bird flu expert and infectious disease researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, explains, there are 16 types of hemagglutinin and nine neuraminidase type.

The symptoms are caused when a person infected with the H7 virus respiratory tract infection progressed to pneumonia.
In the past, H7 viruses can also cause conjunctivitis or eye infection, but is not contagious between people per person.

This is also corroborated by the statement of UN health agency (WHO) that there is no evidence if the H7N9 virus spreads between people.
Webby added, the experts will identify the source of the virus and examine more deeply about the bird flu cases.

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Poland men's Got The Fastest Face Transplant After Accident

Unlike the usual organ donors, transplant face an incredibly complex procedure and requires months and years to prepare for the physical and mental condition of the recipient.
But a man from Poland immediately gets face transplant three weeks after the accident that happened.

According to his medical team, three weeks is the fastest period to perform the complicated procedure.
However, due to the condition of 33-year-old man was deteriorating so quickly, the doctors also see transplantation as the only way to save his life.

In a photo taken Tuesday (21/5) or six days post-surgery, patients are only identified by his first name, Grzegorz, it looks the thumbs-up while lying in the hospital.
Another photo from computer tomography showed extensive damage to the skull this man.

This man had an accident on April 23, 2013 in the place of work, a craft workshop of stone in southwestern Wroclaw, Poland when a machine is used to cut the stone actually tore most of his face, including jaw crushing it.

Lucky after intensive care at a hospital in Wroclaw, life and vision of this man was saved.
But his face was badly damaged already to leave some sort of brain cavity near the open and prone to infection.
The doctor said the man suffered facial damage is too severe if only closed for a while.

Then the patient is taken to the Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology in Gliwice, the only place in Poland that have permission to perform a face transplant procedure.
The clinic is also experienced in handling the facial reconstruction for patients who experience disability and cancer experts in clinic practice has long been the face transplant procedure with corpses.

The man was eventually underwent a face transplant procedure and bone on May 15, 2013 just a few days after the doctors managed to find a suitable donor.
Just info, this is the first face transplant carried out in Poland.

Operation which lasted for three hours that aims to reconstruct part in around the eyes, nose, jaw, and other facial parts on this guy.
Some photos were released showing the seam under the patient's right eye, left eye and under the Area face up to the neck.

The donor was a 34-year-old man who were selected from the many potential donors as age, sex, blood type and features tailored to the patient's body.

Head of the transplant team, Dr.. Adam Maciejewski said this is the first time a face transplant procedure done as soon as possible after the accident.
Though face transplant is usually chosen as a last resort after conventional reconstruction measures and plastic surgery try first.

"Because the extensive injuries to structures close to the skull base and have direct contact with the brain regions that open like this, any infection can be very dangerous, not to mention less likely for men to return to normal function, including respiratory disorders or eating if not immediately
dealt with, "said Maciejewski as reported by FoxNews, Thursday (23/05/2013).

"All of which brings us to one conclusion. Operations We predict this will restore life to the patient's original condition. Again he could breathe, eat or just to see," he continued.

Maciejewski also said that from time to time, the new face of the patient will adjust to the bone structure of his face.
In other words, her new face is not going to make it similar to the donor.

Now the patient is able to return to normal breathing and can respond to questions even if only with a nod of the head or squeezing the hand doctor.
"But in general the conditions are still quite serious and it took many months before stating that the procedure is successful," said Dr. Krzysztof Olejnik, chief anesthetist team.

Other members of the transplant team, surgeon Dr. Maciej Grajek also said that these patients receive a medication to prevent the arrival of various types of infections, either from a virus, bacteria or infection of the skin, but the skin itself has seen its new 'live' and showed recovery.

Although the center is in isolation, these patients also appear to begin the process of rehabilitation.
In addition, he must take special drugs aimed at preventing rejection of the new face for the rest of his life.

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Human foot Inhabited By 80 Different Types of Fungi

The human body is not only inhabited by humans alone, but there are millions of other organisms that come to live in it.
For example, many types of bacteria that live in the stomach and some types of fungi.
The study found that under the heel of man there are 80 species of fungi.

The results of genetic analysis found that the fungi of the genus Malassezia is a fungus species that dominates the center of the human body and sleeves.
Heels, nails and between the toes inhabited by various types of fungi are highly variable.
Population imbalance can cause athlete's foot and other fungal diseases.

In the study, the scientists took skin samples from 10 healthy adults from 14 different body parts.
DNA samples were obtained and analyzed in it.
The result, the researchers isolated more than 130 variants of the genus Malassezia fungus, Penicillium and Aspergillus.

The genus Malassezia can cause dandruff, as well as the most commonly found.
This type of fungus often found on the inside of the elbow, the palm of the hand, the eyebrows, the back of the head, nose and forearm.
The chest and abdomen had the least fungal species, about 2 -10 different variants.

Compared to any part of the body, the feet have the most diversity of the fungal species.
The most fertile part of the foot is a fungus covered heel, nails and between fingers.
Highest population is fungus Malassezia, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, Rhodotorula and Epicoccum.

Overall, the heel has the most diverse fungal variant, which is about 80 genera of fungi.
As quoted by Fox News, Thursday (05/23/2013), researchers confirmed that the abnormal fungal diversity or population imbalance will cause fungal nail infections.

In a report published the journal Nature, researchers confirmed that the skin serves as a barrier to pathogenic microorganisms can enter the body, but is also home to many dangerous microbes.
Until now, most efforts to study the microorganisms of skin just focus on bacteria, but fungi have not received equal portions.

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Bird Flu's Mutated can Transmitted Between Humans

Puzzle presence of avian influenza virus (H5N1) is contagious between humans revealed.
A scientist reveals the first time about how to create a hybrid of bird flu virus.
The virus is easily spread through coughing and sneezing.
The work of these scientists are considered too dangerous to be published.

In a presentation that was broadcast live to the public, scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka explains in detail how his team created a variant of the deadly bird flu virus.
Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States, describes experiments that demonstrate the four genetic mutations.
The mutation allows the virus to spread between adjacent-ferret in the cage.

"Weasel-weasel is the best model of how the bird flu virus infection can spread among humans," Kawaoka said as quoted by the Guardian.

December last year, the United States Advisory Council biosecurity or U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) asked the research Kawaoka removed from the British science journal, Nature.
They worry that countries or rogue elements will use the information to create biological weapons.

NSABB voiced similar concerns on the work of Ron Fouchier of Erasmus Medical Centre in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Fouchier study, which describes the presence of a mutant strain of bird flu virus that can be spread through the air inter-weasel, being considered entered in the journal Science, USA.

Controversy over studies that assessed the bird flu virus has triggered a crisis in the radical science.
Many researchers argue Kawaoka and Fouchier research should be opened fully to the public interest that the information available to other experts in the field.
But some other researchers say the study should not have been done, at least sensitive part of the research should be shared only with the experts agreed.

Bird flu is considered very threatening humans because more than half the 600 people affected by the virus have died from the infection.
Many scientists fear the bird flu virus transmission between humans trigger a pandemic if it develops into a form that spreads quickly.

Kawaoka and Fouchier research is designed to answer the question whether the bird flu virus could undergo a genetic mutation in the wild.
The mutation does allow rapid adaptation to human and spreads like seasonal flu.

Speaking in a Royal Society conference on bird flu, Kawaoka and Fouchier claimed their research highlights the bird flu virus easily mutates into a form transmissible between humans potential.
But their findings suggest a mutant strain of bird flu virus does not spread as fast as seasonal flu and not deadly to animals exposed to infection of animals in adjacent cages.
"The world does not need to be too concerned because the virus can still be controlled with antivirals, such as Tamiflu and bird flu vaccines," says Kawaoka.

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