Illness refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of his or her disease.It is possible for a person to have a disease without being ill and to be ill without being diseased.So , generally speaking illness can be a disease if theirs an improper management of it .Having an unhealthy mind can cause stress , which leads to depression and then your body will not work normally.Also it can often due to infection.This are some reasons that can cause illness.Proper management of it is simply having an proper hygiene not only for yourself but also the people around you.Eating healthy vegetable and fruits will also help you to boost your mind.Avoid eating raw foods because it contains some live bacteria which is not good to our body.Always refresh your mind if you feel stress.Go to some places that can relax your body and mind.This reminders are simple but true in proper management of illness.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
proper illness management
Illness refer specifically to the patient's personal experience of his or her disease.It is possible for a person to have a disease without being ill and to be ill without being diseased.So , generally speaking illness can be a disease if theirs an improper management of it .Having an unhealthy mind can cause stress , which leads to depression and then your body will not work normally.Also it can often due to infection.This are some reasons that can cause illness.Proper management of it is simply having an proper hygiene not only for yourself but also the people around you.Eating healthy vegetable and fruits will also help you to boost your mind.Avoid eating raw foods because it contains some live bacteria which is not good to our body.Always refresh your mind if you feel stress.Go to some places that can relax your body and mind.This reminders are simple but true in proper management of illness.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Blow Your Mind
Do
you love to eat fruits, especially bananas? Do you know some facts about this
fruit? Well, here are some mind blowing facts about bananas.
Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose,
fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and
substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide
enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the
number one fruit with the world’s leading athletes. But energy isn’t the only
way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a
substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our
daily diet.
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND
amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a
banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the
body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and
generally make you feel happier.
Forget the pills – eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it
contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production
of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in
potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure So much so,
the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to
make official claims for the fruit’s ability to reduce the risk of blood
pressure and stroke.
BRAIN POWER
200 students at a Twickenham school ( England )
were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast,
break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that
the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can
help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without
resorting to laxatives.
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to
make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach
and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while
the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body,
so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep
blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try
rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it
amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
ULCERS
The banana is used as the dietary food against
intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only
raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also
neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the
stomach.
Many other cultures see bananas as a ‘cooling’
fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant
mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their
baby is born with a cool temperature.
Insight:
There are things
that we should learn about the things that we eat, we cannot just normally eat those foods because
they're good-looking and taste delicious, but definitely food has full of
nutrients that can help our body to become healthier and far from disease which
may attack us if we might get lack of nutrients.
Eat healthy foods and live healthy!
Tell Me Who Your
Friends Are…
Different Types Of Personalities
1. ISTJ - The Duty Fulfiller
Serious and quiet, interested in security and peaceful
living. Extremely thorough, responsible, and dependable. Well-developed powers
of concentration. Usually interested in supporting and promoting traditions and
establishments. Well-organized and hardworking, they work steadily towards
identified goals. They can usually accomplish any task once they have set their
mind to it.
2. ISTP - The Mechanic
Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things
work. Excellent skills with mechanical things. Risk-takers who they live for
the moment. Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports. Uncomplicated
in their desires. Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but
not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of
getting something done. Detached and analytical, they excel at finding
solutions to practical problems.
3. ISFJ - The Nurturer
Quiet, kind, and conscientious. Can be depended on to
follow through. Usually puts the needs of others above their own needs. Stable
and practical, they value security and traditions. Well-developed sense of
space and function. Rich inner world of observations about people. Extremely
perceptive of other's feelings. Interested in serving others.
4. ISFP - The Artist
Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind. Do not like conflict,
and not likely to do things which may generate conflict. Loyal and faithful.
Extremely well-developed senses, and aesthetic appreciation for beauty. Not
interested in leading or controlling others. Flexible and open-minded. Likely
to be original and creative. Enjoy the present moment.
5. INFJ - The Protector
Quietly forceful, original, and sensitive. Tend to stick
to things until they are done. Extremely intuitive about people, and concerned for
their feelings. Well-developed value systems which they strictly adhere to.
Well-respected for their perserverence in doing the right thing. Likely to be
individualistic, rather than leading or following.
6. INFP - The Idealist
Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. Interested in serving
humanity. Well-developed value system, which they strive to live in accordance
with. Extremely loyal. Adaptable and laid-back unless a strongly-held value is
threatened. Usually talented writers. Mentally quick, and able to see
possibilities. Interested in understanding and helping people.
7. INTJ - The Scientist
Independent, original, analytical, and determined. Have
an exceptional ability to turn theories into solid plans of action. Highly
value knowledge, competence, and structure. Driven to derive meaning from their
visions. Long-range thinkers. Have very high standards for their performance,
and the performance of others. Natural leaders, but will follow if they trust
existing leaders.
8. INTP - The Thinker
Logical, original, creative thinkers. Can become very
excited about theories and ideas. Exceptionally capable and driven to turn
theories into clear understandings. Highly value knowledge, competence and
logic. Quiet and reserved, hard to get to know well. Individualistic, having no
interest in leading or following others.
9. ESTP - The Doer
Friendly, adaptable, action-oriented. "Doers"
who are focused on immediate results. Living in the here-and-now, they're
risk-takers who live fast-paced lifestyles. Impatient with long explanations.
Extremely loyal to their peers, but not usually respectful of laws and rules if
they get in the way of getting things done. Great people skills.
10. ESTJ - The Guardian
Practical,
traditional, and organized. Likely to be athletic. Not interested in theory or
abstraction unless they see the practical application. Have clear visions of
the way things should be. Loyal and hard-working. Like to be in charge.
Exceptionally capable in organizing and running activities. "Good
citizens" who value security and peaceful living.
11. ESFP - The Performer
People-oriented and fun-loving, they make things more fun
for others by their enjoyment. Living for the moment, they love new
experiences. They dislike theory and impersonal analysis. Interested in serving
others. Likely to be the center of attention in social situations.
Well-developed common sense and practical ability. 12. ESFJ - The Caregiver
Warm-hearted, popular, and conscientious. Tend to put the
needs of others over their own needs. Feel strong sense of responsibility and
duty. Value traditions and security. Interested in serving others. Need
positive reinforcement to feel good about themselves. Well-developed sense of
space and function.
13. ENFP - The Inspirer
Enthusiastic, idealistic, and creative. Able to do almost
anything that interests them. Great people skills. Need to live life in
accordance with their inner values. Excited by new ideas, but bored with
details. Open-minded and flexible, with a broad range of interests and
abilities.
14. ENFJ - The Giver
Popular and sensitive, with outstanding people skills.
Externally focused, with real concern for how others think and feel. Usually
dislike being alone. They see everything from the human angle, and dislike
impersonal analysis. Very effective at managing people issues, and leading
group discussions. Interested in serving others, and probably place the needs
of others over their own needs.
15. ENTP - The Visionary
Creative, resourceful, and intellectually quick. Good at
a broad range of things. Enjoy debating issues, and may be into
"one-up-manship". They get very excited about new ideas and projects,
but may neglect the more routine aspects of life. Generally outspoken and
assertive. They enjoy people and are stimulating company. Excellent ability to
understand concepts and apply logic to find solutions.
16. ENTJ - The Executive
Assertive and outspoken - they are driven to lead.
Excellent ability to understand difficult organizational problems and create solid
solutions. Intelligent and well-informed, they usually excel at public
speaking. They value knowledge and competence, and usually have little patience
with inefficiency or disorganization.
Insight:
Personality is a state of being a person. All of us have
different personalities and our personalities will tell us what kind of person
we are. Will our personalities help us find the right people whom we can spend
the rest of our lives?
They say that “tell me who your friends are and I will
tell you who you are”, this proverb tells us how minds stick together. If I
know who your friends are, I know what your character is. This proverb reminds
us of “Birds of the same feather flock together” it means that people with the
same personality stay together. They don’t mix with people of another type. Our
friends reflect our personality as a person because we all tend to make friends
with similar attitudes or taste.
So we better have a good personality because anybody can
love our looks, but it’s our heart and personality that makes someone stays
with us.
http://www.personalitypage.com/high-level.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality
https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=personality]&biw=1366&bih=657&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=nFBOVL2lCKHRmwXS-oGABA&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgdii=_
Continuation of the topic "Latest ill threats"
Who gets ALS?
More than 12,000 people in the U.S. have a definite diagnosis of ALS, for a prevalence of 3.9 cases per 100,000 persons in the U.S. general population, according to a report on data from the National ALS Registry. ALS is one of the most common neuromuscular diseases worldwide, and people of all races and ethnic backgrounds are affected. ALS is more common among white males, non-Hispanics, and persons aged 60–69 years, but younger and older people also can develop the disease. Men are affected more often than women.
In 90 to 95 percent of all ALS cases, the disease occurs apparently at random with no clearly associated risk factors. Individuals with this sporadic form of the disease do not have a family history of ALS, and their family members are not considered to be at increased risk for developing it.
About 5 to 10 percent of all ALS cases are inherited. The familial form of ALS usually results from a pattern of inheritance that requires only one parent to carry the gene responsible for the disease. Mutations in more than a dozen genes have been found to cause familial ALS.
What are the symptoms?
The parts of the body showing early symptoms of ALS depend on which muscles in the body are affected. Many individuals first see the effects of the disease in a hand or arm as they experience difficulty with simple tasks requiring manual dexterity such as buttoning a shirt, writing, or turning a key in a lock. In other cases, symptoms initially affect one of the legs, and people experience awkwardness when walking or running or they notice that they are tripping or stumbling more often. When symptoms begin in the arms or legs, it is referred to as “limb onset” ALS. Other individuals first notice speech problems, termed “bulbar onset” ALS.
Regardless of the part of the body first affected by the disease, muscle weakness and atrophy spread to other parts of the body as the disease progresses. Individuals may develop problems with moving, swallowing (dysphagia), and speaking or forming words (dysarthria). Symptoms of upper motor neuron involvement include spasticity and exaggerated reflexes (hyperreflexia) including an overactive gag reflex. An abnormal reflex commonly called Babinski’s sign (the large toe extends upward as the sole of the foot is stimulated in a certain way) also indicates upper motor neuron damage.
To be diagnosed with ALS, people must have signs and symptoms of both upper and lower motor neuron damage that cannot be attributed to other causes.
Affected individuals also face an increased risk of pneumonia during later stages of ALS.
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has quickly gone from a fundraising campaign to a viral Internet sensation, raising $15.6 million so far for the ALS Association to research Lou Gehrig’s disease.
But how did a campaign that has drawn in celebrities from Oprah and LeBron James to Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg actually start?
Chris Kennedy, a golfer in Sarasota, Fla., was nominated by a friend to participate in the Ice Bucket Challenge, which at the time, had nothing to do with ALS. The campaign was not tied to any specific charity, and participants would select a charity of their choice for donations. Kennedy’s friend had selected a charity that benefits a young child with cancer in the area. Kennedy, passing the challenge along, then selected ALS because a relative is suffering from the disease. Kennedy nominated his wife’s cousin Jeanette Senerchia, whose husband Anthony is the one suffering from ALS. Kennedy posted this video on July 15—what appears to be the first instance in which the Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS were linked.
“What started out as a small gesture to put a smile on Anthony’s face and bring some awareness to this terrible disease has turned into a national phenomenon and it is something we never could have dreamed of,” Kennedy said.
http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_als.htm
Latest Ill Threats
LATEST
ILL THREATS
Ebola
virus disease
An
outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been ongoing in West Africa
since December 2013, affecting Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Nigeria. The overall situation of the Ebola outbreak in the affected
countries remains critical. As of 6 September 2014, 4 291 cases
including 2 296 deaths have been reported from the affected
countries. To date, no cases have been found to be positive outside
Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria or Sierra Leone with the exception of one
case in Senegal in a Guinean national.
Key
facts
Ebola
virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a
severe, often fatal illness in humans.
The
virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the
human population through human-to-human transmission.
The
average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates
have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks.
The
first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa,
near tropical rainforests, but the most recent outbreak in west
Africa has involved major urban as well as rural areas.
Community
engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks. Good
outbreak control relies on applying a package of interventions,
namely case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good
laboratory service, safe burials and social mobilisation.
Early
supportive care with rehydration, symptomatic treatment improves
survival. There is as yet no licensed treatment proven to neutralise
the virus but a range of blood, immunological and drug therapies are
under development.
There
are currently no licensed Ebola vaccines but 2 potential candidates
are undergoing evaluation.
Background
The
Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if
untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 in 2
simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan, and the other in
Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a
village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name.
The
current outbreak in west Africa, (first cases notified in March
2014), is the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the Ebola
virus was first discovered in 1976. There have been more cases and
deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It has also spread
between countries starting in Guinea then spreading across land
borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia, by air (1 traveller only) to
Nigeria, and by land (1 traveller) to Senegal.
The
most severely affected countries, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural
resources, having only recently emerged from long periods of conflict
and instability. On August 8, the WHO Director-General declared this
outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
A
separate, unrelated Ebola outbreak began in Boende, Equateur, an
isolated part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The
virus family Filoviridae includes 3 genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus,
and Ebolavirus. There are 5 species that have been identified: Zaire,
Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first 3, Bundibugyo
ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus have been
associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the 2014
west African outbreak belongs to the Zaire species.
Transmission
It
is thought that fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family are natural
Ebola virus hosts. Ebola is introduced into the human population
through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other
bodily fluids of infected animals such as chimpanzees, gorillas,
fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines found ill or dead
or in the rainforest.
Ebola
then spreads through human-to-human transmission via direct contact
(through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions,
organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with surfaces
and materials (e.g. bedding, clothing) contaminated with these
fluids.
Health-care
workers have frequently been infected while treating patients with
suspected or confirmed EVD. This has occurred through close contact
with patients when infection control precautions are not strictly
practiced.
Burial
ceremonies in which mourners have direct contact with the body of the
deceased person can also play a role in the transmission of Ebola.
People
remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids, including
semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from
the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up
to 7 weeks after recovery from illness.
Symptoms
of Ebola virus disease
The
incubation period, that is, the time interval from infection with the
virus to onset of symptoms is 2 to 21 days. Humans are not infectious
until they develop symptoms. First symptoms are the sudden onset of
fever fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is
followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, symptoms of impaired kidney
and liver function, and in some cases, both internal and external
bleeding (e.g. oozing from the gums, blood in the stools). Laboratory
findings include low white blood cell and platelet counts and
elevated liver enzymes.
Diagnosis
It
can be difficult to distinguish EVD from other infectious diseases
such as malaria, typhoid fever and meningitis. Confirmation that
symptoms are caused by Ebola virus infection are made using the
following investigations:
antibody-capture
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
antigen-capture
detection tests
serum
neutralization test
reverse
transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay
electron
microscopy
virus
isolation by cell culture.
Samples
from patients are an extreme biohazard risk; laboratory testing on
non-inactivated samples should be conducted under maximum biological
containment conditions.
Treatment
and vaccines
Supportive
care-rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids- and treatment of
specific symptoms, improves survival. There is as yet no proven
treatment available for EVD. However, a range of potential treatments
including blood products, immune therapies and drug therapies are
currently being evaluated. No licensed vaccines are available yet,
but 2 potential vaccines are undergoing human safety testing.
Prevention
and control
Good
outbreak control relies on applying a package of interventions,
namely case management, surveillance and contact tracing, a good
laboratory service, safe burials and social mobilisation. Community
engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks. Raising
awareness of risk factors for Ebola infection and protective measures
that individuals can take is an effective way to reduce human
transmission. Risk reduction messaging should focus on several
factors:
Reducing
the risk of wildlife-to-human transmission from contact with infected
fruit bats or monkeys/apes and the consumption of their raw meat.
Animals should be handled with gloves and other appropriate
protective clothing. Animal products (blood and meat) should be
thoroughly cooked before consumption.
Reducing
the risk of human-to-human transmission from direct or close contact
with people with Ebola symptoms, particularly with their bodily
fluids. Gloves and appropriate personal protective equipment should
be worn when taking care of ill patients at home. Regular hand
washing is required after visiting patients in hospital, as well as
after taking care of patients at home.
Outbreak
containment measures including prompt and safe burial of the dead,
identifying people who may have been in contact with someone infected
with Ebola, monitoring the health of contacts for 21 days, the
importance of separating the healthy from the sick to prevent further
spread, the importance of good hygiene and maintaining a clean
environment.
Controlling
infection in health-care settings:
Health-care
workers should always take standard precautions when caring for
patients, regardless of their presumed diagnosis. These include basic
hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, use of personal protective
equipment (to block splashes or other contact with infected
materials), safe injection practices and safe burial practices.
Health-care
workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus
should apply extra infection control measures to prevent contact with
the patient’s blood and body fluids and contaminated surfaces or
materials such as clothing and bedding. When in close contact (within
1 metre) of patients with EBV, health-care workers should wear face
protection (a face shield or a medical mask and goggles), a clean,
non-sterile long-sleeved gown, and gloves (sterile gloves for some
procedures).
Laboratory
workers are also at risk. Samples taken from humans and animals for
investigation of Ebola infection should be handled by trained staff
and processed in suitably equipped laboratories.
WHO
response
WHO
aims to prevent Ebola outbreaks by maintaining surveillance for Ebola
virus disease and supporting at-risk countries to developed
preparedness plans. The document provides overall guidance for
control of Ebola and Marburg virus outbreaks:
Ebola
and Marburg virus disease epidemics: preparedness, alert, control,
and evaluation
When
an outbreak is detected WHO responds by supporting surveillance,
community engagement, case management, laboratory services, contact
tracing, infection control, logistical support and training and
assistance with safe burial practices.
WHO
has developed detailed advice on Ebola infection prevention and
control:
Infection
prevention and control guidance for care of patients with suspected
or confirmed Filovirus haemorrhagic fever in health-care settings,
with focus on Ebola.
What
is ALS?
A
drug used in the treatment of heart failure may be able to treat
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, according to a recent study.
Researchers
at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found
that Digoxin may be adaptable for the treatment of amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive, paralyzing disease.
ALS,
also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, destroys the nerve cells that
control muscles. This leads to loss of mobility, difficulty breathing
and swallowing and eventually death. Riluzole, the sole medication
approved to treat the disease, has only marginal benefits in
patients.
The
research team found that when they reduced the activity of an enzyme
or limited cells' ability to make copies of the enzyme, the disease's
destruction of nerve cells stopped. The enzyme maintains the proper
balance of sodium and potassium in cells.
Amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's
Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that
affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons
reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to
the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the
motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to their death. When the motor
neurons die, the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle
movement is lost. With voluntary muscle action progressively
affected, patients in the later stages of the disease may become
totally paralyzed.
A-myo-trophic
comes from the Greek language. "A" means no or negative.
"Myo" refers to muscle, and "Trophic" means
nourishment–"No muscle nourishment." When a muscle has no
nourishment, it "atrophies" or wastes away. "Lateral"
identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the
nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this
area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening ("sclerosis")
in the region.
As
motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the
muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms
of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving
the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing. When muscles no
longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require
to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (become smaller). Limbs
begin to look "thinner" as muscle tissue atrophies.
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