Tofu intake in an excessive amount may reduce memory

Team research from Loughborough University work together with Indonesian researchers team, reported in studies that the elderly are intake in an excessive amount many tofu including soybean products and other products in the so-called 'Super food', may increase the risk of reduce in memory. In this study examined 719 elderly subjects who live in cities and rural areas of Java, aged> 68 years, intake the amount of soybean including tofu.

Professor Eef Hogervorst who led the study says that increased soy consumption in Western countries and are often promoted as a 'Superfood'. Soybean product rich mikronutrien namely fitoestrogen, but not yet fully clear whether the getting old brain process has the effect or not. Fitoestrogen have effects similar to estrogen that may produce effects on the subject neuroproteksi middle age. But rather, at the age> 65 years may increase the risk demensia and decrease memory.

Instead, the research team found that tempe consumption can increase the recall. It is said that the beneficial effect of tempe likely caused by a high degree folat, which is known to decrease the risk demensia. Alleged that the interactions between folat and fitoestrogen in a high degree can be an occurrence of cognitive disturbances. For that further study is needed to examine how the combination folat or sour folat with fitoestrogen can protect disfunction memories groups in the elderly.

The researchers says that the effects of tempe and tofu seem population is especially visible in the Java community, because there is not yet clear relationship Feed soybean with all the other ethnic groups. Results of this study add to our understanding of Alzheimer's Disease and need to be further studies to understand fully the risks and potential 'superfood' is. Studies such as this will be able to help scientists to get a new effort to prevent this harmful disease

(Dementia And Geratric Cognitive Disorder, 2008)

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Combination of drugs useful for Osteoartritis.

Combination dipiridamol and prednisolon low dose is safe to reduce the pain in patients with osteoartritis hands. New drug candidate is called the CRx-102. Dr. TK Kvien and friendsl, Diakonhjemmet Hospital of Oslo, Norway states that the study data showed preklink each drug component to be more effective if combined, disbanding if awarded each in a single. Dipiridamol strengthen the selective effect of anti-inflamasi and imunomodulasi prednisolon without increasing side effects steroid.

In this study, 83 patients osteoartritis hand in randominasi for CRx-102 or for 6 weeks plasebo. Inklusi criteria is that patients must have a minimum of 1 joint pain or swelling and pain have scores at least 30mm according to visual analog scale AUSCAN (Australian / Canadian Hand Osteoartritis Index). Average age of patients was 60 years and 93% are women.

On the watchlist to 42 days, found that the CRx-102 is meant better than plasebo in reducing pain. Changes in pain scale AUSCAN is -14.2 with the 102 and CRx = -4 with plasebo (p = 0.02). Conclude that phase 2 studies with control plasebo showed that this combination dipiridamol and prednisolon efektid in patients with osteoartritis hands. It is necessary to proceed with studies that compare clinic property CRx-102 components of the single drugs.

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High-risk HPV DNA Found In Breastmilk.

DNA papilomavirus-16 (HPV-16) human can be detected in breast milk earned during the period of early post-childbirth. There is the possibility HPV DNA is transmitted to the baby through mukosa pral at the time the baby breastfeeding. In previous studies, DR.Stina Syrjanen and friend, from University of Turku, found evidence of HPV transmission vertican from an infected mother to baby. This is to encourage the team to study ways to ensure that prospective trans mission HPV among family members.

In this study, the chain reaction analysis is used to pilimerase doing test on loop electrosurgical excision procedure on serviks HPV and oral 233 mothers, and 87 loop electrosurgical excision procedure oral on father before childbirth, and then 2, 6 and 12 months post-childbirth. It also conducted tests on the wing mobile care taken on the day of the third post-childbirth. High-risk HPV DNA detected in 10 samples asi (4.59%). Sekuensi DNA in 9 samples confirm that the virus is HPV-16. Figures HPV detection in high-risk sample servikal is 12 - 15%. In the oral sample is the mother of 20 - and 24% in the oral sample father is 21 - 26%. There is no care in the HPB-related high-risk HPV DNA genital or oral from her mother, and her mother's demografik data.

The researchers found the existence of meaningful relationships in breastmilk with HPV high risk HPV in oral his father, in the months to 6 (risk ratio 3.5: p = 0021) and to 12 months (risk ratio 2.9: p = 0022). It is said that the transmission can be derived from the husband's mouth to putting milk and then from the breast or epitel duktal also currently comes from the hands of the mother.

Clinical implications of the results of this study is that if there is in breast milk virus particles, then the baby may be infected with HPV during lactation care. Orofaring is important imunologik and early infection may evoke memories imunologik against HPV, so in the future will happen quickly eradication infection to other places.

(Pediatric infectious Disease Journal 2008)

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis can attack anyone (old, young, men, women, poor, or rich) and wherever. Each year, Indonesia is the fourth million new tuberculosis cases and approximately 140,000 deaths occur each year are caused by TB. In fact, Indonesia is the third largest country with a tuberculosis problem in the world.

Tuberculosis prevalence surveys conducted in six provinces in the years 1983-1993 shows that the prevalence of TB in India ranges between 0.2 - 0.65%. The Global tuberculosis tackling report issued by WHO in 2004, the TB incidence in 2002 reached 555,000 cases (256 cases/100.000 population), and 46% among new cases is estimated.

The cause of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is an infection disease caused by bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This rod-shaped bacteria and acid-resistant so it is also known as Trunk Hold acid ). The bacteria was first discovered by Robert Koch on 24 March 1882, for the services so that the bacteria is given the name of Koch bacillus. In fact, TB disease in the lungs sometimes referred to as the Koch Pulmonum (KP).

Ways of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis usually spread through the air with included bacteria Myobacterium Tuberculosis were released at the time of tuberculosis sufferer coughs, and children on the source of infection is generally derived from adult tuberculosis patients. This is often when bacteria enter and collect in the lungs will breed a lot (especially on the body's resistance with a low), and can spread through the blood vessel or lymph gland. That's why it's TB infection can infected almost all organs such as lung, brain, kidney, alimentary tract, bone, lymph gland, and others, but the organs most often affected is the lungs.

When Mycobacterium tuberculosis successful infected our lungs, it will quickly grow bacteria colonies in the globular (rounded). Usually through a series of reactions imunologis TB bacteria will try to delay through the wall around the bacteria cells by tuberculosis. Mechanism for the formation of the walls that create a network in a network surrounding scar and TB bacteria becomes dormant (resting). Dormant forms of this is seen as the actual examination tubercel on the image rays.

On some people with good immune system, this form will remain dormant throughout his life. Whereas in those with immune systems that are less, the bacteria will experience Maintenance tuberkel increased so much. Tuberkel of this form a lot of space in the lungs. This space will become a source of production of sputum (phlegm). Someone who has been producing sputum can be estimated are experiencing growth in excess tuberkel positive and infected with TB.

The increasing spread of infection has been reported at this time, many linked to several conditions, among others, declining social and economic conditions, have not been optimal public health service facilities, increasing the number of people who do not have a place to stay and the epidemic of HIV infection. Besides, the resistance of the body is weak / decrease, virulensi and the number of bacteria is a factor that play an important role in the occurrence of TB infection.

Symptoms of Tuberculosis
Symptoms of TB disease can be divided into general symptoms and specific symptoms that arise according to the organ involved. Clinical picture is not very typical, especially in the case of new, so quite difficult to enforce the diagnostic clinic.
Symptoms of systemic / general
* Fever is not so high that lasts a long time, usually felt at night with night sweat. Sometimes the attacks, such as fever and influenza are missing arise.
* A decrease in appetite and body weight.
* Coughing, coughing for more than 3 hours (can be accompanied by blood).
* The do not feel (malaise), weakness.

Specific symptom
Depending on which organs are affected, if there is stopple part bronkus (channel leading to the lungs) due to the emphasis lymph gland that up, will vote "ngikk..ngik..", the voice that comes out of breath shortness.
* If there is liquid in cavity pleura (wrapping the lungs), can be accompanied with chest pain complaints.
* If the bone, the symptoms will occur such as infection of the bone at a time can form a channel and empty on the skin above it, at the mouth of the exit liquid pus.
* In children about the brain (layer wrapping the brain) and referred to as meningitis (brain peritonitis), the symptoms are high fever, a decrease in awareness, convulsions and cramps.

In the patient who does not cause the child symptoms, TB can be detected if there is contact with adult TB patients. Approximately 30-50% of children in contact with adult tuberculosis patients TB test results tuberkulin positive. At the age of the child 3 months - 5 years of living the same house with people with TB tuberculosis with BTA positive adults, 30% reported being infected based on serologi / blood.

Credit Diagnosis
If someone suspected contagious TB disease, then some of the things that need to be done to establish the diagnosis are:
* Anamnesa both of patients and their families.
* Physical examination.
* Laboratory examinations (blood, sputum, fluid brain).
* Checking anatomy pathology (PA).
* Roentgen chest (thorax photo).
* Test tuberkulin.

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What Is Heart Disease??

Heart disease is a disease of the blood vessel system, or more precisely the heart-muscle and blood vessel, heart pentakit some examples such as coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, stroke, pain in the chest (usually called "angina") and disease heart rheumatism. Coronary heart disease is the most highest in the suffering people. This disease attacks the blood vessel and can cause a heart attack. Heart attack due to arterial duct that clog, preventing the distribution of oxygen and nutrients to the heart. Stroke is caused by a lack of flow of blood that flows to the brain, or sometimes cause bleeding in the brain.

However, not all heart disease is caused by vein attack, here is some other disturbance in the heart:
* Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Normally the heart rattle 60 to 100 times a minute (or about 100 thousand times each day). Heart that does not rattle usually called normal aryhytmia (often also called dysrhythmia). The heart rattle too slow (under 60 times per minute) is called bradyarrhythmias. Meanwhile, a rattle above 100 per minute is called tachyarrhytmias.
* Heart Failure
Or heart failure is the most frightening. Not mean that the heart can not work at all, not just heart rattle as appropriate
* Heart Valve Disease
Damaged heart valve. Heart valve located in the heart of each room (we have the heart of the chamber 4) set a working direction of blood flow to the heart.
* Congenitas Heart Disease
Called regular or deviation in the heart. The 8 to 10 children of each birth in 1000. Early symptoms are usually detected at birth or in infancy. In the United States about 500 thousand people experienced in the heart rudiment growth and increased about 20-thousand peoples every year.
* Cardiomyopathies
Attack on the heart muscle itself. The people that this disease is usually an enlargement, diminution of the heart and is not normal or even become numb The heart is not pumping the normal (become weaker). Without a good handling of cardiomyopathies will cause a bad heart failure such as heart or cause a rattle is not normal.
* Pericarditis
Inflammation is a layer of the heart girth. Rare, usually caused by infection.
There are many factors that cause vulnerability to heart disease. The main problem is the lifestyle that seems to cause disease in the body. But there are several factors that can not be changed, such as increased age or the descendants of factors.

Symptoms of heart disease is
1. Road not strong not even able to walk more than 10 meters, even when advanced worse again
2. Sleep more than 3 pillows
3. Frequent fainting when standing
4. Chest pain spreading to the left of the left arm more than 30 minutes
If you had time to consider that aerobic fitness and 3x a week I think not. Events you more than 7-8 per Metz (Metz is a measure of metabolism compared with someone). When people with certain heart under 6 Metz. Is likely that symptoms of autonomic nervous system sympathis pattern associated with the sweat, stress, fear, fear. If you are unsure do tredmill in and ask your fitness instructor in the exercises or fitness results you how Metz. If you are unsure you better consult a doctor with a heart disease expert in your city.

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