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It Start from our mind

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Every man would want to be happy. However, each person has a different perception of happiness, as well as how to be happy. Although not easy to always be happy, someone can create their own happiness because of a person's happiness is the brain begins. Early February, the Central Bureau of Statistics launched the Indonesian Happiness Index 2014 survey was to measure the level of satisfaction of life of citizens that can be used to measure the well-being of citizens. As a result, Indonesian people are more satisfied with the harmony of the family, security, environmental conditions, as well as their social relationships. However, satisfaction with education, income, housing, employment, and low health. Based on the demographic and economic characteristics of residents, community groups happiest are those who live in the city, female, unmarried, aged 25-40 years, master's or doctoral education, and the highest income. Happiness index also made globally to assess the wel...

Sex Relationships Romance More Desirable Many People

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Sex Relationships Romance More Desirable Many People  For couples who are still young, they often equates sex with sex scenes are hot and in place of adrenalin like in the movie. The fantasy seems very redundant because in the real world most people just want sex full of romance. Sex is still considered as an intimacy with loved ones. The sex is so there will be mutual trust, sincerity, and sense of security. Sexual intercourse is full of tenderness and romance into fantasy either male or female. In a survey of 1,516 participants who assess 55 types of sexual fantasies, was more than 88 percent of men and 92 percent of women choose a romantic sex. For women, the atmosphere and the location is second and third aspects are important in sexual fantasies. While men chose oral sex fantasies and also threesome, are under sex and romantic.

Smart Way Body Fight The air pollutionPollution

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Exposure to pollution often can not be avoided. Even so, it turns the body has its own mechanism in counteracting pollution resulting in exposure to normal, the body is only getting minimal impact. Pulmonary specialist doctors from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Agus Dwi Susanto explains, the body has a mechanism for disposal of carbon monoxide at a time, on the morning after waking. Carbon monoxide is known as the most abundant gas in air pollution, especially from vehicle exhaust. "Spending carbon monoxide gas will be equivalent to that enter the body from exposure to pollution with normal levels," said Dr. Agus when found in a healthcare discussion in Jakarta, some time ago. Pollution levels are normally interpreted as being on the road and drive a vehicle. However, if the exposure is more than that, the body's mechanism for removing carbon monoxide was not proportional to the amount of exposure that goes. Agus said, exposure to excessive ...

Air Pollutants Increase Risk of Heart Disease

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Environment with high air pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular events and blood vessels. Oxidants or unstable oxygen molecules from air pollution are absorbed by the body causes blood vessels vulnerability. This was stated by Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Physician Specialists Cardiovascular (Perki) Anwar Santoso on World Heart Day, on Monday (29/9). The data show a positive correlation between high pollution with heart and blood vessel disease. Looking at current conditions, the prevalence of hypertension 25 percent, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus 5-10 percent, 40 percent prevalence of high cholesterol, and smoking prevalence of 30 percent, plus high air pollution, the risk of heart disease and blood vessels will increasingly doubled. "Unfortunately, public awareness remains low for healthy living," said Anwar. Chairman, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia Amiliana M Soesanto added,...

The longer Treated in Hospitals, the greater the risk of infection

Who linger stay in the hospital? In addition due to boredom and therapeutic treatment is not good, it turns out that a long hospitalization in the hospital may increase the risk of a more severe infection. According to the researchers, the longer someone stays in the hospital, the more vulnerable he was exposed to drug-resistant bacterial infections. A study was conducted to investigate 949 cases of infection of insect drug-resistant bacteria called gram-negative from 1998 to 2011 results show that one-day stay in the hospital alone would increase the risk of developing drug-resistant infection at 1%. Gram-negative bacterial infections known to cause problems of some acute diseases and infections such as pneumonia (lung inflammation), blood stream infections, postoperative infections and meningitis. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the gram-negative bacteria resistant to several types of drugs and the stronger to some antibiotics. The use of drugs and...

Maggot Therapy Substitute Antibiotics

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Imagine if you suffered severe injuries and was in a secluded spot incomplete medical personnel. What to do? The doctors in poor countries have found the answer: maggot therapy substitute for antibiotics. Kenya is one of the poorer countries that do not have advanced medical technology. Because of funding constraints, the doctor uses a method of maggot therapy for wound healing. For most ordinary people in Kenya, adequate medical care was not affordable. Therefore, alternative medicine technique using maggots is adopted by a number of hospitals. Dr. Christopher Kibiwot, members of the research team Kenyatta National Hospital, said that the therapy is very effective. Patients usually need to be treated for up to three months can now go home within two or three weeks after undergoing maggot therapy. How maggot therapy is a substitute for antibiotics can heal wounds? Dr. Kiwibot explained that basically maggots eat necrotic tissue (dead meat). So these maggots compete with bact...

Fatal Combination Drugs Affects

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Reluctance to consult a doctor when there are disturbance disease makes people tend to treat their own illness by buying OTC drugs. This can be dangerous because of the risk we are taking the drug with other drugs. In some cases, a combination of two or more drugs is required. But the wrong combination can be fatal. Here are some combinations of drugs that could potentially poison the body. SSRIs + Opioids (antidepressant + pain reliever) Some types of antidepressants work by increasing levels of hormones "happy" or serotonin in the brain. Most painkillers also have a similar effect, so that the result is too feel happy. Serotonin levels that are too high can cause loss of consciousness, the body temperature rises, heart rate and breathing increase. Opioids + Benzodiazepines (pain reliever + anti-anxiety drugs) Both medicines work to suppress the feeling of depression and excessive anxiety. But both kinds of these pills also decrease the heart rate and breathi...

Why Scientists Didn't Make Ebola Vaccine?

Although the ebola virus has been found since 40 years ago, until now there is no vaccine to protect humans from this malignant disease. Moreover, the infection was spread in Africa today has killed more than 1000 people. WHO noted, this is the biggest in the history of Ebola infection. Ebola infection is actually a rare disease. That's why pharmaceutical companies have not been too interested in investing to conduct vaccine research. According Dr.Willian Schaffner of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, USA, as it includes rare, scientists are also difficult to study in this field. "Unlike the smallpox virus because they can find people who are exposed to this disease everywhere," he said. Prior to the outbreak, since the virus was first discovered in 1976 there were only 2,000 cases. But when the disease is endemic, existing since the beginning of the year 1,323 people were infected in 3 countries and 729 of them died. Emergency situation is occurring now in Afri...

Cycling Improve Sex Life and Career

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Cycling is now not just used as a hobby when there is free time, many people also choose to cycle to work. According to recent studies, the habit of cycling not only makes your body fitter, more than the people who frequent cycling also known to have good sex. Compared with the use of other means of transportation, cycling people who claim to be happier when biking to work. Another benefit is that they feel more productive at work. This is revealed in a survey conducted in the UK were carried out on 2,500 people who regularly cycle to work. As many as 89 percent of states, cycling from home to the workplace would make them become better feeling when meeting colleagues, friends and family. In fact, 66 percent assess its relationship with the relatives is also getting better. Meanwhile, 39 percent said that this sport gives them extra energy. Cycling is not only a positive impact on family life, but also in careers. Many of them find it easier to manage a heavy workload. A total...

How Long Ideally Men Survive in Bed?

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How long should ideally mighty man in bed? Many men are often less confident with the ability to satisfy your partner in bed. Some think they at least should last more than an hour. This assumption is reasonable because we've been bombarded with impressions films or magazines that make men believe that women enjoy (and need) a long session. Unfortunately, the ability of the male sex is not always excellent. In a study published in The New Naked: The Ultimate Sex Education for Grown-Ups penetration was found that when the average male only lasts for two minutes, even less. Although the time seem very fast, but the good news is that women were not much complain with their sexual ability. Actually not a woman who wants sex longer, but instead a man who wants to extend the capabilities of lovemaking. If you really want to have a sex session longer than usual, there are some things that can actually help. - Do not forget to practice Kegel exercises. Men who regularly perfor...

Prostate Cancer

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DEFINITION This cancer occurs in the prostate (like a walnut-shaped gland that produces seminal fluid which maintains and delivers sperm). Growth is usually slow going, but there are some types of prostate cancer grow aggressively and spread quickly. This is one of many types of cancer that occurs in men. Symptoms and characteristics In the early stages, prostate cancer does not have the characteristics and symptoms. However, at a later stage, features characteristic and symptoms start to appear and look, like the following Blood on semen Swelling in the legs Discomfort in the pelvic area Bone pain Problematic when urinating The reduced quantity of urine Urine containing blood Causes & Risk Factors In addition to the symptoms and characteristics, it is better if we also know the causes of prostate cancer, for early eschew , let us see what caused it. Cause Actually, it is not clear what makes prostate cancer grow and thrive in the human body. Many scientists believe that ca...

Diabetes abstinence?

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Abstinence diabetes is one of the important part that must be endured by the patient in order to remain able to live normal, healthy even though it requires sacrifice and is very exceptional eagerness. In essence, such a prohibition is in force for diabetics blood sugar levels do not rise. The pattern of food and drink that is believed to minimize the rise in blood sugar so the sugar levels in the body can be kept under control. Although it is difficult to do but if the person is disciplined in avoiding foods that become taboo for diabetics, then bad things can be avoided and prevented. So, what are the foods and beverages should be avoided by people with diabetes? Foods that Have High Glycemic Index There are some foods that contain high glycemic index should be avoided by a problem with diabetes. That is, if a person with diabetes to consume foods that contain high glycemic index so blood sugar levels can rise dramatically. To avoid these symptoms diabetics are advised to stop cons...

All About Heart Blockage

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DEFINITION Blockage of the heart is a delay in the conduction of electrical current through the rod when atrioventicular, the files on His, or both branches of the files, all located between the atria and ventricles.     Some types of heart congestion caused no symptoms, but others cause fatigue, dizziness and fainting.     Elektrodiografi used to detect clogged heart. Some people need an artificial pacemaker. Clogged heart-classified as first degree when electrical conduction to the ventricles is slightly delayed, level-two when conduction is blocked temporarily, or level-three (full) when conduction is blocked completely. Most types of heart blockage is more common in older people. In the first-degree heart blockage, each electrical impulse from the atria reach the ventricles, but each one slows down for the second fragment as it moves through atrioventricular trunk. First-degree heart blockage is common in well-trained athletes, teenagers, young adults...

All About Heart Attack Part 2

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Diagnosis If a man over 35 or a woman over 50 complaining of chest pain, usually considered the possibility of a heart attack. Diagnosis of heart attacks could be strengthened by performing the following checks:     ECG     When a suspected heart attack, the ECG is the initial diagnostic examination of the most important. Some abnormalities can be seen on the EKG, depending on the size and location of heart damage.     Blood tests     Blood tests done to determine the levels of certain enzymes. CK-MB enzyme normally found in heart muscle and released into the blood when heart damage occurs. Elevated levels of this enzyme would appear within 6 hours after a heart attack and persist for 36-48 hours. Enzyme levels are usually checked at the time of patient admission and every 6-8 hours during the next 24 hours.     Echocardiogram     Echocardiogram will describe the reduced movement of a portion of...

All About Heart Attack Part 1

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DEFINITION Heart attack (myocardial infarction), (myocardial infarct), (myocardial infarction), is a situation where all of a sudden happen restriction or termination of blood flow to the heart, which causes the heart muscle (myocardium) to die from lack of oxygen. CAUSE A heart attack usually occurs when a blockage in a coronary artery results in limited or cut off blood flow to a part of the heart. If you cut off or reduced blood flow lasts more than a few minutes, the heart tissue will die. Pumping ability of the heart after a heart attack is directly related to the extent and location of tissue damage (infarct). If more than half of the damaged heart tissue, the heart can not function normally and the possibility of death. Even though the damage was not extensive, the heart can not pump properly, resulting in heart failure or shock. Damaged heart can be enlarged, and partly an attempt to compensate for the ability of the heart that pumps it down (because of the larger heart will ...

All About Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome

DEFINITION Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the electrical impulses that dikonduksi along the path from the atria to the ventricles causing the incidence of heart the average speed is high. Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome is excessive involvement of the extra pathway (accessory). These extra lines present at birth but appear to regulate impulses to the heart only occasionally. This can occur in infants aged one year or no later than 60 years. SYMPTOMS Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome can cause sudden occurrence of a high heart rate with palpitations. In the first year of life, a baby may have heart failure if time extended. They sometimes seem like a difficult breathing or lethargic, stop eating or chest pulse rapid and visible. The first attack can occur in teens or early twenties. Typical attack begins abruptly often during exercise. It happened just a few seconds or last up to several hours to 12 hours are rare. In patients with a physically fit young or...

Signs and Symptoms Malnutrition

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Malnutrition can affect your health both physically and mentally. The more severe conditions suffered malnutrition (the more nutrients are lacking) would increase the risk of physical health problems. In the severe malnutrition such as marasmus cases can occur (weak muscles) due to protein and energy deficiency, cretinism and brain damage due to iodine deficiency, blindness and the risk of infectious disease-induced increase defisensi vitamin A, it is difficult to concentrate due to iron deficiency. Signs and symptoms of malnutrition depend on the type of nutritional deficiency. Although Thus, of common symptoms from nutrition bad is a:     Fatigue and lack of energy     Dizziness     The immune system is low (resulting in difficulty of the body to fight infection)     Dry and scaly skin     Swollen and bleeding gums     Rotting teeth     It's hard to concentrate and h...

Causes of Malnutrition

People will suffer from malnutrition if not able to benefit from the foods they eat, for example in patients with diarrhea, excessive nutrients, or due to an unbalanced diet that is not getting enough calories and protein for body growth. Some people may suffer from malnutrition because of an illness or condition that causes the body is unable to digest or absorb food properly. For example in celiac disease patients with disorders of the digestive tract that is triggered by a protein that is abundant in wheat gluten. Celiac disease affects the body's ability to absorb nutrients resulting in deficiency. Then there is also a disease that affects the pancreas cystic fibrosis, whose function is to produce the enzymes needed to digest food. Similarly, people with lactose intolerance is difficult to digest milk and other dairy products. Here are some factors that can lead to malnutrition:     Diet is not balanced nutritional content     There are problems in the ...

Differences Malnutrition and Hunger

Poor nutrition or malnutrition can be interpreted as poor nutritional intake. This can be caused by inadequate intake of food, the selection of foods that are not appropriate or due to other reasons such as the presence of an infectious disease that causes less absorption of nutrients from food. Is clinically characterized by poor nutrition intake of protein, energy and micronutrients such as vitamins that are insufficient or excess that leads to health problems. Differences Malnutrition and Hunger malnutrition Malnutrition is different from hunger. People who suffer from hunger is usually due to not getting enough food and hunger suffered in the long term can lead to the malnutrition. However, people who eat a lot without realizing it can also suffer from malnutrition when they do not eat foods that contain nutrients, vitamins and minerals are sufficient. So poor nutrition can actually be experienced by anyone, without knowing the structure of social and economic factors People w...

Sport for People with Diabetes

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 Diabetes is a disease that had complications (other disease causing) the most. This is related to high blood sugar levels continuously may cause damage to blood vessels, nerves and other organs. counter Diabetics can experience a variety of long-term complications if diabetes is not managed properly. Complications are more common and deadly is a heart attack and stroke. Besides other complications that may occur is damage to blood vessels in the retina of the eye (diabetic retinopathy) that can cause vision problems, abnormalities in kidney function that can cause kidney failure, so the patient must undergo dialysis (hemodialysis) and nerve damage that causes skin more frequently injured. Additionally injury / infection in patients with diabetes usually slow recovery because of high levels of sugar in the blood causing bacteria can thrive, resulting in some cases amputation is sometimes becoming one of the options to stop the spread of infection. Importance of Exercise...