Medical tests at home – useful or risky?
Waiting rooms are often crowded, physicians have little time for individuals and also provide important information in incomprehensible jargon. Many patients consider therefore twice before going to the doctor is really inevitable, and instead employ a new screening tests for home. A trend towards self-test is unmistakable, just looking at the myriad of “health apps” for smartphones and Co. But medical tests at home are on the rise: long can no longer be detected in this way only pregnancies in their own homes. A few drops of blood, saliva or urine are often sufficient for the early detection of physical weaknesses through self-test. Whether Renal and urinary disorders, food allergies or other allergies, or even heart attacks, cancer and HIV – many manufacturers of more or less inexpensive test kits promise certainty in a few minutes. Also, the quantity...
Read MoreThe 7 Best Tips against neck pain
If the neck hurts with every movement, quality of life is severely limited. Every second American knows at least once a year, the feeling that you can not move properly. This back problems with a few preventive measures are easily avoidable. Neck pain is the collective term for painful tension and cramps in the neck and shoulder muscles. Every third back pain treatment refers to the neck area. The range of pull in the shoulders extends to almost complete immobility of the neck area. Causes of neck pain are varied. First, the cervical spine is exposed because of their relatively high mobility higher loads and greater wear. At that biological susceptibilities often appears because of the wrong posture during work and leisure. Especially office activities are often associated with an unhealthy posture. But at home we usually not sitting...
Read MoreIce Cream and many beautiful alternatives
What would be the summer without an ice cream? For most Americans, which is, of course, even if the bad conscience reminded that the ordinary ice cream is anything but healthy. But there are alternatives that taste good, are low in calories and even slightly can be produced even. According to the Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers of per capita consumption of ice-eater is stable. About 7-8 liters of ice enjoying the Americans on average per year, depending on the temperatures in the summer. Especially Ice benefit from high outside temperatures and always create new Ice works of art with which they not only convince taste. But there is a new trend: Who care of their health, but does not have to give up ice and can easily help themselves. Making ice cream itself. An ice machine facilitates the...
Read MoreInfluence of sunlight on the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
Moderate exposure of sun can help in regulating the immune system and also reduce the risk of MS. In US, more than 200,000 people suffer from the nerve disease and multiple sclerosis. The causes of this chronic inflammatory disease that can lead to sensory loss, paralysis and optic neuritis are largely in the lack of sun. Again and again, but the sunlight being discussed as a component in the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis. Because epidemiological studies show that northern Europeans, North Americans and Canadians much more frequently become ill than people who live near the equator. Genetic causes seem so much a role to play, because who is moving to a sunnier region in early childhood, adjusts its risk of Multiple Sclerosis. Sun is contributes to the regulation of the immune system. Therefore scientists wanted to find out if...
Read MoreWho laughs, lives better!
Who laughs a lot, not only joy in life – frequent laughter promotes social interaction, and above all: health. Laughter reduces stress, and helps make balanced and sometimes even for chronic illnesses. A shared laughter causes greater cohesion within a group. Researchers believe, that one among themselves showed up in archaic times as the prototype of laughter teeth. Through this gesture you demonstrated that you were a part of a healthy community. The individual use a laugh as relief response after conflicts and threats or as a defense against anxiety behavior. Distributed in laughter Endorphins are endogenous opioids that can relieve physical and mental stress. A day without laughter is a day wasted! Everyone knows the hospital clown who will cheer up children with prolonged stay on the station and distracting. This reflects the quite consciously used therapeutic function...
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