HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, without help,the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!

A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life.

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Neck pain

Neck pain

Neck pain affects approximately 80% of people at some point in their lifetime. It may result from sleeping the wrong way, poor body mechanics (such as poor posture, or holding the telephone between your shoulder and ear), or from an injury. Symptoms of cervical spine include:

Neck pain
Shoulder pain
Arm pain
Tingling in the arms, hands, or fingers
Numbness in the arms, hands, or fingers
Sharp pains in the arms, hands, or fingers
Weakness in arms
Frequently dropping items
Weakness in legs
Tripping or stumbling when walking
Weight loss
Headaches
Nausea


Causes

The healthy neck is well balanced and allows for movement, stresses, and strains of the head and body. If parts of the neck are injured, start to degenerate, or become unbalanced, it can be a source of neck pain, shoulder stiffness, and arm pain. Many patients report numbness, tingling, or sharp pains in their arms, hands, or fingers.

Some common cervical spine diagnosis are:

Adjacent Segment Degeneration
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arthritis, Spondylosis, Osteosis
Cervical Deformity
Chiari Malformation
Degenerative Discs
Normal/Abnormal Motion
Failed Fusion
Foramen Stenosis
Herniated Disc
Infections
Kyphosis
Muscular Pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Syringomyelia
Trauma
Tumors
Whiplash

Cervical spondylosis is caused by degenerative changes in the bones and intervertebral disks of the neck. A less technical name for this condition is osteoarthritis of the neck, or degenerative disk disease of the neck.
Cervical spondylosis is primarily due to aging. The condition usually first starts after the age of 40 and continues to progress as you age. Men tend to develop cervical spondylosis at an earlier age than women. The condition often leads to myelopathy. Cervical spondylosis is the most common condition of the neck that can affect the spinal cord.


Symptoms of cervical spondylosis include:
-Arm, hand, or finger weakness
-Neck pain that radiates down the arm..

Treatment options for cervical spondylosis include neck immobilization, pharmacologic treatments, lifestyle modifications, and physical therapy. Commonly utilized pharmagologic management of this disorder includes the use of NSAIDs, tricyclic antidepressants, and steroids. Physical therapy management of cervical spondylosis includes isometric neck strengthening exercises as well as gentle stretching. Modalities such as cervical traction and manual manipulation are also helpful.

Health tips-New hope for patients with end-stage liver disease

Transplanting their own (autologous) bone marrow-derived stem cells into 48 patients with end-stage liverdisease resulted in therapeutic benefit to a high number of the patients.
Yet, the mechanism by which the infusion of CD34 stem cells improves liver function remains elusive, they said.
According to the study's corresponding author, Mark A. Zern of the University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA, the study sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transplanting autologous bone marrow-derived CD34+ stem cells in 48 patients, 36 of whom had chronic, end-stage hepatitis C-induced liver disease, and 12 with end-stage autoimmune liver disease.
"For all patients there was a statistically significant decrease in peritoneal cavity fluid, or 'ascites.' There was also clinical and biochemical improvement in a large percentage of patients who received the transplantation," said Zern.
The researchers reported that they obtained "reasonable numbers of CD34+ cells" that were then "amplified and partially differentiated into hepatocyte precursor cells."
"This enabled us to transplant as many as one billion of these cells per patient. The finding of improvement in ascites in a significant number of patients is impressive and somewhat surprising, suggesting that cell transplantation might be clinically significant beyond the improvement in laboratory parameters," explained Zern.
The team also reported that prior to transplantation, the cells were already beginning to develop a hepatocyte phenotype while in culture, suggesting that the cells may have acted as hepatocyte-like cells following engraftment.
The findings were reported in the journal Cell Transplantation.ANI

Health tips-4 hours of TV a day 'raises heart risk'

I cant just believe this, rather no one can believe this "4 hours of TV a day 'raises heart risk". Scientists have found that spending too much leisure time in front of a TV or computer screen dramatically increases the risk for heart disease and premature death from any cause, perhaps regardless of how much exercise one gets.

Study data show that people who devote more than 4 hours each day on screen-based entertainment like watching TV, using the computer or playing video games, are more than twice as likely to have a major cardiac event that involves hospitalization, death or both compared to those who spend less than 2 hours a day.

The research also suggests metabolic factors and inflammation may partly explain the link between prolonged sitting and the risks to heart health.

These associations were independent of traditional risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, BMI, social class, as well as exercise.

The study included 4,512 adults who were respondents of the 2003 Scottish Health Survey. A total of 325 all-cause deaths and 215 cardiac events occurred during an average of 4.3 years of follow up.

The study has been published in the January 2011 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.--ANI

Health tips-Green tea best for fighting cancer, dementia

Scientists were astounded at how effectively compounds within the drink, once they reached the gut, protected cells from attack, reports express.co.uk.

The green tea not only battled against toxins that allow plaques to build up in the brain, which lead to Alzheimer's, but it also stopped cancer cells from dividing.

The research by Newcastle University was carried out only on cells in a laboratory but scientists insist this provides an insight into how the tea will work in our bodies.

Ed Okello, from the university's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, said: "What was really exciting about this study was that we found, when green tea is digested by enzymesin the gut, the resulting chemicals are actually more effective against key triggers of Alzheimer's development than the undigested form of the tea."

"In addition, we found the digested compounds had anti-cancer properties, significantly slowing down the growth of the tumour cells which we were using in our experiments," he added.

The only problem with the results is the huge amounts of green tea should be drunk to gain the same effects.

But Okello pointed out : "There are many factors that together have an influence on diseases such as cancer and dementia - a good diet, plenty of exercise and a healthy lifestyle are all important."

"But it's fair to say that at least one cup of green tea every day may be good for you and I would certainly recommend it," he added.--IANS

Health tips-Splitting pills in half is dangerous

There could be serious consequences, especially with pills that have a narrow margin between a therapeutic and a toxic dose, the Daily Express reported citing the Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Splitting means tablet parts are often unequal in size. Researchers found that 31 percent of split tablets deviated from the recommended dose by at least 15 percent and sometimes by more than 25 percent.

The study involved drugs prescribed for Parkinson's disease, congestive heart failure, thrombosis and arthritis, among others.

The experts were also concerned about nursing homes where splitting was a "daily practice".

They recommended in the study that firms should produce a range of options, including smaller or bigger dose tablets.--IANS

Health tips - A 30-minute daily walk can cut cancer risk

A new study has found that walking for 30 minutes a day could lower the risk of death from colon cancer. According to researchers, such a simple routine could also reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other cancers and can even be beneficial after cancer diagnosis, reports the Daily Express.

Researchers examined data from more than 150,000 people between 1982 and 2005. Those who exercised consistently for at least 10 years showed the lowest risk of colon cancer death.

The most benefits showed in those who exercised most, said lead author Kathleen Wolin, of Washington University.

"You get enormous 'bang for the buck'. You go for a 30-minute walk every day and you're going to reduce your risk of a number of diseases.

"It's never too late but it's also never too early to start being active.

Even those who haven't can begin after diagnosis and see some real benefits as well," she said.--ANI
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