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Antidepressants Linked To Bone Loss
Class of antidepressant medication known as selective serotonin inhibitor withdrawal (SSRIs), can increase the speed of bone loss. Please note that the studies are documented in these findings are still preliminary data and should not be seen as a reason for changing treatment. The results published in the Archives of Internal Medicine June 25,
Dr. Susan Diem, the study’s lead author and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine said the findings were still preliminary stage, people that time use SSRIs should not stop treatment based on these findings. Further research is needed before a conclusion. 
SSRIs are widely prescribed to treat depression and other disorders and is a two-thirds of antidepressant prescriptions in the United States. These drugs inhibit the proteins that transport of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in depression and sleep. Serotonin receptor is also found in bone. Diem said, this leads to the question of whether SSRI drugs will have an effect on bone.
The study involved 2722 elderly women with an average of 78.5 years. Total hip bone density and hip bone area was measured both at the beginning of the study and measured again 5 years later. Each time you visit, participants were asked to bring all the medications used during the last 2 weeks. After adjustment for other factors, the researchers found that bone mineral density at the hip decreased 0.82% in women using SSRIs and 0.47% in those taking the older tricyclic antidepressants and who did not use antidepressants. SSRI users also higher speed bone loss in both the bottom of the hip.
Based on the results of this study, not yet known the cause of the difference between the two groups. Dr. Diem said, “We found that the use of SSRI class of drugs associated with increased bone loss rate in the group of older women, but this study did not determine basically whether the drugs themselves are responsible for increasing the speed of bone loss or whether there are other differences between the two groups were responsible for bone loss. For example, depression itself is associated with increased rate of bone loss and those who use SSRIs for depression. Dr Diem continued that this work needs to be confirmed in other populations to determine whether this drug effect on fracture rate.
A second study published in the new edition of Archives of Internal Medicine, involved 5995 men aged 65 and older, found that men SSRI users also had lower bone density at the hip and spine. Total hip bone mineral density 3.9% lower among SSRI users compared with men who did not use antidepressants. Spine density 5.9% lower in SSRI users compared to non-users.
Like the study involving women, no significant difference in bone mineral density among male users of tricyclic antidepressants and who did not use antidepressants. Men trazodone antidepressant users have a bone density similar to those not using antidepressants.
Diet for Patients with Hypertension
Who suffer from coronary artery atherosclerotic, in addition to being not elastic, also narrowed so that the resistance to blood flow in coronary vessels also rose. Rise in systolic pressure because blood vessels are not elastic and increase in diastolic pressure due to narrowing of blood vessels, known as high blood pressure or hypertension. His full name is essential hypertension.
Restricted amount of fluid, or fluid / water to drink more than usual to the patient, also turned out to be no impact on blood pressure.
Low-salt diet is generally recommended for patients with high blood pressure. But many medical experts who still doubt the effects of low-salt diet on blood pressure reduction.
The more so if the content of sodium in the diet of people in over 250 grams a day. So for a low-salt diet had an impact in the form of reduction in blood pressure, the sodium content in the diet should be between 200-250 mg daily.
If used diet with about 200 mg sodium levels, the diet should be given for long periods of time. Therefore, patients with hypertension, even though he had never salt diet, there is also need medication to lower blood pressure.
1. Foods that are recommended for patients with hypertension:
* Vegetables and fruits. The content of fiber and vitamin C can Formatting lower high blood pressure.
* Cereals also serves to help absorb fat and fiber content helps in food digestion poses.
* Types that contain lots of fat fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines.
2. Food should be reduced
* Foods that are canned or processed foods with high salt content.
* Types that contain lots of fat fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines
* Fatty foods.
* Alcoholic beverages.
3. Food should be avoided
* Foods high saline.
* Excessive alcohol consumption and smoking.
Signs of HIV / AIDS in Adults and Children
The best way to tell if someone has HIV / AIDS or not is to perform a medical examination through blood tests. When the test is not possible, there are certain signs which can indicate whether someone has HIV / AIDS or not, or at least known symptoms. It must be remembered that a person living with HIV usually do not show signs for at least several months to several years.
In adults, 3 major signs of AIDS are:
* Loss of 10% of body weight over a month without cause.
* Diarrhea more than a month.
* Fever that lasts for more than one month either constant or come and go.
In adults, 5 minor signs of AIDS are:
* Dry cough that does not heal.
* Skin itching all over body.
* Herpes zoster (like chicken pox, or caused by viruses that also cause chicken pox, herpes virus) that do not heal.
* Candidiasis, a white, raised rash on the mouth, tongue, or throat.
* Swollen glands (in neck, armpit, or groin) with or without an active infection.
Adults can be diagnosed with AIDS, if it has at least 2 major signs and one minor sign. But, that’s enough to make a diagnosis of AIDS if a person has cancer of the skin (called Karposi, which is usually reddish, purple, or black spots on the skin that can become large and painful) or cryptococcal meningitis (infection of the covering of the brain that causes fever, stiff neck, headache, confusion, and inability to wake up).
In children, 3 major signs of AIDS are:
* Weight loss, or slow growth.
* Severe diarrhea for 14 days or more.
* Fever for more than a month.
In children, 5 minor signs of AIDS are:
* Skin itching all over body.
* Swollen glands (in neck, armpit, or groin).
* Candidiasis (white spots) in the mouth, tongue, or throat.
* Infections of the ears, throat, and other infections.
* A cough that does not heal.
Another small sign is if the mother has tested positive for HIV / AIDS or have signs of AIDS. For a child to be diagnosed with AIDS, there should be 2 large and 2 small signs listed above.
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
AIDS is the name given to a group of diseases that infect people with HIV. It occurs when the immune system is weakened and unable to fight off disease.
How is HIV transmitted?
HIV can be transmitted only through the following means only:
1. through unsafe sexual relations (unsafe sex is sex without using latex condoms).
2. through sharing needles or syringes.
3. through mother to her baby during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding.
HIV can be transmitted through blood, semen and water including menstrual blood. Blood or body fluids can enter the bloodstream through wounds or sores effects. They are in charge of AIDS patients and providing first aid should take precautions to use rubber gloves when doing tasks.
How is HIV transmitted?
HIV is not transmitted through sweat, water, urine or tears. HIV can be transmitted through the skin is not healthy or through the air like the common cold virus. HIV can not survive outside the human body such as the skin or clothing, water or air.
HIV is not transmitted through
* Blood Donation
* Shake hands and hug
* Share phone, swimming pool and public toilets
* Sharing food and utensils
* Shared accommodation, work together, study together or share a bed
* Sneezing, coughing, sweat or urine water
* Insect bites (including a mosquito bite) or animals
* Maintain an HIV-positive
How do I know if I was infected?
The only way to know if you are infected is to undergo the HIV Antibody Test
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Signs of Disease HIV / AIDS
The beginning of HIV outbreaks usually do not show any signs. There was an outbreak that would show symptoms that resemble after fever after three to six weeks of an outbreak. but this varies from person to someone else, that person may recover and advice for several years so body endurance system becomes weak and people are falling ill due to outbreaks of disease that repeatedly.
Early signs are similar also applies during an outbreak of another virus. these signs disappear with ease, which is not crowded and take heed as common diseases. So, the only way to get certainty is to undergo HIV antibody test especially if you think you have done activity risk.
.Suddenly lost weight (over 10%)
.Ass diarrhea or fever for a long time (over 1 month) Read the rest of this entry »
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Keeping Health Gums To Stay Healthy Always
We have a lot to know that a lot of which are rarely dental care gums. And also Do not ever underestimate the health of the gums, especially in times of pregnancy. Section, the troubled gums can affect fetal health. How to treat your gums stay healthy during pregnancy?
Beautiful smile, white teeth are also average, not a guarantee that someone healthy teeth and gums. People who diligently brushing teeth not necessarily have healthy gums and manicured. Usually they are more focused than the dental care gums.
Told by a health expert Dr Yulia Rachma SpPerio gums that according to the research, people themselves are generally less noticed gum health. Their opinions are also supported by statistical data of the National Health Survey 2002. In the data recorded seven of the 10 people have gum problems. according to data from the Indonesian Dentists Association (PDGI), the prevalence of gum inflammation (gingivitis) in the whole world is 75-90 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
Diet and Lent
I’m back on a diet, followed as always by the excellent Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Do Good Brothers Hospital in Rome.
The diet is always the same, that is what I called the diet of rugby. Only this time, since, due groin, I’m not doing sports, diet is only slightly smaller (2 teaspoons of oil per meal instead of 3, 100 grams of pasta instead of 120, no ham rose in mid-afternoon).
The results as you can see from dietometro are excellent: tasks even if I do sports I lose about 2 kg per week!
In reaching these findings I feel helped by two things in particular:
1. The fat yogurt with berries of Selex (supermarkets Elite), the only one I found with the sweetener instead of sugar (beware: often eat yogurt because dietary considered thin, but in fact are rich in sugar). I eat 3 a day for snacks.
2. The fact that we are in Lent, and then missing the temptations.
It’s going so well that the doctor said that for Father’s Day I can eat a cream puff S. Joseph Fried! Not a bad view, though, honestly I do not think I’ll give into temptation, as for ex-alcoholics: a glass just to start again from scratch … I’m afraid that might be enough for me … a cream puff.
Refreshing Fruit Ideal For Our Snacks
summer arrives with its delicious and refreshing fruit ideal for our snacks.
Yesterday I went to the nutritionist who left me a table with the amount of fruit you can eat for snacks, I the following:
* Strawberries: 300 grams.
* Apricots: 200 gr.
* Melon: 200 gr.
* Watermelon: 300 gr.
* Peaches: 200 gr.
* Cherries: 250 gr.
* Banana: 100 gr.
* 100 g fruit ice cream. (Equivalent to a small cup)
Obviously the weight is the net (weighted watermelon, melon and banana without the peel).
The ice cream should be taken into cup without cream, maybe if you find one without sugar it may take longer.
If you need to do workouts in the evening and do not want the ham sandwich you can take a fair shake.
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Third Week Of Diet, Go Ahead Successfully
I am the third week of dieting and I must say that things are going well.
From the beginning I lost about 5kg, muscle mass and athletic performance in high growth. The metabolism responded well, passed the hunger that made me mad the first day and everything seems to go for the best.
From the middle of last week I then introduced about 40 minutes of gym during lunch in the office: 10 / 12 minutes running on the treadmill drive (9 kph rising to 11 over the last two minutes) then try to make at least three bands of muscle exercises are not too heavy not to pack the muscle towards evening workout.
My goal is to strengthen the gym to avoid injury and burn some calories, and I would say that it works. Today I can not go because I do laps and already I miss it … a good sign!
As for infringements of the diet last Saturday I ate a little ‘junk in Mexico in a mall, and Thursday of nachos with cheese movie, fortunately I have not suffered the level of weight even if I weighed in terms of satiety (soon to write a study on the relationship between fatty foods and satiety).
I also believe that soon I will write something to describe the characters I meet in the gym … it is a cross-section of society is not indifferent
Women’s Health Is At Risk Of The Man To Blame For Obesity
The National Observatory on Women’s Health has published the second edition of the “White Paper on women’s health,” a publication that analyzes health status and service in the Italian regions.
According to an interesting article in the Republic book contains several bad news: Italian women are increasingly overweight, is ill with diabetes than men and in the southern regions of the obesity rate is alarming to say the least (35% Camp).
Also increase hospitalizations for psychiatric illness and the percentage of caesareans.
The girls of today, the weakest in the face of smoking and alcohol, are likely to become, will not be triggered if the reverse relation to certain behaviors, the first generation to live less than mothers.
What happens to Italian women? What oppresses them and leads to self-destructive behavior? According to a opinion poll conducted by Merck Sharp & Dohme on a sample of a thousand women from the Department of health and social studies research institute Analysis north and ‘job stress, physical inactivity in the South.
Women in the balance between career and family who can not carve out a little ‘time to care for their health.
In southern Italy certainly has the weight component of “ignorance”: the women of the South, according to the report, do not know how to eat properly, eat too much meat and are far from the Mediterranean diet. To the north know how to eat but work away from the healthy eating and movement.
Then there are the bad habits, especially among the younger generation women smoke and drink more than men, according to a National Institute of Health study published in April 2009:
42% of boys and 21% of the girls jumped off to get drunk alcohol less than 18 years. Many of them are also poly-blend that wine, beer, cocktails and spirits in general. How many? The boys on average 4 glasses, their peers 3. But in the end under 18 the percentages are reversed, and so if you find that the males arrive in 4 glasses and a half, females represent them even 6.
If we talk about young people because it affects the social component? The young Minister Giorgia Meloni argued in a recent interview:
“We live in a society ‘- highlights Melons – which sends messages only quite misleading, wrong, even as he tells the young Italians, recounts how this new generation. Why ‘- he explains – and’ true that there ‘s a 10% of Italian girls who use alcohol, which can’ be too excessive, but there ‘s a 90% that does not do this and we do not 90% never say a word. For us there is only the minority, which will be ‘increasingly’ noisy because the majority is always more ‘noise that a tree falling in a forest that grows “.
“But – warning – we must be careful, because ‘if we continue to tell this generation made only as of bullies, alcoholics, eventually receiving so”‘. For the minister, on the contrary, we need to focus on their positve examples on that 90% of which you speak. “What is ‘more’ convincing these guys – he explains – not ‘politics, prevention campaigns, but it’ s an example that may give the other members of the same generation.” If, for example, “had the ability ‘to ensure that young people who are drunk to pick up a girl he had never been able to pick her because’ is considered an idiot, this would be much more ‘convincing than a thousand campaigns policies’ ..
Stress, ignorance, bad habits and bad teachers are ruining the health of Italian women. Let’s face it and try to denounce it as raising awareness about the possible