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Alcoholism

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Alcoholism (chronic alcoholism). Disease with a progressive (progressive) course, which is based on a passion for ethyl alcohol. In social terms, alcoholism means alcohol abuse (drunkenness), leading to a violation of moral and social norms of behavior, damage to their own health, material and moral condition of the family, as well as affecting the health and welfare of society as a whole. Alcohol abuse, according to WHO, is the third after cardiovascular disease and cancer cause of death. First, a severe form of intoxication (alcohol poisoning) - are often the cause of death at a young age. Secondly, the abuse of alcohol may occur sudden "cardiac" death due to primary cardiac arrest or cardiac arrhythmia (eg atrial fibrillation). Third, abuse alcohol are more prone to injury - domestic, industrial, and transportation. And suffer not only themselves, but also may contribute to injury by others. In addition, the risk of suicide among patients with alcoholism increased tenfold ...

What can cause smoking and quitting smoking

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Each of us has a history dating to the first cigarette. It is always interesting, sometimes a little uncomfortable, but spanning the occupation. Smoking can, waiting for someone, scoring cigarette smoke awkward pauses in conversation, calm nerves and relax a few minutes of hard work. Parting with this habit is usually difficult and psychologically painful. On the dangers of smoking a lot said and written. In short, the efficiency of nicotine smoke zero, but the effects and side effects of the shaft. Starting with small trouble: yellow nails and shortness of breath, ending a stomach ulcer or cancer of the larynx and lungs - all components of the drug by its very nature depends. Few people know that cigarette smoke is also radioactive elements: polonium and lead. Heart and blood vessels are also very affected by smoking. This habit creates favorable conditions for the development of such diseases like impotence, as well as many others. His weakness we destroy the health of people close t...

How to harden a child?

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How do you properly temper the children? The main thing to understand for themselves the parents - it is continuous, gradual, sensible and individual approach. Methods of hardening there is great variety. This water treatment, air and sun baths, walking barefoot, and more. Sauna, exercise in fresh air, healthy food - is also important components of health in general. After all, if the child pours water every day, but it is the main food of fast food, and the main occupation in their free time or a garden - computer games or cartoons, then neither of which a healthy way of life out of the question. The kid was born. And every mother wants to wrap him up warmly and pouyutney not to freeze, because it's so small and defenseless. Moms who think about the health of their children, will approach the issue of dressing infants is reasonable. Thermoregulatory system in infants is not perfect. To adapt the body to the effects of the environment should be deliberately create contrasts in temp...

7 reasons to start running

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People are starting to run on a variety of reasons. Some want to lose weight, improve your health, someone is preparing for a competition or just trying something new. In any case, if you start running, you will receive physical, mental and emotional benefits of exercise. Consider the major pluses for jogging. A. Running improves your health. When active exercise, such as during jogging, provided an efficient flow of oxygen and blood throughout the body, which helps reduce the risk of heart attack. This exercise, combined with maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best ways to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Running helps to improve the immune system and strengthens the ligaments and bones. Two. Weight loss. Such vigorous exercise, like jogging, are effective ways to burn calories and lose weight. The basic rule of lowering of body weight - is spending the day in more calories than you consume. The fastest calories burned during aerobic exercise, including during the ...

Cleansing the body. Tips and tricks

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Clogging our bodies a little who is in doubt. Way of life that modern man has lead to the fact that the toxins produced in the body does not have time to be displayed and clog it. This can lead to poor health and various diseases. Cleansing the body is useful to at least a couple times a year. If you do this regularly, often to carry out a purification procedure is needed. Approach to this event should seriously. It is advisable to start preparing for the upcoming cleanse the body has two weeks before the procedure. You can switch to a vegetarian diet and do not forget about physical exercises. There are many various ways to cleanse the body. Everyone can choose one which suits him. At the same time always a good idea to consult a doctor. In any case, it is advisable to choose those methods of treatment that are more lenient. More correct would not change a normal life, because any sudden change to the body is stress. Enough to make some adjustments to the rhythm, to pay special attent...

Steroids and their effect on the human body

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Anabolic steroids are very effective for increasing physical activity and muscle growth. It is also very common to use steroids for medical purposes. Most often, bodybuilders use steroids and athletes in need of a large muscle mass, as well as young people who want to look spectacular and attract the attention of the opposite sex. But is it safe to use as they think athletes who want to speed up muscle growth? How do steroids affect the human body and are reversible if the consequences of their use? Steroids - are biological compounds that are usually derived from the sex hormones testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, which have a very strong impact on the human body. There are currently more than 100 varieties of steroids that are available in tablet form, and in injectable form. The medical use of steroids Medically prescribed treatment with steroids for cancer, AIDS, asthma, certain heart diseases, hormonal dysfunction. Steroids have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, which prom...

Genes

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For a long time considered as part of the gene for the hereditary material (one), which provides the development of a particular trait of an organism. But how genes function remained unclear. In 1945, George Beadle and E. Tatum hypothesis was formulated, which can be expressed by the formula "one gene - one enzyme". Later it was shown that many proteins, enzymes have a quaternary structure (consisting of several simple proteins (polypeptide chains, polypeptides)), encoded by different genes. Therefore, the formula that reflects the relationship between gene and trait was somewhat transformed: "One gene - one polypeptide". Thus, the gene is a function of the elementary unit of hereditary material. This means that a fragment of DNA corresponding to a particular gene and determining, by the contained biological information, the possibility of a specific trait is more functionally indivisible. Under the sign of the unit to understand the morphological, physiological, bi...

Genetic diagnosis of disease is becoming a reality

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In the 21st century, scientists have steadily closer to unraveling the phenomenon of aging and the development of effective treatment of aging. Today, biology is developing so rapidly that every three years of knowledge in this field of science are doubled. Hygiene - the science that studies the impact on human health and living conditions of work and develops measures for disease prevention. Father of scientific hygiene is a German chemist, Professor University of Munich, Max Pettenkofer (1818-1901). He is the author of studies on the role of soils in the epidemic, the soil water, of cholera, typhoid, the disinfection of the metabolism of breath. Even 15-20 years ago, decoding of the nucleotide sequence of 1000 nucleotides was considered almost scientific feat. For this you can immediately get a PhD. But by 1990 the definition of the sequence of nucleotides in the DNA molecule has mass technology. And now a qualified technician is doing this job in less than a day. As a result, the op...

Stem cells in the service of health

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Modern medicine is increasingly becoming one of the most high-tech and knowledge-intensive sectors of human knowledge. Relatively recent discoveries in genetic engineering and stem cells in particular, allow us to quickly achieve impressive results in the treatment of complex diseases such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, eliminate irregularities in the cardiovascular and nervous systems. In addition to the therapeutic effect, the stem cells are actively used in cosmetic and obscheozdoravlivayuschih, to strengthen, for complex purification and rejuvenation. To date, stem cells are extracted mainly from the fetal tissue. This method allows you to get them in fairly large quantities, but the use of embryonic stem cells is associated with some difficulties. First, their use for treatment - not safe, and secondly - to use them is considerable controversy regarding the ethics of such a decision. In this regard, have been developed and other ways of obtaining stem cells - from fat and bone marrow. I...

Slim mother: the secret of success

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Slim MOM: the secret of success"Pregnancy - is a lottery: you never know what will happen to your health and figure," - one complaining. "Whatever you do - all the same raspolzeshsya" - a sad sigh others. Ironically, all these ladies are partly right. But ask them when and as they began to struggle with excess weight? Surely this was too late, chaotic and not by the rules.Our expert - PhD, Senior Fellow, Institute of Immunology, Olga Zaikin.I want a baby. The best thing you can do for the good of shape - think about it before, like yourself pregnant. But do not get carried away: too thin, have always been among the candidates for the miscarriage. The right way - to change their dietary habits. This is useful not only during pregnancy, but in life in general.WAITING FOR A CHILD. The idea that now we must eat for two, give up immediately. No one-sided diet: protein, carbohydrate, fat, water, soup, fruit and vegetables (the latter are only good for pregnant monkeys). A...

Learning how to give birth

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What do we know about the birth of man into the world? When it comes time to think about it, we know what we know about it too little. Customs and traditions that prepares young women for motherhood, went out of our lives. And what has come to replace them? A doctor in the antenatal clinic will tell you about all kinds of pathologies, mom or a close friend of his heavy labor in the hospital, and movies and books portray a colorful picture of the labor pains. And now the pregnancy seems to us as a diagnosis, and birth as a dangerous operation. How does a woman cope with an information vacuum, and the many stereotypes that exist in society about pregnancy and childbirth?Throughout the civilized world there is a developed system of special education of couples waiting to have a baby. Most doctors agree that women of pre-preparation for childbirth, the number of birth defects is significantly reduced. Even the high level of medical technology does not guarantee the safe during childbirth. ...

Vomiting a symptom of motherhood

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Dreary state of nausea and vomiting in the morning - a very common phenomenon of the first half of pregnancy. Perhaps that is why most women are waiting for the baby, are toxicosis as inevitable and do not try to fight it. ESPECIALLY NOT for impressionable - By itself, early toxicosis really is not terrible, but women who suffer from them more often later, more serious complications - says MD, professor, head of the department of pathology of pregnancy Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Ludmila ants. - For example, preeclampsia - the second half of pregnancy toxemia - is fraught with not only high blood pressure, swelling of the legs, but also a possible eclampsia with convulsions of the muscles of the body and loss of consciousness. This is such a dangerous condition that a woman's life is on the verge - not for nothing that preeclampsia is the third highest number of deaths among mothers and children. So do not relate to the early toxicosis irresponsible, ...

How do I know that you are pregnant?

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All the signs of pregnancy can be divided into three groups. Suspected symptoms more accurately does not mean hitting the jackpot. They may not necessarily be associated with pregnancy. • The deterioration of general condition, and nausea.• Vomiting in the morning.• Changes in appetite.• Dizziness.• Fainting.• Frequent urination.• Constipation. Possible symptoms. The presence of these signs point to the fact that you can become a mother. • The delay period.• In terms of monthly appear meager, spotting.• A positive test to determine pregnancy. The symptoms identified in the antenatal Do not rush to do ultrasound! In recent years, science has conclusively proven that ultrasound device using ultrasound in early pregnancy (8-9 weeks) is very harmful for the fetus! In the ultrasonic beam of fast-growing soft and dividing cells of the embryo as a "boil", which leads to irreversible damage to future systems of the fetus. The first to suffer immune system.Unfortunately, these effects...

Births: to pay or not pay?

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The birth of a new man - a miracle! And that miracle happened without the "hitch", each expectant mother asks the question: how to do it?. First, you need to find a midwife, which would correspond to all your wishes and agree about everything. But now it has become fashionable to pay for a doctor or midwife, so to say, "past the cashier," but it gives a guarantee that deliveries will take place smoothly? Everyone responds to your question, but let's try to understand. Often, finding a doctor to engage expectant mothers begin long before the X hours. Interviewed friends and acquaintances are divided into four camps: the first agreed with the doctor / midwife and were satisfied, while the latter did not agree and were pleased, too, third and fourth, that his personal physician, that without it - everything went bad. And at the first camp of the mothers acquire the contacts miracle doctors. Appointed by the meeting, followed by an acquaintance, negotiated all the d...

Necessary tests for pregnancy planning

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In recent years, family planning has become increasingly popular. Each new unit of society is trying to become a full-fledged family, ie give birth and raise a child. Whereas previously the majority of young couples played the wedding, he was already waiting for the baby ("for aerial"), or married, this is an important event is postponed until better times, but now everything has changed. Today, a young family trying to prepare for the birth of the child in advance. Husband and wife are necessary examinations by doctors, podlechivat'sya chronic diseases, geneticists have studied and take tests when planning pregnancy.   All that is necessary in order to "interesting situation" the mother was at the lowest possible complications, both for herself and for the fetus. Most important, in preparation for fertility, specimen collection is in the planning of pregnancy. Visiting a doctor, you get a list of the most important studies that need to go to both parents, as f...

Planning for pregnancy - a fashion trend or a forced necessity?

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Nowadays, many young couples choose not to let such an important matter, as conceiving a child take its course, and the doctors of their active support in this endeavor. According to the majority of modern physicians, pregnancy planning - this is important, because in the environment of modern life leaves much to be desired, and way of life of future parents is not always correct. And all of these factors significantly impair the process of pregnancy and, therefore, could adversely affect the health of the unborn baby. The process of preparing for pregnancy can take anywhere from six months to a year. During this time the young couple must give up all bad habits, if any, is to do in sports, more than a walk in the fresh air. If you decide you are ready to have a baby, you, first of all, it is necessary to pass the necessary tests on all kinds of infections, hormones. Your doctor will give you the direction to take required tests. Then the results of these analyzes will be useful as a...