tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26824235712967465132024-03-12T20:05:55.713-07:00weirdfacthealthKunal Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584110258226203263noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-61984017156285883042008-03-25T00:17:00.000-07:002008-03-25T00:25:50.011-07:00Testing for Heart Risk More Cheaply<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkvZl2LEjOHwjcy2ACDO9Tzngl4D44i6PeDH3bCSGp1umGBUxWm5v1V1wj30kFBCJrSJ7C4sAnaJcPPMZT_AyMVZEgBXp029U6nqndVz6T8MKw_zM845Ux2-KeF6qneYDhKAEf94MeWk/s1600-h/bloodpressure_0313.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkvZl2LEjOHwjcy2ACDO9Tzngl4D44i6PeDH3bCSGp1umGBUxWm5v1V1wj30kFBCJrSJ7C4sAnaJcPPMZT_AyMVZEgBXp029U6nqndVz6T8MKw_zM845Ux2-KeF6qneYDhKAEf94MeWk/s200/bloodpressure_0313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181576840989853602" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a quick quiz: what's the world's No. 1 killer? It's not AIDS, TB or malaria. The world's deadliest disease is heart disease, which kills nearly 18 million people a year. Once considered predominantly an affliction of the wealthy, the prevalence of heart disease has been growing in the developing world — 80% of heart-disease deaths now occur in low- and middle-income countries, which has got global health workers and epidemiologists considering better ways to screen, track and treat the illness.<br /><br />Now it looks like screening, at least, could get a whole lot cheaper and faster. A team of U.S. researchers publishing this week in the medical journal Lancet finds that simple, inexpensive tests for cardiovascular risk factors — performed in less than 10 minutes, using a scale, a tape measure and a blood-pressure check — are every bit as effective at determining heart-disease risk as more expensive procedures involving laboratory-based tests. It's not exactly a do-it-yourself kit, but it can help doctors screen patients more quickly, leading to potentially more effective treatment — in both the developed and developing world.<br /><br />The researchers, led by Thomas Gaziano at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, trawled through data on 6,186 American adults participating in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Participants were initially examined in the early 1970s and had no prior history of cardiovascular disease; they were tracked for 21 years, during which time 1,529 of the participants suffered cardiovascular events (such as heart attacks, stroke, angina or heart failure), including 578 deaths due to heart disease.<br /><br />Researchers looked at patient measurements typically used to assess heart disease risk: age, systolic blood pressure, smoking status, total cholesterol, diabetes status and any hypertension treatment. They found that they could substitute body mass index (or BMI, a ratio of height to weight), a noninvasive measure, for the lab-based blood test for cholesterol and still accurately predict patients' five-year cardiovascular disease risk.<br /><br />Gaziano and his colleagues show that if simple measurements, like BMI, are thoughtfully considered, doctors with fewer resources in the developing world can screen for heart-disease risk just as effectively as their counterparts in high-income countries. There is some question about whether results from the U.S. can be applied accurately to other populations — for a given BMI, for example, Asians tend to have a higher body-fat ratio than Caucasians — but, in many ways, Americans of the 1970s may be more similar than not to populations elsewhere today. In the '70s, Americans smoked a lot more tobacco than today, and few were getting treatment for high blood pressure or high cholesterol. That's not so different from 21st-century Russians or Eastern Europeans, Gaziano suggests.<br /><br />A second article in this week's Lancet shows that heart-disease risk factors are rapidly becoming more common worldwide, even in sub-Saharan Africa, where infectious disease remains a big killer. In theory, African doctors should be among those who benefit most from the new paper's findings. In resource-poor settings, saving the $1 to $3 cost of a lab blood test (in the U.S. it costs $10, according to the Lancet paper) would certainly be meaningful — but that's assuming the tests were being performed to start with. The real savings are difficult to calculate, in large part because the populations most likely to benefit from dropping lab tests are those that are least likely to have any labs or technicians available be doing them at all.<br /><br />The reality is that some developing countries spend as little as $30 a year per person in health care costs; the rich world spends thousands. For patients in low- and middle-income countries, meaningful costs also include the cost of taking time off work to take the test, then traveling back to the clinic for the results. For those reasons, the World Health Organization's current guidelines for assessing cardiovascular disease risk where lab resources are scarce have already dropped the cholesterol testing.<br /><br />The new findings may in the end offer more cost-saving potential — and raise more interesting questions — in developed nations, including the U.S., where medical costs have spiraled upward in the last two decades. Neither doctors nor patients may want to drop cholesterol testing altogether — more information is better, especially when the consequence of missing a diagnosis is heart attack — but there is still a practical lesson to be learned. "I think in the U.S. we might use this as an initial test," Gaziano says. "We can at least narrow the group of people for whom we need to screen cholesterol." Those with very few other heart-disease risk factors, for example, probably don't need the extra blood work, since their cholesterol profile wouldn't make a big difference to overall risk anyway. Similarly, those patients with several risk factors for heart disease probably need treatment no matter what their cholesterol levels. By giving blood tests only to those on the fence, doctors can save resources for the tests and treatments that are warranted.<br /><br />[Via - <a href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1722693,00.html">Testing for Heart Risk More Cheaply</a>]Kunal Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584110258226203263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-73799563732298805122008-02-11T22:04:00.001-08:002008-02-11T22:08:13.316-08:00Anti Aging Tips<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">I have seen many a womens who want to look young and they have tried several methods. I know my mother who always used to dye her hair and I used to always ask her what is the reason for this. She used to give me the reason that it was to hide her age from outsiders and I always used to think why are they doing so. It is not so difficult for guys as they are not that conscious when somebody comments on their age but when a female is being commented on their age they get conscious and that is how spa baths and facial massages have gained so much importance. Scientists across the world have been involved in researching a method in which they can find methods in order to make sure that their age gets compacted under their skin. The methods are not foolproof as age is something that will show up sooner or later. But some of the tips mentioned below are outcomes of hardwork and lots of research. These herbal juices and teas are tested and have proved to be successful to a great extent. The real key here is to make sure you have healthy diet and good excersise in any form. Small methods like these are also very helpful.<o:p></o:p></p><div> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Try these healthy drinks at home. They are easy to make. You just need hot water!<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">1) <b style="">Five flower tea </b>– detoxifies and reduces inflammation e.g. acne, skin eruptions<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">2) <b style="">American wild ginseng tea</b> – rejuvenates & boosts energy, reduces heat, relieves stress e.g. insomnia. Ideal for modern working women.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">3) <b style="">Chinese rose tea</b> – stimulates appetite, eases menstrual cramps and pain.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">4) <b style="">Rooibos tea</b> – caffeine free, rich in minerals and anti-oxidants. Suitable for young & old. Good source of supplement.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">5) <b style="">Mini Tuo tea</b> – from <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Yunnan</st1:State></st1:place>’s superior green tea. Eliminates fat, reduces weight, stimulates metabolism, regulates cholesterol.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">6) <b style="">Green tea</b> – lowers cholesterol, inhibits growth of cancer cells.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">I hope these methods mentioned are really helpful.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-57587269586997990322008-02-04T22:13:00.000-08:002008-02-04T22:14:46.105-08:00List of Phobias<div style="text-align: justify;">Phobias means fear of something and there is no person in this world who does not posses a phobia. Some may have multiple phobias and some Phobias existed when we were small and have continued with us even today. I am one such example and I had phobia of height. ven though I am a 6 footer guy I am scared when I travel on top of a mountain or when I am on a water ride from top. The anxiety level increases. So what exactly are these phobias. It can be your fear for height, animals, darkness, sound, pain, abuse and a list of other things it never left us. Some would die a natural death and some would persists until we die. Personally, i have always been afraid of heights and that would make me an acrophobic.<br /><br />There are weird phobias however that just makes me imagine how the people are coping from it. Here is a complete list of phobias:<br /><br /><br />Ablutophobia — washing, bathing, or cleaning<br />Acarophobia — itching or the insects that cause itching<br />Acerophobia — sourness or things that are sour<br />Achluophobia — darkness or the dark<br />Acousticophobia — noise or sound<br />Acrophobia — heights or high levels<br />Aeroacrophobia — open high places<br />Aeronausiphobia — vomiting secondary to airsickness<br />Aerophobia — draft, swallowing air, or airborne noxious substances<br />Agateophobia — insanity or becoming insane<br />Agliophobia — pain<br />Agoraphobia — open spaces, leaving a safe place, or crowded public places<br />Agraphobia — sexual abuse<br />Agrizoophobia — wild animals<br />Agyrophobia — streets or crossing the street<br />Aichmophobia — needles, pins, or pointed objects<br />Ailurophobia — cats<br />Albuminurophobia — kidney disease<br />Alektorophobia — chickens<br />Algophobia — garlic<br />Alliumphobia — opinions or beliefs<br />Altophobia — dust<br />Amathophobia — riding in cars<br />Amaxophobia — walking<br />Amnesiphobia — amnesia<br />Amychophobia — scratches or being scratched<br />Anablephobia — looking up<br />Androphobia — men<br />Anemophobia — wind or air drafts<br />Anginophobia — angina, choking, or narrowness<br />Anglophobia — England, English Culture, or English People<br />Angrophobia — anger or becoming angry<br />Ankylophobia — immobility of a joint<br />Anthophobia — flowers<br />Anthropophobia — people or society<br />Antlophobia — floods<br />Anuptaphobia — staying single<br />Anxiety — Anxiety and a state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological functioning<br />Apeirophobia — infinity<br />Aphenphosmphobia — being touched<br />Apiphobia — bees<br />Apotemnophobia — persons with amputations<br />Arachibutyrophobia — peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth<br />Arachnephobia — spiders<br />Arithmophobia — numbers<br />Arsonphobia — fire or flames<br />Asthenophobia — fainting or weakness<br />Astraphobia — thunder and lightning<br />Astrophobia — stars and celestial space<br />Asymmetriphobia — asymmetrical things<br />Ataxiophobia — ataxia (muscular incoordination)<br />Ataxophobia — disorder or untidiness<br />Atelophobia — imperfection<br />Atephobia — ruin or ruins<br />Athazagoraphobia — being forgotton, being ignored, or forgetting<br />Atomosophobia — atomic explosions<br />Atychiphobia — failure<br />Aulophobia — flutes<br />Aurophobia — gold<br />Auroraphobia — Northern lights<br />Autodysomophobia — one that has a vile odor<br />Automatonophobia — ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures or wax statues<br />Automysophobia — being dirty<br />Autophobia — solitude, being alone, oneself, or being by oneself<br />Aviophobia — flying Bacillophobia — microbes<br />Bacteriophobia — bacteria<br />Ballistophobia — missiles or bullets<br />Barophobia — gravity<br />Basiphobia — inability to stand or falling<br />Bathmophobia — stairs or steep slopes<br />Bathophobia — depth<br />Batophobia — heights or being close to high buildings<br />Batrachophobia — amphibians, frogs, newts, or salamanders<br />Bibliophobia — books<br />Blennophobia — slime<br />Body Dysmorphic Disorder — having ugly or unattractive features<br />Bogyphobia — bogies or the bogeyman<br />Bolshephobia — Bolsheviks<br />Botanophobia — plants<br />Bromidrophobia — bodily odor or bodily smell<br />Bufonophobia — toads Cacophobia — ugliness or things that are ugly<br />Cainophobia — newness or novelty<br />Caligynephobia — beautiful women<br />Cancerophobia — cancer<br />Cardiophobia — the heart<br />Carnophobia — meat<br />Catagelophobia — being ridiculed or ridicule<br />Catapedaphobia — jumping from high and low places<br />Cathisophobia — sitting<br />Catoptrophobia — mirrors<br />Cheimaphobia — cold<br />Chemophobia — chemicals or working with chemicals<br />Cherophobia — gaiety<br />Chionophobia — snow<br />Chirophobia — hands<br />Cholerophobia — anger or Cholera<br />Chorophobia — dancing<br />Chrematophobia — money<br />Chromatophobia — colors<br />Chronomentrophobia — clocks<br />Chronophobia — time<br />Claustrophobia — confined or small spaces<br />Cleisiophobia — being locked in an enclosed place<br />Cleithrophobia — being enclosed<br />Cleptophobia — stealing<br />Climacophobia — stairs, climbing stairs, or falling down stairs<br />Clinophobia — going to bed<br />Cnidophobia — stings or being stung<br />Coimetrophobia — cemeteries<br />Coitophobia — coitus, sex, or sexual intercourse<br />Cometophobia — comets<br />Coprastasophobia — constipation<br />Coprophobia — feces and fecal matter<br />Coulrophobia — clowns<br />Counterphobia — The preference by a phobic for fearful situations<br />Cremnophobia — precipices<br />Cryophobia — extreme cold, ice, or frost<br />Crystallophobia — crystals or glass<br />Cyberphobia — computers or working on a computer<br />Cyclophobia — bicycles<br />Cymophobia — waves or wave-like motion<br />Cynophobia — dogs, canines, or rabies<br />Cyprianophobia — prostitutes, venereal disease, or STDs<br />Daemonophobia — demons or daemons<br />Decidophobia — making decisions<br />Defecaloesiophobia — painful bowels movements<br />Deipnophobia — dining or dinner conversation<br />Demophobia — crowds<br />Dendrophobia — trees<br />Dentophobia — dentists and dental procedures<br />Dermatopathophobia — skin disease or skin lesions<br />Dextrophobia — objects at the right side of the body<br />Diabetophobia — diabetes<br />Didaskaleinophobia — going to school<br />Dikephobia — justice<br />Dinophobia — dizziness or whirlpools<br />Diplophobia — double vision<br />Dipsophobia — drinking<br />Dishabiliophobia — undressing in front of someone<br />Doraphobia — fur or skins of animals<br />Doxophobia — expressing opinions or of receiving praise<br />Driving Phobia — driving a motorized vehicle<br />Dromophobia — crossing streets<br />Dutchphobia — the Netherlands, the Dutch, Dutch Culture<br />Dysmorphophobia — deformity<br />Dystychiphobia — accidents Earthquakophobia — earthquakes<br />Ecclesiophobia — churches<br />Eisoptrophobia — mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror<br />Electrophobia — electricity<br />Eleutherophobia — freedom<br />Emaciatophobia — Fear of Being Too Thin<br />Emetophobia — vomiting or throwing up<br />Enetophobia — pins<br />Enissophobia — having committed an unpardonable sin or criticism<br />Entomophobia — insects or bugs<br />Eosophobia — dawn or daylight<br />Ephebiphobia — teenagers<br />Epistaxiophobia — nosebleeds<br />Epistemophobia — knowledge<br />Equinophobia — horses<br />Eremophobia — being oneself or lonliness<br />Ereuthophobia — red lights, blushing, or the color red<br />Ergasiophobia — work, functioning, or Surgeon's operating<br />Ergophobia — work<br />Erotophobia — sexual love or sexual questions<br />Euphobia — hearing good news Fear of Success — success, achievement or moving forward in life<br />Francophobia — France, French people, or French culture<br />Frigophobia — cold or cold things Gamophobia — marriage<br />Geliophobia — laughter<br />Geniophobia — chins<br />Genuphobia — knees<br />Gephydrophobia — crossing bridges<br />Gerascophobia — growing old or old people<br />Germanophobia — Germany, German People, or German culture<br />Geumaphobia — taste<br />Globophobia — balloons<br />Glossophobia — speaking in public or trying to speak<br />Graphophobia — writing or handwriting<br />Gymnophobia — nudity<br />Gynephobia — women Hadephobia — hell<br />Hagiophobia — saints or holy things<br />Harpaxophobia — being robbed<br />Hedonophobia — feeling pleasure<br />Heliophobia — the sun<br />Hellenologophobia — Greek terms or complex scientific terminology<br />Helminthophobia — being infested with worms<br />Hemaphobia — blood<br />Hereiophobia — challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation<br />Herpetophobia — reptiles or creepy, crawly things<br />Heterophobia — the opposite sex<br />Hierophobia — priests or sacred things<br />Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia — long words<br />Hobophobia — bums or beggars<br />Hodophobia — road travel<br />Homichlophobia — fog<br />Homilophobia — sermons<br />Homophobia — sameness, monotony, homosexuality, or becoming homosexual<br />Hoplophobia — firearms<br />Hormephobia — shock<br />Hyalophobia — glass<br />Hydrargyophobia — mercurial medicines<br />Hydrophobia — water or drowning<br />Hydrophobophobia — rabies<br />Hygrophobia — liquids, dampness, or moisture<br />Hylephobia — materialism or epilepsy<br />Hypegiaphobia — responsibility<br />Hypnophobia — sleep or being hypnotized Iatrophobia — doctors or going to the doctor<br />Ichthyophobia — fish<br />Ideophobia — ideas<br />Illyngophobia — vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down<br />Insomnia — Inability to Sleep<br />Iophobia — poison<br />Isopterophobia — termites, insects that eat wood Japanophobia — Japanese<br />Judeophobia — Jewish People Kakorrhaphiophobia — failure or defeat<br />Kenophobia — voids or empty spaces<br />Kinesophobia — movement or motion<br />Koinoniphobia — rooms<br />Kolpophobia — genitals, particularly female<br />Kopophobia — fatigue<br />Kosmikophobia — cosmic phenomenon<br />Kyphophobia — stooping Lachanophobia — vegetables<br />Lalophobia — speaking<br />Lepraphobia — leprosy<br />Leukophobia — the color white<br />Levophobia — things to the left side of the body<br />Ligyrophobia — loud noises<br />Lilapsophobia — tornado or hurricanes<br />Limnophobia — lakes<br />Linonophobia — string<br />Liticaphobia — lawsuits<br />Lockiophobia — childbirth<br />Logizomechanophobia — computers<br />Logophobia — words<br />Luiphobia — lues or syphillis<br />Lutraphobia — otters Macrophobia — long waits<br />Mageirocophobia — cooking<br />Malaxophobia — love play<br />Maniaphobia — insanity<br />Mastigophobia — punishment<br />Mechanophobia — machines<br />Medomalacuphobia — losing an erection<br />Medorthophobia — an erect penis<br />Megalophobia — large things<br />Melanophobia — the color black<br />Melophobia — music<br />Meningitophobia — brain disease<br />Menophobia — menstruation<br />Merinthophobia — being bound or tied up<br />Metallophobia — metal<br />Metathesiophobia — changes<br />Meteorophobia — meteors<br />Metrophobia — poetry<br />Microbiophobia — microbes<br />Microphobia — small things<br />Misophobia — being contaminated with dirt or germs<br />Mnemophobia — memories<br />Monopathophobia — definite disease<br />Motorphobia — automobiles<br />Mottephobia — moths<br />Murophobia — mice<br />Mycophobia — mushrooms<br />Myrmecophobia — ants<br />Mythophobia — myths, stories, or false statements Narcissistic Personality Disorder — -<br />Necrophobia — death or dead things<br />Neopharmaphobia — new drugs<br />Nephophobia — clouds<br />Noctiphobia — the night<br />Nomatophobia — names<br />Nosocomephobia — hospitals<br />Nosophobia — becoming ill<br />Nostophobia — returning home<br />Novercaphobia — your step-mother<br />Nucleomituphobia — nuclear weapons<br />Nudophobia — nudity or nakedness<br />Nyctohylophobia — dark wooded areas or forests at night Obesophobia — gaining weight<br />Ochlophobia — crowds or mobs<br />Ochophobia — vehicles<br />Octophobia — the figure 8<br />Odontophobia — teeth or dental surgery<br />Oenophobia — wines<br />Oikophobia — houses, home surroundings, or being in a house<br />Olfactophobia — smells<br />Ombrophobia — rain or of being rained on<br />Ommatophobia — eyes<br />Oneirogmophobia — wet dreams<br />Oneirophobia — dreams<br />Onomatophobia — hearing a certain word or of names<br />Ophidiophobia — snakes<br />Ophthalmophobia — being stared at<br />Opiophobia — Fear of medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients<br />Optophobia — opening one's eyes<br />Ornithophobia — birds<br />Orthophobia — property<br />Ostraconophobia — shellfish<br />Ouranophobia — heaven Pagophobia — ice or frost<br />Panophobia — everything<br />Panthophobia — suffering or disease<br />Papaphobia — the Pope<br />Papyrophobia — paper<br />Paralipophobia — neglecting duty or neglecting responsibility<br />Paraphobia — sexual perversion<br />Parasitophobia — parasites<br />Paraskavedekatriaphobia — Friday the 13th<br />Parthenophobia — virgins or young girls<br />Pathophobia — disease<br />Patroiophobia — heredity<br />Peccatophobia — sinning<br />Pediculophobia — lice<br />Pediophobia — dolls<br />Pedophobia — children<br />Peladophobia — bald people<br />Pellagrophobia — pellagra<br />Peniaphobia — poverty<br />Pentheraphobia — mother-in-law<br />Phagophobia — swallowing or eating<br />Phalacrophobia — becoming bald<br />Pharmacophobia — taking medicine or drugs<br />Phengophobia — daylight or sunshine<br />Philemaphobia — kissing<br />Philophobia — falling in love or being in love<br />Philosophobia — philosophy<br />Phobophobia — phobias<br />Phonophobia — noises, voices, one's own voice, or telephones<br />Photoaugliaphobia — glaring lights<br />Photophobia — light<br />Phronemophobia — thinking<br />Phthisiophobia — tuberculosis<br />Placophobia — tombstones<br />Plutophobia — wealth<br />Pneumatiphobia — spirits<br />Pnigerophobia — choking of being smothered<br />Pogonophobia — beards<br />Poliosophobia — contracting poliomyelitis<br />Politicophobia — politicians<br />Polyphobia — many things<br />Ponophobia — overworking or of pain<br />Porphyrophobia — the color purple<br />Potamophobia — rivers or running water<br />Potophobia — alcohol<br />Proctophobia — rectums<br />Prosophobia — progress<br />Psellismophobia — stuttering<br />Psychophobia — the mind<br />Psychrophobia — the cold<br />Pteromerhanophobia — flying<br />Pteronophobia — being tickled by feathers<br />Pupaphobia — puppets<br />Pyrexiophobia — fever Radiophobia — radiation or x-rays<br />Ranidaphobia — frogs<br />Rectophobia — rectums or rectal diseases<br />Rhabdophobia — being severely punished, beaten by a rod, or severely criticized<br />Rhypophobia — defecation<br />Rhytiphobia — getting wrinkles<br />Rupophobia — dirt<br />Russophobia — Russians Samhainophobia — Halloween<br />Satanophobia — Satan or The Devil<br />Scabiophobia — scabies<br />Scelerophobia — bad men or burglars<br />Sciaphobia — shadows<br />Scoleciphobia — worms<br />Scolionophobia — school<br />Scopophobia — being seen or stared at<br />Scoptophobia — blindness in visual field<br />Scriptophobia — writing in public<br />Selachophobia — sharks<br />Selaphobia — light flashes<br />Selenophobia — the moon<br />Seplophobia — decaying matter<br />Siderodromophobia — trains, railroads, or train travel<br />Siderophobia — stars<br />Sinistrophobia — things to the left or left-handed<br />Sinophobia — China, Chinese, or Chinese culture<br />Sitiophobia — food or eating<br />Soceraphobia — parents-in-law<br />Social Phobia — social situations<br />Sociophobia — society or people in general<br />Somniphobia — sleep<br />Sophophobia — learning<br />Soteriophobia — dependence on others<br />Spacephobia — outer space<br />Spectrophobia — specters or ghosts<br />Spheksophobia — wasps<br />Stasibasiphobia — standing or walking<br />Statue Phobia — statues or effigies<br />Staurophobia — crosses or the crucifix<br />Stenophobia — narrow things or places<br />Symbolophobia — symbolism<br />Symmetrophobia — symmetry<br />Syngenesophobia — relatives Tachophobia — speed<br />Taeniophobia — tapeworms<br />Taphephobia — being buried alive or cemeteries<br />Tapinophobia — being contagious<br />Taurophobia — bulls<br />Technophobia — technology or computers<br />Teleophobia — definite plans or Religious ceremony<br />Telephonophobia — telephones<br />Teratophobia — bearing a deformed child, monsters, or deformed people<br />Testophobia — taking tests<br />Tetanophobia — lockjaw or tetanus<br />Textophobia — certain fabrics<br />Thalassophobia — the sea or the ocean<br />Thanatophobia — death, dying, being buried, cremation, or entombment<br />Theatrophobia — theaters<br />Theologicophobia — theology<br />Theophobia — gods or religion<br />Thermophobia — heat<br />Tocophobia — pregnancy or childbirth<br />Tomophobia — surgery or surgical operations<br />Topophobia — fear of certain places or situations<br />Toxicophobia — poison or being accidentally poisoned<br />Traumatophobia — injury or battle<br />Tremophobia — trembling<br />Trichinophobia — trichinosis<br />Trichopathophobia — hair<br />Triskaidekaphobia — the number 13<br />Tropophobia — moving or making changes<br />Trypanophobia — injections<br />Tyrannophobia — tyrants Urophobia — urine or urinating Vaccinophobia — vaccination<br />Verminophobia — germs<br />Vestiphobia — clothing<br />Virginitiphobia — rape<br />Vitricophobia — step-father's Walloonphobia — the Walloons<br />Wiccaphobia — witches and witchcraft Xanthophobia — the color yellow or the word yellow<br />Xenoglossophobia — foreign languages<br />Xenophobia — strangers or foreigners<br />Xerophobia — dryness<br />Xylophobia — wood, wooden objects, or forests<br />Xyrophobia — razors Zelophobia — jealousy<br />Zemmiphobia — the great mole rat<br />Zeusophobia — God or gods<br />Zoophobia — animals<br /></div>Kunal Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584110258226203263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-72407088785074074232008-02-04T12:22:00.000-08:002008-02-04T12:25:07.387-08:00Diabetes Drug May Cut Med-Related Weight Gain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcl5LCQF7ScKPaqpIxASIyXKA0DF3COXQEG40NTEQ0-F8j1B-aj3P6aj4hEyQ8C3i9XNUfgHZDOSVjVN8DsRaW-egJ72jlW4YtbcvjTk_BXTXur6s49kx_82kJSR_Creahsg3iehMBFg/s1600-h/FAC079.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcl5LCQF7ScKPaqpIxASIyXKA0DF3COXQEG40NTEQ0-F8j1B-aj3P6aj4hEyQ8C3i9XNUfgHZDOSVjVN8DsRaW-egJ72jlW4YtbcvjTk_BXTXur6s49kx_82kJSR_Creahsg3iehMBFg/s400/FAC079.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163223394951841762" border="0" /></a><br />TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Improved diet, more exercise and the diabetes medication metformin can help people suffering with schizophrenia control the weight gain that typically accompanies their medications, a Chinese study suggests.<br /><br />Three months of both medication and lifestyle change resulted in a loss of two centimeters around the waist as well as improvement in other health measures, such as insulin resistance, the researchers report in the Jan. 9/16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.<br /><br />Metformin is typically prescribed to help control blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Previous research has shown that metformin can prevent weight gain in people with diabetes and may help manage weight in some overweight people.<br /><br />Doctors prescribe atypical antipsychotic (AAP) medications to manage a variety of psychotic disorder and behavioral disturbances, including schizophrenia. However, the drugs often also affect the body's metabolism, resulting in unhealthy cholesterol levels, weight gain and glucose intolerance.<br /><br />A team based at the Mental Health Institute of the Second Xiangva Hospital, Central South University, China, tested the effect of metformin and lifestyle changes, together and separately, on the weight and insulin levels of 128 adults with schizophrenia. All the participants had gained at least 10 percent of their body weight after starting antipsychotic medications.<br /><br />The participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups for 12 weeks, while continuing their medication: One group received a placebo or sugar pill; the second one received 750 milligrams per day of metformin; the third received 750 milligrams per day of metformin with lifestyle intervention; and the fourth went through the lifestyle intervention alone. The lifestyle interventions included health education, diet and exercise.<br /><br />An analysis of the data found that patients in the combination group and patients who took either metformin or engaged in lifestyle change all reduced their weight, body-mass index (a measure of height and weight), waist circumference, insulin levels and insulin resistance.<br /><br />The participants who took metformin and changed their diet and exercise saw a decrease of 1.8 in their body-mass index, 3.6 in insulin resistance and lost two centimeters in waist circumference. Metformin alone resulted in an average loss of 1.2 in body-mass index, 3.5 in insulin resistance and 1.3 centimeters from the waist. Those who only exercised and changed their diet saw a loss of 0.5 in body-mass index and 1.0 in insulin resistance, but they were no slimmer at the waist. People who took the placebo continued to increase in body mass, waist and insulin resistance, said the researchers.<br /><br />HealthDay<br /><br />[Via - <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_59837.html">Weight Gain News with Medline Plus</a>]Kunal Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584110258226203263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-45732874461125331102008-02-04T12:15:00.000-08:002008-02-04T12:22:41.804-08:00Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXwnjCielxjZBdJOgGkwyOXFA83UZijBMP0V18vItf_DJL9Ujw5-T3WuxffwlpLiJtZJPGlqeBpeBoUFkzAhKMOLmgYnKJ8VvylzUHE4Lyw8w2BfURMRF4TvErmWlGjZ309mCDE6foOM/s1600-h/seniors_40121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXwnjCielxjZBdJOgGkwyOXFA83UZijBMP0V18vItf_DJL9Ujw5-T3WuxffwlpLiJtZJPGlqeBpeBoUFkzAhKMOLmgYnKJ8VvylzUHE4Lyw8w2BfURMRF4TvErmWlGjZ309mCDE6foOM/s400/seniors_40121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163222828016158674" border="0" /></a><br />MONDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults should take additional precautions to preserve their health and safety during winter, according to the American Geriatric Society's Foundation for Health in Aging.<br /><br />The foundation has released a checklist of safety steps seniors can take to avoid the ill effects of colder weather.<br /><br />Hypothermia, frostbite, falls, injury while shoveling snow, carbon-monoxide poisoning and driving accidents are on the list of dangers to look out for.<br /><br />The foundation reminds older adults to dress for the weather. As people age, metabolisms slow and produce less body heat, but older adults may still have a hard time determining whether they are feeling the chill, says the foundation. Wearing two or three layers of loose-fitting clothing, as well as a hat, mittens, a coat, boots and a scarf to provide cover for the face are among the group's suggestions.<br /><br />Older adults should stay indoors when it's very cold outside, especially if it is windy and wet. The foundation recommends keeping the thermostat indoors set to at least 65 degrees Fahrenheit.<br /><br />Hypothermia is a condition in which the core body temperature drops to unhealthy levels. It can be fatal. The warning signs of hypothermia include: lots of shivering; cold skin that is pale or ashy; feeling very tired, confused and sleepy; feeling weak; problems walking; slowed breathing or heart rate. Unfortunately, older people do not shiver as much as they used to, so it is best to look for other warning signs, according to foundation recommendations.<br /><br />Frostbite may also result from exposure to cold weather. Nose, ears, cheeks, chin, fingers and toes are all at risk. Keep an eye out for skin that is turning red or darkening and beginning to hurt. That's a sign to go inside. When skin is already frostbitten, it is often white, ashy or yellowish and feels numb and waxy. Immediate help is needed.<br /><br />Aging bones may be more at risk during the winter, when icy sidewalks increase the chance of slipping and falling. The foundation recommends seeking out dry areas to walk if possible, putting new rubber tips on any canes or walkers, and wearing boots with non-skid soles.<br /><br />Older people may find themselves shoveling snow, but the foundation suggests checking in with a physician before the season starts. Shoveling is heavy work that can affect older hearts. Hiring someone to shovel the snow may be a healthier option.<br /><br />Indoors, fires can create an undetectable hazard: carbon monoxide. The odorless gas can build up with fatal results, according to the foundation. Before the season starts, people should have their chimneys cleaned and checked out. Opening a window a crack for circulation is also helpful.<br /><br />People who are relying on space heaters for warmth should keep them at least three feet from anything flammable, such as curtains and furniture. Make sure all smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are ready for use.<br /><br />Finally, winterizing cars and stocking them for bad weather can help reduce the risk of accidents. Emergency supplies inside the car should include a first-aid kit, blankets, extra warm clothes, a windshield scraper, rock salt, a bag of sand or cat litter, a shovel, booster cables, a flashlight and some water and food. Above all, drive carefully and slowly, after checking the weather reports, the foundation says.<br /><br />HealthDay<br /><br />[Via - <a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_59524.html">News with Medicine Plus</a>]Kunal Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10584110258226203263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682423571296746513.post-25891617298141939062008-02-04T12:14:00.000-08:002008-08-25T04:36:34.803-07:00Different Types of Headaches<div style="text-align: center;">Are you prone to headaches? Find out the what, why and how of headaches…<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Each time I move, I cringe. My head is ready to burst. I do not know what to do, it is yet another headache. For now I am going to settle with popping aspirin and getting twenty minutes of sleep. The next thing I am going to do is get some concrete information on headaches. So many of us feel this way, when we feel that headache building. What I did was get as much information as I could.<br /><br />A headache is a pain that is felt in the head, between the eyes, ears, behind the head and even at times at the back of the upper neck. A headache should never be treated lightly; it should be treated as seriously as chest pain or dizziness. Headaches are of two types, primary and secondary headaches. Primary headaches are not caused by any other diseases. Primary headaches are migraines, tension headaches and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches on the other hand are caused because of another disease. These may be associated to a disease that is serious, minor or sometimes life-threatening.<br /><br />Tension headaches are the most common type of primary headache to plague people. More than 90% of the totally adult population had had a tension headache. Women are more prone to tension headaches than men. Where migraine headaches are concerned, these are the second most common types of headaches. In fact it has been found that nearly 28 million people in the United States and that’s 12% of the population has experienced migraines. Adult women are more prone to migraines than men. Most often people confuse migraine headaches with sinus headaches or tension headaches and hence migraines don’t get treated properly as they should. Cluster headaches on the other hand are rare type of headaches, only about 0.1% of the population is affected by them and its more prominent in men that women.<br /><br />Secondary headaches on the other hand are much more complex. This is because they have different causes and could be ranging from brain tumors, stroke, meningitis and even hemorrhages. Most people suffer from mixed headaches, which means people start off with getting sinus or tension headaches which later on lead to migraine headaches.<br /><br />Tension headaches normally begin at the back of the head and upper neck and feel like someone is tying a tight band across your head and putting immense amounts of pressure around the eyebrows. Tension headaches are mild and do not affect both sides of the head. They sometimes cause nausea and vomiting and also make the sufferer sensitive to light, sound and movement. There is no fixed pattern to tension headaches, they are painful but people can mange with them.<br /><br />Migraines on the other hand are chronic headaches. These are more intense and normally attack one temple, and sometimes the pain seems to radiate in the forehead, near the eye and behind the head. A migraine normally attacks on side of the head, but can also affect both sides sometimes. Migraines affect people to a great extent so that it hampers day-to-day activities. People are prone to nausea, vomiting, cold hands, and cold feet and are more sensitive to light, sound and movement.<br /><br />Cluster headaches as the name suggests comes in groups lasting for weeks or months at a time, followed by a headache free period. When a person has a cluster headache, he or she will sometimes get 2 headaches in a day. Each of these can last from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. The pain is unbearable and is located on one side of the head near or behind on eye. The nose can also get congested and runny during this headache. 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