Spoil the child with a variety of electronic games is fine. However, the results of a study on the Chiropractors Association may make parents think twice. Electronic equipment in question is like the iPhone, iPad, various types of Playstation Portable, up to the television, and computers.

Dr. Earney Kerein the spokesman said that children have the risk of repetitive strain injury or repetitive strain injuries (RSI) caused by routine use of electronic equipment.

In a study involving a bone specialist, found that children who use the electronic equipment is often complain of repetitive strain injury on the thumb, wrist and elbow, stiff neck, headache, and pain in the shoulder.

Not only that, Earney saw 15-year-old boy who spent time in front of the television and playing computer games, complaining of muscle pain and migraine.

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Effects of Insomnia increasingly dangerous to health. Not only can decrease stamina, sleep disorders can also shrink the brain.

For the first time, through brain imaging studies have linked insomnia with decreased gray matter. The test results showed that those who often have a chronic sleep disorder of gray matter density was lower in brain regions that are used to make decisions.

“These findings predict that chronic insomnia is likely to compromise the ability to assess the stimulus,” said Dr. Ellemarije Altena, researchers from the University of Cambridge.

“This could be the consequences for other thought processes, especially in decision-making,” he added, as quoted from www.telegraph.co.uk.

Insomnia is an overview of almost all psychiatric conditions associated with a reduction in gray matter. Researchers have known that insomnia interfere with the workings of the brain, but this study explains why the damage occurred. The research… Read the rest

How often have you experienced pain and then consume Obar pain reliever? Outside medicine, it turns out the doctors in most hospitals to add elements of music therapy, that is by listening to soft music while the type of medical treatment, nor afterwards.

A study which quoted from nytimes.com stated that listening to music during or after medical treatment can relieve the effects of pain inflicted during the operation.

The study, featured in The Journal of Pain was talking about someone who was a small operation, and felt a little pain was reduced by listening to music. This happens because the patient indirectly encouraged to engage in songs, such as tones and so on so little distract from the pain.

Meanwhile, scientists at the University of Utah, found that patients who listened to music tends to focus on the melody, they looked more relieved… Read the rest

Many healthy foods available in nature. But, there are some foods that we tend to ignore, either because they do not know how to cook it or just because its shape is not exciting. Below are 5 healthy foods that you may often not the lyrics, but it held so many important nutrients for the body:

1. Dried plums (prunes)

This food does not look attractive at a glance. But they contain two times more potassium than bananas and a higher antioxidant content (38 percent) than blueberries! In fact, prunes also provides plenty of dietary fiber soluble and insoluble – including pectin, a soluble fiber that can lower blood cholesterol levels.

2. Bit

Bits contain fiber, iron, and vitamin C. In addition, these foods also contain betacyanins – powerful compounds that can fight cancer and has been shown to help prevent colon cancer.

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A new test that measures levels of troponin in the blood is claimed to help detect whether a person’s risk of heart attack in the near future or not. The most recent test is expected to help prevent complications and save costs.

Troponin is a protein released into the bloodstream when heart muscle is damaged, such as a heart attack. The more who suffered heart damage, the more troponin is found in the blood.

Currently there are tests to measure troponin T or troponin I. In a recent study scientists found that the test for troponin I is more sensitive and accurate than other tests.

The study, headed by Dr.Till Keller of the University Heart Center in Germany was conducted on 1818 patients who show symptoms of a heart attack. Of the total respondents, 413 people suffered a heart attack incidence.

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Warning for you women. Should begin to limit the processed foods that contain trans fats, such as biscuits, cake or pie if you want to avoid endometriosis. Foods that are rich in trans fat content, the researchers believed to be more at risk of increasing uterine conditions that tend to be fertile.

A study found that women with the highest consumption of trans fat, 48 percent more likely to have endometriosis than those with low consumption. Endometriosis can occur in one in ten women and can cause infertility. Endometriosis is a medical condition in women characterized by the growth of endometrial cells outside the uterus. Sometimes the disease causes no symptoms at all, but in some cases of infertility are also experiencing severe pain.

In this study, women who became participants were asked to fill out a questionnaire relating to the food consumed every… Read the rest

The global crisis is not over. More and more companies are experiencing losses and was forced out of business. Despite numerous attempts have been made so that people are not dragged into the circle of a prolonged global economic crisis, but still, termination of employment (FLE) remains inevitable.

Associated with the increasing number of unemployed as a result of the economic recession, a new study says that losing a job whether it be due to termination of employment or because of resignation, more risk of causing an employee disease.

According to the results of research conducted in the United States, even though these employees can easily find a new job again, but the risk of diseases such as hypertension, heart attacks, liver disease, stroke and diabetes, as a result of job loss appears to increase.

“In the current economic conditions, layoffs can happen to… Read the rest

Sex is one of human needs. Many scientific studies mention the health benefits. However, sex can also be dangerous, even can lead to deadly diseases like cancer.

Sex is meant here is that sexual activity is not normally done and unnatural, like the act of intercourse with animals. According to a recent report the scientists in Brazil, sexual activity with animals can trigger cases of penile cancer in men.

This report is the result of a study of about 500 men from dozens of cities in Brazil. The fact is, 35 percent of men in the study were having sexual relations with a variety of animal species. The analysis showed, the risk of penile cancer in men with sex “abnormal” is soaring up to 45 percent.

The findings in the study also shows, these men had sex the first time with the animals at… Read the rest