Operation with stem cells do in Children
Health News July 19th, 2010
LONDON, KOMPAS.com – Doctors UK and Italy made a breakthrough with the recovery operation windpipe or trachea of a boy aged 10 years using stem cells grown in the body.
Operations put the donor trachea lasted nine hours, Monday (22 / 3) at the Hospital Great Ormond Street, London. In the trachea grown stem cells taken from the patient’s bone marrow. Next month, is expected to stem cells transform into cells of the trachea.
The boy was born with the condition suffer from long segment tracheal stenosis in which a very small hole in her throat for not developing, he likened to breathing through a straw.
He received various medical treatment, but her condition continued to deteriorate until last November. Finally, he referred to the stem cell pioneer at the University Hospital Careggi in Florence, Italy, Professor Paolo Macchiarini.
If successful, this becomes a revolutionary regenerative medicine. In traditional transplants frequent rejection by the immune system organs of the patient. “This is the first time a child is receiving treatment with stem cells. It’s a milestone, “said Professor Martin Birchall, head of translational regenerative medicine at University College London.
Cell development in the new body-conducted twice a child is the second patient. According to cardiac surgeon, Professor Martin Elliott, from Great Ormond Street, “Conditions are good and comfortable breathing.”
LASERPUNKTUR Slimming Program (LSP)
Weight Loss July 19th, 2010
LASERPUNKTUR Slimming Program (LSP) is a series of weight-loss program. In this program there laserpunktur with infrared, diet, exercise, and herbal therapy. To speed up this process, you must have imagination and a positive mindset.
Excess weight is a big problem for women. To overcome this, many women followed various weight-loss program. There is a surgery and there is implementing a healthy lifestyle. Laserpunktur Slimming Program is a weight-loss program that combines traditional healing techniques with modern technology. There are several series of programs that should laserpunktur you live. If you are disciplined through it, you not only obtain the ideal body shape, but also a healthy body condition.
The first part of this program is laserpunktur technique. Laserpunktur a weight-loss method that combines the techniques of acupuncture with laser technology. Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) commonly used in the world of beauty. Infrared is used by Dr. Oetomo Hadisoedarmo to lose weight. The doctor who opened a beauty clinic in Kemanggisan multiterapi Utama Raya, West Jakarta, is using a laser to replace the function of the needle used in acupuncture treatment.
“Different laser light in general. If the nature of light scattered in all directions, a laser beam straight lines are moving in the direction. With power between 5-30 millwatt, these rays can penetrate the soft tissue of the skin to a depth of 5 cm. Therefore, laser beam can be used instead of needles used in acupuncture. Thus, the patient will not feel pain, “said Dr. Oetomo.
Infrared can be used in all parts of the body, including stomach, legs, hands, and ears. This process aims to suppress appetite and increase metabolism.
“If someone, especially who have reached the age of 40 years, activities will be diminished. It can make people no longer fit and experienced weight gain. Shot laser beams at points that can make your metabolism into a better person while reducing appetite , “said the man who study the science of acupuncture in Shanghai, China this. Laser therapy can be done 2 times a week.
Furthermore, the three acupuncture points in the ear mounted a small magnet ball. Magnetic balls should be pressed lightly with the play as much as 50-100 times. Done every day, half an hour before it was time to eat. The pressure is useful to stimulate acupuncture points related to brain nerves to calm down and relax, and nerves of the stomach, and large intestine to the stomach does not feel hungry.
Diet
According to dr Oetomo, the principle of a healthy diet there are three. First, eat foods low in calories. Avoid fats, especially animal fat, which is difficult to digest. Second, consider sugar intake. Foods that contain carbohydrates such as rice, corn, bread, noodles, and potatoes must be reduced.
“The most important meal rather than eliminate, but reduce the portions,” he said. Calories needed someone who works in the office is 2000-2500 kcal, can be reduced to 1500 calories. Because the diet will work if the incoming number is smaller than that will be issued. If the body’s lack of calories, your body will take it from fat reserves backfilled. To get the ideal diet, multiply the consumption of vegetables and fruits. Vegetables and fruits help the body build immune system.
Sports
In addition to diet, you also need to maintain stamina with a series of sports. According to dr Oetomo, exercise can produce the hormone serotonin, which can eliminate the stress. Exercise diligent person would have been much of a mental disorder and depression. “Do sports that have aerobic value,” advises Dr. Oetomo.
Aerobic movements can burn lots of fat and shape muscles. If you’re worried about the rise in skin gelambir because a lot of weight loss, aerobics can keep you from these problems because the muscles are tight make far more taut skin. Body will also feel much healthier because of metabolism for the better. If you have heart problems, this stage will make your heart stronger and can keep you from a sudden heart attack. Ideally, you do light aerobics for 15-20 minutes when you wake up and before bed.
Herbal Therapy
Another equally important is herbal therapy. You need to consume herbal medicines derived from natural materials that can menurangi food absorption by the body and facilitate the process of defecation. Some of the food calories you consume will be wasted before they could be absorbed by the intestine.
“If we want to lose weight 1 kg of us, means we must remove 1 kg of fat or 9000 calories. When we do fitness, which lost about 300 to 400 calories. Therefore, the consumption of herbal medicine helps remove calorie that goes into body, “he explained. Herbal medicines should be taken regularly in order to detoxify your colon of toxins that enter with food.
Imagination and Mindset
Laser, diet, exercise, and herbal therapy is not enough. This is the most important programs. The success of weight loss programs you depend on your ability to change the mindset. How many pounds you want to subtract? At the time of running this program, let’s say you’ve almost reached that number. Do not think about how much weight you are now. Think that you are only staying one more step.
You can imagine the situation calm and relaxed. Imagine you have a weight and ideal body shape. Imagine also how beautiful and sexy you are. When imagination, massage, magnetic massage balls attached to the ear acupuncture points to be done. This could give effect to relax so you can be more fresh and healthy afterwards.
“The essence of this final stage is to open our subconscious. Basically our subconscious can not judge something is real or not. Therefore, we can imagine that we have obtained what we want. This will motivate us to obtain the actually in the real world, “he explained.
Walking With Right technique
Health Tips July 19th, 2010
Optimize step in our way with the right techniques. The following simple guidelines that make us comfortable way and useful.
1. Stand up straight. Imagine a rope that stretches us from the hips until the end of the head. Let the “rope” that draws us to the straight position or upright. Do not forget, make our shoulders relaxed otat.
2. View straight ahead. Keep us in the position of the neck straight and head up to avoid muscle tension in our necks and shoulders. If we want to look down, try just lowered our eyes, not our heads.
3. Hand movements. Bend your elbows and let us swing arms naturally in our sides. By moving both hands, we can burn calories, 15% more.
4. Do not lift weights. Some people berusahan double benefit menijinjing dumbbell exercises with a light. But, fitness-walking experts say it is very risky, because the weight of the dumbbell would disrupt the balance and could menciderai back and leg muscles us.
Brain gymnastics, Therapy Reduce Autism Symptoms
Healthy Lifestyle July 19th, 2010
YEAR 2009, people with autism in Indonesia reached 475 thousand. The number of just fantastic. But unfortunately, the cost of autism treatment, or current therapy is relatively expensive, approximately Rp750 thousand-Rp3 million per month until not all people can enjoy it.
Psychologically, autism is understood as a state one more oriented to the subjective mind than to see the reality or the reality of everyday life. Thus, people with autism often are busy with the “world” it.
The high cost of autism therapy group behind the General Medical students Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (KU-UMY), ie Revani Dewinta Lestarin, Yunita Puji Lestari, Nor Muhammad Tawheed, and Ragil Adi S, sort of therapy to relieve symptoms of autism are not spending too much cost.
“Autism is a neurobiological disorder that persist. Symptoms appear on the field of communication disorders, interaction, and behavior, “he said when met at Revani UMY campus, Yogyakarta, recently.
Although neurobiological disorders can not be cured, but symptoms can be minimized by therapy can be done cheaply and at home, namely the brain gymnastics or Brain Gym.
Revani explains, is a brain exercise therapy techniques that help the brain’s electrical and body work more effectively together. Brain gym movements also increased three brain communication, ie communication with the right brain left brain, the brain behind the front with the brain, and brain on the bottom. Brain of communication is useful improve the efficiency of sensory information is most useful for people with autism.
“Brain gym movement was varied, like a double stroke at the same time, moving the limbs in turn, and activate the hand,” he said
TOBACCO CONTROL Indonesia Most Disadvantaged
Health News July 19th, 2010
PADANG PANJANG, Indonesia’s most behind in terms of control of tobacco products in Southeast Asia. Other countries in the same region have a comprehensive strategy for tobacco control.
Senior Policy Adviser Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance, said Mary Assunta Kolandai, Sunday (28 / 3), Indonesia has not ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) that do not follow international standards in tobacco control.
“In all aspects, Indonesia is still left behind,” he said in the middle of the event visit the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA), WHO, and the number of tobacco control observer organizations to Padang Panjang, 27-29 March 2010.
At least there are four indicators as well as tobacco control strategies, namely the first cessation of advertising, promotion, and tobacco industry sponsorship. Second, the ban on smoking in public areas. Third, health warnings on cigarette packaging, and fourth, increasing cigarette prices is not easy to buy.
Mary said, most countries in Southeast Asia already has a national strategy. Thailand became the best example for not only prohibits advertising and obligations set of health warnings on cigarette packs, cigarette sales were not displayed openly.
Mary said, Padang Panjang is a good example because it expressly prohibits tobacco advertising and prohibited smoking areas apply in public places.
The mayor of Padang Panjang Suir Syam said that, since September 2008 the city government did not accept cigarette advertising. He looked at each other, the government is responsible for public health so that the tobacco control needs to be done.
He said the government’s advertising revenue had dropped dramatically after the city government decided not to accept tobacco ads. However, after the ad spaces are replaced by another product advertising, particularly telecommunications.
Office Manager PA Lisda National Sundari said, protecting children is the responsibility of family and country. Control of tobacco products, part of efforts to protect children and young people.
