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Asthma   Category:HEALTH major facts On Asthma Asthma is one of the major noncommunicable diseases. It is a chronic disease of the the air passages of the lungs which inflames and narrows them. Some 235 million people currently suffer from asthma. It is a common disease among children. Most asthma-related deaths occur in low- and lower-middle income countries. The strongest risk factors for developing asthma are inhaled substances and particles that may provoke allergic reactions or irritate the airways. Medication can control asthma. Avoiding asthma triggers can also reduce the severity of asthma. Appropriate management of asthma can enable people to enjoy a good quality of life. Asthma is a major noncommunicable disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing, which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. Symptoms may occur several times in a day or week in affected individuals, and for some people become worse during phy...

Preventing And Detecting Rabies   Category: Major  facts On Rabies Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease which occurs in more than 150 countries and territories. Dogs are the source of the vast majority of human rabies deaths. Rabies elimination is feasible by vaccinating dogs. Infection causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mostly in Asia and Africa. 40% of people who are bitten by suspect rabid animals are children under 15 years of age. Immediate wound cleansing with soap and water after contact with a suspect rabid animal can be life-saving. Every year, more than 15 million people worldwide receive a post-bite vaccination to prevent the disease; this is estimated to prevent hundreds of thousands of rabies deaths annually. Rabies is an infectious viral disease that is almost always fatal following the onset of clinical signs. In more than 99% of human cases, the rabies virus is transmitted by domestic dogs. Rabies affects domestic and wil...

Rules For Exercising When You’re Sick   Category:   Weightloss & Fitness   Is it okay to exercise when you don’t feel well?  While exercise can be helpful in strengthening the immune system to fight off illness, it is not always advisable once you become ill. Sometimes it’s better to keep your sneakers in the closet and just rest. However, there are times when light- to moderate-intensity activity may actually help you feel better. But how do you know when to get up and move and when to take the day off? It is okay to exercise if you have these symptoms: Sinus pressure Sneezing Stuffy or runny nose Sore throat Ear ache Exercise is not recommended if you have these symptoms: Fever Muscle aches Wheezing, coughing, chest tightness Vomiting Diarrhea Notice a pattern? If your symptoms are above the neck, it is typically okay to exercise. If your symptoms are below the neck, you should probably consider taking advantage of that r...

Exercises That Help In Relieving Back Pains   Category:   Weightloss & Fitness Try These Exercises to Relieve Your Back Pain Sometimes back pain occurs suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, but oftentimes it occurs only after months or years of poor posture, repetitive motions, improper lifting, tension and strains. In addition to stopping the offending movements (for instance, swapping out your desk chair for a standing desk), the following forms of exercise may help: Stretching Participants who took 52-minute stretching classes (which emphasized trunk and leg stretches) received as much back-pain relief as those taking yoga classes.  The way you stretch matters, however, and static stretching may actually lead to irritation and injury. A better option is the Egoscue Method, which is a series of very specific posture stretches and special exercises tailored to each person's specific needs. Egoscue helps to restore muscular balance and skeletal alignmen...

Importance Of Drinking Salt Water   Category:   Health And Nutrition The truth is, unrefined salt is actually good for you. It helps to balance blood sugar, helps keep bones strong, regulates metabolism, boosts the immune system, and more. Natural salt provides a number of nutrients and minerals in a form the body recognizes and knows how to use. Over 80 trace minerals found in the naturally filtered salt water used to create unrefined sea salt give it its vital grayish color, and its slight moistness keeps the salt and minerals in a form that the body can utilize effectively. What happens when natural salt is added to filtered water? Positive ions in the salt surround the negative ions of the water molecules and vice versa. This creates a new structure that has an electrical charge, which is easily absorbed by the body. Water is no longer water and salt is no longer salt. Once ingested, the electrical charge in the solution works with the body to send electrica...

10 Signs Of Bad Eating Disorder   Category:   Health And Nutrition It's only human to wish you looked different or could fix something about yourself. But when a preoccupation with being thin takes over your eating habits, thoughts, and life, it's a sign of an eating disorder. In this section, you can find the lists of physical, psychological and behavioral changes or signs that often accompany the eating disorders. 1.Excessive Exercise: Along with the workout habit, exercise anorexia will go handy with the eating disorder. Excessive exercise is somewhat tricky, especially when it comes to highly active young people or athletes. People used to do excessive exercises to prove others that they were completely healthy. In fact, excessive exercising is the telltale sign which has an unhealthy relationship with the food and probably with the body as well. 2.Preoccupation with food: Constantly thinking about food. Cooking for others, collecting recipes, reading foo...