Arsip: Vaccines
AIDS and Drugs Abuse
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a serious condition that affects the body’s ability to fight off infection. A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person develops some form of life-threatening illness not usually found in a person with a normal ability to fight infection. To date,more that fifty percent of all the persons [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • July 29th, 2008
Screening and Diagnosis of Anemia
Anemia is a condition in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your tissues. It occurs when the level of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body becomes too low. This can lead to health problems because RBCs contain hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the body’s tissues. Anemia [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 16th, 2008
Facts About Alzheimer Disease
“Alzheimer’s Disease” is the term used to describe a dementing disorder marked by certain brain changes, regardless of the age of onset. Alzheimer’s disease is the exception, rather than the rule, in old age. Only 5 to 6 percent of older people are afflicted by alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia–but this means approximately 3 [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 12th, 2008
Handy First Aid Tips
When someone is injured or suddenly becomes ill, there is usually a critical period before you can get medical treatment and it is this period that is of the utmost importance to the victim. What you do, or what you don’t do, in that interval can mean the difference between life and death. Every household should [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • June 8th, 2008
Herbs Helping with Healthy Aging
Many herbs can help you maintain good health. If you are healthy, you will feel better in all areas. Herbs are like vitamins. Herbs are all natural so they will not harm you. On the market, you will find herbs of all sorts. How are herbs used and what do they do? Herbs are used for many [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • May 4th, 2008
Effect Of Alcohol On The Blood
Alcohol, term applied to members of a group of chemical compounds and, in popular usage, to the specific compound ethyl alcohol, or ethanol. Dr. Richardson, in his lectures on alcohol, given both in England and America, speaking of the action of this substance on the blood after passing from the stomach, says: “Suppose, then, a certain measure [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • April 5th, 2008
New Gene Discovery Could Help Schizophrenics?
Schizophrenia known as a mental disorder which have a strong genetic component. A Queen’s academic, part of an international team which has discovered a gene that increases the risk of developing schizophrenia found that the discovery of the gene, MEGF10, could be a step in the right direction towards helping those affected. Dr O’Neill and his [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • March 18th, 2008
Know Your Supplements : What is Safe, What is Risky
People use supplements for years. Even, recently, the use of this substances has skyrocketed, instead of natural vitamins and minerals. On the other side, government don’t take any regulation for the use of supplements. That’s why, we need to consume it wisely, knowing which supplements is safe, and which is risky for our health. Dietary supplements [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • March 13th, 2008
Detecting And Monitoring HIV Infection
Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), AIDS leaves an infected person vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Since HIV was first identified as the cause of AIDS in 1983, a variety of tests have been developed that help diagnose HIV infection. Doctors determine if HIV is present in the body by identifying HIV antibodies. The [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • March 1st, 2008
Influenza Vaccine Successfully Tested In Humans
Influenza, also known as Flu, contagious infection primarily of the respiratory tract. It is caused by a virus transmitted from one person to another in droplets coughed or sneezed into the air, characterized by coldlike symptoms plus chills, fever, headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue. The influenza virus has a relatively simple structure. A lipid [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • February 13th, 2008
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