Millenium Health Tips

Antigenic Structure

When infection occurs cell begins production of viral proteins. These proteins include early antigen (EA), the capsid (VCA) and membrane glycoproteins (MA).

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Viral Pathogenesis and Persistence

The virus is transmitted by infected saliva and reaches the oropharynx epithelial cells where it replicates in production of virions and cell lysis. B cells are infected as they pass through the oropharynx or the epithelium of the postnasal space. The virus uses the cell to contact one of its envelope protein, gp350, which binds to the cellular receptor CD21 (the same that has for the C3d of complement). Read the rest of this entry »

Introduction

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a human herpes virus type 4, lymphotropic, providing for cells whose latent infection. It has been shown that this virus is mainly responsible for Infect mononucleosis (IM), a disease of adolescence and childhood.

It can also produce certain forms of cancer, including undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma (CNI), Endemic Burkitt’s Lymphoma (LBE) or B cell lymphomas in patients with acquired or congenital immunodeficiencies and there is great controversy over the role of this virus as a cause of chronic illness, in particular in regard to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

Structure

Like every family is a large virus, encapsulated with a double-stranded DNA. It is about 150 nm.Its capsid is icosahedral with 162 capsomers and all the virus is enveloped by a cover with glycoproteins. Read the rest of this entry »

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Diagnosis

The diagnosis of functional dyspepsia is a diagnosis of exclusion, namely, that we must eliminate other possible causes. Although organic diseases (ulcer, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux …) that can motivate dyspepsia are many, you could make a reliable diagnosis by a good history and further confirmation by radiological or endoscopic.

Treatment

The diagnosis, there is the difficulty of arranging a treatment for a condition which causes are unknown. Should be clear that many patients do not need any drug treatment and there is no specific therapy for this disease. This reality is not assumed by many dyspeptic who think “there must be something.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Causes

The causes of functional dyspepsia are not well identified and are thought to be several mechanisms:

Gastrointestinal motility disorders. Believed to be a relevant factor in half of cases of dyspepsia. There is a disorder of peristalsis, or there is a slow gastric emptying.

Impaired gastric secretion.

Psychosomatic disorders. It has shown a relationship between stress and exacerbation of symptoms. It is believed that the increase in catecholamines and endogenous opioids, beta-endorphin, which occurs in situations of stress, strain and stress, inhibits gastrointestinal motility.

It is also envisaged in the Helicobacter pylori bacterium that causes gastric ulcers and gastritis, but although in some dyspeptic was detected this bacterium in their stomach, their eradication has not been a significant improvement in symptoms.

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Dyspepsia, a term used by Greeks and Romans to refer to a “bad digestion”, identifies a series of aches and pains in the abdominal area similar to indigestion.

There may be an occasional and isolated, but sometimes extended over time, persists, and occurs frequently, although not a serious health problem, it does alter our quality of life, our sense of wellbeing.

From a medical standpoint, the precise definition of its causes represents a major difficulty for a condition that, according to various epidemiological studies, affects about 20% of the population in Western countries, especially after 40 years and with a similar distribution between men and women. Read the rest of this entry »

As for the working culture of the present time, most of us are still sitting on the chair for hours. The increased workload and pressure of deadlines often offer a chance to get until nature calls. This type of lifestyle has caused many problems related to health in people’s lives. As your body remains in one position for long hours, joints and muscles become inactive. Even the little time you have left after work has other priorities attached with it. Thus, exercise is not part of the daily bustle of urban zones. To solve this problem, simple exercises are given below, which can be practiced while sitting on a chair.

Easy Chair Exercises

Neck
For the year neck, straighten your back while sitting. Now, extend your neck muscles by pulling them back. Start to move in large circular motions. Do it for a few seconds

Back / Stomach
To back and belly, sit directly to the chair and raise both arms. Now you gently stretch toward the back, while lowering and raising the chin. Hold the position and gradually return to the starting position.
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Kidneys in the body serves as a filter to clean the blood / other fluids. This function is intended that the chemicals contained in the blood or other body fluids are not brought back by the blood and circulate throughout the body. Some dirt is filtered will be issued through the kidneys with urine. But some may lag and settle into kidney stones. If the sediment is not removed, will remain in the kidney or switch to the bladder.

Symptoms of this kidney stone disease among hip pain and aches. Sometimes, this disease does not cause complaints. The pain will come when the stones or tissue damage brought to the urinary tract to stuff it.

The shape and size of kidney stone itself varies. When the stone is rather large and clogged, the blockage can hold urine. If not treated immediately can cause swelling of the kidney that will cause pain intense. When to severe, the patient may experience vomiting.

Early Prevention

Kidney stone disease can be prevented as early as possible, namely by implementing a healthy diet and balanced. God has given fortune with various food sources that we can take the benefits to the body, whether it comes from animals and plants and water.
Some people there are only consuming food from animals and a number of proteins from plants. While others, there is a vegetarian (only eat from the plants only).

Such a diet should be abandoned. Source of food derived from animals and plants are equally important for the body. For that, we must balance the diet. Not lawful origin, but also need to consider kethoyyibannya (benefit) for the body.

To prevent the formation of kidney stones, some of the instructions below can be done:
1. Drinking enough water, approximately 8 glasses each day. The aim to produce enough urine to flush the chemicals that may be settled in kidney stones.
2. Not too much to consume foods containing calcium (milk, egg, meat, offal) and reduce food contains too much uric acid (kale, spinach, cauliflower, and processed melinjo).
3. Often eating a watermelon, because the fruit is more beneficial to the body especially the kidneys. The fruit is often referred to as a natural blood cleaner.
4. Note healthy teeth, because teeth are hollow or infection can affect the kidneys.
5. Do not heat processed vegetable spinach, because this is one of forming kidney stones.
6. If possible, consume mineral water.

The chest of the body is mainly composed of two muscles, the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. Pectoralis major is the larger of the two and covers the majority of the breast. The pectoralis minor is located just below the pectoralis major. To increase breast masculinity, we will drive to the pectoral muscles. However, keep in mind that many chest exercises using other muscles such as triceps and shoulders. For best results, a training plan using moderate weights and includes job – training stretching exercises too. To help you plan a pectoral workout, we have identified a number of exercises below.

Pectoral Muscle Exercises

Pushups
Pushups are very beneficial and can be made to build pectoral muscles. They can be done standing against a wall on the floor with knees bent or legs straight. Place your hands a few inches wider than shoulders, either on the floor or wall. Your hands should be up to your chest. When running against a wall, place your feet at a distance of more than your arm’s length. Maintain a straight line from head to feet, keeping tension in your abs. Exhale as you press up to provide more power. Read the rest of this entry »

Candidiasis, a benign but very annoying

Candidiasis is an infection caused by a fungus that affects the vagina or penis. In most cases their origin is in the body itself.

Although candidiasis is considered a sexually transmitted disease in more than half of cases the origin is in the human body itself, that causes in response to changes taking place in the body which produce an imbalance.

Contagion

Only a third of cases the disease is spread through sexual contact. Some antibiotics and medications such as cortisone or immunosuppressive can support the development of candidiasis.

Also diabetes, poor hygiene, and pregnancy are factors favoring the development of this disease. You can also get in contact with an infected object.
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Asthma is a common disease in children. Incidence of asthma increased in almost all the world, both countries developed and developing countries including Indonesia. This increase was allegedly associated with an increase in the industry that high pollution levels.

Although based on clinical experience and research of asthma is a disease that is often found in children, but the clinical picture of asthma in children vary greatly, even the heavy-light-attack and often lack the attacks change from time to time. As a result of this disorder are not diagnosed or wrong diagnosis sometimes leading to treatment was not strong.

Generally characterized with clinical symptoms of shortness of breath and wheezing (breathing that sounds). Group of children who are reasonably suspected asthma children who showed a cough and / or wheezing that occur in episodic, likely at night / early morning, seasonal, after the event, as well as a history of asthma and atopy in patients and their families.

Is it asthma?

Based on the definition and clinical experience Scadding Godfrey, asthma in children is a disease characterized by wide variations in short periods of time than the resistance of air flow in the pulmonary respiratory tract manifests as recurrent attacks of coughing or wheezing separated by symptom-free intervals.

Change what’s happening on the network?

• Reduction in airway diameter

• Changes in respiratory muscle response

• Disturbances in the autonomic innervation of smooth muscle regulation respiratory

• Epithelial cell damage respiratory mucosa

Trigger factors of asthma in children:

• Emotional factors; emotional disturbances can cause constriction of respiratory tract

• Factors immunological / allergy; now has a lot of evidence that allergy is one of the important factors of asthma development. Atopy is a real risk factor that can cause asthma symptoms.

• Non-allergic factors; viral / bacterial and irritant substances / pollutants.