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Difficult To Sleep Is Sign Of Senility?

admin | April 27, 2012 | No comments

Disturbed sleep not only makes a person feel tired often. A new study has revealed that poor sleep quality can also be a sign of risk for developing dementia in old age.

Recent studies in the United States found that the poor quality of sleep at night associated with preclinical Alzheimer’s symptoms. Scientists from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis studied the sleep patterns of 100 people aged 45 and 80. Volunteers are involved in this research did not have dementia, but half of them is derived from people with Alzheimer’s.

The results showed that those who often wake up five times every hour tend to show a buildup of amyloidal plaques in the brain, than those who did not experience sleep disturbances.

Amyloidal protein plaques is one of the early markers of Alzheimer’s disease a type of dementia that can grab a person’s ability to think, remember and perform simple tasks. Sign of plaque can now be detected by means of brain scans and spinal fluid examination. The presence of amyloidal plaques can be seen several years before patients show symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

“Initially we only take into account the duration, but it seems the quality of sleep is more important in this connection. We initially did not know that Alzheimer’s early stages can lead to poor sleep quality or vice versa. There might be changes in brain activity during sleep that causes fluid amyloidal decreased throughout the night . But we will examine these findings more deeply, “said Dr. Yo-El Ju, assistant professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

In his research, Yo-El Ju who is also member of the American Academy of Neurology, install equipment called the actigraph to measure sleep the volunteers for two weeks. Researchers also measured levels of amyloidal beta-42 in the spinal fluid of volunteers and monitor the increased Pittsburgh Compound B (PIB) for inspection by tomography equipment.

The result, 25 percent of the volunteers showed symptoms of preclinical Alzheimer’s, namely the presence of amyloidal plaques. The study found that people who wake up more than five times per hour are more likely to have amyloidal plaques. Those who sleep “inefficient” is also likely to have amyloidal plaques than those who sleep more efficiently. Not efficient, I mean, time asleep divided by time in bed score less than 85 percent.

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Anxiety Disorders and Drug Purposes

admin | April 11, 2012 | No comments

Since explore the field of psychosomatic since he started a career as a psychiatrist, I more often get patients with a background of anxiety disorders and depression are the basis of the complaint psychosomatics. Psychosomatic complaints that patients are complaining about it a lot more emphasis on physical symptoms, but unfortunately all the functions of his body when examined by laboratory examination or investigation are all expressed in normal limits.

Patients then often asked why this was happening? On the occasion of the first meeting with patients, I usually explain at length about the mechanism of occurrence of psychosomatic complaints and anxiety disorders and depression how to trigger it. But the question then does not stop there.

Some patients and prospective patients who asked via email and then ask whether the basic disorder anxiety disorders can be treated without the use of psychiatric drugs which they know as a sedative? I then explained that it depends on the patient and how these symptoms have been experienced by the patient. Below I will explain a little about the need for medication anxiety disorder.

Brain System Disorders
We can feel anxious everyday in the presence of internal or environmental triggers of ourselves. Conditions of physical pain, psychological stress and pressure stress of the social environment can create anxiety in us. Anxiety is then interpreted as a stress by our brain and makes our brains respond. This condition is part of the mechanism of brain systems to maintain stability in the human brain. » Read more..

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Recognize 3P Symptoms of Diabetes

admin | March 30, 2012 | No comments

Diabetes mellitus has become a rapidly growing pandemic. The disease is estimated to cause four million deaths per year, almost equal to deaths from HIV / AIDS. 2000 data indicate diabetes mellitus affects 8.4 million people and will increase to 21.3 million in 2030.

Most people with diabetes (diabetes) is diagnosed in advanced state. In fact, the situation has been further complications in the kidneys, eyes, blood vessels, or nerves. The threat of this disease is not just high blood sugar, but its complications.

If diabetes can be diagnosed early, the chance to control blood sugar would be better so that complications can be avoided. The detection of diabetes, a major, indeed from the results of blood sugar. Checking blood sugar levels after fasting blood sugar above 126 and the examination at any time in the 200 is called diabetes.

In addition to laboratory tests, there are three classic symptoms of diabetes which is also called the 3P, namely:

1. Polyuria or frequent urination with a lot of volume, especially at night. Why is that? If blood sugar levels exceed the renal threshold value or more than 180 mg / dl, then the sugar will come out with urine. To keep the urine comes out, that contain sugar, it is not too thick, the body will draw as much water as possible into the urine so the urine volume and urine came out many had become frequent. It will very often so at night can disrupt sleep.

2. Polidipsi or often feel thirsty and want to drink as much as possible. With so much urine comes out, the body will lack of water or dehydration. To overcome this, there arose a feeling that people want to always be thirsty and want a cold drink, sweet, fresh, and more. Sugary drinks would be very detrimental because it makes the higher sugar levels.

3. Polifagi or increased appetite and lack of energy. In diabetes, because insulin problems, the inclusion of sugar into the cells of the body so that less energy is even less established. That’s why people become limp. Thus, the brain is also thought that the lack of energy that occurs due to lack of food. Therefore, the body tries to increase food intake by causing feelings of hunger so always want to eat.

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Treatment of Gynecology Cancer

admin | February 4, 2012 | No comments

Many women who want to take an active part in making decisions about their healthcare. They want to learn all they can about their disease and their treatment choices. However, shock and stress that can be felt by the people after a cancer diagnosis can make it difficult for them to think of everything that they want to ask the doctor. It is often useful to create a list of questions before an appointment. To remember what was said by doctors, patients may take notes or ask whether they can use a tape recorder. Some women also like to have a family member or friend with them when they talk to the doctor – to take part in discussions, to take note, or just listen.

Doctors of patients may be referred to the physician-doter specializing (specialist) in the treatment of cancer, or he can ask for references. Treatment usually begins within a few weeks after diagnosis. There is a time for women to talk to your doctor about treatment choices, get a second opinion, and learn more challenged uterine cancer.

Getting a second opinion

Before starting treatment, a woman may want a second opinion regarding diagnosis, cancer rates, and treatment plan. Some companies require a second opinion asutansi: others may complete a second opinion if the woman requests it. Collect medical records and make an appointment with the doctor may take a little time. In most cases, a short delay does not make treatment less effective.

There are a number of ways to find a doctor for a second opinion:

* Your doctor mugkin refer you to one or more specialists. Specialis-specialists who treat women with uterine cancer termasuki surgeons, gynecologic oncologists (gynecologic oncologists), specialists of cancer treatment (medical oncologists), radiation and cancer specialists (radiation oncologists). At cancer centers, several specialists often work together as a team (team).

* NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER, can tell you about the treatment centers are adjacent.

* The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has a dafter than the doctors who have received training and passed the exam in the specialty. You can find these doctors at http://www.abms.org. (Click on “Who’s Certified.”)

Preparation for Treatment
Options for treatment depends on tumor size, stage of disease, whether female hormones affect tumor growth and tumor levels. (The rate tells how closely the cancer cells resemble normal cells and suggests how quickly the cancer may grow. Low level Cancers likely to grow and spread more slowly than high levels of cancers). Doctors also consider other factors, including age and general health of women.

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Lack of Vitamin D Trigger Depression

admin | February 3, 2012 | No comments

Many factors that trigger the emergence of depression in which the influence of psychological, environmental, and genetic. Recent research from UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychiatrists in collaboration with the Cooper Center Longitudinal shows, low levels of vitamin D could trigger an increased risk of depression.

The experts claim these findings as the largest studies that looked at the relationship between vitamin D and depression. This new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Experts say that these findings as well as clarify the debate that has been often questioned about the relationship between vitamin D and depression. “Our findings show that it is important to screen for vitamin D levels in depressed patients, and vice versa,” said Dr. E. Sherwood Brown, professor of psychiatry and senior researchers.

In his research experts from UT Southwestern studied nearly 12 600 participants, beginning in 2006-2010. Dr. Brown and colleagues from the Cooper Institute found that the level of higher vitamin D levels have been associated with a decreased risk of depression, particularly among individuals with a history of depression.

Meanwhile, low vitamin D levels have been linked to increased risk of depression, especially for those who have a history of depression. Even so this study does not address whether the increased levels of vitamin D can reduce the symptoms of depression or not.

Dr. Brown considered that vitamin D may affect neurotransmitters in the brain – a marker of inflammation and other factors, which may help explain the relationship with depression.

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