Treat Swine Flu – how to treat swine flu and health tips

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Stroke death rates are three times higher in the poorest areas of England and Wales, a study has shown.

Stroke services have been made a priority in recent years

The audit of death figures found there were 29 deaths per 100,000 men under 65 each year in the poorest areas compared with just eight in the wealthiest.

For women, the gap was less at 17 per 100,000 in the most deprived and six in the least, the British Heart Foundation and Stroke Association found.

The groups said more needed to be done to tackle the “shocking” difference.

The two charities used death rates broken down by local authority areas to compare the least deprived 5% with the most deprived.

The audit did not set out firm reasons for the differences in death rates, although it is thought to be linked to lifestyle and access to services.

BHF medical director Professor Peter Weissberg said: “The figures argue for a concerted effort to identify and modify risk factors by lifestyle and drug interventions in those communities with the highest risks.Read more…

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Campaigners have called for better labels on takeaway food after revealing massive levels of fat, salt and sugar in some of the UK’s favourite dishes.

High fat levels were found in curry

Which? magazine revealed that a woman eating a portion of curry could be consuming more than a whole day’s recommended saturated fat intake.

One firm included incorrect nutritional information, claimed the testers.

The Food Standards Agency plans to work with restaurants and takeaways to reduce fat and salt levels.

Most people realise that fast food is not the healthiest option, but the extent of this is not always clear.

Takeaways are not legally obliged to give the nutritional content of their food.

Which? tested Indian and Chinese foods, and pizza from independent takeaways and franchises. Read more…

By COURTNEY HUTCHISON
ABC News Medical Unit

When most people think of swine flu, they probably don’t think of marijuana. But then again, most people aren’t Robert Melamede.

Steve Kubby says his formulation of the cannabis lozenge, left, can help protect against the ravages of swine flu. But infectious disease experts remain skeptical.

(Steve Kubby(L)/Getty Images)

He and his company, Cannabis Science, hope to one day make marijuana available nationwide to kids and teens — as well as adults — in the form of a medicinal throat lozenge.

While medical marijuana has garnered a great deal of attention lately in helping patients deal with chronic pain, Melamede has another application in mind; he believes it can curb death risk from the swine flu.

The approach relies on the principle that the chemicals in marijuana known as cannabinoids have a dampening effect on the immune system. Melamede said doctors may be able to take advantage of this effect to curb the risk of death from the immune system overdrive that resulted in many of the deaths of young adults during the 1918 influenza pandemic — a scenario that some worry could occur once more if swine flu were to become more virulent.Read more…

What is Freckles?

Freckles Definition:-

Freckles are flat, circular spots that typically range in the size of the head of a nail. Freckles are small tan brownish, predominantly spots of melanin on the skin of people with fair complexions.

Freckles are very common in many people. Even though they are not harmful or dangerous to your health.

Freckles Types:-

There are two basic types of freckles:-

Freckles Ephelides – These are flat red or light-brown spots that typically appear during the summer months and fade away in the winter. These types of freckles could be hereditary.

Freckles Lentigines - Lentigines may be small tan, brown or black spot that is darker than an ephelide. This does not fade in winter. This is also a genetic condition.

Causes of Freckles:-

Skin pigment melanin,Sunlight,Sun exposure,Genetic factor (MC1R gene)

Symptoms of Freckles:-

Brown spots on the face,Red-hair,Diarrhea,Moles are often produced at the affected area of skin,Abdominal pain,Weight loss.

Treatment of Freckles:-

(1) Bleaching creams,Tretinoin, Cryosurgery

(2) Laser treatment several lasers, especially ones that produce a green light, can lighten and eliminate freckles safely and effectively.

(3) Intense Pulsed Light Therapy (IPL).

(4) Horseradish juice or horseradish vinegar, or oatmeal dabbed on the skin are also helpful in lightening freckles.