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		<title>Treatment for hair loss in women</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bald woman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dust, rain, wind, cold, all conspire to ruin your hair. And do not think they are just rich men who lose hair, no. Women also happens to us. The only difference is that you can tell them much more than us. And although, of course, is very rare to see a bald woman, the reality [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="padding: 2px;" src="http://www.megajoin.com/_core/lib/phpthumb.1.1.2/phpThumb.php?src=/files/hair_care_treatments_styles_and_advice_for_women_and_hair_loss_treatment.jpg&amp;w=250&amp;h=200" alt="hair loss" align="left" />Dust, rain, wind, cold, all conspire to ruin your hair. And do not think they are just rich men who lose hair, no. Women also happens to us.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The only difference is that you can tell them much more than us. And although, of course, is very rare to see a bald woman, the reality is that women also suffered extensive damage your hair that detract from beauty.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To avoid disaster, take precautions since you feel the first sign of fall &#8230; and even before the first hair .</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">See a good hairdresser. He, with his experience, will advise best &#8230; and may soon return to have a shiny, with life &#8230; as one who had ten years ago, when almost as a child.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In addition to professional advice and treatment to recommend, there are some simple tips to prevent hair loss in women and encourage its growth:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wash your hair twice a week. Never do it every day! Unless you are very exposed to dust or going to the beach every day.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Use quality products. The shampoo has to be a major brand so you can be sure the product you buy is top quality. They are of various types, depending on the condition of the hair: dry, oily or normal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Keep the combs and brushes to use in his head. It does little good that you keep your hair clean, if the tools you use to comb are dirty. Clean them every time you wash your hair.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you feel your hair is falling much should refrain, for now, to perform aggressive treatments such as perms, coloring, etc.., Until you determine the cause of hair loss.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">To avoid the heavy fall of hair, avoid using very hot water for washing, because it attacks the hair and neutralizes its natural defenses and no abuse of the dryer. Hot air is an enemy of hair &#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are doing a diet and you lose some hair, we must take vitamin supplements, you may be lacking in calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium and copper.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Yogis recommend a massage, as they say, it&#8217;s great to have a beautiful hair. Place hands on the head dearriba so that the fingers of both are in the center of the skull. Then move your fingers (of massage), but moving only the scalp. You feel the skin of the head runs on bone.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Repeat every day, if possible at the same time. A few days will notice the improvement and the months will be proud of a magnificent hair, preserved in this hectic world we live in a simple recipe that yogis have been forwarded to the Western world.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Specific care of a premature baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body temperature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organ systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[premature babies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Premature infant is considered anyone born before 36 weeks gestation and weighs less than 2,500 grams. In Spain, this phenomenon occurs in 6 or 7 parts per 100. In most cases, unknown origin of this prematurity, although it is known that there are factors that favor its appearance. This would include multiple pregnancies, premature rupture [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img style="padding: 2px;" src="http://www.askamum.co.uk/upload/1298/images/300x200/10002533.jpg" alt="premature baby" width="200" align="left" />Premature infant is considered anyone born before 36 weeks gestation and weighs less than 2,500 grams. In Spain, this phenomenon occurs in 6 or 7 parts per 100.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In most cases, unknown origin of this prematurity, although it is known that there are factors that favor its appearance. This would include multiple pregnancies, premature rupture of membranes or cervical insufficiency.<span id="more-984"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Potential health problems of premature children are always related to early delivery and the difficulty of adaptation of the newborn to extrauterine life due to the immaturity of their organ systems and functional. Therefore, the presence of the suckling reflex for food, the proper regulation of body temperature, respiratory rate, the proper function of the cardiovascular system, control of blood glucose and maturation of the immune and defense are important factors for survival and adequate growth of these children.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Despite these initial difficulties and experience has evolved more slowly than term infants, premature babies can become equal in weight and height at two years old. To achieve this decisive prepared born in centers with specialists and services for the care of these children.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The child has a wart on the sole</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[definitive treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Warts, found on the sole of the foot are usually caused by infection by a strain of human papilloma virus. - Warts only an aesthetic problem, but if they are in the sole of the foot, a pressure point, as the heel, causing discomfort and require treatment. - Surgical removal is often the most effective [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Warts, found on the sole of the foot are usually caused by infection by a strain of human papilloma virus.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">- Warts only an aesthetic problem, but if they are in the sole of the foot, a pressure point, as the heel, causing discomfort and require treatment.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">- Surgical removal is often the most effective method, but you can also try a simple remedy, such as acetic acid (in the pharmacy, there are several products containing it). This acid reduces the mass of the wart gradually and relieves pain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, there is a definitive treatment and should be applied several times. Anyway, after a period of time that can last several years, the warts tend to disappear forever.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Dental care from birth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Baby Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[care from birth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dental care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extreme oral hygiene in children is the main weapon to prevent future dental problems. Specialists in children&#8217;s oral health is stark in its recommendations on the care of the teeth of the smaller house: not only have to wait until the child has permanent teeth to start with dental care, but must be do since [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Extreme oral hygiene in children is the main weapon to prevent future dental problems.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.tristatedentalcare.com/images/photos/dental-care-for-your-baby.jpg" alt="dental care baby" width="400" /></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Specialists in children&#8217;s oral health is stark in its recommendations on the care of the teeth of the smaller house: not only have to wait until the child has permanent teeth to start with dental care, but must be do since the first months of life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The dentist Eva María Martínez Pérez and takes a step further and urged to take care of baby teeth as early in pregnancy. In this regard, recommends that the mother does not take a lot of carbohydrates during pregnancy, as its excess can alter the formation of teeth.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once the baby is born, it is advisable to clean the gums with a gasita after each shot, as the remnants of milk can cause alterations in the bacterial flora of the mouth. This gesture becomes even more important when the teeth begin to emerge, and even breast milk can cause tooth decay if not accompanied by proper hygiene.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When a tooth begins to appear, the bacteria will produce acids that will attack even a baby tooth. A major problem, as if just making a hollow cavities may suffer the pain and even small infections and whether these cavities are large it is possible that the result is loss of space that create problems in the configuration of the permanent teeth. Moreover, however much the teeth are destined to fall, have their purpose and, as this expert says, losing early may be a violation of their duties. As the child gets older, it is advisable to continue cleaning with a brush child, at first without toothpaste, and then, after two years with very little amount of toothpaste suitable for your age child.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Good care from childhood has positive effects on permanent teeth. Not surprisingly, extreme hygiene at an early stage is the main weapon we have for preventing dental problems.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Visit the dentist</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Dr. Martinez recommends the first dental visit is made within the first two years, since &#8220;there are already many children that age who have suffered trauma, have caries, occlusion problems caused by a pacifier or suck their thumbs because and if not addressed in time may require more complex treatments in the future. &#8221; Furthermore, these first visits, in which only checks the child with simple procedures help the small do not be afraid to visit. If instead the child first visit a dentist to six years is often afraid of things that have been counted, &#8220;and is more difficult to change this preconceived image, which is usually a bit unfavorable to start from scratch&#8221; The expert points out. To overcome these fears, he says, is essential fare explaining the procedures they will implement a closely and avoiding factors that may cause fear or anxiety as words like &#8216;prick&#8217;, &#8216;injection&#8217;, &#8216;pain&#8217; and even use nicknames like &#8216;pinchacito&#8217;. Still, there are children who are highly resistant to treatment. In these cases, it is important to investigate to find the reason for rejection. Can, among other things, he is afraid of the unknown, simply be shy, you have had bad experiences before or who do not have respect for authority, he explains.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Status of parents</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">According to Dr. Martinez, but there is still much to do in recent years has changed the position of parents on oral health. Yet today there is an excessive concern about whether children have to carry equipment, but not so for the rest of care. In fact, &#8220;we are seeing a slight increase consultations with small cavities and plaque, mainly caused by high-sugar foods and products that require little chewing and not accompanied by a health post, as consumption of juice or brik pastries, &#8220;he said. In that sense, says it would be healthier snack, for example, a traditional bread sandwich made with a loaf of bread, since the latter, being much softer, requiring less chewing, which decreases the &#8216;self cleaning&#8217; teeth and promotes the accumulation of plaque.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>5 Ways to Eliminate Unnecessary Spending at Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Orthopedic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Benchmark salary data against local facilities. Your center must compete in its own market, Mary Sturm, RN, director of patient care services for Surgical Management Professionals, says. This means that while national data on employee salaries can be a helpful tool, local market data is essential to ensuring competitive salaries for regional candidates. &#8220;We [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Benchmark salary data against local facilities. Your center must compete in its own market, Mary Sturm, RN, director of patient care services for Surgical Management Professionals, says. This means that while national data on employee salaries can be a helpful tool, local market data is essential to ensuring competitive salaries for regional candidates. &#8220;We have several centers in the Minneapolis metropolitan market which have a very urban wage scale,&#8221; she says. &#8220;What we determined to be the [Minneapolis metropolitan] wage scale is very different from a smaller Iowa community,&#8221; she says.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">She says this data can be acquired from national surveys that break down data into regions, but the best source may be the candidates themselves. &#8220;You get general information about what various categories in your community are getting paid just from the candidates in front of you,&#8221; she says. &#8220;You will find out what they&#8217;re requiring and demanding.&#8221; Set your salaries at a competitive rate to ensure employee attraction and retention. During the interview process, you will probably find out quickly if your proposed salary rate is too low.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Don&#8217;t be afraid to send people home. Unlike the average hospital, ASCs can set clear expectations with staff that if case volume drops, the center will close early or compress more cases onto fewer days. Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., says surgery centers should take full advantage of part-time staff members who are generally paid less and can come in at the last minute to cover an unexpected schedule change. Surgery center employees should be told up-front that if case volume drops, the center may need to close one day a week, which means they cannot expect a regular 40-hour work week.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. Manage the total life cycle of equipment. Mike Kintner, service contracts manager at TriMedx, says the costs related to supporting a piece of equipment over its entire life cycle, from the point of acquisition to disposal, may actually equal or exceed what it cost to just purchase it. To minimize life cycle service costs as much as possible, he suggests ASCs strategically analyze whether a piece of equipment requires lifetime support that is cost-effective.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;What organizations don&#8217;t look at is how much it costs over a piece of equipment&#8217;s life span to support it, and they usually only look at the capital acquisition,&#8221; he says. &#8220;They have to actively manage service costs to understand that maybe an investment in equipment with higher capital would be better because its service costs over its life span will be lower than cheaper equipment.&#8221;<span id="more-947"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. Meet with physicians to receive individual buy-in for reducing supply costs. An ASC&#8217;s efforts to reduce medical supply costs are heavily dependent upon physicians&#8217; involvement, as physicians control 70-80 percent of the cost of medical care. Tom Wilson, managing partner of Monterey Peninsula Surgery Centers and board member of the California Ambulatory Surgery Association, says ASCs must first show physicians and physician-owners that reductions in medical supply costs are necessary to remain financially viable in the future. &#8220;We&#8217;ll meet with our 13 orthopedic surgeons on staff and break down eight to ten very common orthopedic procedures, such as total and partial joint replacements, shoulder repairs, ACL and other knee repairs, and [assign] each physician a letter A through M,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;Then we will list by letter how much it costs each physician to perform a procedure. One physician might discover his supply costs are higher because he is the sole surgeon utilizing a $300 disposable wand. By doing peer reviews, we can discuss how to deliver quality care at a lower price.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">5. Using cost data in negotiations. Having accurate data about costs makes you a more persuasive negotiator. Demonstrating that you would lose money on the proposed rate may not impress the payor, but it could stiffen your resolve to propose a higher rate or walk away from negotiations. &#8220;A payor in one of our Symbion facilities was going to cut our rates dramatically,&#8221; Ron Brank, a group vice president for Symbion in Nashville, Tenn., recalls. &#8220;From our data, we knew that they were proposing rates that would not even cover our variable costs. We determined the proposal was financially unacceptable and informed the payor we could not continue with the contract.&#8221; The ASC team also pointed out that the payor&#8217;s cases would go to the local hospital, where payments would likely be considerably more than the ASC asked for, assuming the hospital was getting at least HOPD rates. &#8220;While you won&#8217;t always be successful in these situations, accurate data does often help us to gain fair and acceptable rates for our ASCs,&#8221; he says.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>4 Tips for Successful Leadership of Orthopedic Practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Orthopedic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orthopedic Practices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Hire and maintain a strong team of orthopedic physicians. The ASC market has boomed tremendously since the first one was established more than 30 years ago, and because of that ASCs must work harder than ever to maintain a competitive edge in their communities. One way to do this is form a strong and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">1. Hire and maintain a strong team of orthopedic physicians. The ASC market has boomed tremendously since the first one was established more than 30 years ago, and because of that ASCs must work harder than ever to maintain a competitive edge in their communities. One way to do this is form a strong and reputable team of orthopedic physicians and staff members who can collectively achieve excellent clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction and high throughput. David Ott, MD, founder of Gateway Surgery Center in Phoenix, Ariz., says ASCs should turn to their own physicians in reaching out to other community physicians who can bring more cases and their great reputation to the facility. Physicians and staff members are also retained by distributing bonuses for great performance.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">2. Focus on enhancing your orthopedic ASC&#8217;s managed care contracts. Even with decreasing Medicare reimbursements and its struggle with the local Workers&#8217; Compensation Commission, Midlands Orthopaedics is keeping a focus goal on achieving improved implant coverage by negotiating managed care contracts with its payors, says Ann Margaret McCraw, CEO of Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center in Columbia, S.C. With implants being one of an orthopedic ASC&#8217;s largest supply costs, it is critical orthopedic-driven ASCs work diligently and closely with payors to carve those costs out so they can continue to keep those cases in the ASC and generate more revenue.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;We are having success obtaining implant carve outs with our private payers because they recognize the cost savings ASCs offer them,&#8221; Ms. McCraw says. &#8220;Even securing cost only for implants increases our volume by allowing us to retain cases that would otherwise be sent to the hospital.”</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">3. Manage the schedule aggressively. Make sure to receive regular and timely updates on when your surgeons will not be using their block times. When future block time becomes available, contact other surgeons&#8217; schedulers at least a month in advance to provide adequate time to arrange the appointment. &#8220;Unused OR time is like two-week old cheese rotting on the supermarket shelf,&#8221; says Rajiv Chopra and Tom Faith of The C/N Group in Merrillville, Ind.. &#8220;You have to find alternative surgeons to absorb unused time.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">4. Admit to mistakes. An important aspect of maintaining respect from physicians is earning their trust, which means admitting to failures. If, after extensive consideration, the administrator&#8217;s decision produces negative results, the administrator must identify these failures and collaborate with the physicians to work through them. &#8220;If the administrator makes a mistake, he or she should go to the physicians and tell them and then figure out what needs to be done,&#8221; says Patrick Hinton, executive director of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute. This will earn the physician&#8217;s trust, he says.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Low Cholesterol Reducing Cancer Risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Endocrinology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cholesterol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although previous studies suggested that reducing cholesterollevels may increase cancer risk, two studies point to the contrary in cases of prostate cancer. Two studies published in the latest issue of Epidemiology, Biomarkers &#38; Prevention demolish the belief that lowering total cholesterol levels may favor the development of cancer. Moreover, both works point to the contrary, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://images01.tzimg.com/cache/h3w4/500_1196272186_diet_food_sxc.jpg" alt="Low Cholesterol foods" width="386" /></p>
<p>Although previous studies suggested that reducing cholesterol<strong></strong>levels may increase cancer risk, two studies point to the contrary in cases of prostate cancer.</p>
<p>Two studies published in the latest issue of Epidemiology, Biomarkers &amp; Prevention demolish the belief that lowering total cholesterol levels may favor the development of cancer. Moreover, both works point to the contrary, lower cholesterol levels may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in its extreme forms.</p>
<p>* Although previous studies indicated that lower the levels of cholesterol increased the risk of cancer, this study suggests otherwise.</p>
<p>Demetrius Albanes, a researcher at the National Cancer Institute of America, points in the first of the jobs that one of the conclusions of this research is that &#8220;a drop in total cholesterol levels may be caused by an undiagnosed cancer. In relative terms, public health, the authors note that elevated levels of HDL cholesterol seem to prevent all cancers.</p>
<p><strong>Major and minor risk</strong></p>
<p>The study of more than 29,000 men for 18 years makes the initiative led by Albanes one of the most important to date. During the monitoring period, 7545 cancers were diagnosed and found that low levels of total cholesterol were associated with a 18 percent risk of developing cancer increased.</p>
<p>These figures are similar to those which had been obtained in previous investigations, but the authors observed that the risk disappeared when excluding the cases occurred in the early years of the first control blood.<span id="more-174"></span></p>
<p>The results suggest that reduced levels of total cholesterol were not the cause of cancer. High levels of HDL cholesterol, in fact, a risk associated with a 14 percent lower for the disease even after excluding cases detected in the first nine years of monitoring.</p>
<p>In another study, which specifically examined the risk of prostate cancer, Elizabeth Platz, program co-director of Cancer Control and Prevention, Johns Hopkins University, U.S., has established a relationship between low levels of cholesterol and a decrease in<strong> </strong>cancer risk.</p>
<p><strong>Scaled Gleason</strong></p>
<p>Specifically, in this second investigation, conducted in froma parallel to the first, if the men studied had a total cholesterol levels of 200 mg / dl or less, the risk of prostate cancer in its most aggressive was a 59 per cent lower, with figures set of eight to ten on the Gleason scale. Platz noted that no association was observed between overall or prostate cancer with lower amounts in the above scale.</p>
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		<title>Vitamins and minerals in pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Vitamins and Supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B group vitamins]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iron]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IRON It is essential for making hemoglobin, the substance of the blood that supplies oxygen to the fetus. This requires a third of the iron from his mother for blood formation and growth of vital organs. Usually, the doctor has to prescribe iron supplements during pregnancy. Among the mineral rich foods include nuts, legumes, green [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-807" title="green vegetables" src="http://www.zjufarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/green-vegetables-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />IRON</p>
<p>It is essential for making hemoglobin, the substance of the blood that supplies oxygen to the fetus. This requires a third of the iron from his mother for blood formation and growth of vital organs.</p>
<p>Usually, the doctor has to prescribe iron supplements during pregnancy. Among the mineral rich foods include nuts, legumes, green vegetables and whole grains.</p>
<p>FOLIC ACID</p>
<p>Next to iron, is responsible for forming red blood cells. In pregnancy, the mother requires twice the folic acid in normal, since this component acts on the developing fetal nervous system and prevents the occurrence of spinal injuries and malformations such as spina bifida.</p>
<p>Supplements of this substance are especially important during the first trimester of pregnancy. Folic acid is found in green vegetables like spinach, peas or broccoli, as well as bananas, melons or dates.</p>
<p>ZINC</p>
<p>Help the mother to prevent nausea and improve muscle contracting. This mineral is also essential for proper growth of the fetus.</p>
<p>In fact, there is evidence that zinc deficiency during pregnancy can cause abortion. The meat, bran, dried cheese and herring are rich in zinc.</p>
<p>CALCIUM</p>
<p>Ensures the normal functioning of nerves and muscles of the human body. In addition, it is essential for the formation of bones and teeth, both the pregnant and the fetus.</p>
<p>You can also help prevent blood pressure disorders. Milk and other dairy products contain high amounts of calcium, like beans, carrots and nuts.<span id="more-806"></span></p>
<p>MAGNESIUM</p>
<p>It is normal magnesium levels in pregnant women decrease enough, causing annoying leg cramps.</p>
<p>Eat cereals, fish, soy, milk and meat helps maintain a proper level of magnesium in the body and, therefore, prevent muscle cramps.</p>
<p>VITAMIN A</p>
<p>Acts on the skin, mucosa and bone development.</p>
<p>This vitamin is found in eggs, milk and carrots.</p>
<p>GROUP B VITAMINS</p>
<p>They are good for the functioning of tissues and cell development.</p>
<p>Vegetables, milk, cereals and eggs are rich in these vitamins.</p>
<p>VITAMIN C</p>
<p>Works in the body as a natural antioxidant and helps prevent infection, while helping to absorb iron.</p>
<p>Citrus fruits are rich in this vitamin.</p>
<p>VITAMIN D</p>
<p>Allows the formation of tooth enamel and bone mineralization.</p>
<p>Is mostly found in eggs, milk and liver.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 09:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cardiovascular diseases, ie those affecting the heart, are the leading cause of death worldwide. Calculations of the World Health Organization in 2005 suggest that about 17 million people lost their lives due to coronary heart disease, ie 30% of all deaths that year. At the same time, the WHO projects that by 2015 that number [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-803" title="heart disease" src="http://www.zjufarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/heart-disease-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Cardiovascular diseases, ie those affecting the heart, are the leading cause of death worldwide. Calculations of the World Health Organization in 2005 suggest that about 17 million people lost their lives due to coronary heart disease, ie 30% of all deaths that year. At the same time, the WHO projects that by 2015 that number may increase to 20 million and is expected to cardiovascular accidents remain the leading cause of death.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Cardiovascular diseases do not discriminate, affecting both men and women. Coronary heart disease are classified into two types, some that affect the blood vessels that feed the heart and cerebrovascular diseases, which affect the blood vessels supplying the brain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">But undoubtedly the most common and dangerous problem is the accumulation of fat in the walls of blood vessels supplying the heart and brain. Risk factors or causes of disease are different: a harmful diet rich in saturated fats, physical inactivity and smoking.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately cardiovascular diseases often have no symptoms. It often occurs that are seen only through a heart attack or stroke. Infarction attack symptoms include pain or discomfort in the chest, arms, left shoulder, jaw and back. And stroke is the loss of muscle strength in legs, face or arms, and difficulty walking, talking or understanding what others say.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Studies of the World Health Organization say that 80% of premature deaths from heart disease or stroke, heart or brain, could be avoided with a simple treatment: a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, physical activity and constant no snuff consumption.<span id="more-802"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">However, for some natural treatment is not enough for that medicine with the help of technology and has solutions. There are several mechanisms to combat these diseases, such as a pacemaker, an electronic device that sends impulses to the heart to maintain normal rhythm. Its implementation requires a small incision below the collarbone.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another way to counteract cardiovascular disease is the implantation of a prosthetic valve, which may be biological or mechanical, with the aim of replacing the damaged. However, this procedure is reserved only for some cases.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Also the device called a stent is a metal device that helps to correct the narrowing of the arteries become blocked preventing causing a heart attack. The process for placing the device is an angioplasty. This is a relatively simple and the patient is usually discharged within 24 or 48 hours after the operation.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Advances of 2010 for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sahacrash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiovascular disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 also was a year of scientific and medical advances in relation to heart disease and its treatments. Share in this post some of the most important steps, according to the American Heart Association (American Heart Association.) * A personalized and tailored treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, so that these people more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-798" title="treatment of cardiovascular diseases" src="http://www.zjufarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/treatment-of-cardiovascular-diseases-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />The 2010 also was a year of scientific and medical advances in relation to heart disease and its treatments. Share in this post some of the most important steps, according to the American Heart Association (American Heart Association.)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* A personalized and tailored treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, so that these people more susceptible to developing heart disease also may reduce this risk.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* Treatments and less invasive options, such as transcatheter aortic valve implant used to replace a blocked aortic valve in patients at high risk (who may not tolerate an open-heart surgery).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* Improved methods for sudden cardiac reverse, as is the use of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in adults only understandings of the chest.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* More ways to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: new anticoagulants as has been the dabigatran (Pradaxa) presented as an option easier to administer compared with the standard drug warfarin (Coumadin).</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* The possibility of achieving better outcomes in heart failure patients through new types of implantable defibrillators cardiovensores help restore normal heart rhythm.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* Best alternative to anticoagulant therapy, such as a new drug called ticagrelor (Brilinta), which could be better anticoagulant than clopidogrel (Plavix) for patients to be treated surgically.<span id="more-797"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* New procedures for babies born with heart disease (congenital), that could cause dispensing of a heart transplant.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* Interesting experimental advances in stem cell therapy that could help create a new heart muscle to eventually improve outcomes in patients with heart failure.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">* From the AHA, finally, also highlighted the growing scientific evidence that supports changes in lifestyle such as losing excess weight, the practice of physical activity and healthy diet can help prevent heart disease.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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