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How are diabetes & blurry vision linked?

23rd August 2016 diabetes, Eye Health

Blurry vision is the inability to see fine details or a hazy view. Another way of describing is things with less sharpness or objects usually appear out-of-focus. This blurriness can be obvious or subtle and may happen anytime throughout the day depending on surrounding factors as well as personal health. Medical research also concluded that diabetes also causes vagueness for various reasons resulting in both short and long-term complications. How does diabetes affect eyes? If someone’s facing long-term and uncontrolled diabetes, blood sugar level would eventually rise causing certain damage to blood vessels. This damage further raises the risk of retinal degradation which is the basis of blurry vision. There’re many different causes of short-term haziness in individuals having diabetes. The fluid shifts in and out of the eye due to higher blood sugar level swells the eye lens. This gradual shape change results in a cloudy view as the lens is unable to focus light properly on beck of the eye. The problem can be resolved once the blood sugar levels are lowered. As we speak, you can exploit the latest equipment for an eye test in Abu Dhabi. Various hospitals in the region harness the latest eye care […]

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Self Medication Benefits And Implications

21st August 2016 Healthy Living

Self medication is the use of medicine to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms. These are medications that can be taken without medical supervision. Self-medication drugs are usually called “OTC” ( over-the-counter). Doctors prescription are not required and they are found in convenient stores or supermarkets and pharmacies. Medicines requiring a doctor’s prescription are called prescription drugs, some medicines cannot be sold without the pharmacist seeing the doctor’s prescription. People, everyday, everywhere reach for self-care product to help them through their health problems. This is being done because this may help them manage their present distress or discomfort, it may be more cost effective or they may feel their situation is not so serious to warrant visiting a doctor. Aches, pains, cough and cold are just part of our daily life because we leave our comfort zones, we tend to work, the weather too has it reactions on us, so it might not be necessary rushing down to the hospital each time you have sniffles. An important note is how or when you decide when a medical attention is necessary… Self Medications Benefits Being your own doctor is really not an […]

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Effect Of Laptop Heat : Toasted Skin Syndrome

14th August 2016 Diseases and Conditions

Do you like working on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs ? If so, you might want to rethink that habit. Doing it a lot can lead to “toasted skin syndrome,” an unusual looking mottled skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure, according to medical reports. Laptop computers are small, portable and convenient. The portability allows its use almost anywhere. However, there are also health hazard associated with some applications of use that can be controlled by practicing good “ergonomics”. Ergonomics are those factors or qualities in the design of something, especially a workplace or equipment used by people at work, that contribute to comfort, efficiency, safety, and ease of use Using laptop computers placed on the lap has been suspected of causing health problems and may impact the musculoskeletal system, skin, and fertility. These potential impacts though not fully understood, are briefly reviewed below. We do know using a laptop computer on the lap can lead to awkward or non neutral postures and these postures can lead to strain and eventual aches and pains. To minimize risk of strain we suggest placing the laptop on a desk. Better still; try using a […]

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Scientists Discovers Cockroach Milk Might Actually Be Good For You

8th August 2016 Scientific Discovery

The cockroach is one of the hardiest creatures on the planet as it can live for a month without food. One specie of cockroach produces milk that is protein rich, this insect milk may someday serve as a human superfood as scientists have said. I guess you’re actually surprised that little cockroach milk could actually contain those cookies? Chock full of protein, the insect milk may someday be transformed into a food supplement worthy of human consumption, new research indicates. Scientists have found that the Pacific Beetle Cockroach feeds its bug babies a formula which is remarkably rich in protein, fat and sugar. Don’t expect to find it next to the regular milk in the dairy section, however, at least not for now. “Any liquid harvested from a cockroach is not true milk. At least not as we think of it,” said Becky Facer, director of school and educator programs at Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. Most people would agree after all, the insect liquid takes the form of protein crystals in the guts of baby cockroaches. “The protein crystals are milk for the cockroach infant. It is important for its growth and development,” said Leonard Chavas, one […]

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Is Fat Transfer Breast Augmentation Worth the Cost ?

3rd August 2016 Women's Health

Getting breasts transformed to the way you desire through surgical means is by far the most reliable way. Not only reliable, it is one of the most demanded plastic around the world. But now, there’s even a better way of getting breasts look fuller. Fat transfer breast augmentation is getting the fame yet it’s been around the corner for a while. Fat transfer breast augmentation has gained popularity as it eliminates the need of implants and rather relies on the recycled fat. The excess fat from either part of the body is deposited in the breasts for increasing their size. It does sound as an ideal job for distributing the fat from other places as lower abdomen areas to breast, to even out the posture. But is the fame supporting the right innovation? What kind of results are we expecting from a fat depositing procedure? Is the treatment safe and what risks are involved? We are answering all these questions and more about fat transfer breast augmentation, since we visited Crispin Plastic Surgery Center in Atlanta. It is here where you would see a queue of women, waiting to meet the smiling and expert plastic surgeons to get their wishes […]

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