Whose Health Are We Talking About?

Researchers at the National Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio federal data analyzed by the national system of surveillance-mail. Sought emergency room patients under 17 years of age who had been injured by falling furniture or televisions in the years 1990 to 2007. The researchers estimated that 264,200 children were treated by this type of injury, during the 18 years. That about 14,700 a year, these lesions. Most children were under 6 years old, but 2 years more were wounded. The consumer group recommends the U. S. SAFE KIDS heavy furniture - especially television - to be anchored to the walls. This requires a different type of television.

“Put the benign paroxysmal vertigo is more common in older people. It ’caused by head trauma or a virus. Doctors estimate 20% of all dizziness is caused by ear stones - single crystals in the inner ear. The treatment consists of a series of simple head movements to get back to rock the utricle, a packet in inner ear that contains about 1,000 rock of calcium carbonate. Helping to send messages to the brain that guides the direction of up and down. When the rocks are divided into channels the ear, the brain is confused, causing dizziness - a legitimate case of “rocks in his head.”

Residents live unusually long in the small Greek island Icaria. A team of demographers who work with census data found Icaria is a “blue zone”, as it has the highest percentage of 90 years of age, anywhere. Almost one third of its 90 residents. They also have a 20% cancer, 50% less heart disease and virtually no dementia. The genes determine about 20% of life - the rest is the way of life. Icarians living in mountain villages, which requires daily exercise and diet high in fruits, vegetables, wild vegetables, olive oil and herbal teas - Slow Food, instead of fast food.

According to a study conducted at the University of Michigan, where a person is another way to live longer. The study of 1688 pairs of at least 70 years of age were monitored for 7 years. The researchers found that people who have spent at least 14 hours weekly of care for an ill spouse were almost 30% less likely to die during the study. This research is supported by studies which show that parents most animals release oxytocin, a hormone that reduces stress and related substances by studies showing that people who volunteer tend to live longer. Perhaps the word care should be changed to “cure”.