The incidence of influenza and SARS is gradually declining. Talking about it and the oversight agencies, and urban hospitals. "Index of influenza, the calculated" Fontanka "is also on the decline: antivirals will cost townspeople this week a little cheaper than last. Experts believe that such rates may stabilize the situation by the end of next week.
Influenza is slowly receding. According to the St. Petersburg Rospotrebnadzor on 17 February, the city registered 9,000 people to seek medical advice (it's a thousand less than last week). The same number, incidentally, is, and the epidemic threshold.
Infant morbidity, according to the Education Committee, also on the decline. To date, close to 278 classes of two children's institutions of the Kalinin and Nevsky districts. Recall that last week because of quarantine for influenza and SARS have been closed 602 class at 9 schools.
Reducing the incidence of confirmed and specialists urban infectious diseases hospital Botkin. "We have really began to receive fewer patients. - Said "Fontanka" the chief doctor of the hospital Alexei Yakovlev. - Of course, the situation is still kept at the level of the epidemic, but there is a tendency to decline. "
Now the city recorded six fatal cases of swine flu. In the past year, according to the main infectious diseases of the Health Committee of city administration, in St. Petersburg was recorded 30 deaths from the virus AH1 N1. In Rospotrebnadzor note that this is one of the worst forms of influenza.
But the buzz in drugstores, such as at the peak of the epidemic last year, no. How can I ensure correspondent Fontanka, all antiviral drugs are available. Only the powder for inhalation "Relenza", as we have already mentioned, best to book through an online pharmacy or over the phone - in the shops it is not always.
One of the most popular drugs, "Arbidol, sold in all dosages. Recall that last week there were just big bags cost from 695 to 749 rubles.
Recommended by the World Health Organization "Tamiflu" at a price has not changed. Minimum the cost is 1,150 rubles. Price tincture of calendula, too, rests on the same mark for two weeks. The pharmacy can be purchased for 8.5 rubles. But the spray from the cold "Nazol and homeopathic remedy" Otsillokoktsinum "fell by 32% and 9.7% respectively.
Masks also have a free market. For 3.5 rubles can buy the most simple gauze, and for 9 rubles - a three-layered.
Index Flu "(obtained by calculating the arithmetic mean of the amount spent from St. Petersburg to all 8 major drugs that are recommended for use in the influenza period: Arbidol", "Remantadin, Tamiflu, Relenza," Otsillokoktsinum " "Ferveks", "Nazol and tincture of calendula) in comparison with last week also went on a slight decline. "Medication Basket townspeople now cost about 5% cheaper.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
The immune system goes crazy from the sun
Intense sunburn causes the immune system to grow cancer cells, say scientists from yniversiteta George Washington in the USA. Researchers now know why sunburn provoke the development of melanoma - one of the most deadly forms of skin cancer.
A team of scientists led by Dr. Edward de Fabo conducted a series of experiments on laboratory mice and found that when exposed to ultraviolet B-type run specific processes in the immune system.
Macrophages are white blood cells migrate to the superficial layers of the skin and produce immune proteins, called interferon-Y. But instead of protecting the body, as it should be all interferons, type Y can grow cancerous tumors by preventing the natural immune response to it.
"We did not expect to see the IFN-Y as an accomplice in the development of cancer - said De Fabo - he must kill her." Scientists believe that their discovery will help in the creation of new drugs against melanoma, and again warned of the dangers of excessive tanning. Indeed, until the immune system to prevent sunburn is impossible.
A team of scientists led by Dr. Edward de Fabo conducted a series of experiments on laboratory mice and found that when exposed to ultraviolet B-type run specific processes in the immune system.
Macrophages are white blood cells migrate to the superficial layers of the skin and produce immune proteins, called interferon-Y. But instead of protecting the body, as it should be all interferons, type Y can grow cancerous tumors by preventing the natural immune response to it.
"We did not expect to see the IFN-Y as an accomplice in the development of cancer - said De Fabo - he must kill her." Scientists believe that their discovery will help in the creation of new drugs against melanoma, and again warned of the dangers of excessive tanning. Indeed, until the immune system to prevent sunburn is impossible.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Lifestyle has the greatest influence on its duration
Life expectancy of your parents or grandparents are not guarantees of personal longevity: a factor in personal lifestyle plays a more important role in maintaining health for many years than genetics, according to Swedish researchers University of Gothenburg. Hereditary factors play a major role in determining the length of life, since life has a big impact, according to clinicians. Doctors refer to these long-term survey of almost 2 thousand men.
Observed that those who do not smoke, consume moderate doses of coffee and have a good socio-economic status at age 50, and has a good physical performance at the age of 54 years and has a low level of cholesterol in midlife, had the best chance to celebrate their 90 th anniversary. Our own lifestyle and habits lay the foundation for our longevity, which is not inherited automatically, convinced doctors.
Observed that those who do not smoke, consume moderate doses of coffee and have a good socio-economic status at age 50, and has a good physical performance at the age of 54 years and has a low level of cholesterol in midlife, had the best chance to celebrate their 90 th anniversary. Our own lifestyle and habits lay the foundation for our longevity, which is not inherited automatically, convinced doctors.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
February 4 - World Cancer Day
February 4 - World Cancer Day. By this date, scientists have prepared the good news: in the first MGMU them. Sechenov developed a vaccine against cancer.
The vaccine is designed to treat already infected, rather than preventive health care. But first things first. No wonder they say: people with cancer die not from disease but from the treatment. Strong antitumor drugs often kill not only cancer but also healthy cells. But there is a safer approach - do not veer rights "poison", and make the immune system to fight the disease. As her whip and incite a tumor? On this question the scientists until recently had no answer. For example, when the virus enters the cell, it finally collapses, go out proteins that contain information about him, and, as on a silver platter, presented with this information the immune system.
She thought: "Aha, here the virus. We must kill him. " Treachery of tumor cells that information about it or do not leak out or pops up in part. Therefore, the immune system may miss the enemy, not even trying to compete with him. Hence, scientists have decided you need this information to convey to the immune system. From the tumor have been providing proteins that contain information about it, and enter back person.
Such developments in the U.S. began back in the 80's. Twentieth century. A recently published the results of tests on patients. Vaccine to cope with the tumor better than chemotherapy, did not cause severe disorders in other organs, but ... There were two problems. First: the vaccine were able to cook for only 50% of patients who participated in the study. If the tumor is small, then the right amount of drugs out of it can be done.
Second: the reason for the same cancer, say, a kidney, a severe vaccine works great, with average does not help at all, and when the lungs again effective. Russian scientists were able to circumvent these restrictions. They suggested: the vaccine does not always work, because information on the tumor is removed, not all. Proteins that hoarding "dirt" on her and that Americans are isolated from the tumor, made artificially. Thus decided to both problems.
According to the Russian method to get the same amount of vaccine required is 4 times smaller amount of tumor tissue. The experiments showed that: a new drug significantly reduces the growth of melanoma, prostate cancer and breast cancer. And there is real hope that very soon it can be applied to patients.
The vaccine is designed to treat already infected, rather than preventive health care. But first things first. No wonder they say: people with cancer die not from disease but from the treatment. Strong antitumor drugs often kill not only cancer but also healthy cells. But there is a safer approach - do not veer rights "poison", and make the immune system to fight the disease. As her whip and incite a tumor? On this question the scientists until recently had no answer. For example, when the virus enters the cell, it finally collapses, go out proteins that contain information about him, and, as on a silver platter, presented with this information the immune system.
She thought: "Aha, here the virus. We must kill him. " Treachery of tumor cells that information about it or do not leak out or pops up in part. Therefore, the immune system may miss the enemy, not even trying to compete with him. Hence, scientists have decided you need this information to convey to the immune system. From the tumor have been providing proteins that contain information about it, and enter back person.
Such developments in the U.S. began back in the 80's. Twentieth century. A recently published the results of tests on patients. Vaccine to cope with the tumor better than chemotherapy, did not cause severe disorders in other organs, but ... There were two problems. First: the vaccine were able to cook for only 50% of patients who participated in the study. If the tumor is small, then the right amount of drugs out of it can be done.
Second: the reason for the same cancer, say, a kidney, a severe vaccine works great, with average does not help at all, and when the lungs again effective. Russian scientists were able to circumvent these restrictions. They suggested: the vaccine does not always work, because information on the tumor is removed, not all. Proteins that hoarding "dirt" on her and that Americans are isolated from the tumor, made artificially. Thus decided to both problems.
According to the Russian method to get the same amount of vaccine required is 4 times smaller amount of tumor tissue. The experiments showed that: a new drug significantly reduces the growth of melanoma, prostate cancer and breast cancer. And there is real hope that very soon it can be applied to patients.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Scientists were able to discover the secret of health
Not so long ago a group of scientists from Leipzig under the leadership of Professor Howard's background Bahhema made a sensational discovery in the field of subconscious and aspects of its operation.
As stated on the pages of well-known magazine «Science», scientists were able to spend a lot of unique experiences, possible to prove the existence of a biochemical link between the nervous system and immune response. Professor von Bahhem Howard and his colleagues found that patients who experience stress not only reduces the level of leukocytes, but also changed the composition of blood.
According to scientists, the human subconscious mind is able to coordinate internal processes and influence the whole metabolism. In the event of injuries or disorders of the brain causes a chemical alteration of neural networks, storage new functional state of the brain, which, in turn, forms the so-called memory to pathology. A person becomes dependent on himself.
Group Howard von Bahhema also identified the chemicals - oligopeptides are short stretches of protein compounds. Working his way up the brain, they are used to record the subconscious interpreted the information. These results hold promise for the therapeutic effects on the human body.
According to Professor von Bahhem, our brain is inherent self-healing mechanism, capable of erasing the memory of the disability and to restore normal functioning of all organs. Changing the negative experience to positive, we influence the complex mechanism of neuronal processes and raise the level of immunity.
Unfortunately, many staff tests revealed that the impact of positive emotions on the state of the organism in humans is different. The presence of complex, psychological disorders, poor imagery and many other factors significantly reduce the susceptibility of the nervous system to the mechanisms of mental control.
Professor Howard von Bahhem for decades engaged in such research. From his hands into the light went out hundreds of articles, reports, monographs, and a dozen scientific books, where each of the lines makes us remember once again that a healthy mind - is a healthy body.
As stated on the pages of well-known magazine «Science», scientists were able to spend a lot of unique experiences, possible to prove the existence of a biochemical link between the nervous system and immune response. Professor von Bahhem Howard and his colleagues found that patients who experience stress not only reduces the level of leukocytes, but also changed the composition of blood.
According to scientists, the human subconscious mind is able to coordinate internal processes and influence the whole metabolism. In the event of injuries or disorders of the brain causes a chemical alteration of neural networks, storage new functional state of the brain, which, in turn, forms the so-called memory to pathology. A person becomes dependent on himself.
Group Howard von Bahhema also identified the chemicals - oligopeptides are short stretches of protein compounds. Working his way up the brain, they are used to record the subconscious interpreted the information. These results hold promise for the therapeutic effects on the human body.
According to Professor von Bahhem, our brain is inherent self-healing mechanism, capable of erasing the memory of the disability and to restore normal functioning of all organs. Changing the negative experience to positive, we influence the complex mechanism of neuronal processes and raise the level of immunity.
Unfortunately, many staff tests revealed that the impact of positive emotions on the state of the organism in humans is different. The presence of complex, psychological disorders, poor imagery and many other factors significantly reduce the susceptibility of the nervous system to the mechanisms of mental control.
Professor Howard von Bahhem for decades engaged in such research. From his hands into the light went out hundreds of articles, reports, monographs, and a dozen scientific books, where each of the lines makes us remember once again that a healthy mind - is a healthy body.
Ukrainians are treated from the internet for 500 hryvnia per hour
In the Internet there were ads on the treatment of Internet addiction. Get rid of the web offer psychologists who are developing special techniques. They say, "hovering" in the World Wide Web becomes more and more. And therefore treatment services are not cheap - about 500 USD. per hour. And, as a rule, requires dozens of sessions to resolve the issue.
SYMPTOMS. Told us a psychiatrist, director of the Center of Applied Psychology, psychotherapy and psychiatry Eugene Voronkov, called The Internet can be anyone who begins to talk less (or no longer) with family and friends, immersed in the virtual world. Basically, it concerns young people, especially those who have to spend much time at home.
"Sometimes a man does not eat, little sleep, replacing these needs time spent in the network - says psychologist addiktolog (born addiction - dependence. - Auth.) Ruslan Ilchenko. - The person begins to lie about what not to do something because of the Internet. "
According Ilchenko is subspecies of Internet addiction: "Sex, when the patient sits on a porn site, watching erotic videos. Gambling and just dive in sotsseti that knocks a person out of a real society. These people are usually not enough "real" friends. "
HOW TO TREAT. Experts say - to treat Internet addiction is more complicated than, for example, alcohol and drug: "Its main danger - zavualirovannost when it seems that there is no harm to man, his family, it does not work - says Voronkov. - To treat Internet addiction need only psychotherapy, pills will not help. Sometimes, of course, when the lack of 5-10 hours of therapy, but it is very rare. In one case, it took 80 hours to rescue 19-year old boy. He sat at night in online games, afternoon sleep, because of this it had been thrown out of high school, where he studied for 2 years. Slowly but surely, within a few months, we managed to redirect his passion for a useful direction - he took a job at a company associated with the programming. "
His colleague Ilchenko sure that will help group therapy: "We must teach people to communicate with real people. We also teach how to properly use the Internet, not to become addicted. For example, configure antivirus software to block porn, block social networks. At work should deploy the monitor so that all saw it. It is psychologically will deter people in the desire to "divide" on the web. Or you may ask colleagues, that they followed you and warned, if you are too long for the Charite unnecessary sites.
SYMPTOMS. Told us a psychiatrist, director of the Center of Applied Psychology, psychotherapy and psychiatry Eugene Voronkov, called The Internet can be anyone who begins to talk less (or no longer) with family and friends, immersed in the virtual world. Basically, it concerns young people, especially those who have to spend much time at home.
"Sometimes a man does not eat, little sleep, replacing these needs time spent in the network - says psychologist addiktolog (born addiction - dependence. - Auth.) Ruslan Ilchenko. - The person begins to lie about what not to do something because of the Internet. "
According Ilchenko is subspecies of Internet addiction: "Sex, when the patient sits on a porn site, watching erotic videos. Gambling and just dive in sotsseti that knocks a person out of a real society. These people are usually not enough "real" friends. "
HOW TO TREAT. Experts say - to treat Internet addiction is more complicated than, for example, alcohol and drug: "Its main danger - zavualirovannost when it seems that there is no harm to man, his family, it does not work - says Voronkov. - To treat Internet addiction need only psychotherapy, pills will not help. Sometimes, of course, when the lack of 5-10 hours of therapy, but it is very rare. In one case, it took 80 hours to rescue 19-year old boy. He sat at night in online games, afternoon sleep, because of this it had been thrown out of high school, where he studied for 2 years. Slowly but surely, within a few months, we managed to redirect his passion for a useful direction - he took a job at a company associated with the programming. "
His colleague Ilchenko sure that will help group therapy: "We must teach people to communicate with real people. We also teach how to properly use the Internet, not to become addicted. For example, configure antivirus software to block porn, block social networks. At work should deploy the monitor so that all saw it. It is psychologically will deter people in the desire to "divide" on the web. Or you may ask colleagues, that they followed you and warned, if you are too long for the Charite unnecessary sites.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Dead baby "alive" at the touch of mother
In Australia, obstetricians have witnessed this miracle. A young woman prematurely born twins. Children were premature and were immediately placed in intensive care unit. The girl appeared healthy, but the boy was too weak. Resuscitation did not help, and doctors pronounced his death.
Child brought the mother so she could say goodbye to him. Shocked woman two o'clock sat with his chest pressed to the dead baby. She supported her husband, they talked with the infant, described as like to call it like they were waiting for him. And lo! - Baby suddenly revived and breathed fitfully.
Doctors at first did not believe their eyes, but when the baby started sucking on his finger dipped in milk, then there could have been recognized: the boy alive! Now the boy and his twin sister had already celebrated the half-life. They, along with their parents appeared on talk shows, where he was told the story firsthand.
Child brought the mother so she could say goodbye to him. Shocked woman two o'clock sat with his chest pressed to the dead baby. She supported her husband, they talked with the infant, described as like to call it like they were waiting for him. And lo! - Baby suddenly revived and breathed fitfully.
Doctors at first did not believe their eyes, but when the baby started sucking on his finger dipped in milk, then there could have been recognized: the boy alive! Now the boy and his twin sister had already celebrated the half-life. They, along with their parents appeared on talk shows, where he was told the story firsthand.
