Thursday, February 12, 2015

Low Vitamin D Levels In Childhood May Raise Heart Risks — Study

Vitamin D

Adults who had low vitamin D levels as children and teens may be more likely to have hardening of the arteries, a new study suggests.Artery hardening is associated with heart disease,the study included more than 2,100 people in Finland.Their vitamin D levels were measured at ages 3 to 18, and they were checked for artery hardening at ages 30 to 45.

Those with the lowest vitamin D levels when they were youngsters had a much higher risk for artery hardening as adults, according to the study published online in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

This link was independent of other heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, poor eating, lack of exercise and obesity.Only an association was seen between childhood vitamin D levels and later heart health.The study did not prove a cause-and-effect

Medical Director (MD) of Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos Dr. Rahman Lawal has praised the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) for suspending its almost three months strike.

Dr. Rahman Lawal said he was happy with the development at this time, because of the long strike’s impact on the hospital community.

Dr Lawal said: “A presidential committee of experts on inter-professional relationships in the public health sector led by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed was constituted by Federal Government to take a holistic look at the crisis which is

By OYEYEMI GBENGA-MUSTAPHA

You have heard of menapouse. But, have you ever heard of andropause-the male version of menapouse? Men with the condition also experience menopausal fits.

A 46-year-old teacher, Taiwo Olujobi, thought he had erectile dysfunction (ED) because his wife’s incessant complaints about his manliness. He too observed that he could not sustain his erection for long. He resorted to some aphrodisiacs, to no avail. He then decided to pay a visited the hospital.

At the clinic, Olujobi was diagnosed of “andropause.” He was stunned, because he thought it is only women that experience anything called ‘pause’

A nurse (name withheld) took time to explain the condition to him, saying the term ‘male menopause’ refers to the hormonal changes that some men experience as they get older. As men age, their testosterone levels tend to decrease. This shift can cause physical, emotional, and psychological changes.

The nurse expalained that there is no doubt that a man’s sexuality changes with advancing age.

Head of Department of Restorative Dentistry at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Adeyemi Olusile, tackles the question below:

I am a researcher on lifestye. I am researching into dental ailments in Nigeria and their causes. Can you help out?

Dental ailments globally have remained the same throughout history. Besides, oral health problems require rudimentary treatments, which have been identified and described for thousands of years. And recently it has dawn on us that oral health is not just about the mouth but also the body. Oral health is a component of overall health, and as should not be taken in isolation from the rest of the body. Systematically, a person is not well if he has an oral problem. Let us look at nutrition as a relationship between oral hygiene and systemic health. Unhealthy habits, such as smoking, drinking and poor diet will lead to dental diseases, and consequently pain.When you are in pain, you cannot eat and this will affect your nutrition. That is why the mouth is a mediator between the general health and systemic health. In the last decade or so, there has been an increase in the awareness of oral health; more teeth are preserved in the mouth.

To eradicate oral problems, education is important to preventing dental problems. Be educated on the health of your mouth, the health of your teeth and even before your kids teeth come out. You should see your dentist once in six month. You do not wait until you have a problem with your teeth and be sure that everything is fine. Like a relation of mine rightly said, our mouth is the gateway to the body. Poor oral health can lead to anaemia and other systemic diseases. We can diagnose them and nip them in the bud before they get out

With well over 21.5 million people in the world known to be infected by typhoid fever yearly and with 600,000 deaths recorded annual, especially from under-developed regions of the world, according to available statistics, typhoid fever is no doubt a major health challenge that needs to be tackled head on.Africa has been known to be worse hit by the scourge compared to other continents, with Nigeria taking a major chunk of the incidence rate in the continent among countries more affected.

Nigeria ranks third globally among countries without access to safe and portable water according to United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, resulting in the likelihood of illnesses due to water related diseases including typhoid fever.However, typhoid fever which has put over 95 percent of Nigerians at risk of ill health, representing over 160 million people in the country, according to African Health Journalists Association (AHJA), a partner of the International Centre for Journalists, is known as one of the killer diseases common in the country.

In an interview with Thisday, the Medical Director, The Vineyard Hospital, Isolo,Dr. Nicholas Ejikesaid the disease is still very much common in the country because majority of

Acupuncture is the insertion of fine needles into specific points in the body. The Chinese believe this restores the body’s natural energy called “Chi”. Chi flows along invisible channels in the body called “Meridians”. The Chinese have used acupuncture as an effective form of treatment for over 3000 years.

The Chinese believe that when we develop pain it is because the flow of energy (Chi) is interrupted along the invisible channels. The needles help to restore this energy by “unblocking” the channels. Western medicine believe that the needles stimulate the brain to release natural pain relieving substances eg endorphins, which leads to a reduction in pain.Whatever the reason is, acupuncture does appear to work in a lot of cases, and usually with a delayed effect. It may become more evident after several treatments. The needles are extremely thin and do “puncture” the skin.

However this is usually painless or has a mild temporary discomfort. The feeling is nothing like that of receiving an injection. The needles may be “stimulated” by twirling them; this may cause a mild tingling sensation.All needles are disposable, sterile and used only once. They

Different flavours of milkshake with berries

A milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is usually made from milk, ice cream, or iced milk, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or fruit syrup. Outside the United States, the drink is sometimes called a thickshake or thick milkshake or, in New England, a frappe, to differentiate it from other less viscous forms of flavored milk.

Full-service restaurants, soda fountains, and diners usually prepare and mix the shake "by hand" from scoops of ice cream and milk in a blender or drink mixer using a stainless steel cup. Many fast food outlets do not make shakes by hand with ice cream. Instead, they make shakes in automatic milkshake machines which freeze and serve a premade milkshake
mixture consisting of milk, a sweetened flavoring agent, and a thickening agent. However, some fast food outlets still follow the traditional method, and some serve milkshakes which are prepared by blending soft-serve ice cream (or ice milk) with flavoring or syrups.

A milkshake can also be made by adding powder into fresh milk and stirring the powder into the milk. Milkshakes made in this way can come in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, caramel, strawberry, and banana.When the term "milkshake" was first used in print in 1885, milkshakes were an alcoholic whiskey drink that has been described as a "sturdy, healthful eggnog type of drink, with eggs, whiskey, etc., served as a tonic as well as a treat".However,

In medical care, an injection is the introduction of a drug, vaccine, contraceptive or other therapeutic agent into the body using a needle and syringe. Injections are among the most common health care procedures throughout the world.

It is of vital importance that injections are carried out safely, i.e. in a way that does not harm the patient or expose the health care worker to unnecessary risk, and does not result in waste that is dangerous for the community. The use of sterile equipment for all injections is essential. An injection (often referred to as a "shot" in US English, or a "jab" in UK English) is an infusion method of putting fluid into the body, usually with a syringe and a hollow needle which is pierced through the skin to a sufficient depth for the material to be administered into the body. An injection follows a parenteral route of administration; that is, administration via a route other than through the digestive tract. Since the process

The pain can be severe and debilitating whether you have a migraine or a cluster headache. But their causes and cures are very different, making it crucial to figure out the type that’s affecting you to have the best chance at easing your pain.Without the correct diagnosis, it’s difficult to find relief for your headache, says Merle L. Diamond, MD, associate director of the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago.

Signs and Symptoms

For starters, migraine and cluster headaches feel and act differently, Dr. Diamond says. People with migraines may experience nausea, sensitivity to light, and vomiting, whereas those with a cluster headache, which is generally felt on one side of the head, experience watery eyes and runny noses.Some people who experience migraines can predict the onset because it’s preceded by an “aura,” or visual disturbances — flashing lights, zigzag lines, or a temporary loss of vision, for instance.By contrast, cluster headaches come on suddenly, are almost always one-sided, and are accompanied by a runny nose and tearing eye on the same side of the head as the headache. For this reason, cluster headaches are often confused with sinus headaches, Diamond says, though their pain is distinct.“Cluster headaches feel like someone put a hot poker or sword through your eye,” she says.Although migraine headache can last from 2 to 72 hours, cluster headaches arrive and depart swiftly over a period of time.

“Cluster headaches last for shorter periods of time, but they cluster for about two weeks to three months,” Diamond says. “A cycle or cluster occurs on one side of the head, but subsequent clusters can switch sides.”Differences also extend to who’s more likely to get

Turns out looking at things with fresh eyes, right after a rest, is not the best way to learn or remember new things – at least for babies. “The optimal time for infants to learn new information is just before they have a sleep,” reports Dr. Jane Herbert, from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Psychology, who collaborated with researchers from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany on a study of babies’ ability to recall newly-learned skills. Without that nap, Herbert found babies completely forget what they’d learned. Researchers evaluated 216 infants – aged six months to 12 months – and their playtime with a hand puppet for the study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. The babies were shown how to take off the puppet and move it around, then given the chance to repeat those actions themselves four hours later and 24 hours later.

What they discovered is that babies who napped for at least 30 minutes (within four hours) after the puppet play were able to remember it, whereas non-nappers showed zero recall.More isn’t definitively better, though, when it comes to snooze sessions. “We did not get clear evidence for ‘the more, the better,’ effect of sleep in our study,” Herbert tells Yahoo

What does it mean to be in love? No one can tell you how strongly you feel about another person, regardless if your emotions are authentic or fleeting. Your love is measured by your heart, but as those who have lived through high school know, the heart lies like a rug. I remember playing the video game Double Dragon when I was barely old enough to see over the arcade sticks. For years, I thought it was one of the best games of all time. Then I played Street Fighter II and it became the new #1. Still, I would think fondly of Double Dragon (the arcade version not the shitty NES one) until I saw an old machine years later. I put a quarter in, played a turn, and then realized that it was complete shit. It wasn’t that it was dated, Punch Out and Zelda are dated, but I can play those for hours. I was so overwhelmed by the hype and excitement back in the day that I made Double Dragon greater than it ever was. When you’re young and you fall in love with a girl you think she’s the best girl you’ve ever met. She’s not like those other chicks, you get butterflies, want to call her all the time, and you want more than sex– you need her. Of course, after you get to know her ass, the boredom sets in or the drama cranks up, you get disinterested and suddenly those fireworks aren’t even firecrackers. Were you in love and fell out of love? Was it love to begin with? Can authentic feelings dry up that quickly or was it the heart playing tricks because it was excited? I’ve told every girl that has been my girlfriend (and a

Have A Fruitful Day- African Star Apple (Agbalumo/ Udara)

African Star apple (Agbalumo)

The white star apple is a dark yellowish fruit with semi-circle seeds, a popular seasonal fruit normally consumed with it flesh in the West Africa region.Botanically called chrysophyllum albidum, the fruit is mostly cultivated in the rural areas and is very common during the months of December to April. The fruit is mostly found in african countries like Nigeria, Cameroon, Cote d’ Ivorie, Uganda and Niger Republic.

However here in Nigeria the white star apple is popularly referred to as Agbalumo and Udara by the Yoruba's and Igbo respectively.This wonderful fruit is picked by africans on their way to the farm, during the era of our forefathers. But nowadays you get it from the marketplace as it has become a source of income to the people mostly living in the rural areas.During white star apple season you will see both adult and children savouring the great taste of this indigenous fruit.

But have you ever care to know the health benefit of the white star apple. anyway incase you don't know, the fruit is highly nutritional and can help alot in many ways

1. The bark of the tree according to researcher was used traditionally to treat yellow fever and malaria, while the leaf treated wounds, stomachache, and diarrhea

2. The agbalumo/udara is a natural remedy for toothache, constipation, sore throat, and much more. Also in some parts of Nigeria the seeds are used to treat vaginal and skin infections

What’s normal, and what’s not.

Sure, you’ve been doing it your whole life, but it’s not a bad idea to pay closer attention to your bathroom habits. How often you hightail it to the loo can clue you in on different aspects of your health.

On average, healthy adults urinate about every three to four hours during the day, says board-certified urologist Rebecca Roedersheimer, MD, of The Urology Group in Cincinnati, Ohio. Get up at night to go, too? You’re not alone: She says about one-third of adults wake up to relieve themselves. Of course, drinking a lot of water, alcohol, or even a cup of coffee can increase the amount of times you go, as well as certain medications, she says.Why try

With several accolades that Nigeria has received globally on the fight against polio virus, stakeholders believed that there is need to avoid complacency for complete eradication of the virus, Paul Obi and Martins Ifijeh writes

To herald one of his greatest surprises and wonders that occurred in 2014, Co-Chair of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates said "one of my favourite stories in 2014: in just one year, Nigeria went from 50 cases of polio to 6."

And in a more elaborate analysis of the need to stay focus on the fight to keep children save and from diseases, Gates writing in The Economist (The World in 2015) said: "2015 can be the moment when the fight to save the lives of children around the world turns into a popular movement, because the world has built a record of progress that proves dramatic change is possible in our lifetimes."

In many respects, Gates' push for a new movement that will put to end diseases like polio resonates in Nigeria.

Yet, it is not that rosy as it seems on the surface.

Notwithstanding, the government’s resolve to go further in 2015 to halt polio, current challenges appear to be an obstacle, indeed.

A Preterm Baby

A preterm birth is the birth of a baby of less than 37 weeks gestational age; such a baby is sometimes referred to as a "preemie" or "premmie", depending on local pronunciation. The cause of preterm birth is in many situations elusive and unknown; many factors appear to be associated with the development of preterm birth, making the reduction of preterm birth a challenging proposition.Preterm birth, occurring before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy, is the number one cause of newborn deaths and the second leading cause of deaths in children under five. Preterm babies are at increased risk of illness, disability and death. However, some of these early births and a majority of the resulting deaths can be prevented with proven, low cost interventions.Significant progress has been made in the care of premature infants, but not in reducing the prevalence of preterm birth.
Signs and Symptoms

The main categories of causes of preterm birth are preterm labor induction and spontaneous preterm labor. Signs and symptoms of preterm labor include four or more uterine contractions in one hour. In contrast to false labor, true labor is accompanied by cervical dilatation and effacement. Also, vaginal bleeding in the third trimester, heavy pressure in the pelvis, or abdominal or back pain could be indicators that a preterm birth is about to occur. A watery discharge from the vagina may indicate premature rupture of the membranes that surround the baby. While the rupture of the membranes may not be followed by labor, usually delivery is indicated as infection (chorioamnionitis) is a serious

Dr. Paul Orhii, Director General of NAFDAC

By Martins Ifijeh

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has now been authorised to test all medicinal products submitted for regulatory actions and investigations, as well as approve those that meet global standards.

This was made known by the Director General of the agency, Dr. Paul Orhii, during the official presentation of the certificate of accreditation of the Central Drug Control Laboratory (CDCL)presented by the Vice President, Global Health Impact Programmes, United States Pharmacopoeia,(USP) Dr. Patrick Lukulay, in Lagos, recently.

According to Orhii, the accreditation means CDCLis the first government medicine laboratory to attain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation in Nigeria, hence, the laboratory would therefore provide assurance to Nigerian pharmaceutical industry, development

Women with type 1 diabetes face a greater risk of dying from a range of diseases compared with men with the same condition, research suggests.This is particularly the case when it comes to heart disease, Australian scientists report.They say their findings could have “profound implications” for how women with the condition are treated.

Charities warn that the study highlights a failure of care that needs to be changed urgently.

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder that often appears in childhood. Patients’ pancreases are unable to produce the insulin needed to convert sugar and other foods into energy.

Compared with the general population, people with type 1 diabetes have a shorter life expectancy. But researchers say it hasn’t been clear until now whether this affects men and women equally.

To investigate this, scientists from the University of Queensland analysed data from more than 26 studies involving some 200,000 people with the disease.

Overall, they found women had a 40 per cent increased risk of deaths from all causes.

They faced a greater risk of stroke than men and were also more likely to die from kidney disease.No-one is entirely sure what lies behind these trends.

By Jenna Birch

It turns out that certain specific combinations of activities up your odds for back injury more than others. The World Health Organization reports that, at one point or another, roughly 10 percent of the global population experiences a bout of back pain. However, medical experts haven’t yet come up with a truly effective way to prevent it.

A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research, gets a little closer. Experts examined different combinations of a dozen modifiable risk factors and found that exposure to these risks increase the odds of developing lower back pain.

The study was conducted in Sydney, Australia, and asked 999 subjects entering clinics for back pain to share their exposure to 12 different key risk factors in the 96 hours before they started experiencing discomfort. From there, researchers measured the increased risk of experiencing back pain following each of the “triggers.” They were:

Manual Tasks

- heavy loads
- awkward positioning
- handling of objects far from the body
- handling live people (think: holding your squirming toddler)
- handling live animals
- unstable loading

The ear is the organ that detects sound and also aids in balance and body position.
The outer ear consists of fleshy visible parts, called the pinna or auricle, the ear canal, and the outer layer of the tympanic membrane, also known as the ear drum.
The bones in the ear are the three smallest bones in the body.
The ear contributes to our sense of taste, they play a role in transmitting taste signals to the brain.

Increased maternal deaths resulting from childbirth has been linked to many women delivering their babies at home. This was disclosed by the Plateau State Reproductive Health Coordinator, Mrs Hannatu Dung at the formal inauguration of the Core Technical Working Group for Maternal Newborn and Child Heath (MNCH) in Jos.

According to her, about 64 per cent of Plateau women gave birth at home while only about 36 per cent of the women in the state delivered at different health institutions either government or privately owned thus resulting in most maternal deaths.
Mrs Hannatu Dung said “The country loses 2,300 children under five years of age and 145 women of childbearing age every day to preventable diseases and pregnancy related causes, majority of these under-five deaths occur at home.”

The MNCH document distributed during the inauguration ceremony will teach participants

Naps may be good for more than helping you stay alert and focused during the day — according to a small new study, they could also be a boon to the body’s immune system.Researchers from the Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité found that after a night of little sleep, a 30-minute nap had beneficial effects on levels of hormones associated with the immune system.

"Napping may offer a way to counter the damaging effects of sleep restriction by helping the immune and neuroendocrine systems to recover," study researcher Brice Faraut, PhD, said in a statement. “The findings support the development of practical strategies for addressing chronically sleep deprived populations, such as night and shift workers.”For

By sola Ogundipe

The law if Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos has urged healthworkers to return to work immediately in the interest of the patients who are the centre of healthcare in the sector.

Expressing mixed feelings of joy and sadness over the development, Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba-Lagos, Dr. Rahman A. Lawal, said the strike action which started about three months ago is getting too long and has affected patients who desperately needed our professional services.

JOHESU embarked on indefinite strike action on 12th November, 2014 to protest among other issues what they called non-implementation of memorandum of understanding with

Pregnancy – the nine months or so for which a woman carries a developing embryo and fetus in her womb – is for most women a time of great happiness and fulfilment. However, during pregnancy, both the woman and her developing child face various health risks. For this reason, it is important that all pregnancies should be monitored by skilled care providers.

Adolescent pregnancy and babies born to adolescents have dropped since reaching an all-time high in 1990. This is mostly due to the increased use of condoms.

Adolescent pregnancy is a complex issue with many reasons for concern. Kids age 12 - 14 years old are more likely than other adolescents to have unplanned sexual intercourse . They are more likely to be talked into having into sex.

Up to two-thirds of adolescent pregnancies occur in teens age 18 - 19 years old.

Risk factors for adolescent pregnancy include:

Younger age
Poor school performance
Economic disadvantage
Older male partner
Single or teen parents

Treatment

All options made available to the pregnant teen should be considered carefully, including abortion, adoption, and raising the child with community or family support. Discussion with

A former NFL coach said one desperate need leads to multiple bad decisions. In his context he was describing the common practice of blowing all your money and draft picks on a rookie QB instead of filling your other holes first. But that statement translates to relationships even better. There comes a point in everyone’s life where we want someone to call our own, keep us company, and sincerely love us. No matter what’s going wrong in your life, there is a magical cure all—Being in love. Nicholas Sparks books, love songs, people holding hands in the mall, it all promotes this idea of “get in a relationship and everything will be okay”. A relationship is not Andrew fucking Luck, no matter how much you think one good man or woman can come in and save your season, it’s going to fail unless your team has a solid foundation to support that star player. Relationship girl is desperately seeking someone to love her, understand her, and ride for her like those men in the movies. She desperately wants to find a guy the same way her bff did and end up engaged by the end of the year. Desperate Desperate Desperate! Everyone has a need to be loved, but hers is overwhelming to the point where it’s all she thinks of. Why can’t the Relationship Girls or the

300 Female Students Receive Breast Cancer Detectors In Borno

About 300 female students, who are furthering their education at various tertiary institutions in Borno state, were presented with set of breast cancer detecting kit and clothing wrapper each, by the Borno State First Lady, Hajiya Nana Kashim Shettima.

State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajja-Fanta Baba Shehu, who distributed the breast cancer detectors on behalf of the Governor’s wife, said the breast cancer has defied all medications that can

A condom is a sheath that is worn either over the penis (male condom) or inside the vagina (female condom) during sexual intercourse, for the purpose of preventing pregnancy or protecting against sexually transmitted infection.

Female condom

Female condoms are made from thin, soft plastic called polyurethane (some male condoms are made from this too). Female condoms are worn inside the vagina to prevent semen getting to the womb. When used correctly during vaginal sex, they help to protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Condoms are the only contraception that protect against pregnancy and STIs. Currently, there is only one brand of female condom available in the UK, called Femidom.

Male Condoms

Male condoms aremade from very thin latex (rubber), polyisoprene or polyurethane, and are designed to stop a man's semen from coming into contact with his sexual partner.

When condoms are used correctly during vaginal sex, they help to protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Ekpang Nkukwo with periwinkles

Ekpang Nkukwo is one of the traditional delicacies of the Efiks and Ibibios. Made with cocoyam and little wateryam, this meal is relished by many and contains the basic classes of food, the flavour and taste are heavenly mouth-watering.The popularity has even gone beyond the Ibibios and Efiks, so many people from other parts of the nation have come to

"Having a panic attack” — it seems to be the latest mental health catch phrase, used to describe anyone who’s stressed and spread too thin.“More and more, you hear the words ‘panic attack’ in everyday conversations the same way you also hear people say they’re ‘depressed,’” Catherine Birndorf, MD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, tells Yahoo Health. “But it’s a term that’s often used too loosely.”

Typically, people cite a “panic attack” when describing an array of emotions, such as anxiety, before a big event. Or maybe they use it to describe an impending sense of dread. But really, “panic attacks actually have specific symptoms that go along with them,” Birndorf tells Yahoo Health. And anyone can have a panic attack, even those without a diagnosed anxiety disorder. So what is a panic attack and how do you know if you’re having one?

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective. When the microorganisms become resistant to most antimicrobials they are often referred to as “superbugs”. This is a major concern because a resistant infection may kill, can spread to others, and imposes huge costs to individuals and society. Antimicrobial resistance is the broader term for resistance in different types of microorganisms and encompasses resistance to antibacterial, antiviral, antiparasitic and antifungal drugs.

Antimicrobial resistance is facilitated by the inappropriate use of medicines, for example, when taking substandard doses or not finishing a prescribed course of treatment. Low-quality medicines, wrong prescriptions and poor infection prevention and control also encourage the development and spread of drug resistance. Lack of government commitment to address these issues, poor surveillance and a diminishing arsenal of tools to diagnose, treat and prevent also hinder the control of antimicrobial drug resistance.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi. An

When I was a teenager my biggest fear was getting a girl pregnant and I trace that back to one person. I was working at a fast food joint when I was 16 and everyone knows the only people that work in the back flipping burgers are kids looking for extra cash and old heads whose lives have gone terribly wrong. My toothless supervisor took it upon himself to teach me about life along with how long to keep the fries in the deep fryer. Every week he always said something about “have that abortion money” I never even thought about abortion, but this guy kept saying, “Save your pennies for when she comes up pregnant”. So that’s what I did, I had a stash of money in my room for the day when I had to kick out that abortion money because I didn’t want to end up in debt from child support like the Deep Fry King. This entire pro-life vs. pro-choice argument was lost on me because I never considered abortion wrong, it was something that people in my hood did all the time when they didn’t want children. I never had to dip into my abortion stash, but I know a good twenty people who have gone through with it, some multiple times.

When there is smoke there is fire and when you have sex Justin Bieber style there will be children. Deciding whether to keep the baby or not to keep it is up to the parents, not society, the church, or the government. But which parent has the final decision on abortion?

Sedentary Lifestyle And Prolonged Sitting Can Cause More Deaths Than Obesity – Study

Prolonged sitting has been associated with higher mortality from all causes, as well as increased incidence of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, even among people who exercise regularly. This is according to a meta-analysis published in the January 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine

However, analyzing 47 previous publications showed that the relationship between death from all causes and a sedentary lifestyle is more among people who don’t exercise at all.A sedentary lifestyle involves a lifestyle of consistent daily inactivity or passiveness. Jobs that require staff to sit down a lot from beginning to close of work also promote sedentary lifestyles.Aviroop Biswas, BSc, from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues analyzed 14 studies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes, 14 studies on cancer, and 13 studies on all-cause mortality, all but three of which were prospective cohort designs. All but one of the studies used participant self-reporting to track sedentary time.

Sedentary lifestyle was linked to a hazard ratio (HR) for all-cause mortality of 1.240 in the

Migratory birds may be spreading viruses that cause bird flu around the world, says scientists.Outbreaks in poultry may become more common in the future, especially in ill-prepared countries, they warn.A severe strain found at a duck farm in the UK last year may have been carried by wild birds out of Russia, according to Dutch researchers.

The virus is a low human health risk, but wild birds on long migratory routes should be monitored, they say.

H5N8 is a strain of bird flu that appeared late last year in Russia, East Asia, North America and four European countries, including the UK.

The outbreaks should be monitored closely, given that several animal species are

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections that are spread primarily through person-to-person sexual contact. There are more than 30 different sexually transmissible bacteria, viruses and parasites.The most common conditions they cause are gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection, syphilis, trichomoniasis, chancroid, genital herpes, genital warts, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and hepatitis B infection. Several, in particular HIV and syphilis, can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy and childbirth, and through blood products and tissue transfer.STIs are caused by more than 30 different bacteria, viruses and parasites and are spread predominantly by sexual contact, including vaginal, anal and oral sex. Some STIs may be spread via skin-to-skin sexual contact. The organisms causing STIs can also be spread through non-sexual means such as blood products and tissue transfer. Many STIs—including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, hepatitis B, HIV, HPV, HSV2 and syphilis—can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy and childbirth.

A person can have an STI without having obvious symptoms of disease. Therefore, the term “sexually transmitted infection” is a broader term than “sexually transmitted disease”

Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani, the spores of which are widespread in the environment. The disease is caused by the action of a neurotoxin, produced by the bacteria when they grow in the absence of oxygen, e.g. in dirty wounds or in the umbilical cord if it is cut with a non-sterile instrument.

Tetanus is characterized by muscle spasms, initially in the jaw muscles. As the disease progresses, mild stimuli may trigger generalized tetanic seizure-like activity, which contributes to serious complications and eventually death unless supportive treatment is given.

Tetanus can be prevented by the administration of tetanus toxoid, which induces specific antitoxins. To prevent maternal and neonatal tetanus, appropriate doses of tetanus toxoid need to be given to the mother before or during pregnancy, and clean delivery and cord care practices need to be ensured.

Good morning readers, it's a wonderful Monday morning and i hope it's starting up great for you? here's to wishing you a very productive day. Cheers.

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

The best and worst advice is “you should break up”. If you’re Tina Turner in the 70’s that’s great advice, but if you’re a woman pissed off that her man doesn’t clean up after himself that’s bad advice. It occurred to me that men and women both break up for stupid reasons, we’re a generation of runners who would rather say “fuck this shit” then work through a medium scale problem. We have two people who are perfect for each other behind closed doors, but their friends on the outside looking in only hear the negative. Remember the story of Chicken Little? His bitch ass was shook that the sky was falling. In relationships we have Chicken Little women who call their girlfriends to complain about what their man is not doing right. Your life is not the fucking Mary J. Blige “Not Gon To Cry” video. Every acorn that drops on your head is not cause for drama Chicken Little. He posted on another girl’s wall, he doesn’t listen, he doesn’t call before he goes to bed, blah blah blah. The friend hears this doomsday scenario that “I’m about to leave his ass” every two weeks, so when you ask her advice on what to do, of course she is going to tell you to leave!

Friendships become strained when someone tells you to dump your boo and you take that advice to mean that they’re hating on what you have. In your friend’s mind you’re in a fucked up relationship full of constant drama so why stay. But you don’t want to leave because it’s not as bad as you make it out to be…

umm how does anyone know that if they can only base their advice off the negative stories you tell? If you want someone to

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Friday, February 6, 2015

Midnight Series-What's Your Girlfriend Expiration Date? (EXPLICIT R18)

The Founding Fathers faced a tough decision. I know Slavery is morally wrong, but fuck if I’m letting mine free. I read some vomit inducing quote that said for women love is like Slavery, she falls in love and loses free will. I’m not making excuses for the victims of heartbreak because unlike real slavery you do have the CHOICE of staying or going. If you’re in a fucked up situation man or woman, you should be strong enough to deal with the hurt of ending it and simply move on to the next one. However I did think it was an interesting analogy. There are a lot of females out here who can’t let go of their toxic relationships, so they go along for the ride hoping that their boo will change his ways. He cheats on me and lies to me, but in time he’ll give me his all because My Baby really does love me = He whips me and makes me pick cotton, but in time he’ll free me because Master really does love me.That’s brainwashing at its best. I’m guilty of holding girls hostage and brainwashing them because I wasn’t ready to break up with their vagina, and its only until recently that I realized the effects my greed had on them. I know guys are going to stand

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