Laser Eye Surgery - Is it healthy ??

People need to wear glasses for different reasons. Some people are said to be short-sighted or myopic. This is due to the cornea being too steeply curved or the eye longer than normal.

Therefore, light rays fall in short of the retina - the area at the back of the eye that interprets the image - and results in blurred distance vision.

Other people are long-sighted or hyperopic because their cornea is too flat or the eye is too short. This means that the light rays focus too far beyond the retina.

Others have a condition where the cornea is oval shaped rather than spherical, called astigmatism. This produces two different focal points which can blur images at all distances.

Laser surgery to reshape the cornea can help to correct these problems.

Complications occur in less than 5% of cases, according to the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

Some people have a problem with dry eyes in the months after surgery and artificial tear supplements might be needed in the long term.

Many patients have experienced glare or halo effects when night driving, particularly just after treatment. This is more likely the higher the correction that has been made, but is rarely severe.

In rare cases, excessive thinning of the eye wall can cause the shape of the eye to be unstable after treatment. Severe loss of vision is very unusual, but some patients could require corneal surgery or hard contact lenses to restore vision, it said.

Tennis Elbow Treatment

Shockwave therapy is a controversial treatment option for tennis elbow.
The idea behind shockwave therapy is to use sound waves to induce so-called 'micro trauma' to tissues.
This micro trauma initiates a healing response and helps to decrease inflammation.
There are several possible surgical treatments that have been successful.
These include removing a portion of the damaged tendon or releasing the attachment of the affected tendon.
A repair of the healthy portion of tendon is sometimes carried out as well.

Surgery to release the damaged tendon is usually successful, but rarely needed; about 95 percent of patients with tennis elbow can be treated without surgery.

A variety of conservation treatments should be tried prior to opting for surgery.

Tennis Elbow :



Tennis Elbow Exercises :

Deaf woman who actually hears and talks !!

This is fascinating !!!

Veronika lost her hearing as a child, but had it restored by a completely implantable device manufactured by Otologics.

I wonder if it is more of a commercial than an unbiased discussion of the improvement that this young woman experienced.

Breast Implant Cancer Risks

In a test that was taken at the late 70's, Injection silicon under the skin of rats induced a high incidence of malignant tumors.

Women who have breast implants appear to suffer more lung and brain cancers than other plastic surgery patients, a study says.

Is it worth it ???

My Hernia Dilema

The first problem was how do I tell my mom about my hernia?

She doesn't know I have it , and it's awkward to speak to her about it ...

My doctor said that it will be an "open" surgery, that they sliced me open (near my groin), patched up the hole in my abdominal wall and sewed me belly up.

The alternative is "laparoscopic" surgery whereby they make one or two small incisions, go in with a camera on a flexible stick and patch the hole using surgical instruments.

Rabies - Beware of infected animals !

Rabies is an often fatal viral infection primarily spread by infected animals.

Rabies is spread by infected saliva that enters the body through a bite or broken skin.

The virus travels from the wound to the brain, where it causes swelling, called inflammation.

This inflammation results in the symptoms of the disease.

Most rabies deaths occur in children.

The actual time between infection and when you get sick (called the "incubation period") ranges from 10 days - 7 years.

The average incubation period is 3 - 7 weeks.

Watch this Rabid dog :

Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

Did you experience any of the following when trying to quit:

mood swings
dizziness
fatigue
constipation
trouble sleeping
headaches
anxiety
irritability
tremors
difficulty concentrating
dry mouth
hunger
cravings for tobacco

Cereal For Breakfest - Is It Healthy ??

One in five middle school students and one in three high school students do not eat breakfast.

Some public health and food industry initiatives to encourage children to eat breakfast, particularly cereal..

Scientists around the world examined 161 breakfast cereals from four leading manufacturers and compared nutritional values of children's and nonchildren's cereals to national guidelines.

They found that when comparing nutrients per gram, children's cereals were higher in calories, sodium, carbohydrate, and sugar, but significantly lower in fiber and protein.

They also found that the majority of children's cereals, 66 percent, failed to meet national recommended nutritional standards for foods sold in schools.

So now ,what do you think about cereal for breakfest ??

Watch Genuine Nerd Toby Radloff - Breakfast Cereal Test :

Bird flu - Beware !

The outbreak of the deadly bird flu has been confirmed in some districts of West Bengal.

It is a matter of great worry that it is the third outbreak in two years in India.

The samples from the area have confirmed the presence of H5N1 virus.

It requires immediate necessary action and precautionary measures besides restricted trade and movement of the birds.

The personnel need to be equipped with equipments like masks and gloves and other protective equipment.

There is a need to go deeply into the reasons for these frequent outbreaks.

One possible cause is insensitivity of the local governments.

Now it is suspected that many people might not have feasted on the infected birds and thus the problem would be much more difficult to handle.

Loss of precious human life should be top priority for the government besides the cullers who come directly in contact with the carcasses.

It is one of the biggest challenges in recent times!

Bird flu in India :

Brain Surgery - OMG !!!

I Haven't Seen a Real Brain till this video...

It is so interesting...

watch the video and learn :

Root Canal Surgery

Im having a root canal next week...

Dr. Jerry Gordon performs a root canal on one of his patients.

He also explains the procedure.

Watch and learn :

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