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Jakarta , characteristic of people who have obsessive compulsive disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / OCD) is always repeating or checking many times to believe himself that he was doing was correct. OCD is a mental disorder that causes anxiety for people who are suffering. The cause of OCD is until now not known for sure, but the trigger could be due to stress or experiencing severe pressure. Well, it turns to social networks like Facebook and Twitter can also trigger the occurrence of obsessive compulsive disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / OCD). Facebook and Twitter users can be affected by OCD because these two social networking has made the users become addicted and should be checked repeatedly, and repeatedly opened because of his obsession is to know what others are doing. "Social networking services like Facebook and Twitter can make us become obsessive behaviors than ever before," said Dr. Pam Spurr as the expert's behavior, as quoted by The Sun...

Jakarta , Blind people generally have a better sense of hearing than normal people. What causes the blind have a keen hearing? Researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) at McGill University and Universite de Montreal have shown that people who can not see, actually have better hearing. But this generally occurs in people who are blind while still very young. "Earlier it was known that blindness could help the development of music, but does not take into account the age of the person to be blind," said Dr. Robert Zatorre, a cognitive neuroscientist at the MNI, McGill University, as quoted by ScienceDaily, Wednesday (30/03/2011). In people who can see, the brain area called the medial occipital regions play an important role in signal register visually. Well, at people who are blind early in life will operate these brain regions to detect sound. This is what makes a person can hear better than normal people. Also at birth or young age, the center of ...

Jakarta , Swimming in the pool that contains chlorine not only increases the risk of children developing asthma and allergies. More recently, researchers discovered a pool of water containing chlorine can also cause tooth decay. The use of disinfectants such as chlorine can serve to turn off a variety of bacterial pathogens in the water. But if the compound is mixed with other organic materials such as urine and sweat, then a mixture of chlorine can release products that can irritate eyes, skin and upper airways. Recent findings researched by Dr. Leila Jahangiri from New York University College of Dentistry's Department of Prosthodontics, found that levels of chlorine and high pH limits can affect the occurrence of rapid and permanent erosion and enamel (outer layer) a person's teeth. Cases found Dr. Leila occurred in men aged 52 years who experience problems are very sensitive teeth, teeth yellowing and darkening in color due to the rapid loss of enamel for 5 months. Lo...

Jakarta , Though still considered illegal, a new study suggests that cannabis or marijuana contains active ingredients that can improve appetite in patients with advanced cancer. Research from the University of Alberta, Canada, showed that the active ingredient in marijuana called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can increase appetite and of taste in patients with advanced cancer. Previously, marijuana has been known to reduce symptoms of nausea in cancer patients, so the use of THC can also serve as an appetite stimulant. Results showed 37 percent of cancer patients who took 2.5 milligrams of the compound in pill form of THC 2 or 3 times a day for 18 days, reported an increase in appetite, compared with 30 percent of patients who took placebo (drug blank). And 64 percent of patients who took THC reported increased appetite compared with 50 percent of patients who took placebo. "Marijuana has a bad reputation for healthy people, but studies show that marijuana also h...

Jakarta , For men, it's hard to have children is closely related to the composition of sexual hormones. Not only affect sperm production, sex hormone deficiency is also making men 17 percent more susceptible to death from heart disease. The theory underlying the allegation is that a good sperm production is affected by the hormone testosterone. Hormones are a very dominant role in the male reproductive system also serves to protect the circulatory system including heart from damage. If sperm production is disrupted as little testosterone levels, it is likely these men will also be a problem with the heart. For this reason, researchers suspect that men have a difficult child will be more prone to die because of heart problems. Michael Eisenberg, a professor of urology at Stanford University in California succeeded in proving the theory of the stretcher. In one study, Prof. Eisenberg studied 35,000 adult males above the age of 62 years and retired. Participants are grouped in...

Jakarta , addiction to pornography is addiction the most difficult to treat. Not only damage the brain, addiction to pornography can also cause male impotence. In this case, women can help to recognize the symptoms of addiction to pornography started their partners. For couples who are married, watching or viewing erotic images can help to arouse sexual desire in his home life. However, men experience an excessive addiction to pornography, it could be that it could damage domestic as erectile dysfunction or lower sex drive with a real partner. Here are six signs of men addicted to pornography began, as reported by FoxNews, Saturday (06/25/2011): 1. Being antisocial The man who was addicted to pornography will spend more time on things that pornography than other more important things, including socializing with family and friends around. Pornography addicts can become antisocial. 2. Losing interest in sex with real couples Sex addicts will usually lose interest in sex with a...

Jakarta , Junk food is known as the type of foods that are high in calories but no nutritional value. It turned out that these foods not only can trigger the disease, but also can make the brain shrink. Someone who frequently eat junk food will lead to being overweight even obese because of the high fat content. And this excess fat can make the brain known to be shrinking. These foods not only can alter the physical structure of the brain, but also lead to memory problems and increased risk of dementia and to make the age of the gray old brain becomes faster, ie about 16 years sooner. Gray area is the thinking part of the brain and consists of brain cells involved in muscle control, seeing, hearing, memory, emotion and talking, while the white area in the brain is the material that connects the cells to each other. Researchers found that the brains of people who are overweight and obese have an average size of 4-8 per cent smaller than healthy people. This is because blood is ...

London , The problem of premature ejaculation can be treated with medication. Choice of medicine is now more diverse, trials in Europe showed a pain medication to overcome sexual problems are common in adult men. A new drug with a trademark Zertane recently passed clinical trials in Europe to overcome premature ejaculation. Drugs produced Ampio Pharmaceuticals was unnecessarily consumed regularly, occasionally when drunk enough to have sex. In terms of formulation, the drug is actually not really new. Active substances contained in it is the Tramadol HCl, opioid compounds that have been widely used in various analgesics with moderate to severe intensity. As antinyeri drug, Tramadol HCl is widely used in pharmaceutical and medical world since the 1990s. Just like narcotics, centrally acting drug in the central nervous system in the brain in inhibiting the formation process of pain. Pharmaceutical Ampio itself is a pharmaceutical company specializing in drug repositioning. Previ...

Michigan, many people avoid coffee for fear of having high blood pressure or hypertension. According to recent research, there is nothing to fear because the coffee is not shown to trigger an increase in blood pressure even if taken daily. Zhenzhen Zhang, researchers from Michigan State University show that after tracing three scientific studies that looked at the coffee drinking habits in 172 567 participants. All three involve long-term observations made ​​during 33 years. Of the many participants, only 37.35 people or about 1 in 5 who reported suffering from high blood pressure. When comparing takanan drink coffee every day with other risk factors, researchers concluded that coffee is not a trigger hypertension. Increased blood pressure is not observed in participants who drank coffee in the lowest portion of which is 1 cup / day (1 cup: 237 ml). Similarly, in participants who drank 1-3 cups / day, blood pressure differences observed were not significant enough. However, re...

Jakarta, blockage of blood vessels that trigger strokes and heart attacks can occur at any time, but the morning is the most vulnerable time. In the morning, the blood toward the heart more prone to clotting and lead to blockages. Increased risk of clogging is mainly experienced by patients with heart problems who installed a stent or a tool to widen blood vessels. Although relatively rare, blockage around the stent highly vulnerable to cause strokes and heart attacks. This was revealed in a study conducted by experts from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Based on observations of 124 patients between February 1995 to August 2009, the risk of blockage of the highest recorded at 7 am and lowest at 8 pm. "Because of the high risk of blood clots in the morning, then treatment may be more appropriately given in the morning," said one researcher, Dr David R Holmes, Jr., as quoted from HealthDay, Wednesday (23/02/2011). During this time, a drug for prevention of blood clotting i...

Jakarta, Washing hands is known to eliminate germs and bacteria that cause disease. But it turns out hand-washing can also help clear the brain that can think more clearly. In one experiment, reported in Current Directions of Psychological Science is known that gamblers can bet that washing hands with a more thoughtful and often win. "When someone is having a winning streak then you can be too confident," said Spike Lee of the University of Michigan, as quoted from Menshealth.com, Saturday (22/10/2011). Lee explains when a person or body wash hands then he got the effect like feeling mentally refreshed so that it can provide a more accurate assessment in assessing something. Besides washing can also affect feelings of success and happiness. This is because there is a study that showed people who receive good news and immediately wash their hands will lose the little sense of excitement than those not washed. Generally, in most cases people will feel better after th...

Jakarta, Eating foods with high levels of salt or high sodium can cause problems for the body. However, this effect turned out worse than expected. High salt levels can damage blood vessels within 30 minutes. Researchers from Australia revealed that the salt-laden foods will quickly will stop the widening of blood vessels, even though the person has normal blood pressure. This blood vessel damage can occur in just 30 minutes from the time he ate. Kacie M Dickinson and colleagues from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Adelaide involving 16 healthy subjects in this study. Participants were divided into two groups, of which the first group given tomato soup with salt levels low while the second group was given the same tomato soup with salt levels 10 times as much. After that, the researchers measured the arteries (blood vessels) participants by using ultrasound. Obtained arterial participants who consumed more salt will damage that makes the blood...

Jakarta, the addition is seen as a moral weakness, addiction to pornography is also a brain disease the most difficult to treat. And the new survey results suggest a link between pornography and impotence. Experts say that addiction to pornography can lead to brain damage and even exceed the damage caused by drugs. And a new survey in Italy found no relationship between pornography kecanduar aka impotence and erectile dysfunction. Prof. Carlo Foresta, professor of urology at the University of Padua who conducted the survey found 70 percent of youths seek clinical help for sexual problems for internet pornography addiction, as reported by Medindia on Friday (06/17/2011). "Many young men aged 20 years or more, can not get the girl in the real world so that makes it a habit to watch pornography or masturbation is excessive. These men will never openly discuss this with your friends or colleagues for fear of being a laughingstock . But when any one of them told the problem in t...

Jakarta, ever experienced waking up feeling uncomfortable, always wanted to be angry with heart palpitations? Relax, it's not necessarily a bad feeling because often such conditions only triggered by the sugar levels are too low. In medical terms, restless in the morning is often referred to as morning anxiety. Degree is very diverse, ranging from mere restlessness accompanied by a feeling of wanting to get angry with shortness of breath and cold sweat all over his body. Psychological factors are often a trigger, for example when someone is experiencing a prolonged depression. Increased stress hormone cortisol in conditions that make sleep quality did not wake up in a condition physically and mentally exhausted. But depression is not the only trigger, because dietary and digestive system can also trigger anxiety morning. Quoted from Healthyplace, Wednesday (04/05/2011), blood sugar levels are too low can also trigger feelings of anxiety in the morning. Sugar also takes bra...

Jakarta, Various things can make a man become fertile or infertile, even in men who have healthy sperm. One reason is the damage to the protein chaperone (chaperones). Researchers from Australia said that men with healthy sperm is likely to be infertile if damaged proteins companion. This will prevent damage to the sperm proteins to recognize the egg cell. Incoming sperm will swim through the reproductive tract, as sperm begin to approach the egg cell then this will escort the chaperone proteins to the surface of sperm cells. At that sperm have the capacity to recognize the egg cell. "If someone does not have a chaperone protein, although it has receptors in the cell, then he can not recognize the receptors on the cell surface which makes it difficult to recognize the egg," said Professor John Aitken from the University of Newcastle, as quoted from abc.net.au, Wednesday (05/04/2011). Aitken said that about 1 in 20 men experience infertility (infertile). Most of the ca...

Jakarta, to prevent blindness, eye doctor will recommend screening glaucoma at the age of 40 years. But in people with glasses for nearsighted, screening should be done early because of a greater risk of glaucoma taxable. According to one study, farsightedness or myopi make someone's eyes 2-fold more vulnerable glaucoma. This disorder is characterized by increased eye pressure, resulting in reduced visual field, and long may become blind. Most ophthalmologists would recommend glaucoma screening when someone entered the age of 40 years. But specifically for people with nearsightedness, eye doctor from California, Kimberly Cockerham, MD recommends screening should be done since the age of 20 years. Like other diseases, glaucoma is more easily overcome if detected early. Screening in patients with nearsightedness needs to be done early because this group is more at risk of permanent blindness due to eye damage in glaucoma. "If you always need glasses while driving or wat...

Since being bitten by a puppy, a woman in India to be addicted to sex and always achieve multiple orgasms every time you have sex. The results showed, the increase occurred because the woman's lust of contracting rabies. Women 28 years who was not named it reported an increase in sex drive that is not fair. Admitted by her husband, she was never so excited since they got married about 8 years ago. Not only become more easily aroused, she was also always having orgasms (multiple orgasms) which sometimes lasts up to 2 days. Which of course hassles of having to minister to her husband more often than usual. Both of these couples to consult the matter to the nearest hospital. Initially puzzled doctors also diagnosed it, until finally a few days later the patient showed symptoms of aerofobia (takit air and altitude) and hidrofobia (fear of water). In addition to fear the light, afraid of water and fear in the air, including specific symptoms of rabies virus infection. Eventuall...

User contact lens (soft lens) can still use the tool when you're swimming or diving in the sea. But soft contact lens that has been used in the pool or at sea should be immediately discarded or not used anymore. "Using a soft lens to swim in the pool or sea water is fine, but after that you should not be used again," said Dr. Tri Rahayu, SpM, FIACLE in talk show Soft Lens Usage Over 8 Hours Potentially Making Eyes Lack of Oxygen in Bridges with Africa Restaurant, Jakarta, Monday (07/11/2011). Contact lenses according to Dr. Tri please use for water sports activities but use a disposible soft contact lens, because the particles of the sea or pool water will seep into the contact lens that can change the parameters of contact lenses available. "Sea water has a high salt water content, making the eye sore and a deposit (accumulate) in contact lenses," said the doctor who became Chief of the Division of Refraction and Contact Lenses Eye Department, Faculty of...

Although originating from America, the popularity of cornflakes or corn cereal is quite popular worldwide and in any country. But who would have thought, the food was originally created to treat people who are addicted to masturbation. John Harvey Kellogg, a doctor who also manages the sanatorium or place of care for the sick is the inventor of corn flakes at the end of the 19th century. Food was discovered by accident, when Dr. Kellogg is looking for alternatives that are easily digested soft food. Food is given to patients in lieu of spicy foods, which he believed could improve sex drive. If the patient is eating spicy foods and can not have sex, it is feared there is a tendency to masturbate. For the patient, both masturbation and sexual intercourse is not recommended by Dr. Kellogg. For her, sex will only worsen the disease condition of patients who on average suffers chronic or chronic illnesses such as tuberculosis, blindness, leprosy and cancer. For this reason, Dr. Kel...

Although various studies have shown that marijuana can be used as a medicine, the United States chose not to legalize the crop nationally. Officials assess the possibility of abuse is greater than the benefits obtained. "We concluded that marijuana has great potential to be abused. Even for use under medical supervision, marijuana has a low safety margin," the U.S. Justice Department said in its decision as quoted by Xinhua on Wednesday (07/13/2011). With that statement, marijuana remains classified as hazardous materials such as heroin and shabu-shabu. Its use is restricted by a special permit for scientific purposes in educational institutions, not for treatment let alone to be abused. United States' decision to reject the legalization of marijuana became a bitter end for some scientists, who for the last 9 years fighting for marijuana to be used for medical purposes. Numerous studies have shown, marijuana can overcome a variety of illnesses and pain. Although ...

Gonorrhea Gonorrhea or start a threat as more resistant to drugs. More recently, new strains or species of bacteria are known to have developed resistance to one antibiotic left the sefalosforin. In Norway, two heterosexual men infected with gonorrhea germs and not cured with current antibiotics. While in Japan, a positive sex workers infected with HO41, strains or new types of germs of gonorrhea that does not work with any medicine. Some cases are reported in the conference of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research that took place in Quebec, Canada. The emergence of these cases are triggered kekharatiran, that the gonorrhea bacteria have evolved into hyperbug, the term for germs more obstinate than just a superbug. New types of germs that are resistant to all types of antibiotics are now is not found in the United States. But as a country with very high rates of gonorrhea infection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began campaigning ...

One of the chemicals in cigarettes that can make people addicted or addiction is nicotine. To determine levels of nicotine dependence can be done through this test. Nicotine in cigarettes for smokers euphoric effect. This condition occurs because of the changes in brain chemistry that occur in the last 7 seconds of the first puff of cigarette smoke. Nicotine will later be attached to the receptors in the brain which controls breathing and heartbeat. "Nicotine is absorbed in the blood, and transmitted to the brain up against the alfa4beta2 who received nicotine receptors," says Dr. Aulia Sani, SpJP (K), FJCC, FIHA, FAsCC in a media gathering Defeat Joint Clinic Nicotine Addiction stopped smoking at Sahid Sahirman Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday (13-7/2011). Dr. Aulia said conditions will be releasing hormone dopamine that cause taste delicious, delicious and convenient. When dopamine is reduced then it will be lost and a sense of comfort comes the desire to return to sm...

Really unfortunate fate of a man in the U.S.. Been drugged, tied up in bed and then cut off his penis by his own wife. So that has been broken penis can be connected and functioning again? Kieu Catherine Becker (48 years) woman from California is having to deal with the police after her husband deliberately drugged, tied up in bed and the cruelest cut of his penis and then throw in the trash. Her husband (51 years) who did not want to be named is now in serious condition after surgery. "She cut off his penis with a knife, threw the penis in the trash. Then the suspect called 911 and told the officer that he (husband) deserve it," said Lt. Jeff Nightengale, police Garden Grove, California, as reported by BBC News, Wednesday (07/13/2011). It is unclear what the reason Becker bear to cut off her husband's penis. But police said they were both going through the divorce process. The penis can be spliced ​​back end With the latest technological advances, now penile...

Breast is one of the most interesting part for a woman's body that is also of concern to the men. No wonder that many women want to make her look more beautiful with the operation. So how do I distinguish between genuine and fake breasts? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 300,000 women had breast augmentation surgery in 2010 alone, which means there's a lot tucked behind silicon breasts of women who look sexy. But not to worry, Norman Rowe, MD, a surgeon in New York City has collected about how to distinguish between native breast and 'false' only to see it. Here are the signs of a fake woman's breasts, as reported by Menshealth, Wednesday (07/13/2011): 1. The distance between the breasts are too close Most of the female breast has a distance of about 5 to 7 centimeters. But if a woman has put on her breast implants, the distance between the two breasts will be very close. If your breasts look like a stick in the middle, then mos...

Colorectal cancer includes cancers that kill. But now studies have found consumption of ginger can help reduce the possible risk of colon cancer. Researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School said that ginger can be used as a preventive agent for colon cancer because it can reduce the chances of developing these cancers. These results are based on a study involving 15 volunteers who were given 2 grams of ginger supplements for 28 days and compared with 15 volunteers who were given placebo. It is known that taking supplements of ginger volunteers showed signs of intestinal inflammation are reduced, a condition often associated with colon cancer. The results of this study have been published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "This will improve the people to prevent cancer in ways that are non-toxic and to improve the quality of life in a cost-effective," said Suzanna Rick, a naturopathic physician, as...

Being next to someone can sometimes senile dementia bandwagon, though usually only limited influence of suggestion. However, a recent study reveals, senile really can spread through proteins such as the disease mad cow. Proteins called prions that evil is a protein initially normal, but the damage caused by certain bacteria infections are not known for sure. Prions themselves are not contagious, but the germs that form prions can be transmitted as happened to mad cow disease. When accumulates in the brain, prion-prion that will form plaques or crust. If the number is increasing, the existence of crust that would damage the nervous system and trigger Alzheimer's disease, one form of dementia that affects many of the elderly. "Our findings indicate that the likelihood of Alzheimer's can also be transmitted through infection, as disease others are triggered by prions "said Professor Claudio Soto of the University of Texas who conducted the study as quoted by MSNBC, Wedne...