About the Dengue

Dengue also known as Breakbone Fever has been called the most important mosquito-transmitted viral disease in terms of morbidity and mortality. The mosquito mainly breeds in fresh water stored in uncovered container. It lives in dwelling and bites during the day. Dengue fever is a benign acute febrile syndrome occurring in tropical regions. In a small proportion of cases, the virus causes increased vascular permeability that leads to a bleeding diathesis or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) known as dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) (Source: Internet).

In simple terms, it occurs through a bite of a mosquito which has bit another person carrying the dengue virus, this mosquito act as a carrier.

There are three types of Dengue fever
a) Classical Dengue
b) Dengue haemorrhagic fever
c) Dengue shock syndrome

Classical dengue presents with fever, headache, backache with severe myalgia so it is also called BREAK BONE FEVER.

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is the start of complication and as the name suggests there is internal bleeding leading to fall in blood pressure and shock, platelet count is reduced and ultimately lead to shock causing Dengue shock syndrome. ( Indiastudychannel.com)
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I woke up with a headache I had never felt in my life. It felt like my head was the World Cup FIFA ground and all the players were stampeding on it. I had a fever of about 101 degrees. Oh my head! I took Tylenol. I must have just come down with the flu or something – a seasonal thing.

Two days and about 10 Tylenols/Panadols later, my head still hurt and fever had risen up to 103. A doctor cousin started me on Cefspan antibiotic course. That is how it works in Pakistan when you have a family doctor. You call them and they advise you over the phone. That is exactly what I did. And on most occasions, it works out fine for very regular viral or infections. This time round little did I know that it was not just an ordinary viral infection.
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Quitting smoking is the hardest thing. If you are thinking of giving up this dangerous habit you must have a strong desire to stop smoking and create a strong will to prevent smoking relapse.

You must learn about the negative effects of smoking, understand their consequences and face the fact that you need to maintain a plan to stop smoking.

Once you’ve made a decision to quit smoking, half the battle is won, because most smokers do not believe that it is possible. Once you have learned about the dangers of smoking, you will definitely feel more committed to quit. Information about the health implications is sufficient for most people to stop smoking.

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The weather changes in autumn, cold temperatures set in, and runny noses and sniffles start to seem like an epidemic. What if, this winter, you discovered a simple way to boost your immune system so you won’t get sick? What if there were ten?

who pick three or more of the suggestions from this list – and stick to them – will substantially improve their immune strength, increase their ability to stay sane and healthy through dreaded cold and flu season, and keep their health and happiness up through the darkest months of the year!

1. Drink your lemons

Lemon is the ideal food for restoring acid-alkali balance. Drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in water, or adding it to tea, salad dressings (in place of vinegar), baking or cooking, helps maintain the body’s internal “climate” at a pH which supports healthy bacteria instead of the viruses and harmful bacteria which thrive in more acidic environments. Apple cider vinegar is another great way to improve your body’s alkalinity, but the taste of lemons is much more pleasant!

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By Arsalaan Haleem

You wake up in the morning, take a quick shower and consider yourself lucky to grab a cup of coffee before going to work. On the way to and from the office, you endure the rush hour traffic, adding at least an hour or two to your daily commute. At work, you face tons of deadlines, things to do, your perpetually demanding boss and worse, office politics. Things are nearly the same at home – the kids need help with their school works, oftentimes arguing as to who gets what or who gets to do something first, bills need to be paid, the laundry needs to be taken care of. The list goes on and on. Well, worry not, here are a few tips which followed properly, will help to simplify your life.

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Are you trying to lose weight fast? Keep in mind, however, that if you want to lose weight and keep it off that you have to change your lifestyle. That means following these tips consistently. It can be difficult to change life-long habits. Starting out is usually the hardest part. Once you develop healthier patterns, they too can become habits!  Everyone of us dream of losing weight, but does not often know how to do it. Below are a few tips on not only shedding off those extra kilos but also on how to lose weight fast?

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Cancer is a living organism capable of its own thought. It grows in a certain kind of environment toxic, to be precise. There is a possibility of cancer regression/ disappearance when toxicity is eliminated.

This is true both for “real” and metaphorical cancers.

Call it the arrow of cancer. Like the arrow of time, it was supposed to point in one direction. Cancers grew and worsened.

Here’s what NY Times writes about it:

NY Times Report

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By Tara Parker-Pope

Does running a marathon push the body further than it is meant to go?

The conventional wisdom is that distance running leads to debilitating wear and tear, especially on the joints. But that hasn’t stopped runners from flocking to starting lines in record numbers.

Last year in the United States, 425,000 marathoners crossed the finish line, an increase of 20 percent from the beginning of the decade, Running USA says. Next week about 40,000 people will take part in the New York City Marathon. Injury rates have also climbed, with some studies reporting that 90 percent of those who train for the 26.2-mile race sustain injuries in the process.

But now a best-selling book has reframed the debate about the wisdom of distance running. In “Born to Run” (Knopf), Christopher McDougall, an avid runner who had been vexed by injuries, explores the world of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico, a tribe known for running extraordinary distances in nothing but thin-soled sandals.

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‘Should I rejoice that we’ll soon have a thalassaemia bill … or should I be sad that Salman isn’t among us to celebrate this news?’ wrote Ayesha Mehmood on her blog.

Ayesha is the sister of an unsung hero, late Salman Mehmood, who was running a website for the awareness of thalassemia patients.

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By Peak Life

The human body functions at a very delicate temperature balance of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This is usually the measure for finding out whether you are in “normal” health or not. However, the most accurate measure of health is your blood chemistry or more specifically the alkaline/acid balance in your blood stream, which for a healthy person is at 7.365.

However, most of us lead unbalanced lives and our dietary habits are anything but healthy, which leads to a buildup of acidity and toxicity in the body. The system which cleans out the toxicity is the lymphatic system. But it only works when the muscles of the body move — it does not have a pump like the heart, so it relies on muscular movement and breath. Deep breathing and active movement like exercise, yoga, walking etc helps pump the lymph thru the lymphatic system.

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