Posts Tagged ‘knowledge’

The history of surgery

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Before you go to breast cancer reconstruction, you need to know about the history of surgery. An important role played by the surgery in the war. Due to lack of knowledge about risks of infection, the instruments and the hands of the doctor were not cleaned often. The coat was dark at that time, so you had to wash it less often. This resulted in wound infection, followed by blood poisoning (sepsis) and death. This changed slowly with the discovery of the cause of puerperal fever by Ignaz Semmelweis. An important role for the triumph of surgery played hygiene measures such as cleaning and subsequent sterilization of medical instruments and materials, and disinfection. Read more about breast reconstruction.

Before the introduction of anesthesia (1846), the surgeon had to work because of the severe pain of the patient as quickly as possible. Deaths from pain (shock) were not uncommon. Sir Robert Liston (1798-1847) used anesthesia (21 December 1846) first. This then is a normal operation: From Napoleon's personal physician is reported that he could make more than 200 amputations in one day. Now takes a lower leg amputation from skin incision to the end of the suture in usually between 25 and 60 minutes (depending on the exercise of the surgeon and the surgical procedure such like breast reconstruction after mastectomy).

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Healthy Young people

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

health activityYoung people with healthy lifestyles have a good balance of work and play, a healthy diet and an appropriate amount of physical activity and rest. A healthy lifestyle is about both physical and mental wellbeing.

Education for health is concerned with the social and emotional aspects of learning, and relates to issues that are real and relevant to many young people, including sex and relationships, body image, drug, alcohol and tobacco use.

Education for health should seek to encourage young people to eat sensibly, stay physically active and maintain good levels of personal wellbeing. Young people should be able to look after themselves, and stay safe from violence, exploitation and injury.

Good health and effective learning go hand-in-hand. Schools educating young people on, for example, the benefits of healthy eating and regular exercise can bring about both immediate and long-term improvement to their quality of life.

In order to live healthy and fulfilling lives, young people need to understand the consequences of the choices they make. They need opportunities to develop self-respect and build the confidence to make responsible, informed and healthy choices about their lives.health-activity Schools can provide the knowledge, skills and understanding that pupils need to lead healthy lives, not just through what is taught, but also through the school’s routines, organisation and environment.

Developing a curriculum that supports healthy lifestyles

In order to help learners understand the characteristics of a healthy lifestyle and make informed decisions about living healthily, they should have opportunities across the curriculum to:

  • meet, talk and work with a range of people, including professionals from the health and emergency services

  • develop positive relationships with a wide range of people

  • consider social and moral dilemmas, including the varied attitudes and values underpinning some of the healthy lifestyle issues they encounter in their communities

  • find information and advice, for example through helplines and websites, and learn how to provide information to others

  • prepare for change, for example by anticipating the challenges of new and widening social groups as they get older, and by considering the choices they may have to make

  • feel positive about themselves, for example by giving and receiving positive feedback, and keeping a record of their progress and achievements.

The DCSF has identified five key objectives to help schools create a healthier environment for pupils.

  • To promote a school ethos and environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle.

  • To use the full capacity and flexibility of the curriculum to achieve a healthy lifestyle.

  • To ensure that the food and drink available during the school day reinforces the healthy lifestyle message.

  • To provide high-quality physical education and school sport, and promote physical activity as part of a lifelong healthy lifestyle.

  • To promote an understanding of the full range of issues and behaviours that impact upon lifelong health.

Supporting resources

Healthy schools

The National Healthy Schools Programme

Making sense of health

Making sense of health

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

NICE has issued the first national guideline addressing the assessment and management of weight and the identification and prevention of obesity in adults and children. The guideline contains wide-ranging recommendations, not just for the NHS, but also for schools and providers of early years' education, local authorities, employers and town planners.

The guideline recommends that schools address their environment and ensure that the ethos of all policies helps children and young people to maintain a healthy weight, eat a healthy diet and be physically active. This includes policies relating to building layout and recreational spaces, catering (including vending machines) and the food and drink children bring into school, the taught curriculum (including PE), school travel plans and provision for cycling.

The guideline is available from the NICE website, along with a version entitled 'Understanding NICE guidance: preventing obesity and staying a healthy weight.'

(NHSP) helps schools develop a whole-school approach to promoting young people’s health and wellbeing. The programme supports the link between health, behaviour and achievement – it is about healthy and happy children and young people doing better in learning and in life.

is an educational and community health, web-based resource for teachers and young people in primary and secondary education, and also for parents and public health professionals. It is a preventative health resource that aims to empower young people to make better lifestyle choices, engage with community health issues, become better informed patients and use the NHS more appropriately.

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Exercising with tools

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Exercise (essentially any form of physical exertion which results in the contraction of a muscle) has become a widespread interest over the past several years, especially in areas of weight training.  While exercise is generally intended to promote good physical health, bodybuilding more specifically concentrates on building muscle mass and many individuals in society today begin bodybuilding to present a good image of themselves.  Many different companies have grasped on to this concept of muscle mass growth and have formulated products which can enhance the process of muscle enlargement.  For example, creatine monohydrate, a product advertised to “boost muscle

size and strength” and “improve athletic performance”, is available over the counter and has become a popular consumer good over the past couple years despite a lack of extensive research in to its effect (especially long-term) on the human body.

Because individuals with hardly any knowledge of how to properly weight train begin physical fitness, not only will the process of bodybuilding be rendered useless, it can also be harmful to various other parts of the body.  Weed need proper tools to exercise and one of good option is

P90X. P90X is one of the best exercise tool. P90X or Power 90 Master Series has best exercise system for your body.

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a statistical measure which compares a person's weight and height. Though it does not actually measure the percentage of body fat, it is used to estimate a healthy body weight based on a person's height. Due to its ease of measurement and calculation, it is the most widely used diagnostic tool to identify weight problems within a population, usually whether individuals are underweight, overweight or obese. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics". Body mass index is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. The formula universally used in medicine produce a unit of measure of kg/m2. BMI can also be determined using a BMI chart, which displays BMI as a function of weight (horizontal axis) and height (vertical axis) using contour lines for different values of BMI or colours for different BMI categories.

Some argue that the error in the BMI is significant and so pervasive that it is not generally useful in evaluation of health. Based on body mass index calculator research, University of Chicago political science professor Eric Oliver says BMI is a convenient but inaccurate measure of weight, forced onto the populace, and should be revised, so should the BMI calculator.

The medical establishment has generally acknowledged some shortcomings of BMI. Because the BMI is dependent only upon weight and height, it makes simplistic assumptions about distribution of muscle and bone mass, and thus may overestimate adiposity on those with more lean body mass (e.g. athletes) while underestimating adiposity on those with less lean body mass (e.g. the elderly).

A 2005 study in America showed that overweight people had a similar relative risk of mortality to normal weight people as defined by BMI. In an analysis of 40 studies involving 250,000 people, patients with coronary artery disease with normal BMIs were at higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease than people whose BMIs put them in the "overweight" range (BMI 25–29.9). In the intermediate range of BMI (25–29.9), BMI failed to discriminate between bodyfat percentage and lean mass. The study concluded that "the accuracy of BMI in diagnosing obesity is limited, particularly for individuals in the intermediate BMI ranges, in men and in the elderly... These results may help to explain the unexpected better survival in overweight/mild obese patients.

Body composition for athletes is often better calculated using measures of body fat ( body fat calculator ), as determined by such techniques as skinfold measurements or underwater weighing and the limitations of manual measurement have also led to new, alternative methods to measure obesity, such as the body volume index. However, recent studies of American football linemen who undergo intensive weight training to increase their muscle mass show that they frequently suffer many of the same problems as people ordinarily considered obese, notably sleep apnea, some say that's not the best workout. A further limitation relates to loss of height through aging. In this situation, BMI will increase without any corresponding increase in weight.

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Health at Work

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Isn't always easy to staying healthy at work , With all your coworkers sneezing and sniffing around you, it may seem impossible. Find how to stay healthy at work with these health tips:

1. Wash Your Hands. Often.
This means every time you use the restroom, before you eat, after you sneeze or cough and any other time your hands feel dirty. Also, keep a bottle of hand sanitizer at your desk, for when you can't get to a sink.


2. Keep your workspace clean.
Clean your phone, computer keyboard and anything else that you use frequently. Even if you are the only user, germs can live on these objects and you can reinfect yourself.
3. Eat balanced meals every day – including breakfast!
Many people are tempted to skip breakfast because it takes too long to eat in the morning or in an (misguided) effort to lose weight. It has been proven that people who eat breakfast are healthier and more likely to remain at a healthy weight.
4. Avoid coworkers who are sick.
You would hope that coworkers who are contagious would stay home from work. Unfortunately, this is usually not the case. If they do show up, try to avoid direct contact with them (without being rude, of course).
5. Drink AT LEAST 8 glasses of water a day.
Sodas and coffee may help you stay awake, but they will also contribute to dehydration. So you need to be sure to drink water also. Just keep a water bottle with you all the time, drink throughout the day and you will probably get what you need.
6. Take frequent breaks throughout the day.
When you are feeling tired or sore, get up and walk around for a few minutes. Or try some of these tips for stretching at your desk. Taking breaks and keeping your body in shape will help you feel better and make you more productive.
7. Use your vacation days.
It may feel like there is never a good time to be away from the office, but people who do not take vacations are more likely to be sick. Vacations are a good way to relieve stress, which has been proven to contribute to illness. So even if it is just a few long weekends, use your vacation days and don’t take your work with you.
8. Quit smoking.
It is pretty common knowledge these days that smoking is bad for your health. Smokers get sick much more frequently than non-smokers. You are also getting less work done if you have to take frequent smoke breaks throughout the day. And no, smoke breaks do not promote productivity like exercise breaks do. Nicotine is a stimulant and actually increases your body’s stress level.
Share Your Thoughts
If you take these tips into consideration and implement them into your daily work routine, you should notice that you feel better and will remain healthier. With so many illnesses going around this time of year, you should do everything you can do avoid getting sick. If you have any more tips on staying healthy in the workplace, don’t keep them to yourself, share them in the Prevention Forum!

 

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