Every year about 20,000 people die because of flu or influenza or due to influenza related pneumonia. More than 90% of the deaths are seen among the persons those aged 65 years and elder. Influenza and pneumonia together are the 5th most common reason of death all over the world. Influenza or commonly known as the "flu" is a disease of the respiratory area that can affect majority of people each year. Influenza is highly contagious and may occur mainly in the delayed fall, such as the winter, or may be early spring.
Influenza is extending from person-to-person throughout sprays or mists of infectious respiratory secretion caused due to sneezing and coughing. Influenza affects every age group and may cause moderate to harsh illness, hammering of work and school, and complication as pneumonia, hospitalization, and sometimes death. Flu or influenza can be treated within with fenugreek, boneset, peppermint, mullein and Echinacea. Tea tree oil or Eucalyptus can be inhaled to open infertile sinus passages, or can be rubbed on the chest to assist open the bronchial tubes. Extra zinc and vitamin C are also beneficial.
yoga mat Scientists Make Red Blood Cells From Human Embryonic Stem Cells
US scientists have developed an efficient way to make mature red blood cells on a large scale using human embryonic stem cells to make young red blood cells and then maturing them in the lab. The development opens the possibility of making almost unlimited amounts of transfusion blood in the lab although experts caution there are still many hurdles to overcome.
Silver Is The Key To Reducing Pneumonia Associated With Breathing Tubes
People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Arsenic Exposure Could Increase Diabetes Risk
Inorganic arsenic, commonly found in ground water in certain areas, may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found that individuals with diabetes had higher levels of arsenic in the urine compared to individuals without diabetes.