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Burns and his Treatment

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

BurnsBurns are a specific type of soft tissue injury. Occurs when the body receives more energy (heat, chemical or electrical) than it can absorb without injury.

A severe burn can be life threatening and requires immediate medical attention. The severity of the burn depends on the temperature of the medium that caused and duration of exposure. They are primarily skin lesions, but sometimes affects other organs like lungs, heart, kidneys, etc.

The severity of burns is determined by five factors:

Depth of burn: 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
Extent of burn: Percentage of body area affected.
Condition critical regions: Hands, feet, face and genitals.
Patient age: Under 2 years old or very old.
Overall health of the individual.

Causes. What causes it and how is it produced?

Physical agents
Burns and his Treatment

Solid hot irons, stoves.
Boiling liquids: water, oil, coffee, etc..
Cold: Exposure to extremely low temperatures, local ice unprotected intermediate cooling sprays misused.
Fire, flames directly or solid waste.
Chemical
Gasoline and oil in general.
Acids: hydrochloric, sulfuric etc.
Alkali: Caustic soda, lime or carbide.
Electrical Agents
Electric shocks at different voltages: Cables, electrical appliances, plugs without protection, lightning.
Radioactive agents: solar rays, X rays, infrared radiation.

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Stress and hair loss

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

hair lossThis points out the head of communications Mayquel Hair Creations, Marisa Oliver who says the mood and stress processes may produce fumes or temporary hair loss and hormonal reactions that result from these situations result in a higher concentration of certain hormones such as testosterone and hidrocortisol, affecting the hair roots.

It is also common to stress that there is a scaly process, something that, in both cases, “ends when we eliminate that stress,” hence it happens that while recommending “care for the scalp as possible,” said Oliver .

Therefore, and given that we live in a time of stress and “concern for fear of losing their jobs, being unable to pay the mortgage, to be left without a home,” said this expert in the field has been observed in capillary recent months an increase in inquiries related to this issue in order to find a solution.

Alopecia areata stress

Psychosomatic disorders are physical illnesses caused, exacerbated or reactivated by psychological factors.

José Luis González de Rivera, head of the Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz, says passengers are usually disorders as resulting from stress “situation”, transitory, the result of the requirement of a particular time .

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Advances in vaccine cocaine addiction

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

AdvancesThe study results were published in Archives of General Psychiatry (Archives of General Psychiatry.) The scientists found that 38% of participants failed to reach adequate levels of antibodies to stop experiencing the feeling of euphoria that produces the drug.

The vaccine works by “wrapping” to cocaine so that it has no effects on the brain, heart or other organ, “” this is the first successful controlled trial for a vaccine against cocaine, say scientists.

According to previous studies conducted with animals and humans, high levels of anti-cocaine antibodies in the blood can prevent addicts experience that feeling.

However, the researchers stressed that the vaccine who managed the high level of antibodies, only maintained it for two months, so it would need repeat injections.

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