Author: James John

Mankind has been searching the answer to stop aging process, although any wise man can say that it is not possible to stop the natural process of aging. But man has not stopped searching for the impossible and still in search of the answer. Man has not succeeded in the getting the answer to stop aging process, but he has found some answers that are near to the main question he is searching. Man has discovered the mechanism of process of aging and found some answer to slow the aging process if not able to stop the aging process itself.…

Keeping your man healthy is an important and difficult job as man is not interested in going for doctors and having medicine, this makes the responsibility shifted towards wives and mothers or in some cases sisters are also taking care of their brothers. “Men tend to blow off their symptoms and that is why they have more disease like heart attack and strokes”, said Dr. Cathleen London, assistant professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an assistant attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. London also tipped that “If you have a man in your life that you would…

Cancer control consists of a series of measures based on present medical knowledge in the fields of prevention, early detection through screening and population education, diagnosis, treatment, after care and rehabilitation, aimed at reducing the number of new cases, increasing the number of “cures” and reducing the invalidism due to cancer. The basic approach to the control of cancer is through primary prevention and secondary prevention. It is estimated that at least one third of all cancers are preventable. If we analyze the causes of cancer it is seen that environmental factors are the most important in causation of cancer…

Used for centuries as part of Japanese tea ceremonies, matcha tea is having a moment thanks to its vibrant, Instagram able color and its host of health benefits. (In fact, more research seems to be released every month about the health benefits of matches tea.) Discover what distinguishes matcha from other green teas, why matches is good for you, plus how to incorporate it into your menu. You’ll be “going green” in no time. What is Matcha? Camellia silences is the plant that produces the potent green tea leaves used to make matched. Unlike most other green teas, matcha is grown…

Problem of alcohol and other drug addiction is a global phenomenon. At present no country is immune from the social evil called addiction to drugs. If we have to get rid of this social evil that has engulfed the entire world, the effort has to be multi pronged attack on the social evil drug addiction and these has to be stopping production of drugs, destroying the distribution chain and treating and rehabilitating the drug addicts in drug detox (drug detoxification center) and drug rehabilitation centers. The first two strategies that has been mentioned are in the hands of the Govt. and the…

Cocaine overdose is a medical emergency and should be managed in an intensive care unit. Cocaine toxicity causes hypertension (high blood pressure), tachycardia (high heart rate), tonic-clonic seizures, dyspnea (breathlessness), and ventricular arrhythmias (change in rhythm of heart). Intravenous diazepam in doses up to 0.5 mg/kg administered over an 8-h period to control seizure. 0.5–1.0 mg of propranolol intravenously is given to control ventricular arrhythmias. Treatment of chronic cocaine abuse requires the combined efforts of physicians, psychiatrists, and psychosocial worker. Symptoms are depression, guilt, insomnia, and anorexia, which may be severe. Individual and group psychotherapy, peer group assistance programs, and…

Hydrolyzed Collagen is a form of collagen that is also known as collagen hydrolysate, collagen peptide and gelatin which is derived from bovine bone and cartilage through a hydrolysis process. Benefits of hydrolyzed collagen include:” – Improved hair quality & strength – Thickening of hair and nails – Alleviating of arthritis symptoms – Promoting weight loss by burning fat – Improving skin tone & thickness > – Reduce fine lines by 26% (cf beauty collagen, video below) – Increase moisture by 28% (cf beauty collagen, video below) – Increasing energy & rebuilding of organs – The rebuilding & repairing of…

There are many things you can do to look after your teeth. Regular brushing and flossing can keep them healthy and allow you to enjoy foods that need chewing as well as cold drinks and ice cream or hot drinks. But while oral health is important sometimes you may need a bit more to keep your teeth looking good such as making it look whiter. Why? The practice of drinking coffee and/or wine that is now part of socializing plus other factors can actually discolor your teeth faster than if you never ingested these foods. And a whiter smile has…

Infantile (baby acne) and juvenile acne mainly affects male babies of 3 to 24 months of age and may continue up to age of 5 years. The lesion are more localized and commonly affects cheeks. The lesions contain comedones, papules and pustules, and sometime it may include nodules and scarring also. Another disease which is almost same as acne is seen among infants in first 3 weeks of life called neonatal cephalic pustulosis. Here also papules and pustules are seen in cheeks. These are commonly due to Malassezia sympodiales. This is self limiting disease and need no treatment. But topical antifungal creams can…

Oil and Tar Acne: This acne like eruption occurs in areas of skin exposed to and directly in contact with oil and crude tars. It is not common now but out break still occurs. Many patients presents with periorbital (around orbit or eye ball) comedones. People with acne vulgaris are more prone to develop, but it is not proven. Men are more commonly involved then women . The skin shows comedones and rarely inflammatory lesions. If inflammatory lesion are present they are superficial. Thighs and lower arms are more prone to develop lesion, which occurs within 6 weeks of exposure. The…