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Q: I have been losing hair at an alarming rate. I do not want to become bald, as girls don’t seem to like bald men. Please help.

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A: Two out of three men become bald by the time they are 50. People normally lose 50-100 strands of hair a day. The loss become obvious when the hair lost is not replaced and 25 per cent of the hair is gone. This may be due to a medical disorder, fungal infection or mineral or vitamin deficiency. A physician will be able to diagnose the problem. These causes are potentially reversible and need to be ruled out and tackled first.

Otherwise, changing your hairstyle, cutting your hair short or wearing a well-fitted hairpiece may help. If you are looking for a more permanent long-term solution, medications like minoxidil or finasteride can be used. Medications take months to act and have to be taken long term. They also have potential side effects. Hair transplant surgery or scalp flap surgery is also popular. Perhaps you could try the Yul Brynner or Andre Agassi look; many women find them attractive.

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TB on fingertip :-

Q: I have stiffening of a fingertip. After removing a piece of it, the doctor says it is tuberculosis. Can this be true?

A: TB can occur anywhere and is a great imitator of other diseases. If the doctor has removed a piece of it, it probably means he has done a biopsy. The diagnosis is, therefore, reliable. TB is curable, provided you strictly follow the guidelines for treatment. Also, since the disease is confined to your finger, you are not potentially infectious to others.

Night cough :-

Q: My daughter coughs all the time at night. Her nose is also blocked and she is unable to breathe freely. She cannot sleep and neither can we. We have taken her to many doctors and all her tests are normal.

A: Since your daughter does not seem to cough at all during the day even when she is active, it probably means there is something in the room triggering the paroxysms of cough.

Perhaps you could:

Stop using allergens like room fresheners and vapourising mosquito repellents

Not allow anyone to smoke in the house

Vacuum the house regularly

Avoid cotton mattresses.

Also try giving a steam inhalation the last thing at night in addition to her present medications.

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Hepatitis B :-

Q: I developed jaundice six months ago. Now I am Hepatitis B positive. My liver functions are normal. I am 32.

A: Hepatitis B is caused by a virus against which immunisation is available. Unfortunately, you seemed to have missed it.

Hepatitis B can be transmitted by sexual intercourse. If you are sexually active, and your partner is negative, it is important that she or he be immunised immediately. Please use a condom to prevent transmission of the infection. If you have children please check their immunisation status. It would be advisable for you to check your liver functions regularly once a year to ensure there is no deterioration.

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Hysterectomy :-

Q: I have been advised a hysterectomy. Will it have any side effects? I am 32.

A: As you are a younger woman, with many years left before you attain natural menopause, your doctor must have considered all options before advising you to have the surgery. A hysterectomy alone without an oopherectomy means that the ovaries will be left behind to produce the necessary protective hormones. They will work for some years.

You definitely need to take calcium supplements. In case of side effects like hot flushes or dyspareunia (painful intercourse), they can be tackled if and when they occur.

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Burning sensation :-

Q: I have a burning sensation while passing urine. Please help.

A: This may be a symptom of lower urinary tract infection (in the bladder). You could check your urine and see if there is an infection. Sometimes this occurs because of not drinking enough water, especially in summer. Also, girls sometimes restrain themselves from passing urine as the circumstances are not conducive.

You should always:

Drink at least three litres of water a day

Pass urine before travelling and after reaching the destination

Pass urine during your lunch break. Do not try to wait till you reach home

Pass urine before and after intercourse.

Sources: The Telegraph (Kolkata, India)

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Probiotic Hope For Kidney Stones

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Treating patients with bacteria may be an effective way of reducing their risk of repeatedly developing painful kidney stones, a study suggests.

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.Kidney stones can cause severe pain

People naturally carrying the bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes were found to be 70% less likely to have problems.

Researchers at Boston University, in the US, are now investigating the possibility of using the bacteria as a “probiotic” treatment.

The study features in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Kidney stones are small, hard lumps formed of waste products contained in the urine.

They normally range in size from a grain of sand to a pearl. They can be smooth or jagged, and are usually yellow or brown.

Once a kidney stone has formed in a kidney it may travel down through the other parts of the urinary system, where they can slow the flow of urine, cause infection, severe pain and even lead to kidney failure.

About three in 20 men and one in 20 women in the UK will develop a kidney stone at some point in their lifetime.

They are most likely to occur in people aged 20 to 40.

Up to 80% of kidney stones are predominately composed of a compound called calcium oxalate.

O. formigenes breaks down oxalate in the intestinal tract and is present in a large proportion of the normal adult population.

The Boston team compared 247 patients with recurrent calcium oxalate kidney stones with 259 people with no history of the condition.

They found just 17% of the kidney stones group were colonised with O. formigenes, compared with 38% of healthy group.

Researcher Professor David Kaufman: “Our findings are of potential clinical importance.

“The possibility of using the bacterium as a probiotic is currently in the early stages of investigation.”

Promising avenue:

Derek Machin, clinical director of urology at University Hospital, Aintree, said an effective treatment for recurrent kidney stones would be a significant step forward.

He said bigger kidney stones were currently treated by using shock waves to break them up, but this was not always completely effective.

Passing a stone in the urine intact can be extremely painful, and even getting rid of the smaller pieces created by shock treatment could cause significant pain.

“For some people kidney stones can be an on-going lifelong problem,” he said.

“And in some cases a stone can destroy kidney function before it is even identified.”

However, Mr Machin warned that there was much work to be done before clinical trials of a probiotic could be considered.

He said kidney stones had been linked to dehydration and were more common in countries such as Saudi Arabia where the climate is hot and dry.

In instances they may be linked to an unusually high rate of calcium excretion.

However, he said in many cases there was no obvious cause for the condition.

It is a particular problem for airline pilots, who are not allowed to fly if they have a stone.

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Sources: BBC NEWS:9Th.March.’08

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You can exert control your bladder

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Incontinence should not be summarily dismissed as an inevitable consequence of ageing. Basic tests should be done to rule out any correctable cause Dr Gita Mathai

The urge to urinate is under voluntary control and can be suppressed until a suitable opportunity appears…...click & see
Coughing, sneezing and laughing are normal, unavoidable day-to-day activities which cause a transient increase in intra abdominal pressure. Young people are unaffected, but in 25 per cent of women and 15 per cent of men above 65 years of age, the actions involuntarily produce embarrassing dribbling of urine or stress incontinence.

The bladder can normally accommodate 500 ml of urine. The urge to void appears when it contains 200 ml. If there is an obstruction to free voiding due to an enlarged prostate, an uterine or ovarian tumour, or even constipation, the bladder becomes overfilled. The urine can then leak from the full bladder in small quantities leading to overflow incontinence.

The urge to urinate is under voluntary control; it can be suppressed until a suitable opportunity appears. Hyperactivity of the muscles in the bladder can allow urine to escape even if the bladder is not overfilled, as soon as the urge is felt, before reaching the toilet. This can occur with increasing age especially if the person also has diabetes, stroke, dementia or Parkinson’s disease. It may be secondary to stones in the bladder or an urinary tract infection.

Incontinence is commoner in women. Statistics show that 50 per cent of women have occasional urinary incontinence and 10 per cent have frequent incontinence. The incidence increases until 20 per cent of women over the age of 75 years experience daily urinary incontinence.

This is because anatomically, women have a shorter urethra and weaker pelvic muscles. Damage can also occur as a result of childbirth. The onset of menopause decreases the levels of the female hormones, causing atrophy of the vaginal mucosa and loss of pelvic muscle tone. This causes the bladder to protrude into the vaginal space increasing incontinence.

Incontinence should not be summarily dismissed as an inevitable consequence of ageing. Basic tests should be done to rule out any correctable cause .

A physical pelvic examination to rule out abnormalities of the pelvic organs.

Blood tests to rule out diabetes.

Urinalysis and culture if infection is suspected.

A few simple lifestyle interventions can help to reduce stress incontinence .

Reduction in weight, such that the BMI (body mass index) is around 25.

Control over volume of fluids drunk and reduction in the quantity if it is more than two-three litres per day.

Prevention of constipation as hard faecal matter acts as an obstruction that aggravates stress incontinence.

Regular voiding, so that the bladder is never too full.

Women can increase the strength and tone of the pelvic muscles and re-train their pelvic musculature with Keegle’s exercises.

To perform these exercises correctly, the right muscles first need to be located. To do this, stop and start urination without using the stomach, leg or buttock muscles.

Squeeze these muscles. Hold for a count of 10. Relax for a count of 10. Do this 20 times, three-four times a day.

Alternatively, each time you go to the toilet to pass urine, stop and restart the process voluntarily several times, so that you exert control over the action.

The bladder can also be re-trained by consciously increasing the time between voiding.

Within four weeks, 70 per cent of women markedly improve and 15 per cent are permanently cured. The benefit disappears within a few days if the exercises are not consciously continued.

Medications can be used as an adjuvant to exercises. Tricyclic antidepressants and other groups of medications can be used to treat stress incontinence in patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms. Fifty per cent of the people respond favourably.

Oestrogen replacement, either taken orally as part of HRT (hormone replacement therapy) or applied locally in the vagina as a cream, improves urinary frequency, urgency, stress incontinence and burning in postmenopausal women.

Surgical treatment can be considered after a thorough evaluation, examination and investigation to determine the exact cause of the urinary incontinence. Surgery can help by correcting the anatomical abnormalities, supporting the bladder and urethra in the proper position, and tightening the urethral sphincter. This helps to achieve voluntary control. Surgery has a 75-95 per cent cure rate if the patients are carefully selected. The procedure involves anaesthesia and hospital stay and is not totally risk free. The eventual outcome is unsatisfactory in people .

With prior surgical failures

If there are other genital or urinary problems

In case of other complicating diseases that may prevent adequate healing or make the technical aspects of the surgery more difficult.

As age advances, the bladder capacity reduces; the urinary stream becomes weaker, and visits to the toilet more frequent. This does not, however, mean that urinary frequency, urgency and stress incontinence have to be accepted as an inevitable part of ageing.

Most incontinence problems, provided they do not require corrective surgery, can be cured by motivation, weight loss, dedicated re-training of the bladder and pelvic exercises.

Source:The Telegraph (Kolkata,India)

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Urine & Urotherapy

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Urine…. CLICK & SEE

Urine is a sterile, liquid by-product of the body that is secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination and excreted through the urethra. Cellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require elimination from the bloodstream. These by-products are eventually expelled from the body in a process known as micturition, the primary method for excreting water-soluble chemicals from the body. These chemicals can be detected and analyzed by urinalysis. Amniotic fluid is closely related to urine, and can be analyzed by amniocentesis. A major component of urine is urea. Urea is commonly recognized as an effective antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agent. Urine contains 95% water 2. 5% mixture of urea and 2. 5% is mineral salts, hormones and enzymes.

The kidney produces urine.  The other main function of the kidney is to regulate fluid balance in the body.  It performs this function by using a selective osmosis system.  Basically, the way it works is that electrolytes (dissolved salts like sodium, potassium, calcium, carbonate, chloride) are pumped back into or out of urine and blood so that in the end,
just the right amounts of electrolyte and water exit the kidney blood vein.  The rest ends up in urine.  Interestingly, normal urine is sterile and has no bacteria.

Urine contains 95% water and 5% solids.  More than 1000 different mineral salts and compounds are estimated to be in urine.  So far, our
scientific community knows of about 200 elements.  Some substances are:  vitamins, amino acids, antibodies, enzymes, hormones, antigens, interleukins,
proteins, immunoglobulins, gastric secretory depressants, tolergens, immunogens, uric acid, urea, proteoses, directin, H-11 (a growth inhibitory
factor in human cancer), and urokinase.  Believe it or not, scientists have know for years that urine is antibacterial, anti-protozoal, anti-fungal, anti-
viral, and anti-tuberculostatic!
Composition
Exhaustive detailed description of the composition of human urine can be found in NASA Contractor Report No. NASA CR-1802, D. F. Putnam, July 1971. That report provided detailed chemical analyses for inorganic and organic constituents, methods of analysis, chemical and physical properties and its behavior during concentrative processes such as evaporation, distillation and other phisiochemical operations. Urine is an aqueous solution of greater than 95% water, with the remaining constituents, in order of decreasing concentration urea 9.3 g/l, chloride 1.87 g/l, sodium 1.17 g/l, potassium 0.750 g/l, creatinine 0.670 g/l and other dissolved ions, inorganic and organic compounds.

Urine is sterile until it reaches the urethra where the epithelial cells lining the urethra are colonized by facultatively anaerobic Gram negative rods and cocci.Subsequent to elimination from the body, urine can acquire strong odors due to bacterial action. Most noticeably, the asphyxiating ammonia is produced by breakdown of urea. Some diseases alter the quantity and consistency of the urine, such as sugar as a consequence of diabetes.


Unusual color
Urine is a transparent solution that can range from colorless to amber but is usually a pale yellow. Colorless urine indicates over-hydration, which is usually considered much healthier than dehydration(to some extent however over hydration can remove essential salts from the body). In the context of a drug test, it could indicate a potential attempt to avoid detection of illicit drugs in the bloodstream through over-hydration.

*Dark yellow urine is often indicative of dehydration.
*Yellowing/light orange may be caused by removal of excess B vitamins from the bloodstream.
*Certain medications such as rifampin and pyridium can cause orange urine.
*Bloody urine is termed hematuria, potentially a sign of a bladder infection or carcinoma.
*Dark orange to brown urine can be a symptom of jaundice, rhabdomyolysis, or Gilbert’s syndrome.
*Black or dark-colored urine is referred to as melanuria and may be caused by a melanoma.
*Fluorescent yellow / greenish urine may be caused by dietary supplemental vitamins, especially the B vitamins.
*Consumption of beets can cause urine to have a pinkish tint, and asparagus consumption can turn urine greenish.
*Reddish or brown urine may be caused by porphyria. Although again, the consumption of beets can cause the urine to have a harmless, temporary pink or reddish tint.

Odor
The smell of urine can be affected by the consumption of food. Eating asparagus is known to cause a strong odor in human urine. This is due to the body’s breakdown of asparagusic acid.  Other foods (and beverages) that contribute to odor include curry, alcohol, coffee, turkey, and onion.

Turbidity
Turbid urine may be a symptom of a bacterial infection, but can also be due to crystallization of salts such as calcium phosphate.

pH
The pH of urine is close to neutral   but can normally vary between 4.4 and 8. In persons with hyperuricosuria, acidic urine can contribute to the formation of stones of uric acid in the kidneys, ureters, or bladder.   Urine pH can be monitored by a physician  or at home.

A diet high in citrus, vegetables, or dairy can increase urine pH (more basic). Some drugs also can increase urine pH, including acetazolamide, potassium citrate, and sodium bicarbonate.

A diet high in meat or cranberries can decrease urine pH (more acidic). Drugs that can decrease urine pH include ammonium chloride, chlorothiazide diuretics, and methenamine mandelate.

Volume
The amount of urine produced depends on numerous factors including state of hydration, activities, environmental factors, size, and health. In adult humans the average production is about 1 – 2 L per day. Producing too much or too little urine needs medical attention: Polyuria is a condition of excessive production of urine (> 2.5 L/day), in contrast to oliguria where < 400 mL are produced per day, or anuria with a production of < 100 mL per day.

Density or specific gravity
Normal urine density or specific gravity values vary between 1.003–1.035 (g·cm?3) , and any deviations may be associated with urinary disorders.

Resources  :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1993/biology/bio022.htm

Urine Therapy. A cure for all diseases

A cure of many diseses that you do by yourself with own urine they call it “THE WATER OF LIFE”. I know several people in India who lived long with very minimum sickness, they used to drink their urine once every day. Off hand, I vividly remember the name of Morarji Desai, who was once Indian Priminister(from1977 to 1979) and a great political leader, survived till his 99th. birthday, maintained very good health all along,used to drink a glass of his own uring everyday morning throughout his life.The urotherapist say drinking urine increases our auto immuno system and protects us from many diseases.Urotherapy is also known as urine therapy, urea therapy and auto-urotherapy.

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