Electronic cigarette: the false good idea?

May 16th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

On the forums, the rumor runs… Electronic cigarette would be the miracle solution to stop smoking! This is at least suggest several companies marketing these products. But in turn, French and the World Health Organization health authorities recommend the utmost caution.

Electronic cigarette reproduces the shape and feel of a conventional cigarette. Found inside this small feat of miniaturization: a battery, a microprocessor, a sprayer and a cartridge designed to be sprayed with a liquid that may contain nicotine or the aromatic substances of food additives or artificial flavourings. Each puff, the liquid mixed with the inspired air is broadcast in the form of steam, that reproduced the smoke from a cigarette, and is inhaled by the user.

Electronic cigarette

WHO has never guaranteed electronic cigarettes

Companies marketing electronic cigarettes generally describe them as a way to help smokers to get rid of their dependence on tobacco. Some have even been up to suggest that the World Health (who) organization considered this technique as legitimate as nicotine (gum, lozenges and patches to nicotine). Read more »

Smokers: more an excuse to stop!

May 15th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

The nicotine patches would be perhaps less effective in women who wish to stop smoking than men. But the new medication to support cessation, Zyban ®, could not be accused of such sexism.

Smoking was significantly increased in women over the past decades. Now, nearly one French in four smokes. The withdrawal problem even more often cigarette blends badly with a desire for pregnancy. Unfortunately studies conducted to evaluate the effects of the nicotine seemed to indicate failures and more frequent relapse among women.

Stop smoking

Is it same with Zyban (bupropion), recently marketed drug as an aid to smoking cessation? Also having antidepressant properties, it might soothe irritability and depressive symptoms often mentioned by women as the source of their relapse. Read more »

The antidependance vaccine is nearby!

May 14th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

Recent discoveries have allowed better understanding of the mechanisms of drug dependence. Thanks to these advanced therapies appear at hand. Among the most promising, the development of a “antidependance vaccine” would fall under more science fiction.

Coffee, alcohol, tobacco, cocaine… and if a vaccine could tomorrow make you spend your bad habits and your dependencies?… The idea is not recent, but researchers have never been as close to the goal.

antidependance vaccine

A sting against cocaine
It is in the 1970s that American scientists are considering for the first time the possibility of a vaccine against the drug. Before the arrival of methadone, this research axis receives a favourable response on the part of concerned parents for their offspring in full hippie period. But different tests for heroin ultimately proved inconclusive. Fortunately, its support is currently based on effective treatments: Subutex and methadone. Read more »

Does HGH Help in Building Muscles?

May 13th, 2013 admin Comments Off

The HGH or the Human Growth Hormones are a common class of supplements that are used by the body builders and other users. However there are many people out there who are not aware at all about the HGH supplements or do not buy HGH products doubting whether they are going to have any befits from them or not.

For all those of you who are skeptic about the use of the HGH supplements for the body building needs we have something to share. Here in this piece of information we are going to detail you all about the HGH supplements and their body building effect.

What are HGH supplements?

The Human Growth Hormones are the synthesized amino acid compounds that stimulate the functioning of the pituitary gland in the body. They result in secretion of more growth hormones in the human blood stream that results in more cell repair and tissue regeneration.

The use of the HGH supplements also increases the capacity of the Human body to synthesize proteins in the body. The syntheses of the proteins result in more muscle build in the body resulting in a stronger and muscular body. Read more »

A pill to stop smoking

May 13th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

Canadian researchers report having found a pill that would allow the smoker to finish with the cigarette. Already used against psoriasis, the reflect revealed other properties: it slows the metabolism of nicotine and would be thus a true “magic potion” against smoking addiction.

Nicotine establishes and maintains the smoking addiction. Thus, the principle of various treatments for smoking cessation (patches, gum, etc.) aims to progressively reduce the daily dose of nicotine in the blood of the smoker. But a Canadian study could lead to the development of a new therapeutic pathway.

Man breaking cigarette

Limit the urge to smoke
After a cigarette smoker absorbs the nicotine that is found in his blood. Nicotine is then metabolized in blood and its concentration decreases. Below a certain threshold, the smoker is apt to turn a cigarette. “The principle (developed in this study) is different from what is currently used” said Edward M. Sellers, Director of the study. Read more »

Tomorrow, a nicotine vaccine

May 11th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

Victim of successive failures, you are poised to confess defeated (e) by the cigarette. However, the harmful effects of smoking are more to demonstrate… Swiss researchers propose a new solution: a vaccine against nicotine addiction.

At the 2005 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (Asco), Swiss researchers have announced the development of a vaccine against nicotine addiction.

a nicotine vaccine

New solutions needed to quit smoking

Despite the advances in medical research, lung cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases. Each year, more than 27,000 French die from this terrible scourge. Quasi-invariable, the cause is the same: smoking. Facing these figures and awareness of the harms of smoking, many have banned it from their daily lives. But it is not always easy to achieve… and this, despite the multiplicity of proposed solutions. Read more »

The algodystrophies

May 9th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

What is it?
It is a bone disease causing mechanical pain and a non-homogeneous demineralization of the bones with trophic disorders (skin and dander: nails, hair).

The dystrophy results from a disturbance vasomotor itself linked to a dysregulation of the autonomic sympathetic nervous system. The arterioles and capillaries system located in the os hangs in vasodilation. The segment reached member is so red and swollen.

algodystrophies

A spasm then occurs followed by active vasoconstriction. The member becomes cold. Hair fall, nails break.
Tendons and fascia retractions were not slow to occur. Autonomic dystonia is often associated. Read more »

Inflammatory Arteritis

May 8th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

Horton disease
Arteritis of the temporal artery key subjects over age 65. Symptoms are headache, inflammation of the artery visible on the tempe and eye disorders.

Disease (thromboangiitis or juvenile arteritis) Buerger
This rare disease translates signs of inflammation and thrombosis vascular knocking in turn or simultaneously arteries and veins of the lower limbs or superiors.
It affects young subjects (before age 40) always heavy smokers.

Inflammatory Arteritis

There is a link with the antigens HLA A9 and B5.
The symptoms are those of chronic ischemia in artery of lower limbs, but who here can also affect upper limbs.
The disease evolves by outbreaks which increase little by little the arterial State.
Ischemic polyneuritis is possible.
Amputations can be avoided if the patient stops smoking.
Arteriography allows the diagnosis. Read more »

The aortic aneurysm

May 7th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

What is it?
It is localized aortic dilation.

The aneurysm may sit on one of the five segments of the aorta:
-The thoracic aorta: bottom-up part, horizontal portion, top-down portion;
-The sus-renal abdominal aorta (above the start of the renal arteries);
-Abdominal aortic aneurysm sous-renale (at the bottom of the departure of the renal arteries).
-Men are much more affected than women.
-Abdominal aortic aneurysm button 6 to 7% of the general population.

aortic aneurysm

Causes and risk factors
Atherosclerosis is the main cause. Syphilis often causes of aneurysms of the thoracic aorta. Other causes (thoracic trauma, infective endocarditis, sepsis, elastic fabric, polyarteritis nodosa… disease) are more rare.
Spontaneous evolution is dominated by the risk of rupture often heralded by the appearance of painful signs in the territory of the aneurysm. If broken, death is immediate.The probability of failure is greater for large aneurysms (more than 6 cm in diameter). Read more »

Arterial aneurysms of the members

May 6th, 2013 Allen Comments Off

What is it?
It is the expansion of a portion of an artery.
Causes
The causes are many:
-Atherosclerosis;
-Syphilis;
-Chest trauma;
-Infective endocarditis;
-BSI;
-The elastic tissue diseases;
-Polyarteritis nodosa…

Arterial aneurysms of the members

Signs of the disease
Arterial aneurysms of the members are relatively easy diagnosis. Often, it is the patient who notices a swelling on the route of an artery at the level of a member. Some symptoms may also worry her: pain, numbness, night cramps, intermittent claudication of one Member, vein or nerve compression signs, thrombosis, rupture… Read more »

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