Health Corner's sixth season kicks off with a whole new look and new host-- Joan Lunden. First up-- "Guiding Light" actress Caitlyn Van Zandt lost 65 lbs. with a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for weight loss. She teams up with "You Doc" Dr. Mike Roizen to explain the risks of excess belly fat, and how simple lifestyle changes can reduce obesity-related health risks like heart disease, diabetes and sleep apnea. In October 2008, Health Corner viewer Sharon Duncan emailed the show to tell us about her husband Les, who has cavernous angioma. The condition causes the brain to bleed, and Les has endured four major episodes. Each time, he has fought back-- relearning how to see, speak and walk. Les shares his story of recovery and hope as he lives a "new normal" life. ChefMD® is back, and so are Kathy Smith, Meghan Sinclair and Jill Repp. The Kids Reporters "go green" and Joan talks with Walgreens pharmacist John Jenkins about what causes heartburn. Plus, Florida Perry Smith introduces Clinton Kelly who shares his three strategies for fashion success. It's a great "wow" filled show with practical information and heartwarming stories your whole family will enjoy.Link Site
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The Health Corner
On this website you will find quality natural health products many of which are exclusive to us and only available due to our close relationship with Superlife & Power Labs of Perth, Australia who have carefully researched all of the products that they supply to us.
Our aim is to supply quality natural health products at reasonable prices and a customer service we can be proud of. And remember:
There is nothing more important than your health! Links siteFirst Aid
ARNICA is mentioned first because it is a medicine par excellence for the shock or trauma of any injury. It is necessary to treat an injured person for shock first unless the injury is very mild or unless the person is bleeding so profusely that stopping the bleeding should be attended to immediately.site link
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Disease, Treatment, Pregnancy, Fitness, Weight Loss : Discovery Health
Want to know about a disease and its treatment? Looking for a weight loss or fitness program? Want information on infertility, pregnancy and parenting? Interested in healthy living to reduce your risk of heart disease? You're in the right place! Discovery Health - your resource for health information, tips, tools, expert advice and support.
National Body Challenge 2009 is HERE!
National Body Challenge is a FREE, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that will help you shape up and shed pounds. Learn about the Challenge, get holiday survival tips and lots more.
...And Baby Makes 20!
Congratulations to Michelle, Jim-Bob and the entire Duggar family on their new addition! We've got updates, exclusive videos, family fun and an ALL NEW Special!
Mystery ER -- December 25
Will doctors be able to crack the cases before it's too late? Tune in December 25 starting at 8 pm for three back-to-back episodes of "Mystery ER."
Flip Through the Duggar Family Album
See pictures of new baby Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar and the whole Duggar family, and take a look back at the birth of Baby #17, Jennifer.
Psoriasis and Your Skin
Visit the Skin Health Center to learn the signs and symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for this chronic skin disorder. link site
National Body Challenge 2009 is HERE!
National Body Challenge is a FREE, comprehensive fitness and weight-loss challenge that will help you shape up and shed pounds. Learn about the Challenge, get holiday survival tips and lots more.
...And Baby Makes 20!
Congratulations to Michelle, Jim-Bob and the entire Duggar family on their new addition! We've got updates, exclusive videos, family fun and an ALL NEW Special!
Mystery ER -- December 25
Will doctors be able to crack the cases before it's too late? Tune in December 25 starting at 8 pm for three back-to-back episodes of "Mystery ER."
Flip Through the Duggar Family Album
See pictures of new baby Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar and the whole Duggar family, and take a look back at the birth of Baby #17, Jennifer.
Psoriasis and Your Skin
Visit the Skin Health Center to learn the signs and symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for this chronic skin disorder. link site
Health Tip of The Day
OTHERS ADVISE… It seems like whenever anyone knows you are on a diet, they all have great advice for you. Listen, but do what you feel fits into your lifestyle. If you are successfully losing weight, do not change your pattern, continue with what your doing. Not all things work for all people. site linkhttp://healthdiscovery.net/
Caring for the needs of your employeeshttp://www.bupa-intl.com/asp/features/employees.asp
Should a member of your company fall ill when they are working outside their home country it is natural to want to give them the best health cover available - not only for their sake but also for the smooth running of your business. Our company scheme is designed to look after the needs of your employees and all you need is a minimum of three who work outside their home country. Our schemes can also include cover for your employees partners and children so that all their health care needs are taken care of.
Members of Bupa International can move from country to country with confidence, knowing they can rely on the seamless cover of an internationally recognised and respected organisation
Meet Bupa
We are the specialist international division of Bupa, the UK's leading health and care organisation. As a provident organisation, Bupa has no shareholders to pay. We are the world's largest international expatriate health insurer provider protecting over 660,000 members in 190 countries worldwide. We've been caring for the health needs of company employees' and their families around the world for over 30 years.Click here to see a short film about Bupa International.
Members of Bupa International can move from country to country with confidence, knowing they can rely on the seamless cover of an internationally recognised and respected organisation
Meet Bupa
We are the specialist international division of Bupa, the UK's leading health and care organisation. As a provident organisation, Bupa has no shareholders to pay. We are the world's largest international expatriate health insurer provider protecting over 660,000 members in 190 countries worldwide. We've been caring for the health needs of company employees' and their families around the world for over 30 years.Click here to see a short film about Bupa International.
The History of Aloe Vera
Most botanists agree, and historical evidence suggests, that the Aloe Vera plant originated in the warm, dry climates of Africa. However, because the plant is readily adaptable, and because man has been so eager to carry it with him from place to place, it now can be found in many warm lands. In the United States, it is grown commercially in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, in California and Florida, and in specially-designed greenhouses in Oklahoma.
Although Aloe Vera is a tropical plant, the root can survive freezing air temperatures, so long as the ground is not frozen and the root destroyed. (When this took place in the Rio Grande Valley in the winter of 1983-84, ninety-six percent of the local crop was lost.) The plant need not be destroyed for damage to occur. The leaves may be damaged and vital nutrients may be lost at air temperatures of forty degrees Fahrenheit. Such damage may be severe at thirty-five degrees. Conversely, the plant can grow at temperatures as great as 104 F. It will survive temperatures higher still, and can withstand even severe drought. Nonetheless, it will thrive in humid jungles, so long as the root itself does not stand in water and drown.
At present, Aloe Vera has little official standing in the medical community. In spite of the lack of official promotion, it is among the most widely used substances in the U.S. for the treatment of burns and bruises. Additionally, it is used in a plethora of cosmetics, and consumed as a healthful drink. While it has not yet won the full endorsement of the medical community, serious examination continues. This study is far more serious, with many greater implications than most people realize. In a later chapter, we will explore some of the serious medical research performed with Aloe Vera this century. For the moment, it may be taken as an indication of the serious nature of such a study that the FDA has approved development aimed at the eventual use of Aloe Vera in the treatment of cancer and AIDS! More and more, attention is turning to Aloe's unexamined possibilities as a powerful healing agent.
As we noted in the introduction--everything old is new again. The virtues of the plant have been recorded by many great civilizations, from those of Persia and Egypt in the Middle East, to those of Greece and Italy in Europe, to those of India and the African continent. The plant is widely known in Asia and the Pacific, and is found in the folklore of the Japanese, the Philippines and the Hawaiians. The Spanish used Aloe, and carried it with them to their new world colonies in South America and the Caribbean. Not that this considerable pedigree should call forth images of primitive peoples and their witch doctors. Among the plant's earliest champions were some of the great figures in the history of medicine and medical thought. One of its earliest proponents was the Greek physician Dioscorides. In each age, on each continent, in each culture, Aloe Vera has drawn the attention of the most sophisticated of minds.
It took early man thousands of years to develop what we know today as the modern understanding of plants, of what can and cannot be consumed, of what will heal and what will harm. It is important to remember that this is the common history of all our knowledge of the world. Most of our marketed medicines are distillations, combinations, reproductions or variations of substances found in nature. Some of these substances were recommended by our forefathers long before their value was demonstrated and understood by scientific method. We should dismiss none of our common heritage of knowledge without real thought and serious investigation. Any serious scientist would acknowledge that the exploration of our world is far from complete.
One of the earliest books on the subject of natural medicine (the only kind known at the time) was the Rig Vede, compiled in India sometime between B.C.E. 4500 and B.C.E. 1600. While it lists hundreds of plants deemed useful in medicine and is the logical starting point for any discussion of alternative medicine, it does not specifically mention Aloe vera. Many believe that a Sumerian clay tablet, found in the city of Nippur, written around B.C.E. 2200, was the first document to include Aloe Vera among plants of great healing power. The first detailed discussion of Aloe's medicinal value is probably that which is found in the Papyrus ebers, an Egyptian document written around B.C.E. 1550. This document gives twelve formulas for mixing Aloe with other agents to treat both internal and external human disorders. The first milestone in Western man's detailed understanding of medicinal plants is the work of Hippocrites (460B.C.- 375B.C.), the father of modern medicine (doctors today still take the Hippocratic Oath). His Material Medica makes no direct mention of Aloe, but during that same period, the plant, according to Copra's Indigenous Drugs of India, had come into widespread use. Interestingly, Copra writes, "The use of Aloes, the common musabbar, for external application to inflamed painful parts of the body and for causing purgation [internal cleansing] are too well known in India to need any special mention."
In Greek pharmacology, the plant was first mentioned by Celsius (B.C. 25-50 A.D.), but his comments were limited to its power as a purgative. The first Western benchmark in man's understanding of Aloe is the Greek herbal of Dioscorides (41 A.D.-68 A.D.). This master of Roman pharmacology developed his knowledge and skill as he traveled with that great empire's armies. Dioscorides gave the first detailed description of the plant we call Aloe Vera, and attributed to its juices "the power of binding, of inducing sleep." He noted as well that it "loosens the belly, cleansing the stomach." He further added that this "bitter" Aloe (the sap) was a treatment for boils; that it eased hemorrhoids; that it aided in healing bruises; that it was good for the tonsils, the gums, and all general mouth irritations; and that it worked as a medicine for the eyes. Dioscorides further observed that the whole leaf, when pulverized, could stop the bleeding of many wounds. site links
Although Aloe Vera is a tropical plant, the root can survive freezing air temperatures, so long as the ground is not frozen and the root destroyed. (When this took place in the Rio Grande Valley in the winter of 1983-84, ninety-six percent of the local crop was lost.) The plant need not be destroyed for damage to occur. The leaves may be damaged and vital nutrients may be lost at air temperatures of forty degrees Fahrenheit. Such damage may be severe at thirty-five degrees. Conversely, the plant can grow at temperatures as great as 104 F. It will survive temperatures higher still, and can withstand even severe drought. Nonetheless, it will thrive in humid jungles, so long as the root itself does not stand in water and drown.
At present, Aloe Vera has little official standing in the medical community. In spite of the lack of official promotion, it is among the most widely used substances in the U.S. for the treatment of burns and bruises. Additionally, it is used in a plethora of cosmetics, and consumed as a healthful drink. While it has not yet won the full endorsement of the medical community, serious examination continues. This study is far more serious, with many greater implications than most people realize. In a later chapter, we will explore some of the serious medical research performed with Aloe Vera this century. For the moment, it may be taken as an indication of the serious nature of such a study that the FDA has approved development aimed at the eventual use of Aloe Vera in the treatment of cancer and AIDS! More and more, attention is turning to Aloe's unexamined possibilities as a powerful healing agent.
As we noted in the introduction--everything old is new again. The virtues of the plant have been recorded by many great civilizations, from those of Persia and Egypt in the Middle East, to those of Greece and Italy in Europe, to those of India and the African continent. The plant is widely known in Asia and the Pacific, and is found in the folklore of the Japanese, the Philippines and the Hawaiians. The Spanish used Aloe, and carried it with them to their new world colonies in South America and the Caribbean. Not that this considerable pedigree should call forth images of primitive peoples and their witch doctors. Among the plant's earliest champions were some of the great figures in the history of medicine and medical thought. One of its earliest proponents was the Greek physician Dioscorides. In each age, on each continent, in each culture, Aloe Vera has drawn the attention of the most sophisticated of minds.
It took early man thousands of years to develop what we know today as the modern understanding of plants, of what can and cannot be consumed, of what will heal and what will harm. It is important to remember that this is the common history of all our knowledge of the world. Most of our marketed medicines are distillations, combinations, reproductions or variations of substances found in nature. Some of these substances were recommended by our forefathers long before their value was demonstrated and understood by scientific method. We should dismiss none of our common heritage of knowledge without real thought and serious investigation. Any serious scientist would acknowledge that the exploration of our world is far from complete.
One of the earliest books on the subject of natural medicine (the only kind known at the time) was the Rig Vede, compiled in India sometime between B.C.E. 4500 and B.C.E. 1600. While it lists hundreds of plants deemed useful in medicine and is the logical starting point for any discussion of alternative medicine, it does not specifically mention Aloe vera. Many believe that a Sumerian clay tablet, found in the city of Nippur, written around B.C.E. 2200, was the first document to include Aloe Vera among plants of great healing power. The first detailed discussion of Aloe's medicinal value is probably that which is found in the Papyrus ebers, an Egyptian document written around B.C.E. 1550. This document gives twelve formulas for mixing Aloe with other agents to treat both internal and external human disorders. The first milestone in Western man's detailed understanding of medicinal plants is the work of Hippocrites (460B.C.- 375B.C.), the father of modern medicine (doctors today still take the Hippocratic Oath). His Material Medica makes no direct mention of Aloe, but during that same period, the plant, according to Copra's Indigenous Drugs of India, had come into widespread use. Interestingly, Copra writes, "The use of Aloes, the common musabbar, for external application to inflamed painful parts of the body and for causing purgation [internal cleansing] are too well known in India to need any special mention."
In Greek pharmacology, the plant was first mentioned by Celsius (B.C. 25-50 A.D.), but his comments were limited to its power as a purgative. The first Western benchmark in man's understanding of Aloe is the Greek herbal of Dioscorides (41 A.D.-68 A.D.). This master of Roman pharmacology developed his knowledge and skill as he traveled with that great empire's armies. Dioscorides gave the first detailed description of the plant we call Aloe Vera, and attributed to its juices "the power of binding, of inducing sleep." He noted as well that it "loosens the belly, cleansing the stomach." He further added that this "bitter" Aloe (the sap) was a treatment for boils; that it eased hemorrhoids; that it aided in healing bruises; that it was good for the tonsils, the gums, and all general mouth irritations; and that it worked as a medicine for the eyes. Dioscorides further observed that the whole leaf, when pulverized, could stop the bleeding of many wounds. site links
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Pakistan health
The WHO RepresentativeNational Park Road, Chak ShehzadPO Box 1013IslamabadCountry office web sitePIO@emro.who.int http://www.emro.who.int
OVERVIEW
- Country profile on regional site - Country cooperation strategy - Country brief - International travel and health
PARTNERS
- Collaborating centres
OUTBREAKS AND CRISES
- Emergencies - Disease outbreaks
MORTALITY AND BURDEN OF DISEASE
- Mortality profile - Malaria - Tuberculosis - HIV prevalence - TB prevalence and incidence - HIV/AIDS epidemiological fact sheet
HEALTH SERVICE COVERAGE
- Skilled birth attendance - Immunization profile
RISK FACTORS
- Chronic diseases - Anaemia - Child malnutrition - Undernutrition and overweight - Access to water, sanitation - Alcohol, tobacco consumption
HEALTH SYSTEMS
- Health workforce - Health financing
INEQUITIES IN CHILD HEALTH (DIFFERENTIALS)
- Child undernutrition - Basic immunization statistics - Child mortality
Statistics:
Total population: 160,943,000
Gross national income per capita (PPP international $): 2,410
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 62/63
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 54/52
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births): 97
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 218/194
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 49
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2005): 2.1
Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008
WHO 60th anniversary
KEY WHO INFORMATION
Director-GeneralDirector-General and senior management
Governance of WHOWHO Constitution, Executive Board and World Health Assembly
Media centreNews, events, fact sheets, multimedia and contacts
International travel and healthPublication on travel risks, precautions and vaccination requirements
World Health ReportAnnual report on global public health and key statistics link site
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
colian cancer
OverviewColon cancer is the third leading cause of death.
The American Cancer Society expects an estimated 50,400 men to be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2004. Of these new cases, about 28,320 will die of the disease. In the last 30 years, mortality rates have fallen 31 percent for women diagnosed with colon cancer. Unfortunately, that decline doesn't apply to men, whose mortality rate from colon cancer has only dropped by 9 percent.[top]
SymptomsColon cancer is most often detected in men who have a personal or family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, and inflammatory bowel disease. Other factors that make you at risk include physical inactivity and a high-fat diet and/or a low-fiber diet.
Warning signs of colon cancer include rectal bleeding, blood in the stool, or a change in bowel habits. Most often, however, colon cancer has no symptoms until it's too late. The American Cancer Society recommends a stool blood test and a sigmoidoscopy after the age of 50 to detect colon cancer in patients who don't show any symptoms. These tests offer the best opportunity to remove polyps before they become cancerous.[top]
DiagnosisThe morning of your flexible sigmoidoscopy, have a light breakfast. One to two hours before the procedure, take two Fleet enemas. These can be purchased at any drug store.
If your test reveals possible problems, more extensive studies, such as colonoscopy (exam of the entire colon) and barium enema (an X-ray procedure to view the intestines) may be needed.[top]
TreatmentRemember: When colon cancer is detected early—before it spreads to other parts of the body—the five-year survival rate is 91 percent. If the cancer is not caught in time, five-year survival rates drop to 63 percent.[top]
FAQInformation to come.[top]
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Video
The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to providing expert, compassionate cancer care today and pursues the discoveries and cures of tomorrow. Working together, the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to providing expert compassionate care while continuously pursuing the newest discoveries in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cures of tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
About McKinley Health Center:
McKinley Health Center serves the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Providing medical services and health education to a diverse student population has been the foundation of our service for over 75 years.
News:
Flu Vaccine available to students, faculty, staff, and state employees...
Information about meningitis
Sign up for the University of Illinois Emergency Messaging System...
View your test results online! Find out how...
Help prevent errors in your care - SpeakUp...
On-line Services:
Make an on-line appointment with your Primary Care Physician
Request a prescription transfer or refill from the McKinley Pharmacy
View your lab test results on-line
On-line classes, programs and services
Downloadable Forms - save time and fill in before your visit
Health Information:
Browse our collection of over 300 Health Information Handouts
Information about health and wellness issues from our Health Education Unit
Multicultural Health information topics
News:
Flu Vaccine available to students, faculty, staff, and state employees...
Information about meningitis
Sign up for the University of Illinois Emergency Messaging System...
View your test results online! Find out how...
Help prevent errors in your care - SpeakUp...
On-line Services:
Make an on-line appointment with your Primary Care Physician
Request a prescription transfer or refill from the McKinley Pharmacy
View your lab test results on-line
On-line classes, programs and services
Downloadable Forms - save time and fill in before your visit
Health Information:
Browse our collection of over 300 Health Information Handouts
Information about health and wellness issues from our Health Education Unit
Multicultural Health information topics
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Health
In 1948, the World Health Assembly defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” [1][2] This definition is still widely referenced, but is often supplemented by other World Health Organization (WHO) reports such as the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion which in 1986 stated that health is “a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”
Classification systems describe health. The WHO’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) is comprised of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
[edit] Physical health
Physical fitness is good bodily health, and is the result of regular exercise, proper diet and nutrition, and proper rest for physical recovery.
A strong indicator of the health of localized population is their heightweight, which generally increases with improved nutrition and health care. This is also influenced by the standard of living and quality of life. Genetics also plays a major role in people's height. The study of human growth, its regulators, and implications is known as Auxology.
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Classification systems describe health. The WHO’s Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) is comprised of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
[edit] Physical health
Physical fitness is good bodily health, and is the result of regular exercise, proper diet and nutrition, and proper rest for physical recovery.
A strong indicator of the health of localized population is their heightweight, which generally increases with improved nutrition and health care. This is also influenced by the standard of living and quality of life. Genetics also plays a major role in people's height. The study of human growth, its regulators, and implications is known as Auxology.
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The SUHR'S experience - See how it is to study at SUHR'S
When you study at SUHR'S you will get a high quality education and you will encounter and work with many different people from all over the world. SUHR'S is situated in the middle of Copenhagen so stydying here, will put you in the center of a vibrant, safe and modern city. The staff and teachers at SUHR'S are highly qualified and the facilities are modern and safe to use. link site
health education and physical education
The physician has always tried to formulate rules of health based on knowledge and experience. These rules were probably the first attempt at health education. Two such regimens are attributed to the ancient physicians Hippocrates and Galen (see Galen; Hippocrates). Another was produced by the medieval medical school at Salerno, Italy. The health information provided…
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New Pearl of the Week Posted: Reduction of Multiple Sex Partners
In which African country have people reduced sexual partners by more than 50% in the face of the HIV/AIDS epidemic? What led to this change in behavior? Check out Dr. James Shelton's Pearl of the Week for the answers. Have a question for a future "Pearl"? Send your proposed question to Dr. Shelton. Browse past Pearls. link site
The Collection on the History of Health Education
With the emergence of middle-class society in the 18th century, the human body became an economic factor. What people ate, how they slept, and how they cleansed and clothed themselves began to matter. By the 20th century, there was a boom in health recommendations, abetted in part by the enormous impetus that had gathered in the natural sciences. The campaigns against serious infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, venereal diseases, and cancer and on topics like diet and addiction reflect biological and medical knowledge variously disseminated in various political systems in war and peace.
This collection contains posters, photographs, anatomic models, molds, specimens, films, health guides, and photodocumentation of exhibitions.
The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, its exhibitions, and its instructional materials played a prominent role in major campaigns to enlighten the public about health issues, linking this collection intimately to the museum’s history.
Publications:
Hauptsache gesund. Gesundheitsaufklärung zwischen Disziplinierung und Emanzipation
Rechtzeitig erkannt – heilbar. Krebsaufklärung im 20. Jahrhundert
Wachs - Moulagen und Modelle
Moulagen - Krankheitsbilder in Wachs site link
This collection contains posters, photographs, anatomic models, molds, specimens, films, health guides, and photodocumentation of exhibitions.
The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, its exhibitions, and its instructional materials played a prominent role in major campaigns to enlighten the public about health issues, linking this collection intimately to the museum’s history.
Publications:
Hauptsache gesund. Gesundheitsaufklärung zwischen Disziplinierung und Emanzipation
Rechtzeitig erkannt – heilbar. Krebsaufklärung im 20. Jahrhundert
Wachs - Moulagen und Modelle
Moulagen - Krankheitsbilder in Wachs site link
The Main Place--Consumer Operated Mental Health Recovery Service
The Main Place, Inc., “Your Recovery Center”, is a consumer-operated mental health recovery center that promotes recovery through peer support, socialization, education, and training. By working together, consumers build better lives for themselves, gain employment, maintain independence and earn acceptance within their communities. site link
health education reseach
Publishing original, refereed papers, Health Education Research deals with all the vital issues involved in health education and promotion worldwide - providing a valuable link between the health education research and practice communities. site link
The Courage to Remember: Childhood Traumatic Grief Curriculum Guide
The material presented in The Courage to Remember companion guide (CD-Rom to be published in latter 2008) represents the results of significant advances in the field of childhood traumatic grief and the unique collaboration of researchers and clinicians in academic and community settings throughout the country. This guide has been developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network using extensive expert involvement and commentary. Although the focus of these training materials is on individual work with school-age children and teens, additional information and resources are provided regarding work with young children and groups. The materials provide specific guidelines and options for interventions to (1) educate care providers about childhood traumatic grief, (2) introduce others to principles of treatment that have been identified as helpful in treating the condition, and (3) offer practitioners an opportunity to enhance their treatment skills. link site
Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
The goal of Assertive Community Treatment is to help people stay out of the hospital and to develop skills for living in the community, so that their mental illness is not the driving force in their lives. Assertive community treatment offers services that are customized to the individual needs of the consumer, delivered by a team of practitioners, and available 24 hours a day. link site
This Sunday on Health Corner
Former CBS Morning Show anchor Rene Syler talks about the difficult decision she made to achieve peace of mind, and prevent breast cancer. Health Corner visits an Eco-Chic event in New York where celebrities, models and fashion designers extol the virtues and ease of going green. Heather Sellers has a condition that makes her forget faces. She shares her amazing story of living with face blindness. Can your home be too clean? Experts say yes. Health Corner explores the hygiene hypothesis, a recently-coined term for the rising incidence of allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases possibly caused by overuse of antibacterial products. Leeza and Dr. Jamie provide guidance for caregivers who need additional help at home. Dr. Lisa and Walgreens pharmacist John Jenkins explain the differences among various OTC heartburn medications. Fitness guru Kathy Smith explains why having no energy is not an excuse for exercise, home lifestyle expert Jill Repp on preventing falls from windows, and Dr. John spices up a luscious ChefMD®-approved chocolate fruit dip with a surprising ingredient-- cayenne pepper. It's a delectable flavor combination that lowers blood pressure and may prevent cancer. All that and so much more!lick site
Health is Wealth
The Ministry of Health has admitted that there is hardly any upward transmission of information from around 24,000 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) taking place. The Ministry is dependent entirely on newspaper reports for information and assessment during the outbreak of diseases in many parts of the country. It has been found that it takes nearly an year for information to travel from PHC to the Ministry. The government has concluded that such disease surveillance is meaningless and its data was only for the consumption of government files. GIS and health is the theme of this issue. Two important fields, so close to each other and yet so far apart in a developing country like India. The US and the UK provide lessons as to how these two fields can develop synergy between themselves and to the benefit of the society at large. Health GIS applications are an important area of activity at the National Centre for Health Statistics of the US government. The National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Census and many other databases, which are important for improved public health surveillance are widely used by the health departments. Recently, the UK national mapping agency signed an agreement with National Health Service (NHS) of UK for developing customised geographic information products for the health community. OSCAR, which tracks precise details of every motorable road in Britain, and ADDRESS-POINT, which can pinpoint any postal address instantly, are already popular among the emergency services run by the health authorities. The GIS and the health community in India are living in two separate watertight compartments. Both need each other. The map sector of the country will find a large market for its products and services in the Health sector. The health sector will make a quantum leap in its service delivery using maps for better planning and decision making. But both are not able to talk to each other due to rigid institutional framework The limited and sometimes non-existent commercial orientation of the government organizations (like Survey of India, Indian Council of Medical Research etc.) in the country also led them to ignore the opportunities offered by new technologies like GIS. As a result, they continue to operate with antiquated technology and have little incentive, let alone funding to upgrade. Let health create wealth.
Health corner
Living, lovingOn World AIDS Day 2008, Standard Chartered Bank organised the Living with HIV programme. It aims to reduce the number of new HIV infections by providing effective education to enable people to make safe lifestyle choices. The bank has pledged to educate one million people on HIV and AIDS by 2010, through its Clinton Global Initiative, an HIV workplace education programme, Living with HIV educates Standard Chartered staff and other companies on issues related to the epidemic. Neeraj Swaroop, regional CEO, India and South Asia Standard Chartered, said, "It is absolutely critical for us as a company to help educate people on HIV and AIDS for the sake of the communities where we do business.”
Diabetic careArkray Piramal Medical Private Limited, an alliance between Arkray Inc, Japan-based pioneers in diabetes self-monitoring devices and specialists in diabetes care and diagnostics, and Piramal Healthcare Limited, today launched Glucocard 01 – mini, India's most affordable blood glucose meter. The device incorporates features required for the monitoring and analysis of diabetes. Glucocard 01 – mini simplifies the self-monitoring of blood sugar levels, obtaining results in three simple steps in just seven seconds. This product comes with a multitude of user-friendly features like auto-coding and results flagging. Auto-coding entails the calibration code being embedded in each strip. Therefore, it does not need to be manually fed, thereby eliminating coding-related errors. The results flagging feature (of use before and after meals) enables the separate storage of fasting and post-meal readings, thus avoiding the maintenance of an additional log book to record results. A specially designed pricking device draws just 0.3 microlitres of blood, ensuring that the process is virtually painless.
Software for consulting doctors and physiciansDesignTech Systems Ltd, a leading solutions provider in healthcare and product life cycle management has introduced a range of healthcare solutions for small to large hospitals. They have launched a new, affordable workhorse, especially for consulting doctors and medical practitioners. Priced at less than the cost of a high-end mobile phone, the software - Asclepius Clinic - handles a host of tasks for doctors, like managing queues, patient data base, billing, tracking treatment for each patient and many more. Vikas Khanvelkar, MD, DesignTech Systems Ltd said, "For consultants and doctors today, the availability of a patient's full data at the click of a mouse and the ability to archive the data and manage queues will be really useful. It will also save the time they spend on keeping records year after year."Also, Asclepius Clinic will enable doctors to meet critical IRDA regulations.
AmeriCares launches India operationsAmeriCares, an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organisation, formally launched its expanded operations in India recently and appointed professor Dr Purvish M Parikh, distinguished oncologist and nonprofit leader, as the new managing director. AmeriCares India will provide a strong platform for AmeriCares to acquire and distribute donated medicines throughout India and the region, tapping India's pharmaceutical sector. This will enable AmeriCares to deliver more medicines and medical supplies to benefit more people, in response to emergency medical needs and chronic supply shortages in health care facilities serving the poor. Professor Dr Purvish M Parikh, managing director, AmeriCares India said, "The World Health Organisation estimates more than 2 billion people around the world have inadequate access to medicines. Of those, more than one-third (700 million people) live in India. To improve the availability of medicines to indigent communities and disaster-prone states in India, AmeriCares is replicating its already successful global medical assistance and emergency response programs in India."
Free cataract check-upThe Mangala Foundation is conducting a free cataract check-up and cataract operations at discounted cost for needy patients. The free check-up will be held every Wednesday and Saturday between 4 and 5 pm. Interested patients should get their names registered with the Mangala Foundation before December 10. For more information, contact Dr Mohan Paranjpe, at 24464004 or 24443455.
Spiritual healthThe Indian Medical Association will conduct a conference on spiritual health for doctors, paramedical staff and their families. Mind Body medicine conference will have the theme – spiritual health is the need of the hour. The IMA will conduct the conference in association with the Pune Municipal Corporation and other associations on December 20 and 21 at the Balgandharva Rang Mandir. Maharashtra Governor H C Jamir will be present.
Alternative methods in pharmaceutical researchA two-day seminar on Recent trends in the Use of Animals in Pharmaceutical Research (Alternative methods) was held at the Abhinav College of Pharmacy, Narhe. Organised on Nov 29 and 30, the seminar focused on creating awareness among students and faculty about recent trends in and alternatives to research. The main aim of the seminar was to investigate whether alternative research methods will help in achieving the three Rs – namely, Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of the use of animals in experiments. Speakers for the workshop included Dr R B Ghooi, Dr S B Bhise, Dr S N Umathe, Dr V E Narke, Dr Sudhir Kulkarni, Dr Alpana Moghe and Dr Yojna Shinde.
Wellness, well doneAs part of its Anti-Obesity Day initiative, VLCC, a leader in the wellness domain, launched a book titled Transformation Towards Wellness in the city recently. The book was launched by Dr Rajeev Yeravdekar, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Symbiosis University, in the presence of dignitaries and VLCC's valued clients. This year marked the 9th consecutive year of the Anti-Obesity movement. The Anti-Obesity Day is observed to educate people on the scourge of obesity and to create awareness about its ill-effects. In the year 2000, understanding the gravity of the problems associated with obesity and as pioneers in the field, VLCC, with a strong presence in the business of slimming, beauty and fitness, conceived the Anti-Obesity Foundation. Transformation Towards Wellness serves as a kind of wellness encyclopedia and contains real-life success stories, as well as case studies aimed at inspiring individuals to transit to a better lifestyle. The wellness book is available across VLCC centers in India.
The positive attitudeWhen Jayanti (name changed) discovered she was HIV +ve two years ago, her world had fallen apart. "What will happen to my two kids?" was her first reaction. Her husband had died due to prolonged illness just two months ago and now the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCT) run by an NGO, had just brought forth her results that showed that she was HIV+ve. What more, they also said that they suspected her husband to have it and that she might have contracted it from him. Jayanti became aware of HIV/AIDS and the effect it can have on ones life when she got exposed to an HIV/AIDS awareness programme organised by her company and the Population Services International a social marketing organisation addressing the health issues, with the support and by providing technical support to the Government of India.Connect is a program that was started two years ago by PSI. Under this program PSI has formed a consortium of organisations such as FICCI,YRG CARE and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT). The International Labour Organisation (ILO), and Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), provide technical support for the project. The idea behind this is to leverage the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to mitigate HIV / AIDS in India. Because of the interventions, Jayanti has been able to retain her job, and is now qualified to impart training to other workers in the organisation. link site
Diabetic careArkray Piramal Medical Private Limited, an alliance between Arkray Inc, Japan-based pioneers in diabetes self-monitoring devices and specialists in diabetes care and diagnostics, and Piramal Healthcare Limited, today launched Glucocard 01 – mini, India's most affordable blood glucose meter. The device incorporates features required for the monitoring and analysis of diabetes. Glucocard 01 – mini simplifies the self-monitoring of blood sugar levels, obtaining results in three simple steps in just seven seconds. This product comes with a multitude of user-friendly features like auto-coding and results flagging. Auto-coding entails the calibration code being embedded in each strip. Therefore, it does not need to be manually fed, thereby eliminating coding-related errors. The results flagging feature (of use before and after meals) enables the separate storage of fasting and post-meal readings, thus avoiding the maintenance of an additional log book to record results. A specially designed pricking device draws just 0.3 microlitres of blood, ensuring that the process is virtually painless.
Software for consulting doctors and physiciansDesignTech Systems Ltd, a leading solutions provider in healthcare and product life cycle management has introduced a range of healthcare solutions for small to large hospitals. They have launched a new, affordable workhorse, especially for consulting doctors and medical practitioners. Priced at less than the cost of a high-end mobile phone, the software - Asclepius Clinic - handles a host of tasks for doctors, like managing queues, patient data base, billing, tracking treatment for each patient and many more. Vikas Khanvelkar, MD, DesignTech Systems Ltd said, "For consultants and doctors today, the availability of a patient's full data at the click of a mouse and the ability to archive the data and manage queues will be really useful. It will also save the time they spend on keeping records year after year."Also, Asclepius Clinic will enable doctors to meet critical IRDA regulations.
AmeriCares launches India operationsAmeriCares, an international disaster relief and humanitarian aid organisation, formally launched its expanded operations in India recently and appointed professor Dr Purvish M Parikh, distinguished oncologist and nonprofit leader, as the new managing director. AmeriCares India will provide a strong platform for AmeriCares to acquire and distribute donated medicines throughout India and the region, tapping India's pharmaceutical sector. This will enable AmeriCares to deliver more medicines and medical supplies to benefit more people, in response to emergency medical needs and chronic supply shortages in health care facilities serving the poor. Professor Dr Purvish M Parikh, managing director, AmeriCares India said, "The World Health Organisation estimates more than 2 billion people around the world have inadequate access to medicines. Of those, more than one-third (700 million people) live in India. To improve the availability of medicines to indigent communities and disaster-prone states in India, AmeriCares is replicating its already successful global medical assistance and emergency response programs in India."
Free cataract check-upThe Mangala Foundation is conducting a free cataract check-up and cataract operations at discounted cost for needy patients. The free check-up will be held every Wednesday and Saturday between 4 and 5 pm. Interested patients should get their names registered with the Mangala Foundation before December 10. For more information, contact Dr Mohan Paranjpe, at 24464004 or 24443455.
Spiritual healthThe Indian Medical Association will conduct a conference on spiritual health for doctors, paramedical staff and their families. Mind Body medicine conference will have the theme – spiritual health is the need of the hour. The IMA will conduct the conference in association with the Pune Municipal Corporation and other associations on December 20 and 21 at the Balgandharva Rang Mandir. Maharashtra Governor H C Jamir will be present.
Alternative methods in pharmaceutical researchA two-day seminar on Recent trends in the Use of Animals in Pharmaceutical Research (Alternative methods) was held at the Abhinav College of Pharmacy, Narhe. Organised on Nov 29 and 30, the seminar focused on creating awareness among students and faculty about recent trends in and alternatives to research. The main aim of the seminar was to investigate whether alternative research methods will help in achieving the three Rs – namely, Replacement, Reduction and Refinement of the use of animals in experiments. Speakers for the workshop included Dr R B Ghooi, Dr S B Bhise, Dr S N Umathe, Dr V E Narke, Dr Sudhir Kulkarni, Dr Alpana Moghe and Dr Yojna Shinde.
Wellness, well doneAs part of its Anti-Obesity Day initiative, VLCC, a leader in the wellness domain, launched a book titled Transformation Towards Wellness in the city recently. The book was launched by Dr Rajeev Yeravdekar, Director, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Symbiosis University, in the presence of dignitaries and VLCC's valued clients. This year marked the 9th consecutive year of the Anti-Obesity movement. The Anti-Obesity Day is observed to educate people on the scourge of obesity and to create awareness about its ill-effects. In the year 2000, understanding the gravity of the problems associated with obesity and as pioneers in the field, VLCC, with a strong presence in the business of slimming, beauty and fitness, conceived the Anti-Obesity Foundation. Transformation Towards Wellness serves as a kind of wellness encyclopedia and contains real-life success stories, as well as case studies aimed at inspiring individuals to transit to a better lifestyle. The wellness book is available across VLCC centers in India.
The positive attitudeWhen Jayanti (name changed) discovered she was HIV +ve two years ago, her world had fallen apart. "What will happen to my two kids?" was her first reaction. Her husband had died due to prolonged illness just two months ago and now the Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCT) run by an NGO, had just brought forth her results that showed that she was HIV+ve. What more, they also said that they suspected her husband to have it and that she might have contracted it from him. Jayanti became aware of HIV/AIDS and the effect it can have on ones life when she got exposed to an HIV/AIDS awareness programme organised by her company and the Population Services International a social marketing organisation addressing the health issues, with the support and by providing technical support to the Government of India.Connect is a program that was started two years ago by PSI. Under this program PSI has formed a consortium of organisations such as FICCI,YRG CARE and Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT). The International Labour Organisation (ILO), and Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), provide technical support for the project. The idea behind this is to leverage the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model to mitigate HIV / AIDS in India. Because of the interventions, Jayanti has been able to retain her job, and is now qualified to impart training to other workers in the organisation. link site
Section of nose and mouth :
1. nasal cavity 2. palate 3. tongue 4. epiglottis; 5. esophagus;6. respiratory passage (voice box and trachea).Symptoms:
The first sign of a cold are a feeling of soreness of the throat and congestionof the nasal passage. Although the disease normally begins in the nose and throat, it affects all parts of the body. The usual symptoms of common cold are a running nose, sneezing, a rise in temperature, headache, sore throat, chill, aches and pains in the body and loss of appetite. The skin around the nostrils may become sore.In very young babies, if there is pronounced nasal congestion, the infant may experience difficulty in breathing. Breast-fed babies have difficulty in feeding due to the blockade and this may lead to vomiting. In older children, there may be recurrent case of cold, which usually sets in after six months of age and the child experiences feverish condition together with bouts of cold.Allergic rhinitis, which usuaully sets in after the age of two or three years, denotes a sufficient period of exposure to allergens. In this case, the child has frequent bouts of sneezing and a profuse discharge of a rather clear fluid from the nose. Allergic rhinitis can again be of perennial or seasonable type. The former former occurs to a slight degree throughout the year in the child. It gets severe in the winter and arises on exposure to dust. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is rampant only in certain adverse conditions of climate, like winters of extreme cold or seasons when there is a surfeit of pollen and floral odor in the child’s environment.Causes:
Viral or bacterial infections no doubt make way for onsets of common cold. Butconditions like constipation and the resultant putrefaction together with theaccumulating toxins provide the germs a suitable atmosphere for their existenceand growth. Cold in children in reality is therefore, nature’s simples form ofeliminating waste matter from the system. Its main cause is virus infectionassociated with wrong feeding of children, especially the use of excessivequantities of starchy foods in their daily diet in the form of refined cereals,white bread, pudding and cakes as well as sugary foods in the forms of white sugar, jams and sweets.Another important causative factor of cold in children is over clothing. To clothe a child in large number of garments is bad for that child’s health, as by this the skin is not allowed to function properly and natural elimination is prevented, that gives rise to colds and bronchitis. The wearing of woolen under-garments is especially bad for young children. They should not wear wool next to the skin, but a porous cotton or linen material should be worn for comfort sake. * Fall: influenza virus*Fall and spring: rhinovirus and parainfluenza virus*Winter: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronaviruses, influenza virus*Winter and summer: adenovirus*Summer: enter virusCold symptoms vary with the type of virus involved. For preschoolers, typical symptoms can include sore throat, fever, irritability, restlessness, sneezing, runny nose, cough, headache, aching muscles and reduced appetite.These symptoms can hang on for different lengths of time. Fever usually subsides in 1 to 3 days. The runny nose and so How to catch a cold. Many myths still circulate about how children get colds — for example, by standing out in the rain, breathing cold air or losing sleep.Yet the old metaphor that speaks of "catching" a cold is surprisingly accurate. Cold viruses can survive on hands for several hours, and hand-to-hand contact is one way to spread infection. Sneezing and coughing are other ways.Knowing this, you can take some common sense precautions to slow the spread of cold viruses:* Encourage your children to wash their hands frequently.*Keep kitchen and bathroom countertops clean, especially when someone in yourfamily has a cold.*Teach children to discard used tissues right away.*Look for a child-care setting with sound hygiene practices and clear policiesabout when to keep sick children at home.*If you can afford it, look for a child-care center with a 5-to-1 or lower ratioof children to adults.Treatment aims for comfort, not cureThere's still no cure for the common cold. No medication will speed up your child's recovery. Over-the-counter cold preparations that combine antihistamines with decongestants generally are ineffective for relief of cold symptoms in preschool children — and they can have side effects. And antibiotics don’t work against most viruses.For the most part, all you can do is make your child more comfortable, encourage him or her to rest and watch for complications. Here are some suggestions:*Let the immune system do its work. Don't be alarmed or immediately reach for medication if a low-grade fever develops with your child's cold. Cold viruses like cooler environments. By raising body temperature a couple of degrees, your child's immune system helps create a hostile environment for the virus.Unfortunately, high fevers can lead to dehydration and sometimes febrileseizures. These conditions call for treatment.*Don’t give aspirin to a child younger than 16 who has a viral infection. In children, aspirin may trigger Reye's syndrome — a rare but potentially fatal disease that affects the blood, liver and brain. Because of concern about Reye's syndrome, aspirin is rarely used for fever relief in children.*Use a suction bulb to remove mucus from your child's nose.*Use saline nose drops for nasal hygiene and to relieve congestion. These drops, available over-the-counter, can loosen mucus congestion from your child's nose. Instill several drops into one nostril, then immediately bulb suction that nostril. Repeat the process in the opposite nostril. Saline drops are a safe, nonirritating solution, unlike some medicinal drops that may not be appropriate for children. Ask your doctor for guidance.* Clean out vaporizers frequently to avoid the growth of microorganisms.Vaporizers may be soothing to your child's nose and throat, but they will not speed your child's recovery.
* ext to the skin, but a porous cotton or linen material should be worn for comfort sake.Natural Treatment:
No drug has so far been invented to cure cold. To treat a cold by means of customary suppressive drugs like aspirin and codeine will only pave the way for further trouble of more serious nature. For such a treatment puts a sudden stop to the eliminative processes then taking place and forces the toxic matter back into the tissues again. Moreover, drugs have no effect on the duration of the cold. It has been aptly said that a cold can be cured in a week by taking medicines, otherwise it will subside in seven days.Proper dietary control alone can prevent the appearance of cold in the child. When a cold is already present, the child should be put on the fruit juice, preferably orange or pineapple juice, for at least one day. Enema givenalongside helps considerably in cleansing the bowels during this period. This may be followed by an exclusive fruit diet for a further day or two. The child tends to loose appetite even when he has a mild cold. As such, he should not be urged to eat more than what he needs. Milk and its derivaties should be avoided.Fluids like barley water, tender coconut water, sub-acid fruit juices and plain water make very good food items for the child at this stage. A hot water drink, mixed with honey is very soothing, if the child coughs or sneezes forconsiderable periods. The child should avoid foods which form mucus in the system, as well as tea and coffee. He should also avoid foods which induce cattarah such as cakes,pastries, chocolates and other foods that are largely composed of white flour or white sugar.Lime is the most important among the many home remedies for common cold. It is beneficial in all types of cold and fevers. Vitamin C-rich lime juice increases resistance, decreases toxicity and reduces the duration of illness. Half a lime should be squeezed in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it and given to the grown-up children daily. In case of infants, half the quantities would suffice.Garlic soup is an ancient remedy to reduce the severity of cold. Garlic contains antiseptic and antispasmodic properties, besides several other medicinalvirtues. The volatile oil in this vegetable helps to open up the respiratory passages. In soup form, it flushes out the system of all toxins and thus helps bring down fever. This soup is prepared by boiling one or two cloves of garlic in half a cup of water and it can be given to the child once daily.Ginger is another excellent remedy for colds and coughs. About five frames of this vegetable should be cut into small pieces and boiled in half a cup of water. It should then be strained and half a teaspoon of honey added to it. This mixture should be given to the child when hot.Lady’s fingers are valuable in treating irritant conditions of the throat and persistent dry coughs. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation of the skin and alleviate swelling and pain. About 50 grams of lady’s fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled in 250 ml. of water to get a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction should be inhaled to relieve throat irritation and dry cough.Turmeric with it antiseptic properties, is an effective remedy for colds and throat irritations. A quarter teaspoon of fresh turmeric powder mixed in 15 ml. of warm milk is a useful prescription for these conditions in children. Turmeric powder should be put into a hot ladle. Milk should then be poured in it and boiled over a slow fire. In case of a running cold, smoke from the burning turmeric should be inhaled. It will increase the discharge from the nose and will bring quick relief.Fomentation of the sinuses of the nose with cloth dipped in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes will relieve the inflammation of the sinuses. This treatment is helpful in opening the blocked nasal passages. Stem inhalation , two or three times every day, will reduce the irritating condition of the mucous lining, facilitate the expulsion of mucus and keep the child’s nasal passages clean. Hot foot bath is also beneficial. It reduces congestion by drawing blood from the upper part of the body. The procedure for this bath has been explained in the Appendix. Wet packs to the throat and chest, applied two or three times a day, will relieve congestion in these areas and help in eliminating the accumulated mucus.The natural hydrotherapic treatments and dietary control will help the child recover most naturally. Once this is achieved, he should be allowed to build up slowly his powers of resistance by gradual exposure to cold weather andallergens.Call your child's doctor if the cold lasts more than 14 days. Monitor for signs of infection in the ears or lungs. Tell your doctor if your child has any of these symptoms: loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain, persistentirritability, unusual sleepiness, severe headache, persistent crying, inability to swallow, sore throat, difficult breathing, ear pain or pain with urination.Generally a cold virus will survive until your child's immune system makes enough antibodies to destroy it. That means time, patience and tender loving care are your strongest allies in treatment.
By:
Dr. Nusrat Shafiq
The first sign of a cold are a feeling of soreness of the throat and congestionof the nasal passage. Although the disease normally begins in the nose and throat, it affects all parts of the body. The usual symptoms of common cold are a running nose, sneezing, a rise in temperature, headache, sore throat, chill, aches and pains in the body and loss of appetite. The skin around the nostrils may become sore.In very young babies, if there is pronounced nasal congestion, the infant may experience difficulty in breathing. Breast-fed babies have difficulty in feeding due to the blockade and this may lead to vomiting. In older children, there may be recurrent case of cold, which usually sets in after six months of age and the child experiences feverish condition together with bouts of cold.Allergic rhinitis, which usuaully sets in after the age of two or three years, denotes a sufficient period of exposure to allergens. In this case, the child has frequent bouts of sneezing and a profuse discharge of a rather clear fluid from the nose. Allergic rhinitis can again be of perennial or seasonable type. The former former occurs to a slight degree throughout the year in the child. It gets severe in the winter and arises on exposure to dust. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is rampant only in certain adverse conditions of climate, like winters of extreme cold or seasons when there is a surfeit of pollen and floral odor in the child’s environment.Causes:
Viral or bacterial infections no doubt make way for onsets of common cold. Butconditions like constipation and the resultant putrefaction together with theaccumulating toxins provide the germs a suitable atmosphere for their existenceand growth. Cold in children in reality is therefore, nature’s simples form ofeliminating waste matter from the system. Its main cause is virus infectionassociated with wrong feeding of children, especially the use of excessivequantities of starchy foods in their daily diet in the form of refined cereals,white bread, pudding and cakes as well as sugary foods in the forms of white sugar, jams and sweets.Another important causative factor of cold in children is over clothing. To clothe a child in large number of garments is bad for that child’s health, as by this the skin is not allowed to function properly and natural elimination is prevented, that gives rise to colds and bronchitis. The wearing of woolen under-garments is especially bad for young children. They should not wear wool next to the skin, but a porous cotton or linen material should be worn for comfort sake. * Fall: influenza virus*Fall and spring: rhinovirus and parainfluenza virus*Winter: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronaviruses, influenza virus*Winter and summer: adenovirus*Summer: enter virusCold symptoms vary with the type of virus involved. For preschoolers, typical symptoms can include sore throat, fever, irritability, restlessness, sneezing, runny nose, cough, headache, aching muscles and reduced appetite.These symptoms can hang on for different lengths of time. Fever usually subsides in 1 to 3 days. The runny nose and so How to catch a cold. Many myths still circulate about how children get colds — for example, by standing out in the rain, breathing cold air or losing sleep.Yet the old metaphor that speaks of "catching" a cold is surprisingly accurate. Cold viruses can survive on hands for several hours, and hand-to-hand contact is one way to spread infection. Sneezing and coughing are other ways.Knowing this, you can take some common sense precautions to slow the spread of cold viruses:* Encourage your children to wash their hands frequently.*Keep kitchen and bathroom countertops clean, especially when someone in yourfamily has a cold.*Teach children to discard used tissues right away.*Look for a child-care setting with sound hygiene practices and clear policiesabout when to keep sick children at home.*If you can afford it, look for a child-care center with a 5-to-1 or lower ratioof children to adults.Treatment aims for comfort, not cureThere's still no cure for the common cold. No medication will speed up your child's recovery. Over-the-counter cold preparations that combine antihistamines with decongestants generally are ineffective for relief of cold symptoms in preschool children — and they can have side effects. And antibiotics don’t work against most viruses.For the most part, all you can do is make your child more comfortable, encourage him or her to rest and watch for complications. Here are some suggestions:*Let the immune system do its work. Don't be alarmed or immediately reach for medication if a low-grade fever develops with your child's cold. Cold viruses like cooler environments. By raising body temperature a couple of degrees, your child's immune system helps create a hostile environment for the virus.Unfortunately, high fevers can lead to dehydration and sometimes febrileseizures. These conditions call for treatment.*Don’t give aspirin to a child younger than 16 who has a viral infection. In children, aspirin may trigger Reye's syndrome — a rare but potentially fatal disease that affects the blood, liver and brain. Because of concern about Reye's syndrome, aspirin is rarely used for fever relief in children.*Use a suction bulb to remove mucus from your child's nose.*Use saline nose drops for nasal hygiene and to relieve congestion. These drops, available over-the-counter, can loosen mucus congestion from your child's nose. Instill several drops into one nostril, then immediately bulb suction that nostril. Repeat the process in the opposite nostril. Saline drops are a safe, nonirritating solution, unlike some medicinal drops that may not be appropriate for children. Ask your doctor for guidance.* Clean out vaporizers frequently to avoid the growth of microorganisms.Vaporizers may be soothing to your child's nose and throat, but they will not speed your child's recovery.
* ext to the skin, but a porous cotton or linen material should be worn for comfort sake.Natural Treatment:
No drug has so far been invented to cure cold. To treat a cold by means of customary suppressive drugs like aspirin and codeine will only pave the way for further trouble of more serious nature. For such a treatment puts a sudden stop to the eliminative processes then taking place and forces the toxic matter back into the tissues again. Moreover, drugs have no effect on the duration of the cold. It has been aptly said that a cold can be cured in a week by taking medicines, otherwise it will subside in seven days.Proper dietary control alone can prevent the appearance of cold in the child. When a cold is already present, the child should be put on the fruit juice, preferably orange or pineapple juice, for at least one day. Enema givenalongside helps considerably in cleansing the bowels during this period. This may be followed by an exclusive fruit diet for a further day or two. The child tends to loose appetite even when he has a mild cold. As such, he should not be urged to eat more than what he needs. Milk and its derivaties should be avoided.Fluids like barley water, tender coconut water, sub-acid fruit juices and plain water make very good food items for the child at this stage. A hot water drink, mixed with honey is very soothing, if the child coughs or sneezes forconsiderable periods. The child should avoid foods which form mucus in the system, as well as tea and coffee. He should also avoid foods which induce cattarah such as cakes,pastries, chocolates and other foods that are largely composed of white flour or white sugar.Lime is the most important among the many home remedies for common cold. It is beneficial in all types of cold and fevers. Vitamin C-rich lime juice increases resistance, decreases toxicity and reduces the duration of illness. Half a lime should be squeezed in a glass of warm water, and a teaspoon of honey should be added to it and given to the grown-up children daily. In case of infants, half the quantities would suffice.Garlic soup is an ancient remedy to reduce the severity of cold. Garlic contains antiseptic and antispasmodic properties, besides several other medicinalvirtues. The volatile oil in this vegetable helps to open up the respiratory passages. In soup form, it flushes out the system of all toxins and thus helps bring down fever. This soup is prepared by boiling one or two cloves of garlic in half a cup of water and it can be given to the child once daily.Ginger is another excellent remedy for colds and coughs. About five frames of this vegetable should be cut into small pieces and boiled in half a cup of water. It should then be strained and half a teaspoon of honey added to it. This mixture should be given to the child when hot.Lady’s fingers are valuable in treating irritant conditions of the throat and persistent dry coughs. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation of the skin and alleviate swelling and pain. About 50 grams of lady’s fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled in 250 ml. of water to get a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction should be inhaled to relieve throat irritation and dry cough.Turmeric with it antiseptic properties, is an effective remedy for colds and throat irritations. A quarter teaspoon of fresh turmeric powder mixed in 15 ml. of warm milk is a useful prescription for these conditions in children. Turmeric powder should be put into a hot ladle. Milk should then be poured in it and boiled over a slow fire. In case of a running cold, smoke from the burning turmeric should be inhaled. It will increase the discharge from the nose and will bring quick relief.Fomentation of the sinuses of the nose with cloth dipped in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes will relieve the inflammation of the sinuses. This treatment is helpful in opening the blocked nasal passages. Stem inhalation , two or three times every day, will reduce the irritating condition of the mucous lining, facilitate the expulsion of mucus and keep the child’s nasal passages clean. Hot foot bath is also beneficial. It reduces congestion by drawing blood from the upper part of the body. The procedure for this bath has been explained in the Appendix. Wet packs to the throat and chest, applied two or three times a day, will relieve congestion in these areas and help in eliminating the accumulated mucus.The natural hydrotherapic treatments and dietary control will help the child recover most naturally. Once this is achieved, he should be allowed to build up slowly his powers of resistance by gradual exposure to cold weather andallergens.Call your child's doctor if the cold lasts more than 14 days. Monitor for signs of infection in the ears or lungs. Tell your doctor if your child has any of these symptoms: loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain, persistentirritability, unusual sleepiness, severe headache, persistent crying, inability to swallow, sore throat, difficult breathing, ear pain or pain with urination.Generally a cold virus will survive until your child's immune system makes enough antibodies to destroy it. That means time, patience and tender loving care are your strongest allies in treatment.
By:
Dr. Nusrat Shafiq
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New Asia Pacific Men’s Health Awareness Survey:
1 in 2 men suffers from TDS-related symptoms, and yet has never heard about the condition A new survey in 1,000 men above 45 years of age shows that majority of them (79 percent) have either not heard about TDS before or are not sure what it is. Nearly 3 in 4 men (74 percent) claim to be in good or excellent health, but in reality, only half of them (52 percent) go for regular health check. Close to 1 in 5 men (19 percent) have never done it at all, and less than half (48 percent) would be interested in getting their testosterone (most important male hormone) levels checked. Traditional masculine norms and social expectations of men have in the past actually encouraged men to put their health at risk . In order to provide holistic health care solutions for men above 45, Bayer Schering Pharma Asia Pacific conducted a men’s health awareness survey between August to September 2008 in five countries, namely Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. In the survey, ‘health and well-being’ is found to be the top lifestyle priority (95 percent feel that it is very important or important), ‘having a good sexual life’ is ranked fifth most important (68 percent), more so than pursuing hobbies or sports (62 percent). While “preventing illness” is the number one reason for keeping healthy and a good well-being (47 percent), even more critical in Thailand (67 percent), on the other hand, ‘staying sexually active’ is mentioned amongst the top three reasons a lot more amongst Australians and South Koreans (22 and 18 percent) than in the other countries (only 7 percent).When asked specifically on their health concerns, ‘lack of energy/physical tiredness’ (27 percent) and ‘reduced muscle mass and strength’ (26 percent) is a greater concern amongst South Koreans, while ‘weight gain and increased body fat’ (29 percent) bothers the Australians. Both Australian and South Korean men are also more concerned with the ‘loss of sexual desire or erectile dysfunction’ (40 and 38 percent) as compared with men in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand (only 19 percent). In fact, these health concerns are signs of impaired health and are often faced by men as they age, as many as 1 in 2 (52 percent) respondents claim to be suffering from these symptoms, which have been found to be associated with Testosterone-Deficiency-Syndrome (TDS). The risk of TDS increases after the age of 50 years, and has been shown to affect 12 percent of men between 48 and 79 years of age. TDS is a health condition associated with an overall decline in physical, mental and sexual health and well-being due to the loss of testosterone in men as they age. Several studies have confirmed that the levels of testosterone decrease with age, starting from 40 years of age by approximately 1.2 percent per year, and a man would have lost approximately 35 percent of his originally active testosterone by 70 years of age. , If left untreated, TDS can have serious consequences in men’s overall health as it has been shown to co-exist with Erectile Dysfunction (ED), cardiovascular disease, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. , TDS may significantly decrease a man’s quality of life as he grows older. On the contrary, men with normal testosterone levels tend to live longer than men with TDS, as shown in a study on three groups of men with varying levels of testosterone. These results suggest that the monitoring of testosterone levels should be considered in patients with underlying medical conditions.
Check for T to restore men’s health Men are regarded as having low testosterone (T) levels if their blood testosterone levels are below 12 nmol/L. The condition is reversible with effective and long-term treatment now available as Testosterone undecanoate treatment, the long-lasting testosterone injection that restores men’s overall health with only about four injections a year. An intramuscular injectable formulation of testosterone undecanoate works by supplying testosterone that acts in the same way as the naturally produced testosterone on the target areas, thereby maintaining testosterone levels in the blood constantly within the normal range for about three months. , , , Since treating TDS may uncover other treatable medical conditions, an integrated approach is recommended for these patients by using a PDE-5 inhibitor for immediate relief of ED symptoms, and providing treatment for low testosterone with Testosterone undecanoate treatment. Bayer Schering Pharma and its Men’s Healthcare franchise provide a unique, modern, dynamic and holistic approach to enable men’s healthcare professionals to successfully treat patients with TDS and “restore the man”.
Check for T to restore men’s health Men are regarded as having low testosterone (T) levels if their blood testosterone levels are below 12 nmol/L. The condition is reversible with effective and long-term treatment now available as Testosterone undecanoate treatment, the long-lasting testosterone injection that restores men’s overall health with only about four injections a year. An intramuscular injectable formulation of testosterone undecanoate works by supplying testosterone that acts in the same way as the naturally produced testosterone on the target areas, thereby maintaining testosterone levels in the blood constantly within the normal range for about three months. , , , Since treating TDS may uncover other treatable medical conditions, an integrated approach is recommended for these patients by using a PDE-5 inhibitor for immediate relief of ED symptoms, and providing treatment for low testosterone with Testosterone undecanoate treatment. Bayer Schering Pharma and its Men’s Healthcare franchise provide a unique, modern, dynamic and holistic approach to enable men’s healthcare professionals to successfully treat patients with TDS and “restore the man”.
10 Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy
As mothers tend to sacrifice during their lives to meet their children's needs, a mother's body will give up its own essential nutrients to provide health and growth for her developing baby. Unfortunately, the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) is often so nutritionally deficient that even this sacrifice does not guarantee adequate nutrition for the unborn baby.
Fortunately, there are a number of tips that, if followed during pregnancy, can help both baby and mother stay healthy and vital!
Here is my top 10 list for ensuring a healthy pregnancy. It includes recommendations on nutrition, vitamins, minerals and other common-sense tips that can lead to a happier, healthier and more vital pregnancy:
1. ZincInadequate zinc is the most common and problematic deficiency during pregnancy. Zinc is critical for two reasons: proper growth and for developing a healthy immune system for the baby. Studies suggest that inadequate zinc may even cause immune deficiency in the next generation (i.e., your grandchild) as well. Be sure to get at least 15 milligrams per day of zinc in your diet, which can be found in high protein foods such as meat and beans.
2. Folic AcidGetting enough folic acid is critical both before and during pregnancy to help assure proper growth and to prevent birth defects. It is present in deep green, leafy vegetables. Women should get at least 400 to 800 micrograms per day.
3. MagnesiumMagnesium deficiency is routine in the American diet and can increase the possibility of high blood pressure and seizures during pregnancy, a condition known as eclampsia. To prevent this deficiency, take 200 milligrams of magnesium in the glycinate form daily. Whole grains, green leafy and other vegetables and nuts are good sources of magnesium. Taking the proper amount of magnesium a day also helps to decrease the leg cramps and constipation often experienced during pregnancy. In addition, magnesium is critical for more than 300 other body functions and will generally help you to feel a lot healthier.
4. B VitaminsThese are critical for energy, mental clarity and to prevent depression. B vitamins have also been found to improve pregnancy-related complications such as gestational diabetes. Taking 200 milligrams a day of vitamin B6 can improve the health of those women suffering from this form of diabetes. But please note that only women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy should take this high level of B vitamins, and should drop the level of consumption to 100 milligrams per day during the last month. For all other soon-to-be moms, take approximately 25 to 50 milligrams a day of B vitamins and plenty of vitamin B12 for normal nerve function.
5. Fish OilsThe human brain is made predominantly of DHA, an essential fatty acid found in fish oils. Perhaps this is why there is an old wives' tale about fish being brain food. Regardless, DHA deficiency is very common and it is critical that pregnant women get adequate fish oils so that their baby can develop healthy and optimal brain tissue. DHA may also decrease the risk of postpartum depression. Unfortunately, though, the FDA has raised concerns about high mercury levels in the same deep sea fish (salmon and tuna) that have the highest levels of these oils. An excellent alternative for those who'd rather not risk it is to take one half to one tablespoon of Eskimo 3 fish oil. This is a special form of fish oil that actually tastes good (most do not), and has been tested to make sure that it does not have mercury or other problematic compounds.
Fortunately, there are a number of tips that, if followed during pregnancy, can help both baby and mother stay healthy and vital!
Here is my top 10 list for ensuring a healthy pregnancy. It includes recommendations on nutrition, vitamins, minerals and other common-sense tips that can lead to a happier, healthier and more vital pregnancy:
1. ZincInadequate zinc is the most common and problematic deficiency during pregnancy. Zinc is critical for two reasons: proper growth and for developing a healthy immune system for the baby. Studies suggest that inadequate zinc may even cause immune deficiency in the next generation (i.e., your grandchild) as well. Be sure to get at least 15 milligrams per day of zinc in your diet, which can be found in high protein foods such as meat and beans.
2. Folic AcidGetting enough folic acid is critical both before and during pregnancy to help assure proper growth and to prevent birth defects. It is present in deep green, leafy vegetables. Women should get at least 400 to 800 micrograms per day.
3. MagnesiumMagnesium deficiency is routine in the American diet and can increase the possibility of high blood pressure and seizures during pregnancy, a condition known as eclampsia. To prevent this deficiency, take 200 milligrams of magnesium in the glycinate form daily. Whole grains, green leafy and other vegetables and nuts are good sources of magnesium. Taking the proper amount of magnesium a day also helps to decrease the leg cramps and constipation often experienced during pregnancy. In addition, magnesium is critical for more than 300 other body functions and will generally help you to feel a lot healthier.
4. B VitaminsThese are critical for energy, mental clarity and to prevent depression. B vitamins have also been found to improve pregnancy-related complications such as gestational diabetes. Taking 200 milligrams a day of vitamin B6 can improve the health of those women suffering from this form of diabetes. But please note that only women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy should take this high level of B vitamins, and should drop the level of consumption to 100 milligrams per day during the last month. For all other soon-to-be moms, take approximately 25 to 50 milligrams a day of B vitamins and plenty of vitamin B12 for normal nerve function.
5. Fish OilsThe human brain is made predominantly of DHA, an essential fatty acid found in fish oils. Perhaps this is why there is an old wives' tale about fish being brain food. Regardless, DHA deficiency is very common and it is critical that pregnant women get adequate fish oils so that their baby can develop healthy and optimal brain tissue. DHA may also decrease the risk of postpartum depression. Unfortunately, though, the FDA has raised concerns about high mercury levels in the same deep sea fish (salmon and tuna) that have the highest levels of these oils. An excellent alternative for those who'd rather not risk it is to take one half to one tablespoon of Eskimo 3 fish oil. This is a special form of fish oil that actually tastes good (most do not), and has been tested to make sure that it does not have mercury or other problematic compounds.
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Welcome to Medical Records Management System
A medical record, health record, or medical chart is a systematic documentation of a patient's medical history and care. Medical Records Management System site is an effort from a small group of IT specialists to build an online health records for the doctors of medicine. The ease of use of the service was the main goal of our website so the doctors can add, edit, or delete their records with few clicks in few seconds. The On-Line service helps the doctors to reach their records from anywhere at anytime with the total confidentiality of the records and the data. All records are confidential hence we do not ask for the doctors names or their personal identities, instead our system will treat each record as a unique identity of itself.
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WebSite Features :
1- The site saves your patients data. (Patients' profiles, Patients' case and complications, Patients' medications, Patients' followups, Patients' lab test results, and Patients' medical reports.)
2- The site offers you graphical representations for your medications against lab test results for your patients which gives you a first look understanding of the progress of every patient's health.
3- The site offers you the ability to generate medical reports for your patients and manipulate them with a minimal number of clicks.
4- The site offers you the ability to share your patients reports with your patients (if you wish), so that they can followup there cases at any time from any where.
5- As the system is Internet based, then you can access your patients' data any time from any where.
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When XX marks the ballot: Six gender myths
By JoNel Aleccia
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Less than two weeks before an election marked — some would say scarred — by historic firsts for female candidates, the presidential campaigns are still convulsing over the classic question: “What do women want?” Whether they’re fretting over the neck-and-neck race for the votes of married women or striving to bolster support among still-undecided baby boomers, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are trying to seal the deal with the ladies, whose turnout is expected to be large — and crucial. Despite the attention lavished on female voters during this nearly two-year campaign, persistent myths linger about how and why women vote the way they do.
It's still widely assumed that women automatically align with gender or are solely responsible for the gender gap, analysts note.
Here’s a primer on the most common myths about women voters, gleaned from interviews with political scientists and pollsters and a review of past voting patterns. Myth No. 1: Women vote as a group The myth of a single-minded sisterhood among women voters alternately amuses and annoys political scientists, especially those who must routinely remind people that diversity abounds among more than half of the nation’s population. “Women aren’t a monolithic vote,” said Barbara Norrander, a political science professor at the University of Arizona. Women make up not only more of the general population, but also more of the adult voters, totaling about 67 million in the 2004 presidential election, compared to 58 million men, according to U.S. census reports. But unlike slightly more predictable ethnic, racial or religious groups, women do not share a common geography of place, persuasion or philosophy. And they certainly don’t vote in a united bloc.
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The date-rape ‘doctor’ they could not convict
By Sabrina Rubin Erdely
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Leigh thought her date was going quite well, right up until the point, she says, when she was drugged and raped. It was her first time meeting Jeffrey Marsalis, a gregarious trauma surgeon who had contacted her through the online dating site Match.com. Tall, blue-eyed and engaging, Marsalis had taken her out in downtown Philadelphia, entertaining her with stories of life in the ER.
“He seemed a little full of himself,” Leigh recalls; still, she was having a good time. She slowly drank one beer, then a second. Their date was in its fourth hour when Marsalis ordered a carafe of white wine, and Leigh excused herself.
“I would never think to be so cynical that I’d stand there and watch as he poured my drink,” remembers Leigh, a striking blonde (who, like all accusers in this article, is identified by her middle name). When the 28-year-old accountant returned to her barstool, her glass of wine was waiting. Leigh took a sip.
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As she would later testify, the next thing Leigh remembers she was in a dark room, facedown on a bed — and Marsalis was anally raping her. The pain felt as if he were ripping her in two. Her limbs were leaden, her mind sluggish.
“Stop, please stop,” Leigh mumbled. Marsalis simply chuckled. Leigh slid back into unconsciousness but kept resurfacing that endless night to discover Marsalis violating her limp body. Finally, she opened her eyes to an apartment filled with late-morning light.
“Good morning,” Marsalis said, smiling and leaning in for a kiss; Leigh, stunned, kissed him back. “I had a wonderful time last night. I hope you did, too,” she says he told her, staring into her eyes. Leigh felt groggy and confused as she pulled on her jeans.
So when Marsalis walked Leigh to her car and suggested they get together again, Leigh heard herself say, “Sure.” She was certain she hadn’t gone to bed with her date of her own volition — and that she couldn’t possibly have blacked out after barely three drinks — but her certainty was softening in the face of his chivalry. Am I reading the situation wrong? Leigh wondered as she drove herself home. Would a rapist act this nicely?
Baffling as her experience seemed on that day in February 2005, Leigh was only the latest woman to struggle with the same confusion. Because Jeffrey Marsalis wasn’t really an ER doctor looking for love. He was an unemployed paramedic and nursing-school dropout whose true profession, prosecutors assert, was full-time predator. Investigators would discover 21 women who claimed Marsalis drugged and raped them — many listed in a file on his computer called “The Yearly Calendar of Women.” Authorities suspect his true tally is far higher. “Any woman was potential prey,” says Philadelphia special prosecutor Joseph Khan. “Plenty of women were attracted to him, but this guy was aroused by the very idea of nonconsent.”
As Leigh drove home that morning, she had no idea what lay in her future: that she would join 9 of those 21 accusers to face Marsalis in Philadelphia courtrooms over the course of two trials, telling nearly identical stories of assault. They would be 10 educated, professional women versus a demonstrated liar — a man who had pretended to be a doctor, a CIA employee, even an astronaut — whom a court-appointed psychologist would decide met the legal definition of a “sexually violent predator.” And yet the most remarkable thing about both trials wasn’t the way they exposed the alleged tactics of a serial date rapist. It was that despite the outrageousness of the accusations against Marsalis, the testimony of 10 women wasn’t enough to get a single rape conviction against him. The verdicts in these cases would be far lighter than his accusers sought — and victims’ advocates say the outcome reveals a disturbing truth about the justice system. Nationwide, despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape. Because in far too many instances, juries don’t believe date rape exists.
Cases still hard to winWhen it comes to rape prosecutions as a whole, so much has changed for the better: Thirty years’ worth of advocacy, better investigation techniques and tighter laws have led more women than ever to come forward and report the crime to police. But in cases of nonstranger rape — which represent three quarters of all rape cases in the United States — all that progress often comes screeching to a halt in the deliberation room. “Cases where a victim knows her assailant are still extraordinarily hard to win,” says Jennifer Long, director of the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women in Alexandria, Virginia. “Juries are extremely resistant.”
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Until now, it’s been impossible to know exactly how many of these cases collapse in court, because no prosecution data was being collected. But the research and training group End Violence Against Women International in Addy, Washington, just completed a four-year study across eight states and has allowed SELF an exclusive early look at its conclusions. Of all the rape cases that come across prosecutors’ desks, stranger-rape cases have the best courtroom odds, with 68 percent ending with a conviction or guilty plea. But when a woman knows her assailant briefly (less than 24 hours), a mere 43 percent of cases end in a conviction. When they know each other longer than 24 hours, the conviction rate falls to 35 percent. Even fewer, 29 percent, of intimate partners and exes are punished. “And keep in mind, the cases that come through the prosecutor’s door are the strongest ones — strong enough for the police to have referred them along in the first place,” notes EVAW International research director Kimberly Lonsway, Ph.D.
Back in the 1970s, most reported rapes were committed by strangers; those cases are now in the minority. Yet juries — and many judges as well — still think of rape as being only between strangers, says Lynn Hecht Schafran, director of the National Judicial Education Program of Legal Momentum, a woman’s advocacy group in New York City. “To a juror, a rapist is a guy who jumps out of the bushes and throws a woman to the ground,” Schafran explains. “She has terrible injuries, and she leaps up and reports it immediately to the police. Anything that falls short of that story is questionable.”
Incredibly, that analysis holds true even in a situation as extreme as that of Marsalis. What’s especially troubling is that the very things that some of his accusers speculate made the juries so skeptical are typical elements of nonstranger assaults. It doesn’t fit with most people’s misguided concept of rape, for example, that Marsalis’s accusers went out with him willingly — thinking him a worldly doctor, the embodiment of Mr. Right — and were initially enjoying their evening with him. As the defense hammered home, none of the women stormed to the nearest police station or went to a hospital for a rape exam and toxicology test. In fact, the opposite happened: In a near-masochistic twist, most of Marsalis’s dates had contact with him again — behavior that seems too bizarre to be believed, but that psychologists say is actually not uncommon among women raped by someone they know. Nonstranger rape is a distinct crime whose survivors exhibit equally distinct behaviors — the very actions the Marsalis defense used against his accusers. It makes you wonder: If these 10 women didn’t get a satisfying result, what chance does anyone have in a date rape case?
“You hate to tell people that we have such terrible success with these cases at trial, because it makes victims think, Well then, why press charges?” says retired police sergeant Joanne Archambault, president and training director of Sexual Assault Training and Investigations, also in Addy, Washington, a firm that educates law enforcement about rape. “But the truth is, until we change the public’s attitude about how they see women and sexual violence, we’re going to keep losing.”
‘I wanted to confront him’Two days after Leigh awoke in Marsalis’s bed, she found herself seated across the table from him at a Chinese restaurant. This is not a date, she reassured herself; rather, it was a fact-finding mission. “I wanted to confront him about what happened. I needed to figure out what was going on,” Leigh remembers. She hadn’t told anyone she feared she’d been raped. She needed more information first, some validation of her suspicions. “And all that went wrong,” Leigh whispers, eyes glazing with tears.
The last thing Leigh says she remembers about that dinner, she was picking at the noodles Marsalis was dishing from a serving plate, trying to muster up her courage to ask: Did you rape me? Then, she says, she blacked out. As Leigh would later tell the court, she woke up in Marsalis’s bed again. He was on top of her, once again having sex with her inert body. “It was just devastating,” Leigh says. She spends a long moment composing herself, tucking wisps of hair behind her ears. “I made the stupidest decision to go out with him that second time,” she says finally. “I think to myself all the time, How could I have done something like that? But I did.”
How could Leigh have done such a thing? The idea of reaching out to one’s rapist seems like nothing any woman in her right mind would do. Yet the majority of the 10 women who ultimately testified against Marsalis had contact with him afterward. One 33-year-old woman testified that, after regaining consciousness in Marsalis’s apartment, she discovered his bed was soaked with her menstrual blood, humiliating her; she later FedExed Marsalis a set of sheets. Two of his accusers befriended him. Two others went on to briefly date Marsalis. Yet another accuser, a 26-year-old pharmaceutical representative, told the court that the assault left her pregnant — and she allowed Marsalis, of all people, to accompany her to the abortion.
“There are so many reasons why victims reengage offenders,” says Veronique Valliere, a clinical psychologist in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, who specializes in sexual abuse. By establishing a relationship on her own terms, a person feeling helpless can reclaim her lost dignity. “Someone yanks that sense of control from you, and you need to get it back,” Valliere explains. Denial also plays a powerful role, as many survivors have a hard time accepting the idea of themselves as a victim — and turn to their attackers to help explain away their fears. “We can’t believe someone would do something so terrible to us,” Valliere says. “We work under the assumption that this must be something we can understand through talking it over.” It’s the classic female response to tackling a problem: Let’s discuss it.
Marsalis’s accusers may have been especially prone to have further contact with him because in many cases their memories of those nights were foggy. And prosecutors argue that Marsalis skillfully exploited that confusion. In interviews with SELF, one accuser described how it unfolded: In October 2003, Marie was a 23-year-old grad student living in Marsalis’s building when one evening, she ran into her neighbor “Dr. Jeff.” Marsalis asked her out for a drink at a nearby bar. Two gin and tonics later, she would testify, it was suddenly sunrise, and Marie was naked from the waist down in Marsalis’s bed. “I was bleeding and hurting,” she remembers. “But I just didn’t remember anything. And I didn’t want to acknowledge that I’d been raped.” The whole thing didn’t make sense to her — she’d never blacked out before in her life — so Marie got out of there as fast as she politely could and avoided Marsalis for several weeks. But when she came face-to-face with him at the building’s Christmas party, she acted perfectly friendly. “Talking to him, I guess it was a way of asserting myself, an attempt to restore some normalcy,” Marie says. “I was trying to be logical instead of emotional.”
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Nevertheless, Marie’s subconscious couldn’t forget. She began withdrawing socially and starving herself. A 5-foot, 100-pound pixie to begin with, Marie lost so much weight that within three months, she was hospitalized for a heart arrhythmia. As she lay in the ER, it occurred to Marie that Marsalis had said he worked at that very same hospital.
“I called him,” she says hollowly. And Marsalis visited her, playing the role of doctor by wearing a stethoscope and flipping through her chart. Two days later, after Marie had gone home, the “doctor” showed up at her apartment to check on her. Then, as Marie would tell the court, Marsalis steered her to her bed, pinned her down and raped her again. This time, there was no blackout to cloud her perception; Marsalis offered no smooth talk as he pulled up his scrubs and left. Marie made her way to the shower, curled up under the water and cried. Yet she didn’t even consider calling the police.
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Leigh thought her date was going quite well, right up until the point, she says, when she was drugged and raped. It was her first time meeting Jeffrey Marsalis, a gregarious trauma surgeon who had contacted her through the online dating site Match.com. Tall, blue-eyed and engaging, Marsalis had taken her out in downtown Philadelphia, entertaining her with stories of life in the ER.
“He seemed a little full of himself,” Leigh recalls; still, she was having a good time. She slowly drank one beer, then a second. Their date was in its fourth hour when Marsalis ordered a carafe of white wine, and Leigh excused herself.
“I would never think to be so cynical that I’d stand there and watch as he poured my drink,” remembers Leigh, a striking blonde (who, like all accusers in this article, is identified by her middle name). When the 28-year-old accountant returned to her barstool, her glass of wine was waiting. Leigh took a sip.
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As she would later testify, the next thing Leigh remembers she was in a dark room, facedown on a bed — and Marsalis was anally raping her. The pain felt as if he were ripping her in two. Her limbs were leaden, her mind sluggish.
“Stop, please stop,” Leigh mumbled. Marsalis simply chuckled. Leigh slid back into unconsciousness but kept resurfacing that endless night to discover Marsalis violating her limp body. Finally, she opened her eyes to an apartment filled with late-morning light.
“Good morning,” Marsalis said, smiling and leaning in for a kiss; Leigh, stunned, kissed him back. “I had a wonderful time last night. I hope you did, too,” she says he told her, staring into her eyes. Leigh felt groggy and confused as she pulled on her jeans.
So when Marsalis walked Leigh to her car and suggested they get together again, Leigh heard herself say, “Sure.” She was certain she hadn’t gone to bed with her date of her own volition — and that she couldn’t possibly have blacked out after barely three drinks — but her certainty was softening in the face of his chivalry. Am I reading the situation wrong? Leigh wondered as she drove herself home. Would a rapist act this nicely?
Baffling as her experience seemed on that day in February 2005, Leigh was only the latest woman to struggle with the same confusion. Because Jeffrey Marsalis wasn’t really an ER doctor looking for love. He was an unemployed paramedic and nursing-school dropout whose true profession, prosecutors assert, was full-time predator. Investigators would discover 21 women who claimed Marsalis drugged and raped them — many listed in a file on his computer called “The Yearly Calendar of Women.” Authorities suspect his true tally is far higher. “Any woman was potential prey,” says Philadelphia special prosecutor Joseph Khan. “Plenty of women were attracted to him, but this guy was aroused by the very idea of nonconsent.”
As Leigh drove home that morning, she had no idea what lay in her future: that she would join 9 of those 21 accusers to face Marsalis in Philadelphia courtrooms over the course of two trials, telling nearly identical stories of assault. They would be 10 educated, professional women versus a demonstrated liar — a man who had pretended to be a doctor, a CIA employee, even an astronaut — whom a court-appointed psychologist would decide met the legal definition of a “sexually violent predator.” And yet the most remarkable thing about both trials wasn’t the way they exposed the alleged tactics of a serial date rapist. It was that despite the outrageousness of the accusations against Marsalis, the testimony of 10 women wasn’t enough to get a single rape conviction against him. The verdicts in these cases would be far lighter than his accusers sought — and victims’ advocates say the outcome reveals a disturbing truth about the justice system. Nationwide, despite all the legal advances of the past three decades, little has changed for women who report a date rape. Because in far too many instances, juries don’t believe date rape exists.
Cases still hard to winWhen it comes to rape prosecutions as a whole, so much has changed for the better: Thirty years’ worth of advocacy, better investigation techniques and tighter laws have led more women than ever to come forward and report the crime to police. But in cases of nonstranger rape — which represent three quarters of all rape cases in the United States — all that progress often comes screeching to a halt in the deliberation room. “Cases where a victim knows her assailant are still extraordinarily hard to win,” says Jennifer Long, director of the National Center for the Prosecution of Violence Against Women in Alexandria, Virginia. “Juries are extremely resistant.”
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Until now, it’s been impossible to know exactly how many of these cases collapse in court, because no prosecution data was being collected. But the research and training group End Violence Against Women International in Addy, Washington, just completed a four-year study across eight states and has allowed SELF an exclusive early look at its conclusions. Of all the rape cases that come across prosecutors’ desks, stranger-rape cases have the best courtroom odds, with 68 percent ending with a conviction or guilty plea. But when a woman knows her assailant briefly (less than 24 hours), a mere 43 percent of cases end in a conviction. When they know each other longer than 24 hours, the conviction rate falls to 35 percent. Even fewer, 29 percent, of intimate partners and exes are punished. “And keep in mind, the cases that come through the prosecutor’s door are the strongest ones — strong enough for the police to have referred them along in the first place,” notes EVAW International research director Kimberly Lonsway, Ph.D.
Back in the 1970s, most reported rapes were committed by strangers; those cases are now in the minority. Yet juries — and many judges as well — still think of rape as being only between strangers, says Lynn Hecht Schafran, director of the National Judicial Education Program of Legal Momentum, a woman’s advocacy group in New York City. “To a juror, a rapist is a guy who jumps out of the bushes and throws a woman to the ground,” Schafran explains. “She has terrible injuries, and she leaps up and reports it immediately to the police. Anything that falls short of that story is questionable.”
Incredibly, that analysis holds true even in a situation as extreme as that of Marsalis. What’s especially troubling is that the very things that some of his accusers speculate made the juries so skeptical are typical elements of nonstranger assaults. It doesn’t fit with most people’s misguided concept of rape, for example, that Marsalis’s accusers went out with him willingly — thinking him a worldly doctor, the embodiment of Mr. Right — and were initially enjoying their evening with him. As the defense hammered home, none of the women stormed to the nearest police station or went to a hospital for a rape exam and toxicology test. In fact, the opposite happened: In a near-masochistic twist, most of Marsalis’s dates had contact with him again — behavior that seems too bizarre to be believed, but that psychologists say is actually not uncommon among women raped by someone they know. Nonstranger rape is a distinct crime whose survivors exhibit equally distinct behaviors — the very actions the Marsalis defense used against his accusers. It makes you wonder: If these 10 women didn’t get a satisfying result, what chance does anyone have in a date rape case?
“You hate to tell people that we have such terrible success with these cases at trial, because it makes victims think, Well then, why press charges?” says retired police sergeant Joanne Archambault, president and training director of Sexual Assault Training and Investigations, also in Addy, Washington, a firm that educates law enforcement about rape. “But the truth is, until we change the public’s attitude about how they see women and sexual violence, we’re going to keep losing.”
‘I wanted to confront him’Two days after Leigh awoke in Marsalis’s bed, she found herself seated across the table from him at a Chinese restaurant. This is not a date, she reassured herself; rather, it was a fact-finding mission. “I wanted to confront him about what happened. I needed to figure out what was going on,” Leigh remembers. She hadn’t told anyone she feared she’d been raped. She needed more information first, some validation of her suspicions. “And all that went wrong,” Leigh whispers, eyes glazing with tears.
The last thing Leigh says she remembers about that dinner, she was picking at the noodles Marsalis was dishing from a serving plate, trying to muster up her courage to ask: Did you rape me? Then, she says, she blacked out. As Leigh would later tell the court, she woke up in Marsalis’s bed again. He was on top of her, once again having sex with her inert body. “It was just devastating,” Leigh says. She spends a long moment composing herself, tucking wisps of hair behind her ears. “I made the stupidest decision to go out with him that second time,” she says finally. “I think to myself all the time, How could I have done something like that? But I did.”
How could Leigh have done such a thing? The idea of reaching out to one’s rapist seems like nothing any woman in her right mind would do. Yet the majority of the 10 women who ultimately testified against Marsalis had contact with him afterward. One 33-year-old woman testified that, after regaining consciousness in Marsalis’s apartment, she discovered his bed was soaked with her menstrual blood, humiliating her; she later FedExed Marsalis a set of sheets. Two of his accusers befriended him. Two others went on to briefly date Marsalis. Yet another accuser, a 26-year-old pharmaceutical representative, told the court that the assault left her pregnant — and she allowed Marsalis, of all people, to accompany her to the abortion.
“There are so many reasons why victims reengage offenders,” says Veronique Valliere, a clinical psychologist in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, who specializes in sexual abuse. By establishing a relationship on her own terms, a person feeling helpless can reclaim her lost dignity. “Someone yanks that sense of control from you, and you need to get it back,” Valliere explains. Denial also plays a powerful role, as many survivors have a hard time accepting the idea of themselves as a victim — and turn to their attackers to help explain away their fears. “We can’t believe someone would do something so terrible to us,” Valliere says. “We work under the assumption that this must be something we can understand through talking it over.” It’s the classic female response to tackling a problem: Let’s discuss it.
Marsalis’s accusers may have been especially prone to have further contact with him because in many cases their memories of those nights were foggy. And prosecutors argue that Marsalis skillfully exploited that confusion. In interviews with SELF, one accuser described how it unfolded: In October 2003, Marie was a 23-year-old grad student living in Marsalis’s building when one evening, she ran into her neighbor “Dr. Jeff.” Marsalis asked her out for a drink at a nearby bar. Two gin and tonics later, she would testify, it was suddenly sunrise, and Marie was naked from the waist down in Marsalis’s bed. “I was bleeding and hurting,” she remembers. “But I just didn’t remember anything. And I didn’t want to acknowledge that I’d been raped.” The whole thing didn’t make sense to her — she’d never blacked out before in her life — so Marie got out of there as fast as she politely could and avoided Marsalis for several weeks. But when she came face-to-face with him at the building’s Christmas party, she acted perfectly friendly. “Talking to him, I guess it was a way of asserting myself, an attempt to restore some normalcy,” Marie says. “I was trying to be logical instead of emotional.”
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Nevertheless, Marie’s subconscious couldn’t forget. She began withdrawing socially and starving herself. A 5-foot, 100-pound pixie to begin with, Marie lost so much weight that within three months, she was hospitalized for a heart arrhythmia. As she lay in the ER, it occurred to Marie that Marsalis had said he worked at that very same hospital.
“I called him,” she says hollowly. And Marsalis visited her, playing the role of doctor by wearing a stethoscope and flipping through her chart. Two days later, after Marie had gone home, the “doctor” showed up at her apartment to check on her. Then, as Marie would tell the court, Marsalis steered her to her bed, pinned her down and raped her again. This time, there was no blackout to cloud her perception; Marsalis offered no smooth talk as he pulled up his scrubs and left. Marie made her way to the shower, curled up under the water and cried. Yet she didn’t even consider calling the police.
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