Electronic cigarettes are saving the lives of thousands of smokers

American scientists have found that electronic cigarettes can save hundreds of thousands of people from death. These are the smokers who were able to switch to these gadgets with regular cigarettes.

E-cigarettes

The debate about how harmful or helpful e-cigarettes , Being no longer first year. In some countries, entered against them almost as hard limitations as against traditional tobacco products. Some researchers suggest harmful ingredients in the composition electronic cigarettes And someone claims that the device makes the process of smoking something fashionable, and young people are moving to electronic cigarettes conventional.

However, many people forget wherein, the main purpose of the electronic cigarette - help the smoker with the experience to get rid the habit. And the task is quite cope gadgets as shown a study conducted by researchers at the University of California. They found, that for every one million smokers to switch to electronic cigarettes, accounting for up to 6000 prevented deaths from lung cancer and the like diseases.

In Russia smokes 60% of men and 30% women, so that if they again move to an electronic cigarette, then the number lives saved will be measured in the hundreds of thousands. This number takes into account even the fact that themselves comprise an electronic cigarette, nicotine and other noxious substances that increase the risk of premature death. It is only important to them used for their intended purpose - that is to fight against smoking.

The researchers wanted to disprove Myths about the toxin that allegedly contained in the electronic cigarette. Indeed, they are there, but in much smaller doses than cigarettes normal. In addition, the study found that electronic cigarettes attract nonsmokers to smoke, how often asserted. (READ MORE)

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Best friends more men to women

The poll showed that 46% of women with much pleasure spend time with their friends rather than with their husbands. And anyway, a friend know about women much more than men.

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The British company Paddy Power Bingo has ordered a sociological survey in order to better define the role best friend   a woman's life. It is believed that the fair sex among themselves really are not friends, as always fighting for the attention of men. A "true friendship" supposedly possible only in men.

But a survey of thousands of British women showed that this image is far from reality, female friendship   not only exists, but is often more important for the woman than with her husband. For example, 46% of the ladies said that with much pleasure spend time with friends and not with their husbands. Three friends is much more fun - they can be plenty to gossip and have a good time.

Every third of the surveyed around not trust her husband and best friend . This friend knows all about the woman, and her husband, and not torn look into the inner world of his wife. 20% of respondents believe that their friends significantly more interested in what happens in their lives than their husbands or boyfriends. Well, 24% of women, if they were given the freedom to choose, generally would prefer to spend their free time alone - without husbands and friends.

From this category "single" three-quarters have just enjoyed the peace and quiet, while 38% would get pleasure from the fact that they were autocratic mistress of the house. Almost half of the respondents said that only solitude gives them the opportunity to watch your favorite programs on television. Incidentally, the average woman only 1 hour and 14 minutes of time for yourself for the whole week, the survey showed. (READ MORE)

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"Urgently Get vaccinated against the swine flu! "

Some doctors like to point out that swine flu Typically kill people with any concomitant diseases or old age. But Brittany Eastland from the UK was only nine years old, and it does not hurt.

Back in October of last year the girl was studying in the fifth grade school, he was a favorite of teachers, loved spending time with her friends and help my mother with the housework. One day she began to cough. Then Brittany have a fever, stomach pains appeared and wheezing when breathing. Soon the girl was hospitalized in one of the hospitals in Surrey.

Analyses showed that the child was infected H1N1 virus . Attempted treatment doctors did not help - a few days later Brittany died from complications of pneumonia. As soon recover from the grief girl's mother Sharon Boer is now encourages other parents not to delay Vaccination against swine flu .

"In Brittany there was no concomitant diseases, it is not included in any of the groups at risk, - says Sharon. - Please do not assume that if your child is healthy if it is in excellent shape, it is somehow able to protect him from the disease. My daughter loved the sport, she was completely healthy! If doctors suggest to make your children vaccinated, do them. The vaccine should get you and your children. Protect not only themselves, but also all those who are dear to you who It located next to you. "

Sharon Boer asked not to be afraid of the side effects that can sometimes occur after getting a vaccine. "Yes, you can arm ache after a puncture wound, - says mother of the deceased girl. - There may be some other minor complications. But unless it can be compared to the nightmare through which I passed?"

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8 ways to rein in the spring allergy

Sneezing, runny nose, cough, red eyes and tears constantly ongoing ... If all this every spring leans on you and prevents to live, then you - a victim of hay fever.

Someone heartily rejoices spring warmth, and for someone to start a season of suffering. Warm spring breeze carries everywhere dust and plant pollen that trigger pollen disease - And from it to hide or escape.

Manifested pollen disease   usually in the form of irritation of the mucous membranes. That is its most common symptoms are:

- Runny nose ( nasal allergy )

- Stuffy nose (a consequence of inflammation of the sinuses)

- Pain in the eyes, redness and swelling of the eyelids, watery eyes (the result of the inflamed conjunctiva of the eye)

- Sore throat, sneezing (from the irritation of the nasal mucosa).

Do not Mess with hay fever

Despite the discomfort, many believe pollen disease   something "frivolous." And its treatment include respectively. But experts warn: pollen disease   - This is a sign that an allergic disease is formed and it just will not do.

He ran in for apetke   antihistamine medicine Many allergies are not aware what the consequences may cause self. The fact that medications , Relieving the symptoms of allergies, have a different spectrum of activity. Without the advice of a doctor is very easy to miss, even in dosage. And the consequences of an innocent ingestion independently assigned to itself, may be unexpected. For example, hay fever due to improper treatment is able to go into an acute condition and cause swelling of the mucous membranes, choking, chair disorder, memory impairment. Among the less common effects are observed:

- Loss of visual and auditory nerves, which provokes blurred vision, partial deafness

- Vulvity women as a result of the defeat of the mucous membranes, especially suffer from hay fever

- Small epilepsy cause allergic defeat meninges.

The vagaries of the disease

Spring allergies   causing pollen, appearing in the second half of April, many trees (birch, alder, hazel, oak, maple, ash) and also in some bushes. The smaller plants produce pollen, and what it is smaller - the its action more allergens.

In many cases   spring allergies   It does not end with the period of flowering, and turns into a food allergy. And if, for example, a person suffering from an allergy to birch pollen, it is contraindicated apricots, peaches, red apples and raw carrots. And if it "gets" hazel pollen, that provoke allergies and hazelnuts, and other nuts.

Special deceit spring allergy in its similarity to the symptoms of the common cold, and it often happens that people are treated with antibiotics and only later realize that this treatment is ineffective.

As such no cure for hay fever: all the drugs   only help sufferers of the illness easier to bear. It is also known that allergies is inherited. In children, it usually manifests itself in seven to eight years.

How to curb allergies

In addition to receiving special medications, physicians are advised to take precautions to help avoid critical peak hay fever:

1. Try not to leave the house during the allergy until 11 o'clock in the morning. Explain at work that being allergic to it getting worse so that the result may need a hospital.

2. Try not to go on outings and trips to the countryside during the flowering plants.

3. Always wear sunglasses in the street.

4. Place a fine mesh on the windows.

5. Coming home, rinse nose and eyes water. It will wash away the pollen from skin and respiratory tract.

6. Regularly arrange home wet cleaning.

7. Be sure to change clothes, coming home (as well as possible - and in the office). On clothes settles a lot of pollen. So in the spring and wash the things you need most.

8. Do not take drugs As vitamins. So long addictive, which means that drugs will not have the desired effect. Drink the tablets only in moments of acute allergies. Moreover, only those that recommend a doctor.

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Natural remedies for insomnia

Arsenal natural natural remedies, which should help those suffering from sleep disorders to people is quite large. Today can be purchased from pharmacies tens various preparations prepared based on herbs. It turns out they the effect that promise?

American experts say that   melatonin   or such products based on herbs like valerian, lemon mint, passion flower and hops can help us sleep soundly at night. There are other ways to establish a night's sleep.

Lisa Mayflower for many years suffered from chronic insomnia . The attending physician gave her Ambien - very popular in the US hypnotic, which affects not only the sleepiness, but also in the sense of appetite, to prevent "night raids" on the refrigerator. Alas, this drug did not help her.

Then the doctor prescribed the antidepressant amitriptyline . Lisa read the instructions about the side effects of this drug, and it frightened her. She learned that the tricyclic antidepressant often cause morning headaches, dry mouth and constipation, it affects the cognitive functions of the brain. Also the antidepressant amitriptyline   not shown in the elderly.

And then Lisa appeared in the life of an expert on Sleep Disorders   Dimich Walter, who was able to help a woman without resorting to chemical drugs. She began taking dietary supplements Melatonin As well as the preparations made on the basis of valerian and passionflower.

Lisa learned that passionflower chronic insomnia treated by the ancient Aztecs. Walter also advised her to light, low-calorie snack shortly before bedtime. A few weeks night's rest women are fully normalized.

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Robot surgeon transplanted kidney

The revolutionary events in the European surgery - the first time in its history the robot surgeon performed the kidney transplant from mother to daughter.

This action saved the life of 37-year-old Juliana Kampanani, who suffered from chronic renal failure for many years. The disease progressed so that Julian could not do without a transplant. And the donor was her mother, 57-year-old Manuela Staderini.

The operation took place at the University Hospital, located in the Italian city of Pisa, and led her robot surgeon   on behalf of the "Da Vinci". He made a neat incision width of three millimeters and a length of 5 cm on the body of his daughter, and then the exact same cut on the mother's abdomen, kidney separated, remove it and successfully transplanted to the new owner.

45-year-old Dr. Ugo Boggi, head of the Department of General Surgery and Transplantation at the University Hospital, said that the operation was carried out with amazing precision. Naturally, scalpel in hand, the robot did not flinch once. "Everything was just wonderful, a single mistake - says Dr. Boggy. - The operation lasted two hours and immediately after transplantation, we have saved the patient from having to live on dialysis."

Dr. Boggy stresses that this operation will be a big step forward in the development of minimally invasive surgery with robots, especially Transplantation Where extremely important during the operation does not cause any, even the smallest injuries transplanted organs.

May 25 Dr. Boggy used robot surgeon   for transplantation of the liver, and from mother to daughter. But this time, the first time in European medicine robot has fully transplantation - from start to finish.

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Povaliy told about her abortion

Popular singer of Ukrainian origin Povaliy taken aback fans frank admission that appeared in the press. The actress spoke about why their long marriage to music producer Igor Lihuta was childless.

Marriage with Igor Lihuta second singer - the first time she got married at the age of 17, she took her husband's name, and in 18 years gave birth to first child, a son, Denis. With Basil Povalii they have lived for 11 years, then divorced, and in 1993 Povaliy married again. According to media reports, the future husband Igor saw the lady in the picture of the heart and fell in love at first sight.

Married with him Taisiya career began to take off, but children, many were waiting for the couple did not appear. The singer, after years of silence, decided to tell why. According Povaliy, she and her husband three times could be parents, but did not dare to take responsibility.

"We gave Igor Bozhenka children, but at the time we lived in a rented apartment and did not know what lies ahead. We could have three kids, but we have sinned ... ", - she said in an interview.

  Now Povalii 47 years, and if you believe in the possibility of medicine, it is still possible to try to become a mother. However, it seems that the star it no longer thinks. Time lost, she said.

"Later the children - older orphans. We understand that the longer young people are trying to be responsible. Maybe later in life just would not be time and effort to raise children. We must do everything in its time. Now we have needed grandchildren! "- Shares the views of the artist.

Also, do not accept the idea Povalii surrogacy. The singer admits she has a sense of ownership so that it can not allow her child wore a strange woman.

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