Aids Cure

The next time you come across the word- “hearing aids”, don’t get surprised as the much connoted term has nothing to do with sexually transmission of diseases, like AIDS. Though AIDS, i.e., acquired immunodeficiency syndrome has some other agents too, from which the disease travels from one person to another, but on the contrary hearing aids can happen to anyone without the requirement of a particular source to transfer itself. Basically excessive noise is the number one reason for hearing loss finally resulting in hearing aids.

Emphasising on the literal meaning of hearing aids, it is something that aids in hearing. More precisely it can be defined as a small electronic device that is worn in or behind the ear which makes sounds louder so that a person with hearing loss can listen, communicate, and participate more fully in day to day activities.  Like any another mechanical device the complete functioning of a hearing aid is controlled by its three parts, a microphone, amplifier, and speaker. The microphone receives sounds, converting the sound waves into electrical signals and sends them to an amplifier. The amplifier enhances the power of the signals and finally the signals are sent to the ear through a speaker.

A hearing aid user can’t expect the full rectification of his/her hearing loss problem, as hearing aid just makes sound more accessible to the patient suffering from hearing loss  resulting from the damage of the small sensory cells in the inner ear, called hair cells. A hearing aid magnifies sound vibrations entering the ear. The hair cells in the ear detect the larger vibrations and convert them into neural signals that are passed along to the brain. The ear has over 25,000 tiny hair cells helping to hear the nuances of sound. Mathematically, the tendency of hearing & the damage of hair cells inside the ear are proportional to each other.  The greater the damage to a person’s hair cells, the more severe is the hearing loss; As a result greater hearing aid amplification is needed to make up the difference. Continue Reading

We all know that high blood pressure is considered as a silent killer as it could result to other complications or heart conditions without even having symptoms to determine its occurrence. This is because the arteries of the heart that carry blood from it are unable to function well because the arteries are experiencing high pressure. Though the specific cause of this condition is not clearly known, there are certain factors that are believed to contribute to developing it. There are factors that can not be changed such as age or genetics, and there are also factors that can be changed such as obesity, smoking, and alcohol intake, use of birth control pills, medications, sodium intake, and also lack of exercise.

If you want to reduce your risks of developing complications or other heart diseases of conditions, it is important that you keep a normal BP, or if you have high blood pressure you should find ways of controlling it. Since hypertension does not have any symptoms, it is important that you first talk to a licensed physician to have yourself checked on. When you do have it, your doctor could suggest ways of how you can lower your it as well as things you can do to prevent it from worsening and later on leading to certain heart conditions. When you are able to control it you will definitely have less risk of developing certain heart conditions and you will have a normal ejection fraction.

Since there are factors that affect the development of high blood pressure it is important that you are well informed and educated about these certain factors for you to determine what to do and identify which things you need to change. One of these factors is obesity. Obesity is one major factor that contributes to hypertension. As your weight increases, this condition develops so it is very important that you watch your weight. It is important that you eat a well-balanced diet and also exercise regularly for you to stay fit and healthy. This will help you lose weight and prevent you from developing hypertension. Continue Reading

Bee propolis is being eyed as a promising cancer treatment as studies on its effects on cancer patients start to multiply. Clinical trials, albeit in its early stages, have shown that the natural propolis taken from bees halted the growth of neurofibromatosis tumor growths. Neurofibromatosis is a condition which affects our genes and produces skin patches the color of coffee. It produces tumors on nerve tissue and can grow on any part of the body like the brain and spinal cord.

Neurofibromatosis is said to be responsible for 70% of human cancers and affects one in every 3000 people.

Scientists from Universitaets Klinikum Eppendorf in Germany have found that propolis is an anti-PAK1 substance. PAK1 is a human gene that is necessary for the growth of tumors called NF1 and NF2. Bee propolis has anticancer substances called caffeic acid phenethyl ester(CAPE) and artepilin C (ARC) which blocks PAK1 signaling pathways. CAPE which is found in natural foods are found in unusual quantities in bee propolis. The NF1 and NF2 tumors were suppressed by the properties in propolis and even encouraged regression of NF2 tumors.

Medical jouranls have progressively documented more and more cases and studies where propolis shows signs of treating conditions and diseases that were once only treatble through dangerous prescription drugs. More studies have also shown that bee propolis is also effective in treating cancers in the larynx. It was even shown to cut off blood supply from growing tumors, halting their growth.

With the undeniable evidence of positive propolis based treatments mounting, this remarkable substance also being considered in PAK1-related diseases such as AIDS and Fragile X Mental Retardation Syndrome. Continue Reading