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A Guide to Nappies


2011
06.16

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New parents have a lot of decisions to make about the ways in which they will care for their baby. Nappies are among these, and they are a big decision in themselves. Which type you choose depends on convenience, budget, and how important eco-friendly products are to your family.

Disposable Nappies
While disposable nappies are notorious for being environmentally unfriendly; some manufacturers are now making biodegradable varieties. These are made without involving chemicals that could be harmful to both the environment and your baby. They can be thrown away with a clear conscience or tossed into the compost bin. Disposables are great for parents who are busy or out and about often. They are also convenient for night-time nappy changing, when you are half asleep and don’t want to worry with getting cloth nappies put on correctly.

Re-usable Nappies
If you want to make sure that your baby’s nappy is friendly to the environment, re-usable nappies are the best way to go. They do require a bit of an investment up front, though. Despite having to pay more for the initial supplies, it can save you a great deal of money in the long run. The cost of disposable nappies can add up.

Re-usable nappies are not the old fashioned fold-and-pin variety anymore, either. You can find re-usables that have a liner that can be tossed into the laundry or pre-folds that have an absorbent pad and secure with Velcro. There are brands available that fit a wide selection of sizes without having to buy a set every time your baby grows a few inches, as well.

No matter which type of nappies you choose, be sure that they fit correctly. A nappy that is too big or too tight is more likely to leak. Nappy size can change quickly with a growth spurt, so keep an eye on how they are fitting. It is also important to watch for diaper rashes. These occur when moisture is trapped against the skin. Baby powder, baby lotion, and diaper creams can prevent it or allow a mild rash to heal. Particularly severe rashes could require antifungal or corticosteroid creams.

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The growth of liver cells of adult rats


2011
06.15

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The growth of liver cells of adult ratsBritish scientists have succeeded in transforming a rate similar to stem cells in adult mouse hearts to function as heart muscle; in an investigation that proves that the body carries latent repairing cells can be reactivated.

Although the study has yet to move to humans and is in very early stages, the results suggest that in the future could develop a drug to make hearts damaged by heart attack alone is repaired.

“I can imagine a patient known to be at risk of heart attack by taking a tablet that you prepare your heart that if you suffer heart attack damage can be repaired,” said Paul Riley, University College London, who led the study.

Major advances in medical science carried out in recent years helped to reduce the number of people who die from heart attacks, although the harm caused by a heart attack, when heart cells die in the absence of oxygen is now permanent.

If enough tissue is dead, patients may develop heart failure, a debilitating condition in which the heart can not pump enough blood to the body.

Scientists around the world are exploring various ways to regenerate heart tissue, but for now people with severe regurgitation should use mechanical devices or waiting for a transplant.

Riley’s team, whose study was published in the journal Nature, said a specific type of cells found in the deck surface of the heart, called the pericardium.

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Symptoms noted in the elderly


2011
06.15

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Symptoms noted in the elderlyA report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank estimated that over 1,000 million people experience some form of disability and urged governments to “expand efforts to facilitate access to mainstream services.”

The document provides the first global estimates of people with these problems for 40 years, and a picture of the status of disability in the world, the WHO said.

According to new research shows, “almost one fifth of the estimated global total of people living with disabilities, i.e. between 110 and 190 million people, face major difficulties.”

More efforts towards equity

the report highlights the lack of countries with appropriate mechanisms to respond to the needs of people with certain impossibilities.

These barriers include stigma and discrimination, lack of health care and appropriate rehabilitation services and the inaccessibility of transport services, buildings and communication technologies.

As a result, health status, educational attainment and economic opportunities for people with disabilities are lower than those who do not, and their poverty rates are higher.

“Disability is part of the human condition,” said WHO Director General Margaret Chan. “Most of us have a disability, temporarily or permanently, at any time of life.

“We must try harder to break the barriers that segregate people with disabilities, which in many cases, the cornering on the margins of society,” said WHO director general.

As Robert Zoë lick, president of the World Bank Group said that addressing the needs in health, education and employment and other aspects of the development of people with disabilities is critical to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. “

“We must help these people to get equitable access to opportunities to participate and contribute to the life of their communities. There is much that can offer if given a fair chance, “Zoë lick ended.

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How to Cope with babies born with low birth weight


2011
06.15

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How to Cope with babies born with low birth weightA new reference table allows certain parameters to evaluate, in that way, to say whether a baby born with low birth weight. This makes it possible to anticipate the complications that this can generate, among which has delayed growth.

According to the latest edition of the journal The Lancet, which published the findings were the team that developed this table, and which consist of their characteristics, “the main potential of the method not only have to do with the fact that the new table is more accurate and easy to use, but also with the possibility of using both developing countries and in those of the first world or developed.”

This, according to experts, is very important because until economic situations and countries with very poor health were having to consider their babies with parameters corresponding to places with a very different situation.

Thus, the novelty of the table developed by Dr. Rafael Mikolajczyk, Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine located in Bremen, Germany, is used for processing data from 24 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Measurements made with the table to identify or diagnose a possible fetal growth restriction as they pass through the weeks of gestation. This is the medical term used to refer to delayed fetal growth, which appears to be associated with an increased risk of neonatal mortality and disability as well as behavioral disorders, obesity, heart problems, hypertension and diabetes along his life.

In this regard, Dr. Rodrigo Latke, a member of the Obstetrics Hospital Durand and Institute Medico Halite’s commented that “the greatest risk to future carry babies is born with a kilo or a kilo and a half in weight. Also, it clarify that these children represent only 1% of live births, but in turn are those that hold greater risk of mortality. “

The specialist also recorded that, indeed, low birth weight affects the future development of degenerative diseases.

Also, in the days after birth, low birth weight increases the vulnerability of the child and also creates a risk due to the susceptibility to infections or respiratory symptoms.

It is important to note that no restrictions on their development will suffer all the children with low birth weight, ideally condition as postulated by the researchers who developed the new table must be detected before birth.

“It is therefore important to have previous measurements, performed with ultrasound, which are what allow us to assess how to address the fact that a child does not conform to normal standards,” they added.

Since both the causes of low birth weight are many, highlights the maternal disease, or malnutrition, infections or the action of certain drugs, and because the situation is very different depending on the layer in that is each country, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends regular updating of tables.

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