Health and medicine

FOOD POISONING : Introduction Food poisoning is an ailment which occurs when eating foods contaminated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, toxins, parasites, and chemicals. It is not a serious illness which may go in two or three days. It is not an unusual and quite uncomfortable for an individual. Contamination of a food by an infectious organism or toxins occurs at productions and processing. It can also occur even cooking at home by mishandling or incorrect cooking. Some of these toxins are naturally found in the food as well as in the environment. The onset of symptoms of food poisoning starts within a few hours of eating contaminated food includes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Pathophysiology Pathogenesis of food poisoning can be classified into two types as non-inflammatory and inflammatory. In non-inflammatory diarrhea, the enterotoxins act on the mucous of small intestine without invasion. This leads to a large volume of watery stool without any pus, blood & abdomi...

➡️12-year-old boy swallowed 54 magnets for science. A 12-year-old boy, Rhiley Morrison swallowed 54 magnets for an experiment to find out whether he would become magnetic. The boy, who is extremely enthusiastic about science, wanted to see if he could get metal to stick to his stomach. He swallowed the first batch on January 1st and second on January 4th. When the magnets did not pass through in due time, the boy told his mom, Paige, that he had swallowed two by accident. Doctors performed an X-ray which showed that he had swallowed several magnets. In addition, the doctors feared that the magnets would burn through his organs and kill him. Therefore, he was immediately rushed for surgery to remove the magnets. The surgery went on for 6 hours and he spent the next 10 days after surgery at the hospital. His mom told the doctors that he is massively into science and loves experimenting. However, the boy later admitted that he wanted to see if the copper would stick to his bel...

Face mapping : The theories behind this face-mapping technique were: (a) All the organs of our body are interconnected. If one organ doesn’t work properly, it is bound to affect the workings of other organs. Hence, if any organ is not functioning properly, the face will show symptoms. (b) If the skin of a person is not healthy, there are definitely some issues going on elsewhere in the body. (c) The face is the mirror of our soul. Our internal physiological and psychological conditions get reflected on the face. If we are experiencing some disturbance in our internal organs, it will show its signs on our face. The primary methods of face -mapping is analysing the position of acne on face : Acne on the cheeks indicates: (a) you are having a problem because of smoking. (b) there are some bacteria working in the body. (c) you touch your face very frequently. Acne on the chin, jaw or neckline indicates: (a) you are consuming an excessive amount of starch or processed sugar. (b)...

Waking up with a clear head is everyone struggling about now-a-days , isn't it? Same thing was with me. Most of us having our sedentary lifestyle are not geting proper sleep due to so much of stressful mind due to work schedules. So lack of proper sleep makes our everyday's beginning worst. We tend to wakeup with a heavy head.  The day begins and our struggle for the day begins too .  But there's a way out here for a happy morning and a way to spend our whole day with a positive attitude.   Following are some simple ways to wakeup in a positive attitude every single morning : 1) Keep yourself away from the screen : Darkness is essential to  sleep . The absence of  light  sends a critical signal to the body that it is time to rest.  Light  exposure at the wrong times alters the body's internal " sleep  clock"—the biological mechanism that regulates  sleep -wake cycles—in ways that interfere with both the quantity and ...

DANDRUFF ➡️ Definition It is a skin condition that makes itchiness and affects mainly the scalp . Dandruff is also known as ‘ seborrheic dermatitis ’ which is the extreme form of the condition includes inflammation of the skin. This cause top layer of the skin gets damaged with scalp starts to break out. Top layer controls the dead cells that protect more brittle cells below. Flaking of dead skin is a part of the regular process where dead skin cells drop with a new layer formulated below. However, certain factors make inordinate flaking of the skin. Dandruff can be really embarrassing and irritating to deal with. And the worst thing about dandruff is that it may cause acne and mess up with skin too. The dandruff flake is either dry or greasy. It affects the strength of your hair and leads them to hair fall. ➡️ Types Dandruff can be of following types: Dry Skin-Related Dandruff:  Dandruff that occurs because of dry skin is a very common type. Generally, dur...

                    SQUINT OR STRABISMUS EYE                      ( Crossed eye or a lazy eye ) ➡️ Definition : Strabismus or squint also called crossed eyes, is a condition in which the eyes don’t look towards an object together. One of the eyes may look in or out, or turn up or down. The eye turning can occur all of the time or only sometimes, such as during stressful situations or illness. Strabismus is a common condition occurs among children. ➡️ Types of strabismus : There are different types of strabismus. They can be described by the cause or by the way the eye turns. The following terms describe strabismus by the positions of the eye: Hypertropia  is when the eye turns upwards Hypotropia  is when the eye turns downwards Esotropia  is when the eye turns inwards ( convergent squint ) Exotropia  is when the eye turns outwards ( divergent squ...

MIGRAINE Now-a-days due to the sedentary lifestyle of many of our occupations, migraine has became a major problem. And it's affecting our day-to-day chores also. ➡️ Description : A migraine is a neurological condition that causes a severe or a moderate headache on one side of the head with a throbbing pain. This headache may radiate towards forehead or temple, eyes and makes a person to develop nausea, vomiting, vision problems, and sensitivity to normal light or mild exertion. People describe migraine pain as: Pulsating Throbbing Perforating Pounding Debilitating “Classic” migraines begin with an aura such as seeing visual field changes (dots, wavy lines, blurriness) about an hour or less before the pain begins. ➡️ Types of a migraine  : A migraine with aura – where there are specific warning signs just before a migraine begins, such as seeing flashing lights. A migraine without aura – It is the most common type, where a migraine occurs without...