German Little Girl Perfect Looking Through The Eyes

Frankfurt, the new man can see if both eyes functioning perfectly normal. But a little girl 10 years old from Germany was able to see perfectly just like a normal human being with only one functioning eye.

Have successfully solved the mystery scientists are researching how the little girl with only half a brain, - because the right side of his brain is not working - able to have perfect vision in one eye.

The experts have been researching and working to map the left side of the girl who lost sight right side of his brain that. Researchers from the University of Glasgow reported these findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Brain's daughter was found not developing at the age of three years through an MRI scan test. This started when the little girl suffered a brief seizure of parts left unintentionally.

Once separated from the attack, which was successfully treated, these children have a little weakness on the left side of her vision. Yet he still attending school and taking part in routine activities.

Generally, patients who have half a brain can only see objects on the left or right only. But, for the case of these German girls, left and right part of the vision in one eye is almost perfect.

Scan in girls showed that the retinal nerve yarn carrying visual information from the back of the eye which should go to the right brain left brain is diverted to.

Dr Lars Muckli, from the university's Center for Cognitive neuroimaging as reported by the BBC, Sunday (07/26/2009) working with colleagues from Frankfurt, says this child have brains enough to make the magic and wonder. The only part of the child's brain can adjust to the other missing parts.

"Despite not having some other brain, this girl has a normal physiological functions and is able to live normally. He's smart, attractive and intelligent," said Dr. Lars Muckli.

21 Best Hospitals in U.S.

Washington, ranking hospitals routinely performed in the United States. The ranking is considered necessary because the hospital is the guideline the community to entrust the handling of their health problems.

Assessment of the best hospitals by U.S. News as reported Monday (7/27/2009) This is generally assessing how well hospitals perform routine procedures and standards such as hospitalization, emergency patient care and dexterity for heart patients as requiring special quick time.

This year there were 21 best hospitals in the country, Uncle Sam, where 16 hospitals have specialized for cancer, cardiac, respiratory until urology (urinary tract). There were 4861 hospitals in the U.S. but only 174 hospitals that performed the assessment because of its reputation.

Quality of care, mortality rates, a major portion of this assessment. The assessment was also carried out around the hospital on complaints handling by the patient and the solution.

In addition to the general public, almost as much as 10 000 doctors surveyed come to appoint five hospitals that are considered best for difficult cases, without considering cost or location.

Here are 20 ranked best hospital in the U.S.:

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
2. Mayo Clinic, Rochester
3. Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles
4. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
5. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
6. New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, New York
7. University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco
8. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
9. Barnes-Jewish Hospital / Washington University in St. Louis. Louis
10. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
11. Duke University Medical Center, Durham
12. University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
13. UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
14. University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor
15. Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Stanford
16. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville
17. NYU Medical Center, New York
18. Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven
19. Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York
20. Methodist Hospital, Houston
21. Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus.

UK Starts Plant Seduced Genetically Modified Organism

London, England seems to be tempted to transgenic plant products or Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), whereas earlier in the European countries had opposed the results of engineering products mostly from Americans.

As reported by AFP on Tuesday (7/28/2009), who planted GM product for the first time in the UK is the potato. Takes about 12 months to cultivate, having previously caused public controversy there.

Planting of transgenic potatoes had to be done because there are a lot of farmland under attack worm. This is enough to make British farmers lost millions of pounds each year because of the loss and damage crops.

But the cultivation of potatoes that designed it resistant to pests previously received protests from green groups are worried that farmers would be bad effects on the environment.

Even one group trying to make issues about project undertaken sloping near Tadcaster, in the southern region of England.

Officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural England said that the potato planting project is safe and will not cause contamination of bad for the environment.

Projects undertaken by Leeds University is actually just wanted to help farmers who often experience a loss and losses due to harvest the worms gnawed.

In America, the transgenic plants had been much cultivated, mainly Southeast and South American regions, even today, China began to produce it.

But in Europe, producing transgenic plants is considered as a heinous act and is not responsible for and believed to cause cross-pollination of wild plants grow.

One of the countries in Europe are very much against these transgenic products is French. They even rejected the claim the European Union's food safety watchdog which says that the controversy over genetically modified strains that are not true and were deemed to be within safe limits.

Transgenic plants are usually modified or inserted specific genes with the aim to improve desired properties such as increased resistance to the pesticide, pests, drought. Crops produced through genetic engineering techniques can also be produced in a short time, so that productivity is better.

The dental pain is memorial chronic diseases

A lot of tooth decay occurs in modern societies is associated with several diseases
such as heart disease and diabetes. The discovery is based on the research of nutrition and health experts in New York.

Dr. Philippe P. Hujoel of the University of Washington School of Dentistry in Seattle said the most damage to teeth caused by a lot of carbohydrates contained in the basic materials of food today. Carbohydrate here including foods containing sugar and starch to be broken down into sugar in the mouth, as well as from the dried fruits.

Hujoel in the journal Dental research reveals that gum disease and tooth decay is a sign of alarm signal can be a person more at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic health problems.

Research also shows that gum disease are caused by excessive sugar intake, which then increased in a few weeks when people avoid carbohydrates. If it continues then it might be associated with chronic illnesses will also continue.

"Clearly, the alarm bell of the tooth has a very low yangs limit for activation, responses that occurred a long time can require many months or even achieve an annual, as opposed to the decades it takes for the disease is clinically visible," Hujoel said, as quoted from Reuters, Tuesday (28/07/2009).

Hujoel said to follow-up study was to determine the diet that is good for dental health but also good for pushing your overall health. Because it could be dental disease will increase along with changes in lifestyle.

From now on take care of your teeth like other body part, because the teeth also play an important role in creating a healthy body overall.

Anticipating the spread of flu to WHO Pig in World Cup 2010

World Health Organization or WHO is berancang make preparations to anticipate the possible spread of H1N1 virus digelarnya before the World Cup in 2010.

WHO has held discussions about the possibility of preventing the spread of swine flu at the World Cup event in order to protect thousands of football fans from the deadly virus.

WHO has also reminded the house that hosts Ruan is or will be holding sports tournaments, music concerts or other associations to always anticipate the spread of the virus that has killed about 800 people in the world.

"The government of South Africa as host of the upcoming World Cup together with the WHO is seeking the most effective alternative to prevent the spread of swine flu that might occur during the World Cup is planned for June-July 2010," said WHO spokeswoman, Aphaluck Bhatiasevi, such as Health24 launched on Wednesday (29/07/2009).

It is estimated that some 400,000 foreign arrivals will gather in the prestigious cup competition.

WHO's previous offer solutions in the face of growing swine flu pandemic by closing schools to slow its spread.

Last week, Health Minister of Saudi Arabia forbids even the children, adults and elderly with chronic diseases to go to Mecca to perform hajj.

Until now, the WHO noted about 130,000 people worldwide are infected with the H1N1 virus. This amount may be more because some countries have limited the test for the virus.

WHO said most patients still in the swine flu rate is not too severe and that they felt they did not need hospitalization.

World Cup 2010, accused No Sensitive Health Issues

Johannesburg, the World Cup final round has not yet begun, FIFA has scored 'own goal'. The Football League is supposed to campaign for an active lifestyle just hook the sponsor of soft drinks, beer and fast food.

Quoted from the BBC, Wednesday (02/06/2010), this criticism related to the existence of three sponsors sticking out of World Cup 2010 which was considered unhealthy. Sponsors are referred to the McDonald's (fast food), Coca Cola (soft drinks) and Budweiser (beer).

Inside the stadium, the three companies that are presenting advertisements on each side of the field and on the digital scoreboard. Believed the ad could affect millions of life-style football spectators in over 200 countries, while broadcast live on television.

"In an effort to overcome obesity in children, there is no doubt that football can provide a strong influence due to be watched by nearly all societies," said Teresa Nighttingale, chairman of The World Cancer Research Fund.

"Certainly a lot of small children inspired by such figures Rooney and Messi, the same as their parents and grandparents who never emulate Maradona or Pele. Unfortunately, this show is sponsored by products that are not healthy," Teresa remorse.

For the moment it is not possible to cancel the sponsorship. But according to Teresa, FIFA still could make a breakthrough by announcing that in future the organization will not accept sponsorship of such products.

He also called on parents to not be influenced by marketing strategies that are not healthy. What can be done by parents is to drive their children to continue to consume vegetables and fruits.

Meanwhile, communications director of the Advertising Association, Ian Barber argued that advertising of such products will affect the diet of children. He impact is very minimal belief, not as bad as imaginable.

"However, without sponsorship we would not have a lot of events like the World Cup can inspire young people," countered Ian.

"If we seriously want to improve the health of children, we need more efforts to direct the child's lifestyle. It's not just rhetoric that sometimes are not supported by strong evidence," he added.

Why are athletes before match prohibited from engaging in sex?

Canada, Behind the euphoria there was a sporting event that always emphasized abstinence coach on his athletes, which should not have sexual relations before the game. Should this?

The reason the coach told his athletes before the games held fast sex for fear of disturbing the concentration exercises.

Athletes have long given the theory that sex before a game or competition tantamount to drain much energy. Muhammad Ali, for instance, he reportedly will not have sex for six weeks before the bout.

But scientists say there is no physiological evidence shows that sex before competition is bad. In fact, some studies suggest that sex pre-exercise really can help athletes by increasing the amount of testosterone.

However, clearly not yet known whether there are psychological effects of sex of an athlete's performance. Some scientists suggest that fasting sex can help some athletes to concentrate better.

Physiological effects

"There are two things which is the reason why sex before competition could affect performance," said Ian Shrier, a sports medicine specialist at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, as reported from NationalGeographic, Wednesday (02/06/2010).

First is they can make an athlete tired and weak the next day but this reason is not proven. And secondly, sex can affect the mind and psychological conditions. For this reason has not been tested.

In 2000, Shrier published an editorial titled "Does Sex the Night Before Competition Decrease Performance?" published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine.

"The old myth that states that the athlete refused to have sex before a big game may have originated from the theory of sexual frustration," Shrier wrote in his editorial.

Abstinence tradition is particularly true in sports that require strength, such as boxing and football, in which the force of aggression (attack) is considered as a valuable trait. Some people believe that ejaculation in men can 'suck' testosterone, the hormone of sexual desire and aggressiveness of the body.

"This is an opinion that is completely false," nimble Emmanuele A. Jannini, professor of endocrinology from the University of L'Aquila in Italy, who has studied sex effects on athletic performance.

Jannini found that sex actually stimulate the production of testosterone, thus increasing the athlete to perform aggression (attacks).

The scientists rejected the idea that sex the night before the competition has a tiring effect on the athlete or they can weaken the muscles of athletes.

"Actual sexual activity can also help overcome muscle pain or sport injuries in women," said Barry Komisaruk, a psychology professor at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey.

His study found that sexual stimulation in women produces a strong effect of blocking pain. Effect, can take up to a day for chronic pain such as muscle pain. Komisaruk also found that stimulation of the vagina has a strong effect on muscle tension in the leg.

Psychological effects

Far less is known about the psychological effects of sex on athletic performance. Some experts said the coach supports the theory of 'fasting sex' just because they want to make sure athletes get enough sleep before a big game.

The psychologists have shown there is an optimal level of alertness and anxiety are needed to produce the best performance. Too anxious or aggression can lead to poor performance.

"If athletes are too anxious and restless the night before competition, then sex could make it more relaxing," Shrier wrote in his studies.

But if the athlete is feeling relaxed and not interested in sex the night before a big competition, so sleep is the best choice.