Eye Health Care Tips

The eyes are the most amazing organ. The eyes are the windows of the world. With our eyes can see the green leaves, blue sky, colorful flowers, white snow and all the beauty of the world. After many years of living in the beauty of it, what happens when everything suddenly became dark?

Blindness or loss of vision is a major health problem in several countries both developing and developed countries. In America, nearly 3.3 million people aged over 40 years of blindness due to various reasons.

The main causes of blindness are due to diseases of aging such as cataracts (cloudiness in the lens of the eye), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. In addition, pregnant women are also vulnerable to blindness due to instability in hormone levels, high blood pressure and diabetes.

In a world of plural health we hear the term 'better to prevent than cure'. Similarly, eye health problems. It would be better if we are aware early on risk factors that endanger the health of the eye so that we avoid as much as possible.

These risk factors can be derived from the work we do daily as well as bad habits that we often do at home. The following risk factors that endanger the health of the eye in which we work:

     Irritant and corrosive materials.
     Flashing lights are too bright.
     Ultraviolet radiation from the work related to electricity.
     Twig tree branches.
     Dust and dirt.
     Small particles of metal cutting activities, chainsaw, excavation and other activities.
     Fiber of fiberglass debris.

If because of your work can not avoid these risk factors, you must use appropriate eye protective equipment standards. Some things to consider when choosing the glass eye protection are:

     Not easily scratched and has a good quality.
     Following the international safety standards for protective eyewear.
     Have good ventilation.
     Clearly visible.
     Do not disturb vision.
     Can protect the eyes from harmful radiation.
     Not disturb the comfort of work.
     Lightweight and in accordance with the size of your eye.

In addition to mechanical protector, do not forget to protect the eyes from the body by eating foods that contain vitamins, anti oxidants and minerals is sufficient. Avoid bad foods that are not good for general health.

To prevent transmission of infectious eye disease, you can perform the following steps:

     Get used to wash hands before or after doing certain activities.
     Avoid sharing eye makeup or exchange eyedrops.
     Do not touch the tip of eye drops with your hands.
     Do not wet your contact lens with mouth or saliva.

By doing the above then you will still be able to enjoy the beauty of the world entered the age of 40 years.

Dangers of Alcohol For Fetal Development Face

Alcohol has been increasingly penetrated the social lives of young women. Beverages containing alcohol are increasingly being expressed in eating meals or while hanging out with friends on the weekends. There are just a drink, but not a few who make a habit of drinking alcohol.

Women who frequently drink alcohol to excess, even get drunk early in pregnancy increases the risk to give birth to infants with oral cleft or slit in the oral cavity. This fact was revealed by researchers from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, USA.

Oral cleft of the most common is cleft lip and cleft palate. Cleft lip is a condition that causes the upper lip between the mouth and nose slotted, so that seems like a separate lip. Cleft palate occurs when the palate is perfectly united on fetal growth and development in the womb. The severity of the condition of cleft palate varies, ranging from the separation that occurs only in the back of the soft palate, until almost the entire roof of the mouth open.

The scientists from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences conducts research on population in Norway, which is one of the populations with the highest incidence rate of cleft palate in Europe. The study included all children born with cleft defects over a period of 5 years. Subjects of the study amounted to 573 mothers who gave birth to babies with cleft loops with or without cleft palate, and the mothers who were randomly selected from across country. The mothers filled out questionnaires which focused on the mother's lifestyle and environment for 3 months of pregnancy. In the face of developments that are happening in the fetus.

From the study revealed that mothers who drink alcohol drunk by an average of 5 cups to drink during the first trimester are in greater risk for having a baby with an oral cleft compared with mothers who are not drinkers. More and more, and often mothers consume alcohol, the greater this risk.

Cleft lip and cleft palate are not only disturb the appearance of the face which can lower self-confidence when the children were grown, but also cause the baby to suck milk difficult because the movement involves sucking the lip movement. Cleft palate also cause the child to talk is difficult because the pronunciation of the letters requires cooperation between all parts of the oral cavity such as the lips, palate, teeth and tongue

Nuclear Radiation Hazards to Your Health

One radiation expert, Jacqueline Williams, a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester, New York, said that high levels of radiation can be lethal, because radiation can disrupt cells in the body and cause death. Exposure to high-level radioactive substances that can trigger a number of health problems like hair loss, nerve cell death, seizures and sudden death, circulatory disorders, heart disease, and damage the reproductive system.

Typically, the radiation that's released has two major components, namely radioactive iodine and cesium. Iodine-131 is one type of radioactive material is dangerous, inhaling or eating food contaminated by radioactive iodine can cause thyroid cancer. Food (especially dairy products) can become contaminated with radioactive dust which settles on crops, even on grass eaten by cows or other animals. While radioactive cesium-137 can cause harm in the long term and is a major threat to human health, including problems and lung cancer.

Anticipating the threat of radiation leaking from a nuclear reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Friday last week (11 / 3), Japanese authorities have asked about 180 thousand people away from a minimum radius of 20 kilometers from the center of reactor. At least 140 thousand residents who lived near the safety zone was also asked to not go out and close all the vents of the house.

Further treatment carried out by Japanese authorities to distribute potassium iodide pills, which is a simple compound is usually added to salt to prevent goitre and mental retardation. These pills can neutralize the influence of iodine by preventing the thyroid gland (a large endocrine gland located near the base of the neck, serves to produce hormones that help control growth and metabolism) to absorb iodine.

According to Drs. David J. Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University, iodine can enter the human body through various ways, ie, air or food exposed to radiation. He therefore argues potassium iodide pills less effective in preventing thyroid cancer due to nuclear radiation. Brenner also said that the government should prohibit people drink cow milk or eat a fruit that grows from the soil exposed to radiation.