Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure oi-Shivangi Karn By Shivangi Karn on February 25, 2021 Recently, a disease spreading in parts of Australia named 'Buruli ulcer' is making headlines around the world. The chief health officer of Victoria (a state in southeast Australia), Professor Brett Sutton has issued a warning for residents and health professionals of the area where most of the cases of the disease has been detected. So, what is a Buruli ulcer? In this article, we will discuss this disease and its related causes, symptoms and other details. Take a look. Is Turmeric Effective In The Prevention And Management Of Diabetes? What Is Buruli Ulcer? Buruli ulcer is a necrotising disease caused by a bacterium named Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is one of the neglected skin-related tropical diseases that may cause disabling of the person. A study says that around 60000 cases of Buruli ulcer have been … [Read more...] about What To Know About Buruli Ulcer, A Flesh-Eating Disease Spreading In Australia
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Anxiety Contagion: Tips for Relief
How to achieve calm in a state of panic. Source: Zoffness In the face of COVID-19, we’re seeing a viral spread of anxiety contagion . Panic is as contagious as any pathogen and is dangerous in its own right. Research shows that when we see people panicking – buying up all available water, for example – our brains respond with a similar anxiety spike. We’re built that way because it can be adaptive in certain situations. But it can also be maladaptive . Sustained anxiety is literally bad for your health: The more you panic, the less functional your immune system becomes. The science of anxiety is this: in the face of a real or perceived emergency, your sympathetic nervous system (SNS) kicks on, triggering the release of a stress hormone called cortisol . Over time, cortisol suppresses your immune system, causing a decrease in white blood cells – the cells that help you fight off viruses — putting you at greater risk of infection. The more you panic, the less able … [Read more...] about Anxiety Contagion: Tips for Relief
The Social Media Problem
Source: geralt / Pixabay In the chilling Netflix expose of the evils of social media, renowned NYU psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses how rates of mental health problems among adolescents and pre-teens have skyrocketed along a trajectory that fully have paralleled increases in social-media use across the past decade. In fact, rates of teen suicides, according to this report published by Comparitech , also bear an eerie resemblance to the rates of social-media usage. According to this report, between 2011 and 2018, rates of cyberbullying among teens have increased markedly in nearly every nation across the globe. For instance, in the US, rates of teens reporting having been victims of cyberbullying connected with social media increased from 15% in 2011 to 26% in 2018. These comparable rates for some other nations, just to put a global face to the problem, are as follows: Turkey: 2011, 5%; 2018, 20% Mexico: 2011, 8%; 2018, 18% UK: 2011, 11%; 2018, 18% China: … [Read more...] about The Social Media Problem
Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama’s slapdown over journo blacklist
BEVAN READ/stuff.co.nz The Fijian charm was turned up this afternoon as John Key makes the first visit by a New Zealand Prime Minister to Fiji in over a decade. Fiji's Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has delivered an extraordinary diplomatic slapdown at an event intended to honour John Key, defending his 2006 coup and standing firm over his blacklist of some New Zealand media. In a lengthy speech justifying his actions in seizing the country by force and rejecting allegations of human rights abuses, Bainimarama defended his ban on some New Zealand media, including TVNZs' Barbara Dreaver. The speech was delivered at a formal State banquet honouring Key as the first New Zealand prime minister to visit Fiji in a decade. It appeared to be a direct swipe at Key, who had repeated just ahead of the banquet that he intended raising the media blacklist with Bainimarama in the hope he would drop it as a gesture of goodwill. READ MORE Cocktails and kava - how New York … [Read more...] about Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama’s slapdown over journo blacklist
‘I Want to Return Home With a Medal’: Indian Heavyweight Boxer Satish Kumar on His ‘Olympic Dream’
Indian boxer Satish Kumar has his eyes set on an Olympic medal in the 91kg+ category. The 30-year-old boxer was the first Indian to book a berth for the Tokyo Olympics. He shares with Sputnik how he once had no idea about the sport; today he dominates India's super-heavyweight scene. Sputnik: How was the Indian Army instrumental in evolving you as an amateur boxer? Satish Kumar: My journey of boxing began with me joining the Indian Army. The coaches in the Indian Army spotted the talent in me, trained me, gave me the opportunity and made me a fine boxer. They were impressed with my height (6 feet 2 inches) and build. The whole and sole credit for me taking up this sport goes to the Indian Army. I had no idea about this sport before I joined the forces. I was put in the 91+ kg category that I still continue to play in. — JSW Sports (@jswsports) November 14, 2019 Sputnik: After playing matches in the domestic circuit, did you ever feel you would get to play in the … [Read more...] about ‘I Want to Return Home With a Medal’: Indian Heavyweight Boxer Satish Kumar on His ‘Olympic Dream’