Bipolar disorder is often difficult to recognize
People with bipolar disorder suffer from alternating phases euphorischer depressive mood and strong position, but the disease can be very different shapes and patterns, the diagnosis was difficult. In the manic phase, many feel Affected full of energy, they sleep little, show an excessive chattiness and hubris to megalomania. In the depression, the manic phases can precede or follow, there will be a marked energy and motivation. Often, these two extremes in a mixed form in which outsiders often difficult to detect, said Dr. Frank Bergmann, chairman of the Professional Association of German doctors nervous (BVDN). As the mania often to excessive alcohol and drug consumption, there is a risk that the disease is veiled. Not infrequently does the manic episode of bipolar disorder less pronounced than so-called hypomanische phase, so that the impression, a patient suffer from a unipolar depression and he may not be properly treated, warns the Aachen psychiatrist and psychotherapist.
In an acute manic episode feel most concerned not sick and therefore do not seek medical attention, because of the energy surplus bipolar sufferers are at this stage often very powerful and creative. For creative people often than from a bipolar disorder affected, including, for example, Vincent van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway and Sting. Because of hubris and possible delusions within a manic phase is a danger that concerned parties are endangering themselves or financially ruined. During the depressive phases, the suicide risk greatly increased. It is therefore important, as early as possible with treatment of the disease to begin, advises Dr. Bergmann. Although bipolar disorder can not be completely cured, but there are very good opportunities, the mood of the patients with a customized psychotherapy and medication to stabilize and the quality of life of those affected significantly.
It is estimated that about 1 to 3% of the population to suffer from a bipolar disorder. Often the disease begins in adolescence or in the first years of the third decade of life.
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Combined preparations are better in the fight against acne
Acne help counter new combination of drugs better than individual ingredients. Peace is also a possible early treatment of acne. This confirms a study with 517 acne vulgaris patients, the professor Harald Gollnick from Magdeburg, according to the “Doctors newspaper reported. At the most widespread form of acne suffer not only young people, but also increasingly adults, mostly women aged 20 to 40 years.
A fixed with the retinoid drugs adapalene in 0.1 percent and BP (BP) in 2.5 percent concentration are therefore more effective than the individual ingredients. With the combined reduced the number of inflammatory pustules after a week around one third. After twelve weeks, they were largely healed. Also referred to the patients compared to treatment with the individual drugs quickly to the treatment. Already in the first week was for them a treatment’s success can be observed. Overall, there was a combination also well tolerated. Most adverse reaction was just under ten percent of patients dry skin. Light skin irritations appear particularly in the first weeks of treatment and sound after one to three weeks.
Antibodies - decades of surviving
The Spanish flu, which from 1918 to 1920 in many places in the world raged, urged an estimated total of 25 million lives, some experts go so far at least 50 million deaths. The pathogen, a flu virus of type H1N1, was unusually aggressive and threatened primarily young, healthy people and not like the other types of flu viruses mainly young children and older people (see also). Now, U.S. researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville (the U.S. state of Tennessee) demonstrated that survivors of the Spanish flu, 90 to 100 years later still have antibodies against this devastating virus in their blood. And that these antibodies in animal experiments with mice still effective against the pathogen reconstructed the Spanish flu. As the researchers James Crowe in the scientific journal Nature (online advance publication of 17 August 2008) write, this is the longest immunological memory, which so far has been found. Crowe and his staff for their investigation 32 people, who arrived today from 91 to 101 years old and the Spanish flu epidemic was both experienced and survived until today. Most study participants who had two to twelve years old, were also well to remember that a former member of its budget to the flu and was ill appreciated direct contact with the virus had had. Your blood has been investigated, but could in all samples antibodies against the flu virus then. In seven out of eight study participants were also so-called memory cells, which are among the B-lymphocytes belong and the memory of past infections quasi save it so that when a new pathogen Contact a rapid, effective immune system into the way forward. This flu antibodies in laboratory mice. Then the mice were reconstructed with the agents of former Spanish flu infected. The only survived those mice that were previously flu antibodies also had received.
This study shows that the researchers on that B lymphocytes with an infection are established, many in up to ten - decades later in place and operational. Before the flu disease may present in violation of the Spanish flu virus antibodies effective, however, does not protect. This is due to the generally large variability of influenza viruses. Thus, the influenza virus since 1918 genetically modified so that the objectives of the then formed antibodies no longer be detected.
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Balanced diet with pap
Since the review of baby pap by the wares test some parents are insecure. In the 15 tested menus with meat, neither the recommended eight to ten grams of fat per meal, nor sufficient vitamin C. Part way there also in iron and fiber.
But personally cooked pulps are not fundamentally better than pap just because the ingredients are fresh, even selected and prepared. You have, according to the nutritional advice aid only advantages over pap if the ingredients of the age, fresh, schadstoffarm, clean and nährstoffschonend processed.
To cope with the young pap a balanced diet to offer, there are a few things to note: The best pulps for babies are simply assembled and contain only a few ingredients. A vegetable, fruit or grain mash resorts in the last. Mixtures are only a problem if each species already on taste and tolerance was tested. Because of their good nutrient composition are pulps with potatoes or whole grain cereals the better choice.
Since finished vegetable and cereal fruit pulps often very low in fat, you must pick nachgeholfen here. The fast-growing baby needs fat enough to cover its high energy demand. If the fat content of Gemüsebreien under eight grams per serving of cereal and fruit-Breien under five grams per serving, the pulp with a half to one teaspoon canola oil or butter added - provided, the fat intake is not with the other meals balanced.
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Black and healthy: what coffee can do
From a poor reputation of the long coffee can be no question: countless studies have in recent years many mistakes and myths about coffee and its healthy refuted pages out. So has the caffeine brew is not only a aufmunternde effect, but should, according to the latest findings even before cardio-vascular diseases. The Boston has a long-term study involving 130 000 participants.
In addition, moderate coffee consumption gehirnschädigenden the influences of a diet can reduce cholesterinreichen. And the enjoyment koffeinhaltigem three cups of coffee lowers the risk of breast cancer in women and holds Geschlechtsgenossinnen over 65 mentally fit. Athletes can after training their ausgezehrten Kohlenhydratspeicher fairly quickly by the consumption of caffeine noodles and mix thoroughly. In addition, delayed regular coffee consumption in chronic liver patients the progression of suffering. And the claim that coffee entwässere the body, is not true. This is only the case if the body is not accustomed to coffee. But the organism is quick and the drink can be for fluid intake added.
The coffee also provides plenty of reasons to 26 September the “Day of coffee to celebrate. Nationwide actions instead found on the Internet at www.tag-des-kaffees.de about the subject. And not only on this day, many Germans again the aroma of the black Gebräus enjoy. Each German citizens drinks a year on average 146 litres of coffee - and thus its something good health. But beware: Despite all the good qualities of coffee is not for everyone. People with stomach problems to the hot drink seldom enjoy, and too much coffee during pregnancy may reduce the risk of miscarriage.