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Health Information – Diarrhea

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Diarrhea

Causes diarrhea

Eating too much or eating the wrong foods
The main cause of diarrhea is to eat too much or eating the wrong foods, putrefaction of food in the gut, fermentation of carbohydrates caused by incomplete digestion, nervous irritability, the use of antibiotics and excessive consumption of laxatives.

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Home Remedies for Gingivitis

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Gingivitis

Remedies swelling in the mouth

Use of products made from essential oils help heal gingivitis. Gargle twice a day with a homemade saline solution by putting a little salt in a glass of warm water. This will reduce swelling in your mouth. Rub your gums with garlic oil or you can hold the garlic clove in your mouth. Use antibacterial mouthwash to reduce swelling of the gums.

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Aromatherapy to relieve stress

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Aromaherapy

To enjoy the therapeutic benefits of aromatherapy or thanks, do not take a PhD in chemistry. Your olfactory sign which plants, flowers, resins, fruits or roots can be used for any occasion. Since ancient times many cultures have used the intense aroma in religious ceremonies, medicinal purposes or just to attract others.

So give them magical powers of certain substances. Currently, the investigation of how odor activates a different brain areas has confirmed that indeed, the smell of influence, for example, learning, memory, aggression and sexual response.

Below is a scientific basis comes to aromatherapy, a branch of alternative medicine that uses essential oils from certain plants as a therapeutic method to improve health in mood and physical processes.
Applied directly into the body like massage and baths, or the smell, allowing you to relax, eliminate stress, energy and relieve certain body aches and pains.
And best of aromatherapy is that you can apply in daily life without your extensive knowledge of the subject or complex instruments.

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The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 2

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

In the previous article : The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 1, we have known some Williams Syndrome medical advices in attention about the blood pressure, calcium in the blood, examination in urine, and physical examination. On this next article we are going to concentrate in kidneys, dental, visual and audio.

- Ultrasound of the kidneys:

An ultrasound of the kidneys should be made at least once. With exceptions can be useful to repeat this for several years. If a child often have bladder infections, it is useful to make a maturation cystogram (via a catheter injection of dye into the bladder) (more…)

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The Williams Syndrome : Medical Advices part 1

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Advice for regular medical examination

Given the potential medical conditions of people with Williams syndrome, it is useful at a number of areas to be alert. Some health problems do not immediately complaints. Regular monitoring can lead to timely diagnosis. The more serious problems can occur later in life. These are not always to research by specialists. Also own GP can do a lot for example. (more…)

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Calcium and Drink

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Hypercalcaemia
Some babies with the syndrome have an increased calcium content in the blood. This noticeable by extreme irritability or colic “symptoms.

Bad Drink
Infants with Williams syndrome often grow slowly. They drink a lot of spitting and bad. Help from a speech therapist with experience in treating children with feeding problems in this period a whole aid

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Verbal and Motor Skills

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Another Characteristics of the Syndrome are :

Slow Speech and Language Development
The development of language and speech remains behind. The first words are often after the second year. It is important to contact the child actively promote. Since a few months after birth can help a (preverbal) speech therapist this useful.

Slow Development Locomotion
The development of motor skills is slower than with peers, especially the coordination is a weak point. A physiotherapist with experience in the treatment of young children can give advice on how motor development of children can be encouraged.

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The Noise and Narrowing of heart-lung or kidney Barrels

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Sensitive to Noise
Many children with Williams syndrome are very sensitive to noise. Certain sounds can be painful and extremely frightening to the child. Often protects the child’s ears off for specific sounds. Sometimes the child is fearful or aggressive ambient noise which it has no influence. This is less as the child grows older, but quite often it does not disappear.

Narrowing of heart-lung or kidney Barrels
Many children with Williams syndrome have a narrowing of heart vessels, pulmonary vascular and / or renal vessels. The strictures are usually discovered when the child, because a hartruisje, a child is referred for cardiac investigation. The severity of the constriction (s) per child varies greatly. The constrictions can grow with the increase or decrease. Usually it is sufficient child regularly checked. Sometimes the narrowing is so severe that a surgical correction is necessary.

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The Face and The Fusion

Friday, February 19th, 2010

For next characteristic of these Syndrome :

Typical Face Suit Pressure King
Many children have a typical facial expression. This is caused by: a little bit upright nose, wide mouth with full lips slightly open, small chin, free chubby cheeks, eyelids heavy, mostly low implanted ears, small teeth. Some children have a star-shaped pattern in the iris and many children have curly hair.

Fusion radius AND ulna
Approximately 10% of children with Williams is born with radio-ulnar synostose. These are the two bones in the forearm, ulna and radius, which fused with the rotation of the forearm is very limited.

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Friendly Nature

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Children with this Williams syndrome typically have a friendly nature. Their strength lies in the social field. Their language is usually good after a slow start. They are interested in the people around them and usually friendly and welcoming to their surroundings. They (sometimes) little reserve to strangers and they are usually more interested in contact with adults than with peers.

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