Archive for February, 2008
Oceanic and coastal environment is directly related to human health. Some new diseases have also been observed to be increasing as a result of the adverse health of our oceans and coastal environments. It is mainly because of the increase in the level of beach and ocean, and coastal water contaminations.
These days awareness about the beneficial and healthy products that are derived from oceans is also increasing fast. Products of natural value, seafood’s with health advantages, and many other pharmaceutically applicable products are coming in to light.
This relationship between the health factors and the environments is nothing new as a matter of fact. It is only the new discoveries and facts revealing about so many factors that is new .Juli Trtanj from the ‘NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative’ says ,” what is new is a heightened effort in the science community to bring a new arsenal of diverse research, tools, and information to bear on this issue”. She emphasized more upon the need of coordinated efforts in further research, application of new and advanced techniques, and training concepts.
There are certain common beliefs which try to distinguish between the motivating factors determining the attraction quotient in a man and a woman. The two common factors among them are attractive looks and earning power. The tradition belief says that women are primarily attracted with earning power of a man and a man is motivated by good looks of a woman. These two factors still hold well in the modern society too.A recent study compiled by two Northwestern University psychologists however suggests that the gender differentiation however doesn’t play a very prominent role in getting motivated by the two factors of attraction and earning power. In reality both men and women are equally inspired by either the good looks or the earning potential of his or her partner.
The study “Sex Differences in Mate Preferences Revisited: Do People Know What They Initially Desire in a Romantic Partner?” was conducted by Paul Eastwick, a graduate student in psychology in the ‘Weinberg School of Arts and Sciences’ and Eli Finkel, assistant professor of psychology at Northwestern.
It is a common belief that there is a decline of happiness and contentment in the old age. This belief is found to be more prevalent among the young people who associate old age with gloominess and end of fun and enjoyment.A new aspect associated with this belief among the younger people took a new turn, when Dr John Garry from ‘Queen’s University’ decided to look at the relationship which could be between this attitude to happiness in old age and the health trends followed by the young people.
He conducted a study at ‘Queen’s University’, Belfast, and the study being sponsored by ‘Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP)’. He says that growing old can be an equally happy phase of life, which many of us are simply not aware of due to certain misconceptions associated with the old age.
This misconception has lead to a common belief among the young people that life is miserable in the old age and as they grow older and older, they would loose all the pleasures of life. As a result, a very risky behavior can be observed among them as they seem to ignore the importance of preserving their health for the old age.
“Hypertension” in a common man’s language is called as “High Blood Pressure”. The arteries carry blood from the heart to the different parts of the body. These arteries are like express highways that facilitate blood transmission in body. The measure of the force of the blood against the wall of the arteries is called “Blood Pressure (BP)”. In some place the arteries become too narrow for the smooth blood flow due to certain reasons. It is in these regions that the pressure goes up for the blood to flow through that part.
‘Hypertension’ is one of the most common disorders prevalent in the World. ‘Hypertension’ is further classified into “Essential Hypertension” and the “Secondary Hypertension”.
Hypertension Leads to Health Problems
Hypertension might occur due to the prevalence of other diseases such as kidney problems, diabetes and due to the occurrence of certain tumours in different parts of the body. It is the persistent hypertension which leads to life threatening condition such as sudden heart attack, strokes and arterial aneurysm. Hypertension is a leading cause of chronic renal failure too.
