Are you at an increased risk of contracting coronavirus? Find out now

As the number of positive coronavirus infections continues to multiply with every passing day, it is extremely important to understand whether or not you are at the risk of contracting this highly contagious viral infection. Since scientists and medical experts around the world are still trying to completely understand the nature of this zoonotic virus, it is important to arm ourselves with correct information to protect ourselves and others from the fatal COVID-19 virus.

Preliminary data suggests that older persons and people with pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer or diabetes and comprised immune system appear to develop serious illness more often than others. Are you at the risk too? Find out.
​The correct way of taking this quiz

Answer these below-mentioned questions honestly in YES or NO to understand whether or not you are more likely to catch the viral infection. For every answer, you mark as YES, keep adding the score points mentioned next to the question and tally the result at the end.

​Are you above the age of 60?​
Yes: 2 points

No: 0 points
​
Do you have a chronic illness (which results in a compromised immune system) including kidney disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, lung disease, cancer, diabetes etc. ?
Yes: 3 points

No: 0 points
 
Do you feel you are young and will be able to fight the infection?
Yes: 1 point

No: 0 points
 
Do you feel that you have a strong immune system so you won’t be able to catch infections easily?
Yes: 2 points

No: 0 points
​
Do you feel changing your day-to-day routine is not necessary to fight the coronavirus?
Yes: 4 points

No: 0 points
​
Do you smoke and drink alcohol regularly? ​
Yes: 2 points

No: 0 points
​
Do you go outside every day even during quarantine to kill boredom? ​
Yes: 4 points

No: 0 points
 
Have you travelled recently in the past 1 month?
Yes: 3 points

No: 0 points
 
Are you experiencing terrible body aches and pains?
Yes: 3 points

No: 0 points

Is your cold and cough not going away?
Yes: 2 points

No: 0 points

​Are you having difficulty breathing? ​
Yes: 3 points

No: 0 points

​Did you have direct contact with a coronavirus suspect or caretaker of the suspected case?​
Yes: 4 points

No: 0 points
 
Are you still meeting your friends during the lockdown?
Yes: 3 points
No: 0 points
​
Test resultsIdeally, any score result above 2 should be observed seriously. The higher your score, the more likely you are at the risk of getting infected with COVID-19.

If you want to consult a doctor, it is important that you talk to your medical care advisor via phone first and not go to the clinic and hospital directly. You can also call on any of the below-listed hotline numbers for further help and clarity

Coronavirus in India: Helpline numbers for states and UTs
 Helpline numbers of states and UTs

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/74604458.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

 

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Rest may be best medicine to treat some pains

Getting rest may be as effective as taking medication to treat common musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain, which caused by repeated moderate-strain activitym, scientists have found.

In a study conducted on rats, researchers showed that a  4 week period of rest was nearly as effective as an experimental drug at reducing discomfort and regaining function.

Rest appears to be good first treatment choice, said a researcher.

Other treatments following rest should include exercises to improve tissues, and pain reducers if needed. If symptoms do not subside and strength does not return following this approach, then pharmacological treatments may be needed to aid recovery, the researcher said.

The researchers trained rats to repeatedly pull a lever in order to model the types of repetitive-strain injuries humans experience.

After 12 weeks, the rats showed a weaker grip strength, discomfort and increased collagen production in the forearm- evidence of strain-induced tissue damage.

The researchers then allowed the rats to rest for 4 weeks. During this rest period one group of rats received an experimental drug that blocks a neurotransmitter. Substance P, which is associated with the sensation of pain, while the other group did not.

We found that the 4 week rest treatment reduces collagen production, improved streg=ngth and decreased discomfort, said the Dr.

The drug blocking Substance P signalling also had similar effects, and was somewhat better at improving grip strength, but at the same time made the animals less sensitive to very hot temperatures, which is concerning. This led us to conclude that rest may be the better treatment, she said.

There appears, however, to be a tipping point at which rest is not sufficient and medications are needed, researchers said.

While the study showed rest was sufficient for recovering from repeated moderate-strain activity, previous studies indicated it was not sufficient when the lever was harder to pull, causing more strain.

In investigating the Substance P-blocking agent and other drugs, the researchers are focused on developing ways to help the tissue actually recover from overuse-induced injury, not jsut relieve pain.

In previous experiments the researchers tried giving the rats ibuprofen and other pain relievers while they were performing the lever pulling task, however, this seemed to only mask the pain while allowing rats to continue to pull hard, worsening tissue damage.

 

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Getting rest may be as effective as taking medication to treat common musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain, which caused by repeated moderate-strain activitym, scientists have found. In a study conducted in rats, researchers showed that a four-week period of rest was nearly as effective as an experimental drug at reducing discomfort and regaining function. "Rest appears to be a good first treatment choice," said Amanda White, a postdoctoral fellow at Temple University in the US.

http://www.millenniumpost.in/features/rest-may-be-best-medicine-to-treat-some-pains-348367

Getting rest may be as effective as taking medication to treat common musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain, which caused by repeated moderate-strain activitym, scientists have found. In a study conducted in rats, researchers showed that a four-week period of rest was nearly as effective as an experimental drug at reducing discomfort and regaining function. "Rest appears to be a good first treatment choice," said Amanda White, a postdoctoral fellow at Temple University in the US.

http://www.millenniumpost.in/features/rest-may-be-best-medicine-to-treat-some-pains-348367

Getting rest may be as effective as taking medication to treat common musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome and low back pain, which caused by repeated moderate-strain activitym, scientists have found. In a study conducted in rats, researchers showed that a four-week period of rest was nearly as effective as an experimental drug at reducing discomfort and regaining function. "Rest appears to be a good first treatment choice," said Amanda White, a postdoctoral fellow at Temple University in the US.

http://www.millenniumpost.in/features/rest-may-be-best-medicine-to-treat-some-pains-348367

The Healing Walk:

The Healing Walk:

1) Think of any issue that is troubling you and give it an intensity rating from 0-10 based on how much stress or anxiety it creates when you think about it in the present. 

(2) Take a walk in a place you like. Let your arms swing freely as you walk. Keep your mind on the issue, without trying to find any solution. Allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. 

(3) Whenever the mind wanders, which it prob(1ably will, gently bring it back to the present and to the inner feelings surrounding the issue you have chosen. While walking, sometimes you may spontaneously get insights into your situation that had not occurred to you before. The more present you are, the more likely they are to come. 


(4) After ten to twenty minutes, shift your attention to gratitude. Focus on all that is good and beneficial and supportive in your life. More than thinking about it, focus on the inner feelings of gratitude as you continue walking. Fill your whole being with this gratitude.

(5) Complete your walk with bright present moment awareness. Let the sights, the sounds, the smells, the thoughts, the feelings, the walker, and the walking itself all merge into just one flow now. 

(6) Rate your feelings on this issue from 0-10 again. You are likely to notice a significant reduction in your stress levels and feel more at ease. Even if there is no clear reduction, don't be discouraged, just keep walking in this way everyday for half an hour or more and you will certainly return to clarity, strength and peace. 

BOSWELLIA

Boswellia, known as Shallaki in Ayurveda, is an excellent pain remedy. It is naturally anti-inflammatory and analgesic. In the west it is called Frankincense, and has been used to treat both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, gout, and general aches and pains. Studies have even shown that taking boswellia can alleviate arthritis pain in as little as 7 days without the harmful side effects of over-the-counter NSAIDs.

Some cancer symptoms which women ignore

1) Unexplained Weight Loss

Though losing weight is good, unexplained weight loss -- say 10 pounds in a month without an increase in exercise or a decrease in food intake -- should be checked out. Unexplained weight loss is cancer unless proven not  or, turn out to be an overactive thyroid.

Expect your doctor to run tests to check the thyroid and perhaps order a CT scan of different organs. The doctor needs to rule out the possibilities, one by one.

2) Bloating  is so common that many women just live with it. But it could point to ovarian cancer. Other symptoms of ovarian cancer include abdominal pain or pelvic pain, feeling full quickly -- even when you haven't eaten much -- and urinary problems, such as having an urgent need to go to the bathroom.

If  bloating  persists for more than a few weeks, you should consult your physician. Expect your doctor to take a careful history and order a CT scan and blood tests, among others.

3) Breast Changes

Most women know their breasts well, even if they don't do regular self-exams, and know to be on the lookout for lumps. But that's not the only breast symptom that could point to cancer. Redness and thickening of the skin on the breast, which could indicate a very rare but aggressive form of breast cancer, inflammatory breast cancer, also needs to be examined. If you have a rash that persists over weeks, you have to get it evaluated.

Likewise, if the look of a nipple changes, or if you notice discharge (and aren’tbreastfeeding), see your doctor. "If it's outgoing normally and turns in, that's not a good sign.  It's the change in appearance that could be a worrisome symptom.

If you have breast changes, expect your doctor to take a careful history, examine the breast, and order tests such as a mammogram, ultrasound, MRI, and perhaps a biopsy.

 4) Between-Period Bleeding or Other Unusual Bleeding

'Premenopausal women tend to ignore between-period bleeding. They also tend to ignore bleeding from the GI tract, mistakenly thinking it is from their period. But between-period bleeding, especially if you are typically regular, needs checking out. So does bleeding after menopause, as it could be a symptom of endometrial cancer.

 5)GI bleeding could be a symptom of colorectal cancer.

 6) Skin Changes

Most of us know to look for any changes in moles -- a well-known sign of skin cancer, also watch for changes in skin pigmentation.

If you suddenly develop bleeding on your skin or excessive scaling, that should be checked. It's difficult to say how long is too long to observe skin changes before you go to the doctor, but most experts say not longer than several weeks.

7) Difficulty Swallowing

If you have difficulty swallowing,  that difficulty could be a sign of a GI cancer, such as in the esophagus.

Expect your doctor to take a careful history and order tests such as a chest X-ray or exams of the GI tract.

8) Blood in the Wrong Place

If you notice blood in your urine or your stool, don’t assume it's from a hemorrhoid,it could be colon cancer.

Expect your doctor to ask questions and perhaps order testing such as a colonoscopy, an exam of the colon to look for cancer.

Seeing blood in the toilet bowl may actually be from the vagina if a woman is menstruating. But if not, it should be checked to rule out bladder or kidney cancer.

Coughing up blood should be evaluated. One occasion of blood in the wrong place may not point to anything,  but if it happens more than once, go see your doctor.

9) Gnawing Abdominal Pain and Depression

Any woman who's got a pain in the abdomen and is feeling depressed needs a checkup. Some researchers have found a link between depression and pancreatic cancer, but it's a poorly understood connection.

10) Indigestion

Indigestion for no apparent reason may be a red flag. It could be an early clue to cancer of the esophagus, stomach, or throat.

Expect your doctor to take a careful history and ask questions about the indigestion before deciding which tests to order, if any.

11)  Mouth Changes

Smokers should be especially alert for any white patches inside the mouth or white spots on the tongue.  Both can point to a precancerous condition called leukoplakia that can progress to oral cancer.

Ask your dentist or doctor to take a look and decide what should be done next.

12) Pain

As people age they seem to complain more of various aches and pains, but pain, as vague as it may be, can also be an early symptom of some cancers, although most pain complaints are not from cancer.Pain that persists and is unexplained needs to be checked out.

13 )Changes in the Lymph Nodes

If you notice a lump or swelling in the lymph nodes under your armpit or in your neck -- or anywhere else -- it could be worrisome. If the lymph node gets progressively larger, and been longer than a month, see a doctor. Your doctor will examine you and figure out any associated issues (such as infection) that could explain the lymph node enlargement. If there are none, your doctor will typically order a biopsy.