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Great Strategies for Breaking the Habit

        a.. Commit to quit
        b.. Talk with a health care worker to get information about methods that can help you quit
        c.. Choose a quit date
        d.. Don't try to taper off - abstain from tobacco completely from the quit date on
        e.. Get rid of all tobacco-related equipment, and clean all clothes and your car just before the quit date
        f.. Stop smoking at home and in the car
        g.. Don't go to places where you are likely to be tempted to smoke
        h.. Don't worry about dieting until you have safely stopped quitting
        i.. Tell your friends, family and co-workers that you are quitting, and ask them to help you
        j.. Learn how to avoid or cope with situations and behaviors that make you want to smoke. (Examples: drinking caffeine or alcohol, talking on the telephone, etc.)
        k.. Be prepared to experience withdrawal symptoms or a brief period, including irritability, impatience, hostility, anxiety, depressed mood, difficulty concentrating, insomnia, restlessness, increased appetite and weight gain
Posted on 6/1/2005 12:16:59 PM
gain
        l.. Decide in advance how you will deal with your inevitable urges to smoke and develop strategies to cope, such as deep breathing, taking a quick walk, exercising, chewing gum, sucking on hard candy or a mint, drinking water, eating something crunchy (like celery and carrot sticks), calling a sympathetic friend, taking a bath, reading something inspirational, meditating, saying a prayer, looking at pictures of the damage that tobacco can do to your body. Be inventive!
      Try a Combination of Methods
      A combination of methods is often the most effective method of quitting. Options include:

        a.. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)-Using this method doubles the success rate of quitting. Nicotine is administered through a pill, a patch or gum to satisfy the need for nicotine
        b.. Non-nicotine drug therapy, such as the drug bupropion, has also been shown to double the success rate
        c.. Behavioral therapy-(See "great strategies" this page)
        d.. Alternative methods-including hypnosis, acupuncture, use of a "peripheral nicotine antagonist" such as lobeline, and mouth washes designed to make the taste of cigarettes aversive. No major tests have been done on these methods, but they may prove helpful
      
Posted on 6/1/2005 12:17:27 PM
Posted on 6/1/2005 2:48:50 PM
kyun ?
Posted on 6/1/2005 4:11:55 PM
Smoking kay baaray mainn itna likha aap nay keh Smoke ho gaya Topic mainn aur Aankhonn mainn Paani aa gaya
Posted on 6/1/2005 6:21:39 PM
Young Smokers Suffer More Harm


A new study suggests the earlier a person begins to smoke, the more genetic damage they are likely to suffer, increasing their risk for cancer. The findings suggest that adolescents may be handicapping themselves for the rest of their lives in terms of their ability to recover from the damage tobacco can produce.
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Researchers studied lung tissue samples
and blood samples from cancer patients and compared them with those who had never smoked. Patients who never smoked showed minimal DNA damage. Current smokers' and ex-smokers' DNA damage was eight times and 3.5 times higher, respectively, than those who had
never smoked.
All smokers develop DNA damage, a precursor to cancer, and all smokers who quit show some DNA repair. But smokers who picked up the habit at a very young age, around ages 9 to 12, showed the highest amount of DNA damage, according to the study.
Researchers say age may affect smoking-related DNA in two ways. First, smoking at a young age during a time of rapid
cell growth can cause long-term genetic damage. Another possibility is that young smokers may accumulate more DNA
damage compared to people who start smoking when they are older.

Posted on 6/3/2005 12:43:01 PM
Smoking boosts energy expenditure

Many smokers believe that kicking the habit leads to subsequent weight gain. Now, scientific evidence appears to support the claim and provide a possible reason.
According to a report in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Dr. Peter Rowell and others at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, found that the body apparently uses more energy during light physical activity if a person is also smoking.

Ex-smokers may need to increase their physical activity levels in order to use the same number of calories once burned during smoking, the research team suggests.


Posted on 6/3/2005 12:43:46 PM
NAU jawano ...baat maano...kabhi tum na smoking kerna...
Posted on 6/4/2005 9:38:24 AM
shahrukh khan:
well yaar agar goverment ko logoon ka khyaal hota un ki health tu wo cigarett par ban lagate


Khud Kuchh na kerna Saaray Kaam Govt. per chhor dena...Waisay India mainn TV Dramas aur Movies mainn Smoking kertay huaye dikhanay per Recently complete BAN laga diya hay ... Good Work
Posted on 6/7/2005 5:21:03 PM
yup aur indian govt nay yeh bhi kaha hai k jo dramay aur movies chal rahay hain oon ko bhi smoking say kya jaye



shah aap aik anti smoking relly start kero
Posted on 6/8/2005 3:33:37 PM
Computer Games & Brain development

It has been found that computer games tend to damage brain of teenagers by stunting the developing mind. These computer games are producing dumbed-down generation of children far more disposed to violence than the previous generation. There is tendency to loose control over oneself.   

Using the most sophisticated technology, the level of brain activity was measured in hundred of teenagers playing a Nintendo game and compared to the brain scan of other students doing a simple ,repetitive arithmetical exercise.

Professor Ryunta Kawashima and his team at Tohoku University in Japan found out that the computer games only stimulated activity in the parts of the brain associated with vision and movement.

In contrast, arithmetic stimulated brain activity in both the left and right hemispheres of the Frontal lobes. This area of the brain is most associated with learning, memory and emotion. The Frontal lobe has important role to play in keeping an individual's behaviour in check. This lobe of the brain continues to grow until the age of about 20.
Posted on 6/8/2005 3:34:33 PM
Whenever you uses self control to refrain from doing something you should not do, it is the frontal lobe that is hard at work.

We know that children often do things that they shouldn't. Its because their frontal lobes are underdeveloped. The more work done to thicken the fibers connecting the neurons in this part of brain, the better the child's ability will be to control their behaviour. The more this area is stimulated , the more these fibers will thicken.

Thus, the students who played computer games were halting the process of brain development and affecting their ability to control potential anti social element of their behaviour. The implication is that we may be going for an increasingly violent society. These students would certainly be different than those who are doing things like reading aloud or learning arithmetic.


Posted on 6/8/2005 3:36:06 PM
Prof. Kawashima was in fact involved in research to investigate the level of brain activity in children playing video games expecting to find evidence suggestive of hidden benefits for the children playing computer games and was startled by what he discovered.

The activity of the brain was mapped by giving the students minute doses of radioactive substance through intravenous drip which allowed a computer to map a complex picture of their brains at work. A subsequent study was conducted using magnetic resonance imaging.

Though it is often thought that only left hemisphere is active for mathematical work and that the right hemisphere is stimulated by more creative thinking, the professor found that arithmetic produced a high level of activity in both the hemispheres.

It was also found that arithmetic exercises also stimulated more activity than listening to music or listening to reading. Reading out aloud was also found to be a very effective activity for activating frontal lobe.

Children need to be encouraged to learn basic reading and writing. They should be asked to play outside with other children and to interact and to communicate with others as much as possible. This is how they develop, retain their creativity and become good people.      


Posted on 6/8/2005 3:38:54 PM
High Fiber Diet helpful for Diabetics

      

Many diabetics can significantly lower their blood sugar - and maybe even reduce their medication or stop taking it altogether - by eating lots and lots of fruits, vegetables and high-fiber grain, researchers say.

The experimental diet - tested on 13 diabetics - contained 50 grams of fiber a day, or about twice the amount recommended by the American Diabetes Association. That is equivalent to seven or eight servings of fruit and vegetables and three of whole wheat or other high-fiber grain.

The diet also improved the diabetics' cholesterol levels, which was encouraging. Heart disease is a major cause of death among diabetics.

The study was published in New England Journal of Medicine. It was led by Dr. Abhimanyu Garg of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Posted on 6/11/2005 1:20:10 PM
Light Drinking Lowers Stroke Risk
   


Lighter Moments
       Drinking a glass of wine or beer at least once week can significantly reduce a man's risk of a stroke.
      That's according to a new study that found light-to-moderate drinkers have a 20 percent lower risk of stroke than men who don't drink alcohol.
      The new study, published Nov. 18 in the New England Journal of Medicine, included 22,000 men, but one researcher said the results also could apply to women. The participants drank different amounts of beer or wine, from one glass a day to one glass a week.
      Though several studies have shown that moderate drinking reduces the risk of heart disease, there was little convincing evidence of any effect on strokes until now.
      However, researchers warn that too much drinking can increase the risk of stroke. They also point out that negative consequences of drinking include liver damage, impaired driving skills and, for pregnant women, risks to fetuses. And, they emphasize, there are other ways to reduce stroke risk, such as quitting smoking or lowering blood pressure.
      The American Heart Association estimates that each year 600,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke. It is the third leading cause of death in this country, and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability.

Posted on 6/14/2005 2:59:52 PM
Banana in diet - prevention from Stroke
Taking Banana regularly may be a preventive measure for stroke.

According to a study carried out by Dr. Deborah M. Green, M D of Neuroscience Institute at the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, - People with low amount of Potassium in thier diet have increased risk of stroke .

People whose potassium intake is low are 1.5 times more prone to have a stroke than those with high intake of potassium. Low intake of potassium means taking less than 2.4 gm of potassium in a day and high intake is more than 4.0 gm per day.

Other studies have also shown that low intake may be associated with increased risk for stroke.




Bananas are rich in potassium. Thus those taking it regularly should not be deficient in potassium.        &n bsp;     
Posted on 6/14/2005 3:02:15 PM
QV i need help
about anty bodies
yay kia hain koyoo hoty hain and ager yay 2 3 days kay kids main hon to kia un ka blood transplant kerna theek hota haii?(sorry naam sahii yaad nahii)
bcz merii 2 days kii bateeji main thii and doc nain kiya and 1st time wo kamyab raha but 2nd time not and wo qomay main chali gyii and she dead.
why this happen?
Posted on 6/15/2005 9:41:50 PM
i hope so too
by the way thanks for my knowlge

QUEEN VICTORIA:
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Posted on 6/16/2005 12:10:21 AM
heart__hacker:
QV i need help
about anty bodies
yay kia hain koyoo hoty hain and ager yay 2 3 days kay kids main hon to kia un ka blood transplant kerna theek hota haii?(sorry naam sahii yaad nahii)
bcz merii 2 days kii bateeji main thii and doc nain kiya and 1st time wo kamyab raha but 2nd time not and wo qomay main chali gyii and she dead.
why this happen?
sorry HH aap ki baat ka reply late hai but u know main jb per nahin aa rahi thi na
main aik do din main anti bodies k baray main aap ko info doon gi INshallah
Posted on 6/23/2005 3:34:34 PM
inshALLAH
and its ook
but i am waiting
Posted on 6/23/2005 6:40:17 PM
What is an antibody?

Antibody molecules are wonderful things. These molecules are made of protein - meaning - the molecule is a bunch of different individual amino acids hooked together in a row (a polymer of amino acids). Each antibody molecule has two different polymers hooked together - one of these amino acid polymers is known as the Heavy chain and the other one is known as the Light chain. Guess why? --- you are correct - because one of these polymers is heavier than the other, or lighter than the other - depends on your perspective... See how precise science terms can sometimes be? Now, I am not going to call these things polymers any longer... the Heavy chain is a protein all by itself, as is the Light chain... and when the Heavy and Light chains are connected to one another (side-by-side), each folds around the other to form an HL pair. Now, two pair of HL's are _also_ connected to one another side-by-side to form the overall antibody molecule. So, there are at least two Heavy chains and two Light chains in an antibody molecule, and, _both_ Heavy chains within the same antibody molecule are absolutely identical to one another, and _both_ Light chains within the same antibody molecule are identical to one another.
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:09:44 PM
Each Heavy chain is about 450 amino-acids long, and each Light chain is about 250 amino-acids long. Therefore, the Heavy chain's mass is about 50,000 Daltons per mole and the Light chain's mass is about 25,000 Daltons per mole. Therefore, if you had exactly 6.023 x 10 raised to the 23rd power (Avogodro's number) - number of molecules of each of either Heavy or Light chains, respectively - that is - one mole of each, therefore, one mole's worth of a complete antibody, this amount of molecules would have a mass of 150,000 Daltons. So, we say that the "molecular mass" of this particular kind of antibody is 150,000 Daltons per mole - which is a mass of 150,000 grams per mole. OK - what the heck is a Dalton? A Dalton is defined as one atomic mass unit - or - 1/12th of the mass of the most abundant isotope of the element, Carbon (which has a mass of 12.0000 grams per mole) However, if you look at a Periodic Table of the Elements, you will see that the atomic mass of carbon is listed as 12.0111 - the reason being that this value is the average atomic mass of all of the known isotopes of Carbon
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:11:30 PM
The antibody molecule is a special kind of protein made by a cell of the immune system called the B-lymphocyte. Each B-cell produces antibody molecules which are different from the antibody molecules produced by every other B-cell - but - the difference is subtle - but critically important. Remember I said that the Heavy and Light chains fold around one another? -- well -- when this folding happens, a region of the molecule is formed which is capable of binding to molecular shapes which are present on other molecules - or on another antibody molecule for that matter.. This region is called the ANTIBODY COMBINING SITE - and, because there are two HL pairs, there are always at least two binding sites present on each and every antibody molecule. Because the H's are identical to one another, and the L's are identical to one another, _both_ binding sites on the same antibody molecule are identical to one another. This site is where things are bound to the antibody - very specifically. Each site "recognizes" a molecular shape. What I mean here is that because of the shape of the antibody binding site and the nature of the electron clouds generated by the different atoms within this site, the site can bind to other electron clouds - AS LONG AS THE ELECTRON CLOUD SHAPES "FIT" INTO THE SITE. If the shapes don't fit, then the site will not bind the molecule.

Posted on 6/24/2005 1:12:10 PM
antibody molecules made by B-lymphocytes circulate in the bloodstream and also in the lymph (the fluid in our tissue spaces). Because of this circulation, antibody molecules generated in response to something foreign to us which has somehow gotten into our body - like a bacterium or virus - can appear anywhere throughout the body. If these circulating antibodies come in contact with the thing they were generated to appear against in the first place, then, the antibodies will bind to the foreign thing - the target. This binding will result in several possible outcomes - the target may be rendered inactive, it may be now more easily destroyed by some cells we have called macrophages (these cells "eat" things - _especially_ if things are coated with antibody molecules), or, the target may now be unable to associate with our tissue - the antibody molecules may cover the places on the target which allow association with our cells. Therefore, after awhile, a toxin, a virus, or a bacterium will no longer to be able to hurt us.
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:12:50 PM
When a person gets immunized against something - like diphtheria toxin, pertussis toxin and tetanus toxin (the DPT shot little kids get and the tetanus shot we all continue - or should continue to get), or influenza virus (the flu shot), the thing that is trying to be accomplished is to activate a person's immune system - and one important result of this activation is the organism-specific or foreign substance-specific response of our immune system cells - one of which is the B-cell. Therefore, we will make antibodies which can bind to the thing we are injected with. This response not only leads to an initial production of antibody, but also leads to more cells which "recognize" the foreign thing and which can make antibodies against it. After immunization - or after a natural recovery from some infection - we now have a bunch more cells specifically able to respond to the same foreign thing. So, by using dead bacteria, dead virus, or harmless forms of substances which these organisms produce (like tetanus toxin) as agents for immunization, we build up immunity potential. THEN, if the REAL substance or organism later enters our body, we can make a much, much better response - like many, many more specific antibodies for example - and, we might not even know that we have fought-off this danger.
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:13:26 PM
Antibodies are also very important tools used in medicine and science. Because of the ability of antibody molecules to very precisely "recognize" and bind to certain shapes on other molecules, we can use antibody binding activity to identify an organism - something really important sometimes in order to decide what kind of medical treatment we may need. All in all then, antibody molecules are really nice proteins - just one of the many useful things our immune system does for us.
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:14:49 PM
new_beau:
Dr. Ji....Mera Pait Bhar JAATA HAY ..Magar Bhook nahin Mit'ti...



PAIT CHECK KARNAY PARAY GA AAP KA
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:16:08 PM
HH kya aap ko aap ki baat ka jawab in posts say mil gaya?
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:17:45 PM
CLinic main new dr aaya hai sab us ko check up karwain ...wo hain hum
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:18:13 PM
QUEEN VICTORIA:
HH kya aap ko aap ki baat ka jawab in posts say mil gaya?
Posted on 6/24/2005 1:18:58 PM
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