Outdoor Playing Can Avoid Nearsightedness

Want your child does not wear glasses because his eyes were minus? Have more to play outside the home. So advice from experts Queensland University of Technology is the study concluded, playing outside the house reduces the likelihood of children experiencing farsightedness.

Researchers can not explain why it could happen, but chances are by playing outside, children do more physical activity and also got a bigger splash of sunshine.

Researchers in the city of Brisbane is currently doing research for three years to find a relationship outside the house playing with a lower risk affected by nearsightedness. Dr Scott Read is looking for children between the ages of 11 to 14 years, which has a normal eye and nearsighted.

"We need the kids to school because at that moment nearsightedness usually occurs." Dr Read said as quoted by the website of The West Australian.

He said among the population of Australia, the number of nearsighted patients is increasing, now about 20-25 per cent of adult Australians have myopia. In some Asian countries, the numbers are even close to 80 percent.

Dr Read had previously been involved in research which found that short-term changes in the eye when one is doing physical exercise. Therefore, this new research will want to know more definitely whether physical exercise to be a major factor, or because a person outside the room.

Drinking Water Keep You Away From Diabetes

Scientists study recommends, replacing sodas and fruit juices with water to reduce the risk of women from diabetes. In fact, research initiated by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health indicates, replace sugary drinks with water could also help prevent metabolic disorders.

The findings are based on the drinking habits of about 83,000 women, who were followed for more than a decade. Lead researcher Dr Frank Hu said, the findings also show that sugary drinks are not good for diabetes risk.

In his study, Dr. Hu and his team collected data on respondents involved in the Nurses Health Study to track the health and lifestyles of tens of thousands of women across the U.S.. The study included 82 902 women who answered questions about diet and health over a span of 12 years. Over time, about 2,700 of them had diabetes.

Studies show, many a woman to consume drinking water did not seem to affect the risk of diabetes. Those who drank more than six glasses of water a day had a similar risk to women who drank less than one drink a day.

However, participants who drank sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juices associated with a higher risk of diabetes-about 10 percent higher for each cup consumed each day.

Researchers estimate that if a woman to replace a glass of soda or fruit juice with a glass of water, the risk of diabetes they will be down about 7 or 8 percent.

"Because diabetes is so common in our society, so although the risk decreased only 7 or 8 percent, is quite large in terms of population," says Dr. Hu.

About 10 percent of women, or 12.6 million people in the United States have diabetes. Any reduction of 7 percent means that there are 10 out of 100 women will be free from the threat of diabetes.

Dr. Hu, who published his findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also found that coffee or tea without sugar may be a good alternative to replace sugary drinks.

The researchers estimate, substitute a glass of soda or fruit juice with a cup of coffee or tea without sugar can reduce the risk of diabetes from 12 percent to 17 percent.

Dr Hu said the research is very important to show that fruit juice is not the best choice as a substitute for soft drinks or sweetened beverages.

"The reality is that fruit juice coar as soft drinks," he explained.

The point, said Hu, water is one calorie-free beverages and a selection of the best. If you want to taste the water, you can add lemon or lime juice.

Epilepsy Women Can Have Normal Childbirth

Disabled pregnant women with epilepsy at risk of obstetric complications was higher than healthy women. However, pregnant women persons with epilepsy can have a healthy baby and give birth to normal children along bangkitannya controlled.

It was announced by Chairman of Study Group Epilepsy Association of Physician Specialists Indonesia Kurnia Kusumastuti Nerves in the seminar "Epilepsy in Children, comorbidities, and the Epilepsy Foundation Disabled Women in Dealing with Hormonal Changes" on Thursday (14/6), in Jakarta.

He said the rise of the risk of people with epilepsy in pregnant women increased 23-30 percent due to hormonal changes during pregnancy.

To beware, the last great generation can cause uterine contractions so the baby could be born prematurely. When there is rise of the blood vessels constrict so that the intake of oxygen to the fetus is reduced drastically. As a result, the fetus may experience asphyxia.

However, persons with epilepsy pregnant women, said Kurnia, do not worry too much. Data showed that more than 93 percent of women with epilepsy give birth to normal, not surgery. Condition, the generation is controlled by taking antiepileptic drugs (OAE) during pregnancy until after delivery.

When controlling the generation, physicians must pay attention to the condition of the fetus. Resurrection is not controlled can be fatal, whereas the consumption of excessive OAE adversely affect the fetus. Therefore, pregnant women with epilepsy are advised to do deliveries in hospitals / clinics that have epilepsy care facilities and intensive care baby unit.

Another speaker, Chief of the Division of Child Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia Dwi Putro Widodo added, increasing the frequency of arousal in pregnant women with epilepsy is sometimes due to deliberate discontinuation of the OAE. Many pregnant women with epilepsy worry OAE side effects to the fetus.

Dwi Putro advise pregnant women with epilepsy continue to provide breast milk to infants. Although OAE out through the breast milk is generally not a problem. If the baby is sleepy continues, it is advisable to consult a doctor.