Inside of Hepatitis B

Not many people know, that viral hepatitis could be more dangerous than the HIV virus.

Because the hepatitis B virus can infect 50 to 100 times greater than HIV. Of the 7 types of viral hepatitis, namely hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, viral hepatitis B and C are the most dangerous type of virus, because it can develop into liver cancer.

Hepatitis B is a contagious infection that attacks the liver (liver) caused by HBV virus. This virus can only be transmitted through blood contact or other bodily fluids with an infected person, such as blood transfusion, sharing needles for injecting drug users in particular, sexual contacts, use the same eating utensils with an infected person, childbirth and pregnancy than mothers infected, and so forth.

Instead, the virus can not spread through touching or casual contact, and does not spread from contaminated food or beverages.

Symptoms. If our bodies are infected with HBV, there are several symptoms that mark, namely:

* The color of the skin becomes yellow (jaundice / jaundice)
* The color of urine becomes darker
* Easily tired or feel tired often extreme
* Nausea
* Vomiting
* Pain in the abdomen.

It took many months, even a year to get rid of the symptoms. And if not immediately addressed, HBV can cause chronic liver infection, which then can develop into liver cirrhosis or liver cancer. If already at the stage of cirrhosis, can cause death in sufferers.

The danger to children. When is hepatitis B virus infection becomes chronic depends on what age a person is infected. If a person is infected when a childhood, it will more than likely that the infection developed into a more chronic infection.

About 90 percent of infants infected with this virus in the first year, will develop into chronic infection. While in children infected between the ages of one to four years, approximately 30 to 50 percent will develop chronic infection. And about 25 percent of adults died of liver cancer, where he was infected with HBV since childhood. However, about 90 percent of healthy adults newly infected with hepatitis B virus can be recovered and could disappear within six months.

Immunizations are important! That is why, why immunization hepatitis B vaccine is necessary since childhood, to avoid children exposed to hepatitis B virus And vaccination should be given three to four doses, according to the routine immunization schedule.

If the hepatitis vaccine series is given in full, then about 95 percent of antibodies in infants, children, and young adults, to protect against hepatitis B virus. After age 40, protection of the vaccine drops to about 90 percent.

Is there a cure? Now people with hepatitis B was able to breathe a little sigh of relief. Drugs to treat this disease has been found. There are four types of drugs that can be used, namely lamivudine, adefovir, entecavir, or peginterferon alfa-2a, which can be consumed with how swallowed (oral) or injection.

However, the use of these drugs are still too there are shortcomings. In addition to possible side effects, drug use with hepatitis B should be done routinely and not be broken until the patient recovered. If not, then the body will be immune to the drug, and resistant. In addition, drug prices were still tend to be expensive in Indonesia. The price could be around Rp. 2 million for a drink / injection.

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Vitamins in Fruit Salad

Fruit salad consisting of fresh fruits is very tempting to serving your family. Materials, vitamins and protein what is contained in a fruit salad?

* Wine (red and green): a source of fiber, vitamins A, C, high in calories from sugar

* Apples: a source of fiber and vitamin C.

* Orange: a source of fiber, vitamin B1, C, potassium and folic acid. High calories from sugar.

* Strawberries: a source of fiber, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, folic acid. Most of the calories come from sugar

* Melon: a source of fiber, vitamins A, B6, C, potassium, folic acid, niacin. High calories from sugar.

* Pineapple: a source of fiber, vitamin B6, C, manganese, copper, thiamine.

High calories from sugar,

* Leaf lettuce: a source of fiber, vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, K, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, iron, manganese, potassium

* Thousand Island salad dressings or other sauces: a source of vitamin K and vitamin B1.

Suggested serving:

* To add nutrients, you are free to change or add the type of fruit you like a toddler, for example, mango, lychee, longan or rambutan. It could also sow with grated cheese for calcium, vitamin D and protein increases.

* The portion of the recommended: For dessert, 1 serving / day.

* If too much, causing the child's loss of appetite due to consume lots of sugar. It also can trigger diarrhea.

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Important Q&A about Hydroquinone

Question:
Hydroquinone can cause infertility?

Answer:
Further research is needed, because there is no evidence linking hydroquinone with infertility. However, hydroquinone is prohibited to use pregnant women because the first 3 months of pregnancy is a time for the formation of all vital organs of a human being, such as brain, heart, lungs, and the se ¬ forth. We recommend using a skin-lightening product that contains ¬ building natural materials, such as sugar cane acid containing AHAs, licorice, and vitamin C.

Question:
Hydroquinone causes cancer?

Answer:
If used continuously for long periods, whitening creams containing these chemicals are absorbed into the blood. Thus, hydroquinone can be classified as hard drugs that can only be used under a doctor's prescription. The danger is the use of hard drugs without medical supervision is to cause skin irritation, skin redness and burning. Furthermore, research has shown that the use of hydroquinone with a high concentration can cause mutagenic effects (a change in the cell becomes malignant cells) that trigger cancer.

Question:
Hydroquinone can cause okronosis, even in the use of below 2%?

Answer:
Research shows that hydroquinone can cause okronosis, ie mottled skin like brown sand and blue. Sufferers will feel a burning and itchy skin. However, this research is done on the user above 2% hydroquinone. Therefore, hydroquinone should not be used in a long time, and if you use more than 2%, should be under medical supervision. Excessive Use of hydroquinone could cause okronosis on dark-skinned people, such as Asians and African skin.

Alternatives to Hydroquinone
Any chemical substance, though only applied to the skin, when used in the long term would be toxic, because 30% -60% absorbed by the body. Thus, many studies have attempted to develop natural ingredients. In addition to safer, these materials also have the functions to increase cell regeneration and anti-aging skin. Here are some alternative natural ingredients are:

1. Mulberry (fruit extract contains a natural hydroquinone).
Its function: Inhibiting action of the enzyme tyrosinase, reduce oxidation, anti-inflammatory, increases skin cell regeneration, and works as a skin toning.

2. Licorice (liquorice extract). They are work 16 times more powerful than hydroquinone when used with a concentration of 10%. Working inhibit the enzyme tyrosinase, lowered the absorption of UVA and UVB rays, reducing the irritation to the skin, anti-inflammatory.

3. Arbutin. Is a natural hydroquinone which works effectively when used with a concentration of 5%. Functions inhibit the enzyme tyrosinase.

4. Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera extract). Useful as an antibacterial, cooling the skin, astringent, enhance immunity, humidity, and skin regeneration, also reduces inflammation.

5. Soya (soy bean extract). Potential antioxidants reduce DNA damage and skin aging due to UV; reduce the spread of melanin, increasing the formation of collagen and skin thickness.

6. Lavender. Stimulate the formation of new skin cells, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory, anti stress, and rejuvenator.

7. Green tea. They are inhibits the action of the enzyme tyrosinase, antioxidant, repairing and protecting skin structure, increasing skin thickness.

8. Turmeric. Serve to protect the damage to DNA, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant.

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The Secret of Hydroquinone

The most popular chemicals among Asian and African women effective skin lightening is getting to be talking when the questionable safety. There are studies showing evidence that hydroquinone trigger cancer, if used in a long time.

In America, in August 2006, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) banned all cosmetic products containing hydroquinone. FDA to set individual drug products containing hydroquinone are considered, and can only be purchased with a prescription. In Indonesia, the ban would take effect in 2008.


What is Hydroquinone?



Hydroquinone is a reducing agent a substance that dissolves easily in water and commonly used in the washing process of printing photos. It is a carbolic similar chemical molecule.

Hydroquinone works on the melanocyte cell system by inhibiting the tyrosinase enzyme activity (become active due to sunlight, hormonal, illness, medications, allergies, and irritation), which triggers the formation of melanin (skin pigment causes the skin look darker, hyperpigmentation, or brown stain) melanosom by destroying (part of the melanocytes storing the melanin pigments).

In fact, did you know that melanin serves as protectors ¬ dung skin from ultraviolet rays so that we avoid skin cancer?

Hydroquinone remarkable ability to inhibit the formation of melanin makes it a popular ingredient in cosmetics as a skin-lightening product. The dermatologist ¬ assumption that hydroquinone was the most effective (when used with a concentration of 4% -10%) to brighten the skin, and initially the only safe skin lightening approved by the FDA for 25 years.

Many experts still oppose banning hydroquinone dermatologist because they thought when used with appropriate dose, hydroquinone is safe and effective to overcome the problem of skin pigmentation.

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