Hayfever

Posted by Joy-O | allergies,Skin care,skin problem | Friday 29 January 2010 1:11 pm

I never had hay-fever before but how come after such longs years now it’s bugging me? Is the mixture of Australia grass can cause hayfever? I never imagine myself will use nasal spray for very itchy nose and eye drops for red eyes. It even gives me bad headache. Oh dear I was once had very bad skin allergy that almost ruined my skin. Thanks goodness I was able to get rid of it with the help of Periactin. It was good medicine but very sedated. It was making me sleep whole day. Until now I have some tiny scars because of those skin allergies. Luckily it wasn’t really bad. I was so depressed what will happened to my skin. I’m hoping and praying it won’t happen to me again.

Emails of isolation, ill health

Posted by Joy-O | computers and internet,health risk | Thursday 28 January 2010 4:39 am

Social networking sites such as Facebook could raise your risk of serious health problems by reducing levels of face-to-face contact, a doctor claims.
Emailing people rather than meeting up with them may have wide-ranging biological effects.
Increased isolation could alter the way genes work and upset immune responses, hormone levels and the function of arteries. It could also impair mental performance.
This could increase the risk of problems as serious as cancer, strokes, heart disease and dementia.
Social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook allow people to keep in touch with friends over the web.
But even though they are designed to bring people together, psychologist Sigman says they are playing a significant role in people becoming more isolated.
Research suggests the number of hours people spend speaking to others face-to-face has fallen dramatically since 1987 as the use of electronic media has increased.
“Interacting in person” has effects on the body not seen when writing emails.
Levels of hormones such as the “cuddle chemical” oxytocin, which promotes bonding, altered according to whether people were in close contact or not.
“Social networking sites should allow us to embellish our social lives, but what we find is very different. These are not tools that enhance, they are tools that displace,” said Dr Sigman.