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How your plastic water bottle could be harbouring more germs than a DOG BOWL

• Tests found water bottles were harbouring dangerous germs like E.coli
• Some had more harmful bacteria than a dog bowl, toy or a toilet seat
• Slide-top types found to be the worst and those with a straw the best 

Most gym-goers make regular trips to the water cooler armed with a plastic bottle, happy they're doing their bit for the environment while keeping hydrated. But while quenching your thirst after pounding the treadmill is a vital part of any workout, it turns out you could actually unwittingly make yourself sick. New research has discovered these plastic water bottles can harbour more germs than a toilet seat.  In fact, slugging from the same refillable vessel was found to be 'many times worse than licking your dog's toy'.

Tests revealed thousands of moisture-loving bacteria crawling all over the spouts and caps.

Research by TreadmillReviews.net lab-tested 12 refillable water bottles that had been used by athletes over the course of a week.

In fact, the average person's water bottle was found to have over 300,000 colony forming units of bacteria. Perhaps most surprising, most of these germs were the most harmful types - known as gram negative rods - such as E.coli and salmonella. There were a host of bacteria linked to skin infections, pneumonia as well as blood poisoning.

SO WHICH FAIRED BEST AND WORST? 

Slide-top versions had the highest germ content, with more than 900,000 colony-forming units per square centimeter (CFU/sq) cm on average. They had the most gram-positive cocci, which have been linked to skin infections, pneumonia and blood poisoning. Squeeze-top bottles were next with 162,000 CFU/sq cm while screw-top containers had around 160,000 CFU/sq cm. Meanwhile, straw-top bottles were by far and above the winners with only 25 CFU/sq cm.

It is thought it could be because water drips to the bottom of the straw rather than sticking around to attract moisture-loving germs. Those found at the tops of straws were 'mostly harmless.' 'Based on our test results, we suggest opting for a straw-top bottle, both for the low prevalence of bacteria and the lack of harmful germs,' the fitness website said. While no tests were performed on re-using standard shop-bought mineral water bottles, the results suggest there would be a similar high level of germs. The Missouri-based website says stainless steel vessels are a better choice than plastic. It also recommends running bottles through the dishwasher or handwashing thoroughly after every use.  

Source - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3735889/How-plastic-water-bottle-harbouring-germs-DOG-BOWL.html

Controlling BP Might Control Premature Deaths in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients

A study revealed in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology, shows that control of blood pressure (BP) could reduce the risk of early death amongst CKD patients. The study showed that having a lower BP target than 140/90 mm Hg that is currently the recommended goal, was safe and associated with protection against premature death. Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco, Elaine Ku stated ‘the data that we provide includes outcomes beyond the typical duration of clinical trials of blood pressure control and demonstrate the long-term safety of tighter blood pressure control, with potential benefits from a mortality standpoint in patients with known kidney disease.’ Longer-term observational studies however, show that lower blood pressure levels may be harmful.

Posted By - Dr. Dinesh Chandra @ eMediNexus

एटीएम कार्ड है तो आपके पास है 5 लाख का इंश्योरेंस, क्या जानते हैं आप

नई दिल्लीः शहर से लेकर गांवों तक बहुत कम लोग ऐसे बचे हैं जो एटीएम का इस्तेमाल ना 

करते हों लेकिन बड़ी संख्या में लोग एटीएम के दुर्घटना स्कीम के बारे में नहीं जानते. 

आजकल ज्यादातर लोग एटीएम कार्ड का इस्तेमाल करते हैं लेकिन एटीएम का एक और 

फायदा है जो आपको पता ही नहीं है और वो जानकारी आपके बेहद काम की है.

यदि किसी भी सरकारी या गैर सरकारी बैंक का एटीएम आपके पास है तो आपका उस बैंक में 

अपने आप ही दुर्घटना बीमा हो गया है. ये बीमा 25,000 रुपये से लेकर 5 लाख रुपये तक का होता है. 

इस योजना को शुरु हुई कई साल हो गए हैं लेकिन 90-95 फीसदी लोगों को इस बात की जानकारी 

ही नहीं है क्योंकि बैंक कभी खुद ये जानकारी ग्राहकों को नहीं देते हैं.

दुर्घटना बीमा की ये प्रक्रिया क्या है और मुआवजा कैसे मिलता है वो जान लीजिए.

स्कीम के मुताबिक अगर किसी एटीएम धारक की दुर्घटना में मौत हो जाती है तो उसके परिवार 

के सदस्य को 2 महीने से लेकर 5 महीने के भीतर बैंक की उस ब्रांच में जाना होगा जहां उस 

शख्स का खाता था और वहां पर मुआवजे को लेकर एक एप्लीकेशन देनी होगी. अगर आपके 

पास किसी एक बैंक में एक ही अकाउंट हो या फिर उस बैंक की दूसरी ब्रांच में भी 

अकाउंट हो तो भी मुआवजा आपको किसी एक एटीएम पर ही मिलेगा जिससे पैसे का लेन-देन 

किया जा रहा हो. मुआवजा देने के पहले बैंक ये देखेंगे कि मौत से पहले पिछले 45 दिन के 

भीतर उस एटीएम से किसी तरह का वित्तीय लेन-देन हुआ था या नहीं.

बैंक में अकाउंट खुलने के बाद जैसे ही एटीएम आपको मिलता है बीमा पॉलिसी लागू हो जाती है. 

बैंक की तरफ से बीमा करवाया जाता है जिससे एटीएम धारक की मौत होने के बाद परिवार को 

मदद मिल सके.

इस स्कीम के मुताबिक आंशिक विकलांगता से लेकर मृत्यु होने तक अलग अलग तरह के 

मुआवजे का प्रावधान दिया गया है. इसके लिए एटीएम धारक को कोई पैसा भी जमा नहीं कराना होता है.

बस यदि आपके पास एटीएम है तो उस बैंक में ऑटोमैटिक दुर्घटना बीमा का फायदा आपको 

मिल सकता है. नियम ये है कि अगर एटीएम धारक की किसी दुर्घटना में मौत हो जाती है तो उसके 

घरवालों को उस बैंक से मुआवजा मिलेगा. ये योजना बैंक के ग्राहकों के लिए ही होती है लेकिन 

बैंक कभी भी इस बात की जानकारी ग्राहक को नहीं देते.

जानें किस स्थिति में कितना मिल सकता है मुआवजा

अगर आपके पास साधारण एटीएम है तो 1 लाख रुपये तक का मुआवजा परिवार वालों को 

मिलेगा और अगर कार्ड मास्टरकार्ड है तो ये मुआवजा 2 लाख रुपये तक हो सकता है. आंशिक 

विकलांगता की सूची में अगर एक हाथ या एक पैर खराब होता है तो बैंक से 50,000 रुपये का 

मुआवजा मिल सकता है. वहीं दोनों हाथ या दोनों पैर खराब होने की सूरत में भी 1 लाख रुपये का 

मुआवजा एटीएम धारक को मिल सकता है.

अलग-एलग एटीएम टाइप पर अलग-अलग बीमा राशि

मास्टर कार्ड धारक को 50 हजार रुपये का बीमा और क्लासिक एटीएम पर 1 लाख रुपये तक का 

बीमा होता है. सभी वीजा कार्ड पर 2 लाख रुपये का बीमा और मास्टर मित्र कार्ड पर 25 हजार 

रुपये का बीमा होता है. वहीं प्लैटिनम कार्ड पर 2 लाख रुपये और मास्टर प्लैटिनम कार्ड पर 

5 लाख रुपये तक का बीमा आपको बैंक से मिल सकता है.

मतलब ये कि अगर आपके पास प्लेटिनम कार्ड है जो आपके कार्ड पर 2 लाख रुपए का दुर्घटना 

बीमा का प्रावधान है. अगर आपके पास क्लासिक कार्ड या फिर किसान डेबिट कार्ड है तो उस पर 

50 हजार रुपए की राशि तय की गई है पीएनबी मित्र एटीएम कार्ड पर 25 हजार रुपए का 

दुर्घटना बीमा होता है. जबकि मास्टर रक्षक प्लेटिनम कार्ड पर 5 लाख रुपए का बीमा राशि 

तय की गई है.

जानें अपने हक को

आपके लिए सलाह यही है कि बैंक में अपने एटीएम के बारे में पूछताछ करें और इस बात की

जानकारी मांगे कि आपके एटीएम कार्ड पर आपको कितना बीमा मिला है. बैंक अगर इंकार 

करे तो उसे बताएं कि आपको सरकार द्वारा इस योजना की पूरी जानकारी है. अगर दुर्घटना या 

एटीएम धारक की मृत्यु हो जाती है तो कार्ड टाइप के अनुसार मिलने वाली बीमा राशि की मांग करें 

और अगर बैंक इंकार करता है तो कंज्यूमर फोरम में जाकर अपना हक ले सकते हैं.

Source - http://abpnews.abplive.in/business/good-news-for-atm-debit-

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स्वतंत्रता दिवस कि शुभ कामनाए

Health is Wealth स्वास्थ हि धन कि और से सभी देश वासीयो को स्वतंत्रता दिवस कि शुभ कामनाए ।

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How your washing machine could be damaging fertility

• By  -  Sarah Knapton, science editor 
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Clothes pick up flame retardant chemicals which end up in water courses when washed CREDIT: ALAMY 

The mystery of how hormone-disrupting chemicals have come to be found in lakes and rivers has been solved, and the culprit is the washing machine.

Scientists have long puzzled as to how flame retardant compounds and chemicals used to make plastics bendy end up in the environment as factories are careful not to allow spillages.

The levels of phthalates and retardants in the natural world is worrying because there is increasing evidence that they damage fertility and could be the reason why male sperm counts have fallen dramatically since the 1940s.

Women with the highest concentrations of phthalates in their bodies are also more likely to suffer low libido and a study published this week by British researchers showed that the fertility of dogs has dropped since 1988,  because they share the same environment to humans.

Now researchers at the University of Toronto believe they have found the answer to how they chemicals are polluting the natural world.

Flame retardant chemicals are thought to damage sperm CREDIT: ALAMY 

It appears that human clothing can trap the chemicals in their fibres and come laundry day, they are released into water of the washing machine, before being swept away into the sewerage system. 

Wastewater plants extract less than 20 per cent of the chemicals so most will find their way into rivers and lakes.

“These results have implications regarding the role of clothing conveying chemicals with indoor sources to the outdoor environment,” said lead author Dr Miriam Diamond, from the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at Toronto.

“Our results suggest that physical and chemical properties of fabrics, as well as chemicals, account for chemical accumulation and release

“Clothing is unique in the indoor environment as it undergoes continual laundering.  These results support the hypothesis that clothing acts as an efficient conveyer of (chemicals) from indoors to outdoors through accumulation from air and then release during laundering.”

Phthalates are used in everything from synthetic fragrances to plastic food containers, vinyl flooring, insect repellent, shower curtains and even steering wheels and dashboards.

 

Everything from shower curtains to rubber ducks contain chemicals which are flame retardants and make plastics bendy 

But they are not chemically bound to the plastics they are added to, so they are continuously released into the atmosphere. Bendy plastic tends to harden and become brittle over time and because the phthalates have leached out.

The study found that natural fibres were worse for trapping phthalates with cotton picking up nearly double the level of phalataes as polyester, 3475 ng/dm2 (billionth of a gram per 10cm squared) compared with 1950 ng/dm2 for the manmade fibre.

As well as fertility problems, studies in both animals and humans have also linked flame retardants to thyroid disorders, memory and learning problems, delayed mental and physical development, lower IQ, and advanced puberty. Phthalates have also been linked to diabetes. 

Dr Michael Warhurst, Executive Director of CHEM Trust said phthalates could be found in household dust, which can also get on clothes.

"Most people don’t realise quite how many hazardous chemicals you can find in normal house dust.

"We can reduce part of our exposures to problem chemicals by keeping our homes clean, but ultimately we need to get these chemicals out of our lives by them being banned from products in the first place".

Health scares have led to some retardants like PBDEs being phased out in recent years but older products could still be coated in the chemicals. Many people keep sofas and beds for decades, while most offices did not replace chairs.

A new, triazine-based brominated flame retardant which has replaced polybrominated flame retardants is similar in structure to the PDBE’s and scientists have called for research into whether it is having the same health impact.

Two of the more commonly used flame retardants – tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tetrachlorobisphenol A (TCBPA) are used on circuit boards and externally on plastic casings for electronics.  The University of Houston recently showed that they disrupted hormones and promoted obesity.

The team also believe that chemicals used in dry cleaning could also be left on clothes and transferred back into the environment.

The research was published in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Chikungunya Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment

Symptoms • Most people infected with chikungunya virus will develop some symptoms. • Symptoms usually begin 3–7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. • The most common symptoms are fever and joint pain. • Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. • Chikungunya disease does not often result in death, but the symptoms can be severe and disabling. • Most patients feel better within a week. In some people, the joint pain may persist for months. • People at risk for more severe disease include newborns infected around the time of birth, older adults (≥65 years), and people with medical conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart disease. • Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections. Diagnosis • The symptoms of chikungunya are similar to those of dengue and Zika, diseases spread by the same mosquitoes that transmit chikungunya. • See your healthcare provider if you develop the symptoms described above and have visited an area where chikungunya is found. • If you have recently traveled, tell your healthcare provider when and where you traveled. • Your healthcare provider may order blood tests to look for chikungunya or other similar viruses like dengue and Zika. Treatment • There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat chikungunya virus. • Treat the symptoms: o Get plenty of rest. o Drink fluids to prevent dehydration. o Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or paracetamol to reduce fever and pain. o Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS until dengue can be ruled out to reduce the risk of bleeding). o If you are taking medicine for another medical condition, talk to your healthcare provider before taking additional medication. • If you have chikungunya, prevent mosquito bites for the first week of your illness. o During the first week of infection, chikungunya virus can be found in the blood and passed from an infected person to a mosquito through mosquito bites. o An infected mosquito can then spread the virus to other people

Posted by - Dr. Veena Aggarwal @ eMediNexus