What Are the Symptoms?

Asthma symptoms include episodes of:

* Tightness or pressure in the chest.

* Shortness of breath.

* Wheezing (a high-pitched whistling sound that occurs when exhaling).

* Coughing, especially at night.

Early warning signs of the onset of an asthma episode include:

* Signs of a cold.

* Frequent cough, especially at night.

* The need to use your rescue inhaler.

* Losing your breath easily (exercise-induced bronchospasm).

* A decrease in lung function, as measured by a spirometer or peak flow meter.

Call Your Doctor If

* You or another person is experiencing an episode of asthma for the first time. Asthma can quickly become serious if not treated promptly and properly.

* Your rescue inhaler (usually albuterol) does not work to relieve your symptoms within 20 minutes

* You or the person with asthma cannot talk in complete sentences. Other things to look for: flaring nostrils; the skin between the ribs is sucked in with each breath; the lips or the skin under the nails appear grayish or bluish. These are all signs of extreme oxygen deprivation. Get immediate emergency treatment.

If you have diabetes you should follow a diabetes diet. Here’s a sample diabetic meal plan that is about 1,600 calories and 220 grams of carbohydrate. Remember to drink two 8-ounce glasses of water with each meal.

Breakfast

(360 calories, 52.5 grams carbohydrate)

1 slice toasted whole wheat bread with 1 teaspoon margarine
1/4 cup egg substitute or cottage cheese
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 small banana

Lunch

(535 calories, 75 grams carbohydrate)

1 cup vegetable soup with 4-6 crackers
1 turkey sandwich (2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 ounce turkey and 1 ounce low-fat cheese, 1 teaspoon mayonnaise)
1 small apple

Dinner

(635 calories, 65 grams carbohydrate)

4 ounces broiled chicken breast with basil and oregano sprinkled on top
2/3 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup cooked carrots
1 small whole grain dinner roll with 1 teaspoon margarine
Tossed salad with 2 tablespoons low-fat salad dressing
4 unsweetened canned apricot halves or 1 small slice of angel food cake

Snacks

(Each has 60 calories or 15 grams carbohydrate. Pick two per day.)

16 fat-free tortilla chips with salsa
1/2 cup artificially sweetened chocolate pudding
1 ounce string cheese plus one small piece of fruit
3 cups “lite” popcorn

ਅੱਜ ਦੇ ਯੁੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਵੱਧਦੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ. ਅੱਜਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਹਰ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਹਿਸਾਬ ਰੱਖਣ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਦਾ ਇਸਤੇਮਾਲ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ.

ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਬੁਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਪਰੰਤੂ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਤੇ ਪੈਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਬੁਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚਣ ਦੇ ਲਈ ਕੁੱਝ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਦਿਓ.

ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਹਿਰ ਡਾਕਟਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਜੇਕਰ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਦਾ ਇਸਤੇਮਾਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਚੱਲਣ ਤਾਂ ਉਹ ਇਸਦੇ ਬੁਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਤੋਂ ਬੱਚ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ. ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਵੀਹ ਮਿੰਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੀ ਪਲਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਘੱਟ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਵੀਹ ਵਾਰ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਝਪਕਾਓ.

ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸੁੱਕ ਦੂਰ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ. ਜੇਕਰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਏਸੀ ਰੂਮ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੈਠਕੇ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਤਾਂ ਏਸੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਵਿਚਲੀ ਗਿੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ.

ਇਸਦੇ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਤੇ ਬੁਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਇਸ ਲਈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੌਣੇ ਘੰਟੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰੀ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਰਾਮ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਦਿਵਾਓ. ਡਾਕਟਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਲਾਹ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਮਨੀਟਰ ਦੀ ਉਪਰਲੀ ਸਤਹ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨੱਕ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ.

ਇਸਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਕੰਪਿਊਟਰ ਦੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਈਟਨੈਸ ਘੱਟ ਰੱਖੋ ਜਦਕਿ ਅੱਖਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਆਕਾਰ ਵੱਡਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ. ਅੱਖਰ ਜਿੰਨੇ ਛੋਟੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ, ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵੱਧ ਜ਼ੋਰ ਪਵੇਗਾ. ਜੇਕਰ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ ਤਾਂ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਅੱਧੇ ਅੱਧੇ ਘੰਟੇ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਠੰਡੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਛਿੱਟੇ ਮਾਰੋ.

Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer’s? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved.

Scientists agree that a balanced quality diet is key to good health, and most governments in past years have urged citizens to adopt a daily diet of five portions of fruit and veg, and three each of dairy products and starch, while cutting back fats, sugar and alcohol.

Watching what you eat, experts say, does help prevent illnesses such as diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia — which leads to cardio-vascular disease — or osteoporosis.

But researchers are in disagreement over illnesses not directly related to nutrition, such as cancer, AIDS or neurodegenerative diseases — though again all recommend a balanced diet.

Among the thousands of studies on hand, one European investigation concluded that eating fruit and vegetable fibre might limit the risk of colorectal cancer.

Fruit was tipped as a possible protection against cancer of the lung, and to ward off prostate cancer, the study recommended five cups a day of catechin-rich green tea — catechins are polyphenolic antioxidant plant metabolites.

Industrial — or processed — fats, already known to be harmful for the cardiovascular system, could double the risk of breast cancer while soybeans reduced the risk threefold.

But soybeans, which are rich in anti-oxydants that help cells survive, could increase the risk of infertility.

Lycopene, the bright red anti-oxydant pigment found in tomatoes and other red fruits, also was found by some researchers to reduce the risk of cancer, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there is no solid proof for the claim.

Alzheimer’s on the other hand could be kept at bay by pomegranate juice, as well as the polyphenols in a glass of red wine.

But while fish are hailed for their omega-3, a family of unsaturated fatty acids, fish are also rich in mercury and toxic PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls.

“There are no good or bad foods,” said France’s Afssa food security agency.

But eating five fruit and veggies a day and little animal fat “is plain common sense”, said oncologist Dominique Belpomme.

Experts at France’s national food and cancer research centre, NACRe, said a varied diet of mainly fruit and vegetables with not too much alcohol would help prevent cancers of the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, lung, stomach, pancreas, colon-rectum and bladder.

After leafing through 7,000 studies from across the globe, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) recommends avoiding food and drinks high in sugar, salt or fats and low in fibres, and instead eating fruit, vegetables, wholegrain cereals and pulses.

Eating well is also key to treating HIV-positive patients as malnutrition weakens the immune system, lowering resistance to secondary effects.

But good food cannot replace antiretrovirals despite claims to the contrary by South Africa’s controversial health minister — “Dr Beetroot” — on fighting AIDS with garlic, lemons and veggies.

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If your child is at an unhealthy or even dangerous weight, and weight-loss efforts at home aren’t successful, you may want to try a professional weight-loss program.

The Cleveland Clinic offers the following recommendations when choosing a child’s weight-loss program:

The program should employ an array of health professionals, including physicians, dietitians, psychiatrists and exercise physiologists.

• Your child’s overall health should be evaluated before any weight-loss program begins.
• The program should include the entire family, rather than focusing only on the child.
• Look for a program that is geared specifically for your child’s age group and has different programs based on age.
• Programs should focus on behavioral changes, teaching how to choose healthy foods in variety and portion size, and promoting physical activity.

The free medical camp was declared open by Sh J.M. Balamurugan IAS DC Kapurthala.
Special Guests included Sh. Rakesh Aggarwal IPS SSP Kapurthala and Sh Ashok Nayyar Civil Surgeon Kapurthala.

Free Test were done. they included FBS (Fasting Blood Sugar), ECG, Mammography, Doppler test, Digital Neuropathy. All were done by super-specialist. Free Medicines were also given to all patients.

On spot painting and essay writing competition was also organized and prizes were given to winner entries each from essay and painting competition. Topics were Global Warming, Female Foeticide and Drug De-Addiction. Certificates were given to all prize winners.