Food poisoning

Who will believe it.

I been to Vietnam for 4 days and got ok.

And I got food poisoning in Singapore.

2 weeks after the trip.

This is really stupid.

I been to this stall so many times.

Looks they just me as a customer.

3 days, unable to do anythings, really sucks big time.

Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk

Blood type might be a clue to heart disease risk

Updated 12:46 PM Aug 15, 2012

DALLAS - Here's another reason to know your blood type - it might be a clue to your risk of heart disease.

People who have blood types A, B, or AB have a slightly higher risk of heart disease compared to those with type O, the most common kind, according to research released yesterday.

Those who know they are at higher risk may be more motivated to make changes to lower their chances of heart disease, said Dr Lu Qi, senior author of the study from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

"We cannot change blood type but we can change lifestyle," said Dr Lu, who led a study released last year that showed blood type may affect stroke risk.

The new study involved about 90,000 men and women in two observational health studies that cover more than 20 years. Combined, 4,070 people developed heart disease. The researchers considered age and other factors like diet, drinking, family history of heart attacks that could contribute to heart disease.

The increased risk for type A was 8 per cent; type B, 11 per cent; and type AB, 20 per cent.

While the study did not examine how blood type may affect heart disease risk, it noted that research has shown some characteristics of different types may be a factor. For instance, some research suggests that blood types might affect cholesterol levels or the risk of developing blood clots.

The findings were published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

A doctor not involved in the study cautioned that the increased risk for non-O blood types is modest, and that other risk factors like smoking have a bigger impact.

"Most of things that are this modest, most of the time they don't meaningfully change how you'd think about your risk overall," said Dr Amit Khera, director of the Preventive Cardiology Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

"This shouldn't cause much alarm for most of the population," he added.

No matter what blood type, Harvard's Dr Lu said everyone should pay attention to risk factors they can change, including smoking, weight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and a sedentary lifestyle.

Type O is the most common blood type, followed by A, B and AB. About 45 percent of whites, 51 per cent of blacks, 57 per cent of Hispanics and 40 per cent of Asians have blood type O, according to the American Red Cross.

Type A: 40 per cent of whites, 26 per cent of blacks, 31 per cent of Hispanics and 28 per cent of Asians.

Type B: 11 per cent of whites, 19 per cent of blacks, 10 per cent of Hispanics and 25 per cent of Asians.

Type AB: 4 per cent of white and blacks, 2 per cent of Hispanics and 7 per cent of Asians. AP

PS:

How true, I don't know.

I do know that one must look at their diet and lifestyle.

But when one will die, is another thing.

Health is important

Recently the had become hot and humid.

Even at night is hot.

So we are more likely to get sick.

I am almost sick.

Thus not able to write more posts.

Health is important.

Do take more care of it.

No matter how busy...pls do some exercise

No matter how busy...pls do some exercise.

Last year, I will try to go jogging once a week.

But at the end of the year, it started to rain regularly.

Thus I became lazy and stopped.

About 2mths I stopped, I started to felt tired.

I also start to get sick.

Thus I decided that I had to start exercising.

Thus I bought a bike.

Why a bike?

Cos I still feel lazy to jog.

So I think cycling is not a bad choice.

Now I cycle about twice a week.

I felt more refresh.

I guess exercising is one of the cheap way to stay healthy.

It will not stop you from becoming sick.

It will be able to cut  it down.

So let's start exercising!

Take care of your health

Recently, people are becoming sick.

Likely is because of the weather.

So everyone, please take care.

Urine colour tell about your health

Urine colour tell about your health

Ever wondered what the colour of your urine indicates? Apparently, it can tell you a lot about your health, from a liver dysfunction to cancer.

STOMPer Alex wrote:

"Urine colour indicators."

These are the urine colour indicators that reveal the state of one's health:

Yellow
“Healthy urine goes from clear to pale yellow, dark yellow to amber,” says consultant urologist Tim Terry. This depends on hydration levels, but if you’re somewhere in the yellow team, you can breathe easy.

Green
“Some antiseptics and anaesthetics give urine a green tinge,” says Terry. This is thanks to methylene blue, a dye which kidneys sometimes struggle with. Nothing too much to worry about though.

Orange
“This is a sign of liver dysfunction,” warns Terry. If your urine is this colour and you notice that your stools are white, it could be obstructive jaundice. Put down that beer – it’s GP time.

Brown
Muddy-looking pee means kidney problems. “This can be a sign of serious renal disease, even a fistula,” says Terry. That’s when your bowel leaks into your bladder. Taxi to casualty now.

Red
This is really bad. Blood in your urine can mean a haemorrhage or cancer. “In anyone over 40 we assume it’s bladder cancer, unless proven other wise,” says Terry. Get yourself to the doctor, pronto.

PS:

Seriously, I didn't know about that one's urine colour can tell you alot of things.

Hope this is useful to all.