PlayStation and Skin Disease

PlayStation not only can lead to addiction in children, but do you know if it can also cause skin disease? The new skin disease called PlayStation palmar hidradentitis published in the British Journal of Dermatology.

The researchers took the case on a 12-year-old child who came to Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland, with severe skin disease on her palm. Treating physician concluded the girl was experiencing the idiopathic eccrine hidradentitis condition. The skin disease characterized by the redness and swelling on the skin of her palms and soles of the feet.  It’s usually found on the soles of the feet of people who perform strenuous physical activity such as jogging, which is allegedly related to the large number of sweat released during the exercise.

The parents of the girl said that recently she’s playing games for a few hours each day. She insisted to play despite the skin disease on the palm of her hand. Doctors suspected the problem occurred since the grip was too strong and continuously on controlling hand grip of gaming console. A tense game led her to repeatedly push the button and sweating.

The girl could only recover after 10 days of abstinence to play PlayStation. Nina Goard of the British Association of Dermatologists said that if your child’s hand was sweaty when playing game; ask him or her to take a break for a while to avoid skin diseases. Perhaps this case was only a special case and was caused because her skin was very sensitive, but it could be a warning to parents about the risk. Playing PlayStation may cause skin disease.

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Improper Napping May Trigger Diabetes

Do you often feel sleepy and then fall asleep after lunch? If the answer is yes, so be careful since regular nap after lunch could invite the occurrence of type-2 diabetes. Related studies held at the University of Birmingham, UK and Guangzhou hospital, China, and conducted to 16,480 people. Based on the study result, it showed that people who napped had a 26% higher likelihood of getting diabetes than those who didn’t nap. This is associated with reduced night rest and reduced physical activity during the day.

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Naps that are too long can annoy one’s healthy sleep pattern. It may cause difficulty sleeping at night and make the night bedtime becomes shorter. Night's sleep disorder is suspected potentially increasing the risk of type-2 diabetes.

In addition, the researchers found that the wake from a nap activates hormones and mechanisms in the body that interfere with the effectiveness of the insulin hormones. Diabetes itself is caused by the insulin hormones that don’t work effectively. It explained why too long napping affects negatively to one’s health.

Thus, taking a nap for about 15 minutes can be useful for mind and energy recharging, but improper naps may result in sleep problems and later it may lead to other health problems.

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Bromo Mountain Horse Terminal

From the jeep stop point at Tengger Caldera, to go near Bromo Crater (East Java, Indonesia), visitors may take horse ride or have a walk. The path is sandy and rocky landscape -like a desert- and every horse will wait for the visitor who rents at the spot near the stairways that lead people to the peak of Bromo Mountain.

Horses and Batok Mountain

 The horses are really helpful but I also felt sorry for them. They have to wait at the horse terminal without water and food.

 

Captured from the Bromo Peak. Can you see the location of the horse terminal?
The sequence of the area -from below- is
the horse terminal, the road, and the stairways.

Camera Critters  and Saturday's Critters.

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Detect Autism in Children with Cartoon Movie

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If identified early; autism in children can actually be solved more effectively. According to research at Yale University, England, autism can be diagnosed sooner by looking at the toddler’s response while watching animated or cartoon movies.

Normally, toddlers are very pleased to see moving pictures in cartoons and will focus attention on every movement. But it doesn’t happen with the autistic toddlers. They ignored the movement in the cartoons.

Identification of autism with this cartoon made ​​to 56 toddlers. The results showed that 21 toddlers diagnosed with autistic-spectrum disorder tend not to focus on the animation shown on two different screens.

Dr. Ami Klin, a researcher from the Yale Child Study Center, said that knowing the early symptoms of autism is very important because the therapy can be administered more quickly and precisely.

I think using cartoon movies is an easy way for parents to detect autism in your child. If you see something’s wrong, you can consult your doctor as soon as possible.

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Happy Birthday, Dear Husband

 

We fight, we make up,
We share secrets over a coffee cup.
Sometimes you're my friend, sometimes a guide, 

You are the person in whom  I take  pride. 

 

May Allah bless you with all the joy, health, prosperity, and happiness that you desire and hope that we walk hand in hand even after our hair turns silver.

 

I will always love you more and more with every passing year.

Happy Birthday, dear husband!

 

July, 2nd 2014 

With lots of love,

Your wife.

 

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