Shaken baby Syndrome (SBS)

2010/4/5 Afandi Sidek wrote:


General info:
Pesakit terakhir yang kami 'tidurkan' ialah bayi berusia 4 bulan.

(ed: maaf saya tak sampai hati nak paparkan wajah bayi tersebut di sini, cukuplah kisahnya sebagai pedoman.)

Bayi tersebut telah disyaki mendapat sawan pada pukul 2 petang tadi. Beliau sebelum ini sihat dan dijaga oleh pengasuh. Beliau tidak demam dan tidak batuk serta tidak mempunyai simptom-simptom yang lain.. Itulah kali pertama beliau mendapat sawan.
Sesampai di resus room (red zone), beliau masih lagi kelihatan mengantuk dan kurang responsif. Beliau kelihatan pucat dan apa yang menakutkan kami ialah ubun-ubun depan beliau yang timbul dan mencembung (bulging). Memandangkan beliau tidak demam dan ujian menunjukkan beliau kurang darah (Hb 8g/dl), serta bayi tersebut masih kurang responsif selepas satu jam sawan, kami mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan CT scan otak ( Brain CT Scan).

Scan otak menunjukkan beliau mengalami pendarahan otak yang serius, Acute and Chronic Subdural Bleed with Subarachnoid bleed! Terkejut. Kali ini ibu bayi tersebut telah pun selamat tiba dari pejabatnya. Saya bertanyakan lagi sejarah kesihatan bayi tersebut. Satu-satunya cerita atau sejarah yang relevan ialah pengasuh bayi tersebut suka menimangnya tinggi-tinggi. Bayi itu dikatakan sangat suka ditimang.


Health Info:

SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME (SBS)

SBS merupakan kecederaan otak bayi disebabkan goncangan atau pergerakan kepala yang kuat. Boleh berlaku dalam tempoh sesingkat 5 saat pergerakan yang kuat. Kecederaan yang serius boleh menyebabkan kecacatan otak yang lama, serius dan kekal pada bayi.. Ianya berlaku apabila kepala bayi digoncang atau dihentak dengan objek walaupun objek lembut seperti bantal. Ada teori mengaitkan dengan pergerakan seperti menimang bayi, menaiki buaian serta memegang bayi ketika seseorang sedang marah atau bergaduh boleh menyebab berlakunya SBS. Sebab lain ialah penderaan bayi (child abuse) dan selalunya mempunyai kesan-kesan penderaan yang lain.

Perkara ini berlaku kerana kepala bayi mempunyai nisbah yang lebih besar berbanding badan mereka, leher yang lemah dan struktur otak yang masih belum matang serta lebih kandungan air berbanding orang dewasa.

Amalan menimang atau menggoncang sering dilakukan oleh penjaga terutama bila bayi tidak mahu berhenti menangis. Ada yang menimang bayi kerana untuk menenangkan bayi dan ada juga melakukannya ketika marah atau penat menjaga bayi.....( occupational stress ).

Ini bukanlah kes SBS pertama yang saya rawat. Sebelum ini saya juga pernah merawat seorang bayi di wad kanak-kanak yang mempunyai kecederaan otak yang serius dikhuatiri berpunca daripada menaiki buaian.

PENCEGAHAN

1. Jangan sesekali menggoncang bayi anda ketika marah atau untuk bermain.
2. Jangan memegang bayi anda ketika marah.
3. Jikalau anda tidak dapat menenangkan bayi anda, lebih baik anda tinggalkan bayi anda untuk sementara waktu di dalam katil bayi atau kepada orang lain.
4. Minta bantuan orang lain.

Maka, saya sangat berharap agar ibu bapa dan penjaga semua dapat mengambil serius dan peka tentang Baby Shaken Syndrome ini. Ianya bukanlah kes terpencil malah di Amerika Syarikat sebanyak 1500 kes dilaporkan setiap tahun. Mereka juga telah mengharamkan sebarang bentuk alat menggoncang bayi seperti buaian.

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fact about your liver

On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Youhanicky Yahaya wrote:

Some of interesting fact about our liver

Kidneys Cleanser

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:50 AM,(Roy) wrote:

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS WITH LESS THAN $1.00

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments.

How are we going to do this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of parsley and wash it clean

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination. Also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.

Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural!

Please forward to all your friends!

For further information on Institut Jantung Negara, please visit
http://www.ijn.com.my/ or http://www.myhealthcare.gov.my/

Eating fruits - this opened my eyes

forwarded by mohd nor sulaiman (mns2121@...com) on Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:38 AM:


Dr Stephen Mak is a friend of mine at the BSF course. He told me he treats terminal ill cancer patients by "un-orthodox" way and many patients recovered. He explains to me before he is using solar energy to clear the illnesses of his patients. He believes on natural healing in the body against illnesses. See the article below.

Dear Shereen,
Thanks for the email on fruits and juices. It is one of the strategies to heal cancer. As of late, my success rate in curing cancer is about 80%. Cancer patients shouldn't die. The cure for cancer is already found. It is whether you believe it or not? I am sorry for the hundreds of cancer patients who die under the conventional treatments.. Very few can live for 5 years under the convenctional treatments and most live for only about 2 to 3 years. The conventional treatments do not make any difference because most cancer patients also live for about 2 to 3 years without undergoing any treatment. It is difficult to cure those cancer patients who have undergone chemo and radiotherapy as their cells are toxic and weak. When there is a relapse, the cancer will spread very fast as the resistance is poor.
Thanks and God bless.
Dr Stephen Mak

EATING FRUIT...

It's long but very informative

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We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.

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What is the correct way of eating fruits?

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IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

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If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

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FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

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In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil....

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So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining — every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc — actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

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Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.

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There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

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When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

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But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

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KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

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APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

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STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

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ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

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WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene — the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

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GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

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Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

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A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE': (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

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Read this....It could save your life!!

onions are a huge magnet for bacteria

from Zamzam Rais
date Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 9:31 PM
subject [x-snt] FW: Fw: onions


ONION

In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu.

Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.

The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.

Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.)

The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.

If this helps you and your loved ones from getting sick, all the better. If you do get the flu, it just might be a mild case..

Whatever, what have you to lose? Just a few bucks on onions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now there is a P. S. to this for I sent it to a friend in Oregon who regularly contributes material to me on health issues. She replied with this most interesting experience about onions:

Weldon, thanks for the reminder. I don't know about the farmers story...but, I do know that I contacted pneumonia and needless to say I was very ill...I came across an article that said to cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar...placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs...sure enough it happened just like that...the onion was a mess and I began to feel better.

Another thing I read in the article was that onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.

This is the other note.


LEFT OVER ONIONS ARE POISONOUS

I have used an onion which has been left in the fridge, and sometimes I don't use a whole one at one time, so save the other half for later.

Now with this info, I have changed my mind....will buy smaller onions in the future.

I had the wonderful privilege of touring Mullins Food Products, Makers of mayonnaise. Mullins is huge, and is owned by 11 brothers and sisters in the Mullins family. My friend, Jeanne, is the CEO.

Questions about food poisoning came up, and I wanted to share what I learned from a chemist.

The guy who gave us our tour is named Ed. He's one of the brothers Ed is a chemistry expert and is involved in developing most of the sauce formula. He's even developed sauce formula for McDonald's.

Keep in mind that Ed is a food chemistry whiz. During the tour, someone asked if we really needed to worry about mayonnaise. People are always worried that mayonnaise will spoil. Ed's answer will surprise you. Ed said that all commercially- made Mayo is completely safe.

"It doesn't even have to be refrigerated. No harm in refrigerating it, but it's not really necessary." He explained that the pH in mayonnaise is set at a point that bacteria could not survive in that environment. He then talked about the quaint essential picnic, with the bowl of potato salad sitting on the table and how everyone blames the mayonnaise when someone gets sick.

Ed says that when food poisoning is reported, the first thing the officials look for is when the 'victim' last ate ONIONS and where those onions came from (in the potato salad?). Ed says it's not the mayonnaise (as long as it's not homemade Mayo) that spoils in the outdoors. It's probably the onions, and if not the onions, it's the POTATOES.

He explained, onions are a huge magnet for bacteria, especially uncooked onions. You should never plan to keep a portion of a sliced onion.. He says it's not even safe if you put it in a zip-lock bag and put it in your refrigerator.

It's already contaminated enough just by being cut open and out for a bit, that it can be a danger to you (and doubly watch out for those onions you put in your hotdogs at the baseball park!)

Ed says if you take the leftover onion and cook it like crazy you'll probably be okay, but if you slice that leftover onion and put on your sandwich, you're asking for trouble. Both the onions and the moist potato in a potato salad, will attract and grow bacteria faster than any commercial mayonnaise will even begin to break down.

So, how's that for news? Take it for what you will. I (the author) am going to be very careful about my onions from now on. For some reason, I see a lot of credibility coming from a chemist and a company that produces millions of pounds of mayonnaise every year.'

Also, dogs should never eat onions. Their stomachs cannot metabolize onions .Please remember it is dangerous to cut onions and try to use it to cook the next day ,it becomes highly poisonous for even a single night and creates Toxic bacteria which may cause Adverse Stomach infections because of excess Bile secretions and even Food poisoning.

Please pass it on to all you love and care.

How to lose weight gradually?

from: budakkedah@...
date: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:24 AM
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Bila aku tengok gambar kawan-kawan lama dalam facebook, kebanyakannya dah berbadan besar! Kalau tak besar keseluruhannya, part perut mesti fail! Pangkat atau gaji berkadar terus dengan saiz badan or saiz perut! Lagi tinggi pangkat or income, lagi besar badan atau perut! Ini dah jadi trend tapi pendapat aku ’bad trend’. We work hard, making money but years ahead having some health issues. More tragic, no money and no health. What could be more tragic than this? Grrr...

So, nak aku bagitau macam mana nak kuruskan badan tanpa diet? Let me clarify even further. Nak kuruskan badan tapi maintain gaya makan sekarang? Boleh tibai 2-3 keping roti canai pagi-pagi, tengahari pulak tibai briyani, petang jangan lupa cucoq2 apa yang jual tepi jalan, malam boleh makan tomyam, udang celup tepung dan balik terbongkang tidoq tapi di masa yang sama perut makin kempis, badan makin kurus, selera makan bertambah, badan makin sihat and sex drive ehem-ehem? hahaha...Huh..too good to be true, aaight??? But it is true. Aku dah praktis dan buat daripada tahun lepas. Saiz turun daripada L ke M, waist turun daripada 36 ke 32 (seluaq dah kene alter) dan semestinya perut dari one BIG pack ke 4 packs sekarang. If I stand up straight, look down not only could see tip of the ‘iceberg’ but the whole ‘iceberg’. Badan rasa sedap, tengok diri sendiri kat cermin pun rasa puas and of course bila duduk tak asyik-asyik nak angkat baju kat perut! Hehehe...aku bukan nak kutuk orang buncit atau gemuk aaa...thats never my intention cuma nak kasi choice. What it’s gonna be?

Ok. Malas nk ding dong, buang masa bagi hampa dok tertanya-tanya apa dia, macam mana etc. Jawapannya, JOGGING. Kenapa aku pilih jogging? Sebab ni bole buat sendiri, murah dan berkesan. Not necessarily at the gym. Kat taman pun dah boleh. Nak himpun 2 orang untuk main tennis or ping pong pun susah apatah lagi nak main futsal kan. Jogging tu senang tapi teknik kene betul!!

Bila aku cakap jogging, jangan kelam kabut pi beli kasut NIKE, stokin baru, t-shirt, stop watch dan lain-lain. Jangan ambik kunci kereta dulu. Tunggu sat. Tak abih cakap lagi nih. A BIG NO! Don’t get excited! Relek...mula-mula sekali kene jadikan ini habit. This is the most CRUCIAL and the HARDEST part to do but not impossible. It is easy with the right technique. Tak guna hari ni lari 2 kilometer pastu tahun depan pulak baru lari balik. Kaki jadi sakit, muscle cramp. Start with less and less. Try seminggu sekali dan 15 minit tiap-tiap sesi selama 3 bulan. 15 minit tu dah termasuk warm down, so yang betul-betul lari dalam 10 minit jer. Ini je cukup. Tak perlu buat lebih. The idea is to make it as a habit. Aku pun mula dengan lari 7 minit jer. On this phase, don’t bother about your breathing technique, whether you swing your hands right, landing on the right position of foot or even buying new pair of shoes. Secara natural Allah dah ajar kita macam mana nak lari daripada kecik. Ikut je stail tu dulu. Aku ada buat simple table for a reminder (aku attach sebagai panduan). Print it and put where we could see everyday. Soalannya, macam mana nak tau kalau dah jadi habit? Senang ja. Bila kita tak jogging je dalam minggu tu, kita dah rasa resah, kat table tu pun kosong, tak boleh nak tick dan amazingly badan kita pun rasa kurang sedap. Maksudnya dah jadi habit ler tuh. BAGUS! Kalau terlepas satu minggu, minggu depan jangan lupa mesti kene cover balik.

Selepas habis tiga bulan tuh, aku gerenti dah turun berat badan beberapa kilo. Makanya, semangat makin bertambah!! By this time, 10 minit yg dok maintain tu dah tak terasa apa. Kat sini kita boleh choose samada nak tambah kekerapan atau tambah minit lari atau dua-dua. Aku pilih tambah minit lari sebab aku takda masa nak lari dua kali seminggu. Masa ni jugak, kalau terasa nak beli kasut yang lebih sesuai boleh beli. Satu pesanan lagi sekali, yang penting ialah habit. Kalau dah jadi habit, kita akan cari masa untuk luangkan buat habit nih. Tak percaya? Cuba lah buat...aku mula dengan 7 minit, sekarang dah 20 minit. Daripada 0.4 mile ke 1.6 miles now. Tahun ni target 2 kali seminggu and 3 miles. Lepas je tiga bulan tu, definitely kita akan terasa sendiri nak buat research pasal running ni. Macam mana teknik yang sebetulnya etc. Open for discussion.

Ada sesapa tanya macam mana nk kuruskan perut? Hehehe...dah abis lari tadi, badan dok tengah panas lagi, buat le sit ups, pumping ke sikit-sikit kan. Aku buat dua cara. Satu lepas lari aku akan sit-up at least 30 kali. Tiap-tiap hari, aku akan buat sit-up 30 kali. Alah bukan lama pun, paling lama 3 minit. Sebelum nak masuk mandi tu atau sebelum tidoq, buat 30 kali. Macam mana? Boleh check link ni, aku ikut je. InsyaAllah, mujarab!

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So, itulah cara dia. Tak susah. Ble makan apa nak but at the sama time badan makin kurus. The decision is yours. It’s your call. Action speaks louder than words. Any discussions or questions are more than welcome. Option ni result dia lambat sikit. Kalau nak result cepat, ble buat lipo, plastic surgery or makan la ubat-ubat nak kuruskan badan pastu berak-berak aku no comment!

Muahahaha... have fun.

Regards,
_Haniff