Itchy eyes? Rush to a doctor [Bangalore]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by admin0 Comments | Times of India, The, Aug 9, 2010 | by Nandi, Jayashree
BANGALORE: Pollution and dust is now taking its toll on Bangalore’s children. A strange epidemic in ophthalmology — keratoconus — is leaving doctors flummoxed as they are seeing an average of 12 cases every day. It is an allergy that leaves your eyes irritated, your vision changes too often and you are not comfortable with your glasses.
Keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye, in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change its shape, is one of the most common eye diseases today.
Vice-president, Narayana Nethralaya, Dr Rohit Shetty, is currently carrying out research on keratoconus. Strangely, this disease is increasing only in parts of Asia, such as India and Pakistan, Turkey, parts of Saudi Arabia, Africa and Latin America. Many doctors link the trend to heat and pollution that is common to all these countries. The incidence used to be one in 3,000 in India, but the latest research shows it is in the range of one in 1,500 today!
A cornea surgeon from Mexico, Dr Juan Carlos, who is currently working with Shetty on keratoconus, says its incidence has increased drastically in Mexico too. “It is very common in Central America, Africa, Turkey, it’s strange. Could it be because all these countries are closer to the equator? The pollution and heat levels are higher in these parts,” he said.
“We are very close to finding a gene responsible for this disorder. It has always been thought of as a non-genetic disease but certain strange attributes like the fact it is location-specific and that certain people are prone to these allergies, tell us it could be genetic,” Dr Shetty said.
CASE STUDY
Naveen SP, 19, from a remote village near Chikkaballapur in Karnataka, used to walk 11 km daily to attend a government school. He used to top the class until he noticed blurred vision and irritation in the eye. He managed to pass his PUC examination with 93%. While the village panchayat members were happy about his excellent performance, they brought him to Narayana Nethralaya. He was diagnosed with an advanced stage of keratoconus. Many children like Naveen, from urban areas too, are reaching hospitals only to find that they have to get a cornea replacement. It is extremely difficult to get a young cornea because most of those who donate are elderly persons. “How can we use a 60-year-old’s cornea for an 11-year-old?” asks Dr Shetty.
However, a cornea replacement in case of keratoconus is required only for 50% of the cases. Now there are some other therapies like collagen cross-linking and INTACS, a form of corneal implant
As a kindergartener in 1926 (yes,
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by adminAs a kindergartener in 1926 (yes, I?m that old). I and my classmates sang it every school day ? after a cheerful ?Good morning, children? from teach.
Schoolroom singing to the teacher has gone out of style. However, I remembered
?Good Morning To You?
all my life ? singing it to my children at breakfast — and to my grandchildren when they stay overnight with us. They love it:
Good morning to you.
Good morning to you.
We?re all in our places,
With bright shining faces.
Oh, what a way
To start a new day.
Mildred died in 1916. Patti became professor of kindergarten education at Columbia University. Their ground-breaking book of kindergarten practices was nearly forgotten.
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Thirty-one years after the first publication of
?Song Stories,?
a man named Robert H.
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Visitors expecting to
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by adminVisitors expecting to see an opera in Sydney one evening and go gold prospecting the next day should study the topography. It is its sheer enormity that gives Australia ? and its diverse population ?a distinct personality.
Sydney may resemble a British colonial town at the first impression, but as you approach the harbor, the region boasts a vibrant nightlife, beaches, parklands, skyscrapers, restaurants, and malls. The rugged cliffs and stunning Bondi beach are popular haunts. Interestingly, gay venues make up a sizeable chunk of Sydney’s nightlife. While the Opera House is a key attraction, exploring the hidden coves is a good option, too. The harbor features a myriad of aqua sports including snorkeling, parasailing, jet jaunts, water skiing, and motorized paddle boating.
Tourists flock to cosmopolitan Melbourne on the banks of the Yarra River for its discount shopping, fine restaurants, and sporting calendar. An hour’s drive out of Melbourne, Yarra Valley is Australia’s finest wine-growing region. It is the country’s foremost producer of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. Picnics and jazz shows, fuelled by wine tasting, are key tourist attractions here.
Brisbane, too, is a progressive city at the centre of the South-East Queensland corridor, which runs from the Sunshine Coast to the New South Wales limits.
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Introduction Search engine optimization (SEO)
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by adminIntroduction
Search engine optimization (SEO) is an online marketing strategy used to increase a Web site’s visibility to the millions of people who find information and services on the Internet. Search engine optimization can help position your firm among the top search results for a given query, which can dramatically increase traffic to your Web site and establish a Web presence for your practice. Among other things, SEO involves optimizing the structure of your site and the text that appears on it, as well as obtaining links to your site from other sites, to help its popularity rating with search engines. With the number of Web sites on the Internet increasing at an exponential rate, gaining primary placements in search engine rankings allows you to market your law firm in a very powerful and effective way.
Page Rank
PageRank is in some ways related to link popularity, but the calculation is dependant on the quality and strength of the links, not just the number of links. So, how does one go about building and increasing their Page Rank.
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It makes us see new people as
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by adminIt makes us see new people as strangers instead of potential friends. Most importantly, it keeps us from living to our full potential.
So what happened to us? I believe it was something called expectations — more specifically, other people’s expectations of us. When we’re little, from birth to 3 or 4-years old, our only care in life is to have fun. Our only job is to be lovable and to love. Everything else is just play. What could be better? But then, as we get older, we start to have expectations put on us. We have to make our bed, we have to go to school, we have to finish our homework, wash the car, get a job, etc., etc. Then we get older and have our own families, career, responsibilities and debts. Not to mention the peer pressures that drive us to have the house or the car or the gadgets that make the best impression. Pretty soon our own sense of daring and wonder is lost in what we’re “supposed to be.”
Worrying about what we’re supposed to be suppresses the child in us, who has no doubt that his or her purpose on the planet is to have fun.
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Surely someone has
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by adminSurely someone has said to you at some point, ?You?re just under too much stress.? What did you want to do? Scream? Deck ?em? Of course you?re under too much stress! Who isn?t? The question is, what can you do to reduce the level of stress in your life?
You may think that everything you do is necessary, so there is no way to reduce stress. But is that really true? Do you find yourself enrolling your children in every activity they want to try, or perhaps encouraging them to join every club yourself? And many parents insist on being involved with every activity their children do.
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This will make
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by adminThis will make it default back to an open network and poof you have keys to the kingdom
When placing your wireless access point the only thing you should be able to see is maybe the antenna. You can purchase access point antennas that look like ceiling panels or fire alarms.
If a hacker is in your building probing your wireless network he is going to look for access points. If he can determine the make and model of your access point he can search the Internet for default passwords and vulnerabilities for that access point.
Finally when placing your wireless antennas outdoors try and make them blend into the building as much as possible. You should use a wireless directional antenna that is flat against a wall rather than a Yagi antenna which screams look at me.
Wireless access points can be hacked in 20 seconds or less if they are mounted in the wrong place.
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Check tire pressure.
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by adminCheck tire pressure. Verify your spare tire is fully inflated and make sure all of the tire-changing equipment is in place and functions properly. Rotate your tires as recommended by your manual.
2. Check and Change the engine oil. Change your oil and oil filter according to what your manual states. It’s best, for city driving, to change the oil at least every 3,000 miles. Also, make it a habit to check your oil level every time you fill up your gas tank.
3. Check out the hoses and belts. Make sure there is no cracking or fraying. Also, ensure no fluids are leaking. If your car “screams” when idling, that’s a good sign one of your belts is loose or going out. Have it inspected and changed or tightened immediately.
4. Replace the windshield wipers. It’s best to have new ones prior to the first snow fall. Also, make sure your windshield washer fluid reservoir is full of actual washer fluid (not water).
5. Ignition System
Starting up a car in cold weather is rough on the ignition system. Have it checked before winter. It’s best to have a tune-up.
It has been my experience
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by adminIt has been my experience helping individuals take charge of their lives over the last 25 years that when it comes to the fear of flying there are three sub groups that individuals fall into.
They are as follows:
1. Those individuals who have had a traumatic incident involving flying.
2. Those individuals who have had a traumatic incident that is related to and preceded a traumatic incident involving flying.
3. Those who have never had a traumatic incident involving flying but flying somehow metaphorically relates to some other trauma or emotional difficulty they are having in their lives.
In the second case the flying phobia is thematically related to the preceding incident.
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I cleaned it out thoroughly with a
Posted on August 31st, 2010 by adminI cleaned it out thoroughly with a little soap and water. I knew it had to have holes in the bottom to allow for sufficient drainage. I drilled holes into it with a smaller sized drill bit. I plopped the potting soil and behold! A garden pot was born! My kids think I should have decorated up the sides so that the kitty litter panels wouldn?t show up but it didn?t bother me a bit. I was recycling something that would just end up in the trash anyway.
In that same week, I got my answer to how I was going to plant the squash. I knew the squash would need some significant room to bush out. I was driving down a back country road and came upon a heap of tires. I thought I remember reading somewhere that tires would make excellent planters.
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