วันพุธที่ 8 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

Kidney Stones Research

By Bobbie McKee

Kidney stones have been present for a very long time in human history. It was said to have been found in a mummy that is over seven thousand years old. That should be enough proof that humans have long been afflicted by it. These days though people are more aware of kidney stones, why they exist and what to do about them.

Proper information that states how usual it is to develop kidney stones reduces a lot of panic because now you do not have to immediately rush to the emergency room. People now know that drinking lots of water is not just for beautiful skin but also for a healthy kidney.

There maybe times though when drinking tons of water is not enough so more drastic measures need to be taken because the kidney stones cannot be flushed through urine. Here then comes the next option which is surgery. It used to be open surgery procedure for kidney stone removal but in recent years, doctors have found a way to take out kidney stones without the patient having to go under the knife.

Three of the most popular kidney removal surgeries are extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous nephrolithotomy and ureteroscopy. It is very important to remember that all your decisions should be carefully though of and that you should always be constantly coordinating with your doctor. There should be a thorough understanding of the different procedures and more significant is the awareness of the different risks involved.

The Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematolgic Diseases of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) maybe a mouthful but its cause is something that is really worth fighting for. The group sources and manages funds for research on the causes, treatments, and prevention of kidney stones. This group affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in Bethseda, MD is so passionate that new medicines and the growing field of lithotripsy have been a great help in finding safer and better treatments for kidney stones. This is really good news for those who are victims of kidney stones otherwise known as the silent stone because it can go on undetected.

Some of the questions this group want answered include: Why do some people continue to have painful stones? What are the long term effects of lithotripsy? What is/are the natural substance(s) found in urine that blocks stone formation? How can medicine help people identify symptoms of kidney stone formation? Finding the answers to these questions are very crucial in advancing the research so that soon kidney stones prevention and treatment will be as easy as preventing or treating coughs and colds.

With the hope of good things to come in the field of kidney stone research, we go back to the basics. First, someone who is at risk for developing stones may need certain blood and urine tests to determine which factors can be controlled to reduce risks. Second, the first and most elementary way to prevent kidney stones from forming is to drink plenty of fluids and that means more than eight glasses of water a day.

Last and certainly not the least is to keep in mind that getting treated is not enough. A person undergoing treatment should be patient in doing follow up tests to make sure that the treatment is working.

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Internet crime complaints in 2008 rose 33% in case

By Haven Frbiz

According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) of the message, the cyber-crime and Internet fraud complaints in 2008 a dramatic increase.

FBI and IC3 are non-profit Center for white-collar crime (White Collar Crime Center) partners, who maintains a website, Internet fraud victims can lodge complaints at the site. This week, the report said, compared with 2007, 2008 complaints they have received an increase of 33% case, which has a lot of e-commerce fraud.

Estimated that in 2008 the organization received 275,284 complaints, into the equivalent of a net loss of 265 million U.S. dollars, with an average 931 U.S. dollars for each complaint brought losses.

"With the substantial transfer of financial data to the Internet to conduct transactions on the trend, high-tech computer fraud to continue to flourish." Network in the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director-General Division Shawn Henry said in a statement, "For the law enforcement agencies, businesses and home computer users, the need to maintain continued vigilance, and the use of reliable security protection procedures. "

IC3 kept of complaints received by the large database, from the e-mail fraud to the figure of the country's infrastructure, the threat of major components, which are involved. The organization regularly to law enforcement agencies send the collected information.

Last year, IC3 received nearly 60% of the complaints from the case and that the Nets did not purchase merchandise or payments received by the seller, or the victims of auction fraud.

On this list, in addition to the complaints, as well as credit card and check fraud, credit fraud, as well as the so-called 419 fraud (if a person can pay a small part of the advance cheat help them to transfer money from their country go, cheater will be share with millions of dollars). "419 fraud," named after the Nigerian Penal Code, from section 4.1.9 of the country's history, there is a lot of this kind of fraud case.

Check fraud losses up to an average loss of 3000 U.S. dollars for each complaint.

The organization reported that half of the fraud criminals come from California, New York, Texas, Florida, Washington and the District of Columbia. If On a per capita basis, the District of Columbia accounted for the majority of perpetrators of fraud, followed by Nevada .

Nearly two-thirds of the fraud criminals from the United States. Liar in other countries, a considerable number from the United Kingdom, Nigeria and Canada. In addition, the study found that almost all (77%) of the fraud perpetrators are male.

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วันอังคารที่ 7 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2552

Put Bad Credit behind You

By bestcreditcoach

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With the weight people put on having a good credit score these days thinking about bad credit repair can be really frightening and stressful. But having a professional who knows exactly how to hit the credit bureaus and fix your credit can take away all that stress and have your credit restoration program in place as soon as you jump off the horse and make the decision to repair your credit.

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