Fart gas ( stink bomb) to lower blood pressure - New Study reports!

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Maryland, found that the "Fart gas" (also known as Hydrogen Sulphide) is produced in the cells lining blood vessels by an enzyme called CSE, can be used to control blood pressure. Although the study was conducted on mice, researchers think that if used correctly Fart gas or Hydrogen Sulphide may help in lowering blood pressure.

The same gas - hydrogen sulphide - a toxic gas generated by bacteria living in the human gut - is responsible for the foul odour of flatulence or fart.

Researcher Dr Solomon Snyder said: "Now we know hydrogen sulphide's role in regulating blood pressure, it may be possible to design drug therapies that enhance its formation as an alternative to the current methods of treatment for hypertension."

Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, an expert in vascular pharmacology at Barts and The London Medical School, said: "This study shows that smelly hydrogen sulphide is also likely to have a role in regulating blood pressure and it will be a bit of an impetus for scientists to develop more specific tools to work out what's going on.

"We know hydrogen sulphide is not good for us at high levels but it seems that at the lower levels in the body it is essential."

Dr Allan MacDonald, a reader in pharmacology at Glasgow Caledonian University, said: "Treatments based on hydrogen sulphide could become important in a variety of cardiovascular diseases," he said.

Therefore, if some clever researcher can come up with an idea of delivering the gas somehow to lower blood pressure, he will be able to make billions of it.

Of course, the delivery method has to be other than the nose.


Come to think of it, no one is going to like having a stink bomb up their nostrils every few hours !!!!

;-)

Delhi Airport Hotels! Bed n Breakfast Delhi - A Good Deal Better!

I have been searching for some special, good, safe and clean places to stay near the airport in Delhi, India. It is difficult to get to know which one to go for on the Internet.

Hopefully my recommendation will be useful for travellers going to Delhi. I searched for some decent, mid-range accommodation near the Delhi Airports. All the big, 5 -star Delhi hotels are expensive, while the budget hotels in Delhi are priced so low that it is actually scary.

One is advertising for 20 USD - how on earth can you deliver a room which is clean, safe and is maintained well for 20 USD per night beats me. This comes with free airport pick -up. The room costs, the petrol & driver costs and to have cleaners etc etc - how come some can hotel do that for 20 USD is beyond my comprehension.Anyway, most of

There must be some catch. The 20 USD room might be a window less room on the top floor next to the kitchen or something with just enough space to crawl. Needless to say, I gave it a miss.

Anyway here is my list :-

Hotels near Delhi Airport - I found that they are expensive & not worth the money, except Inn at Delhi.

Therefore I looked for a Bed and Breakfast Hotels near Delhi Airport and found Inn at Delhi. This was just 10 kms from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and at 50 GBP was a steal.

I was going to pay 100 GBP for some of the Hotels. I had free Indian breakfast, free use of the Wi-fi Broadband and a comfortable night on a super mattress.

I forgot to mention this little place is just adjacent to the British embassy in New Delhi and is surrounded by 3 parks which helped me overcome my jet-lag.

Would I recommend it! You Bet!

In fact - this was recommended by my friend - see his review of Inn at Delhi.

Thanks!

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Air Pollution Increases The risk of Appendicitis!

Reserachers from The university of calgary suggest that appendicitis may be caused by Increasing Air Pollution.

This is a new finding by the researchers. Researchers identified more than 5,000 adults who were hospitalized for appendicitis in Calgary between 1999 and 2006 and studied the relationship between air pollutants and the development of appendicitis.

For the study, researchers used data from Environment Canada that collects hourly levels of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter of varying sizes. The findings showed that higher concentrations of air pollutants were associated with the occurrence of appendicitis in the population. The effect of air pollution was strongest during the summer months when people were more likely to be outside.

“In developing countries appendicitis rarely occurs; however, as these nations become industrialized the incidence of appendicitis increases,” says Dr. Gilaad G. Kaplan, the principle investigator from the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine and member of the Calvin Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute of Infection Immunity and Inflammation. “Our paper provides epidemiologic evidence that some cases of appendicitis may be triggered by exposures to air pollutants. This relationship may explain the drop in the incidence of appendicitis in North America and Europe in the latter part of the twentieth century”.

So, if you get appendicitis when visiting a polluted city - blame it on air pollution! Does that mean that there will be a less incidence of appendicitis in less polluted countries? That is wishful thinking!

How Doctors Choose Specialities!

How Doctors Choose Specialties!



Have you ever wondered How Do Doctors Choose their Specialties?

1. The Crazy Medical student with the Non Existent Attention Span chooses - "Emergency Medicine".

2. The Crazy Medical student with Significant Attention Span chooses - "Psychiatry".

3. The Sane Medical student who is not so hard working and afraid of the Light Chooses - "Radiology".

4. The Sane Medical student who is not so hard working and Afraid of the Dark and Thinks Big Chooses - "Dermatology".

5. The Sane Medical student who is not so hard working and Afraid of the Dark and Thinks Small Chooses - "Opthalmology".

6. The Sane Medical student who is Very hard working and has a nice attitude, who loves to work with adults chooses - "Medicine".

7. The Sane Medical student who is Very hard working and has a nice attitude, who loves to work with children chooses - "Paediatrics".

8. The Sane Medical student who is Very hard working and whosse attitude doesn't matter, who loves to work when patients are asleep chooses - "Anaesthesia."

9. The Sane Medical student who is Very hard working and whoose attitude doesn't matter, who loves to work when patients are dead chooses - "Pathology".

10. The Sane Medical student who is Very hard working and whoose attitude is mean chooses - "Surgery".

This flow chart is obviously made by a Medical doctor hating all Surgeons! Enjoy!

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NHS critised for Varicose Vein Surgery Rationing!

A former NHS Consultant has critised the NHS for "rationing varicose vein treatment" to patients.

This according to him is causing a number of complications such as ulcers to increase. The problem was that varicose veins were seen as a "cosmetic problem", he said.

The usual Treatment options for Varicose Veins are:-

1. Surgery for Varicose Vein called High Tie, Stripping and Avulsions

2. EVLT ( Endo Venous Laser Therapy)

3. Conservative (i.e to treat it non -operatively)

However, Professor Bruce Campbell, a consultant vascular surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, disagrees and points to his survey, carried out two years ago, which suggested that while over a third of hospitals would not treat varicose veins if they were only a cosmetic problem, rather than causing pain or discomfort, only 12% were denying treatment to those with symptoms.

He said: "It may well be that some people will present later with ulcers, but there is no real evidence to support this.

A spokesman for the Department of Health said it was up to local PCTs to set clinical priorities, adding: "Any patient requiring varicose vein treatment for clinical reasons should expect to get treatment in their local area."