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A 20 year female with 36 weeks pregnancy presents for the first evaluation.She is diagnosed Chlamydia trachomatis infection of cervix.Upon delivery,what complaint is the infant most at risk for ? a.Jaundice b.Hydrocephalus. c.Hutchinson triad d.Conjunctivitis. E.Sensoryneural deafness. Ans : D Chlamydia can also be associated with pnuemonia and Otitis media. Hydrocephalus can be associated with toxoplasmosis. Hutchinson triad - (i)Hutchinson teeth (blunted upper incisors) (ii)Interstetial keratitis (iii)Eighth nerve deafness. This triad is seen in congenital syphilis. Sensorineural deafness is associated with Congenital rubella exposure. Treatment - Oral Erythromycin.

London, England (AHN) - Experts say that increasing olive oil in one's diet may help protect against cell damage that can lead to cancer. The study looked into 182 European men and discovered that 25 milliliters of olive oil per day decreases levels of a substance that signals cell damage. The Danish team said it may explain why cancer rates are higher in northern Europe. Southern Europe has lower cancer rates with olive oil as a major part of their diet. Source

Taking cod liver oil early in life appears to reduce the chances that children will develop insulin-dependent ("type 1") diabetes, researchers report. "In Norway, Cod Liver_Oil is an important source of dietary vitamin D and the long-chain n-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)," according to Dr. Lars C. Stene, of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, in Oslo, and colleagues. All these nutrients "have biological properties of potential relevance for the prevention of type 1 diabetes," they explain in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Full article

The genetic differences between individual human beings are much greater than was previously thought, according to research that offers a fresh explanation for the unique physical and psychological characteristics of every person. A revolutionary map that compared the genomes of 270 people has shown that humans are not 99.9 per cent genetically identical as assumed, but that much more of our DNA varies between one person and the next Whereas previous analysis of the human genome had suggested that no more than 0.1 per cent of it underlaid all the genetic differences between individuals, the new findings indicate that at least three times more DNA actually varies. More

By New york Heart Association Class 1 - No limitation of Physical activity Ordinary Physical activity does not cause undue fatigue Dyspnoea and Angina present Class 2 - Slight limitation of physical activity Ordinary Physical activity results in symptoms Class 3 - Marked limitation of physical activity Comfortable at rest, but less than ordinary activity causes symptoms. Class 4 - Unable to engage in any physical activity without discomfort Symptoms present even at rest. Most common symptoms of heart disease - Dyspnoea ,Chest pain, Palpitations, Syncope ,Fatigue. Risk Factors : Overweight,Pot belly,Stress,Increased Low density lipoproteins,Decrease in blood High density lipoprotein (HDL)levels,Sedentary life,Psychological problems,Chronic infections of long history,Old age,History of Previous Cardio-vascular disease,Below the age of 45 - Males are more prone to heart disease than females (females have high levels of High density Lipoprotein-also called 'Cardio-protective Lipoprote...

Most of the deaths of Cardiac patients occur due to "fear of death" rather than the disease itself.Find out if a chest pain is really a heart pain or just some other chest pain.Here are few Notable points. 1.There MUST be a decrease in your physical efficiency. Everbody feels breathless when you run or do some Physical work.But notable decrease in your physical capability is said to have occurred if you see noticeable breathlessness for works which you were not feeling breathless before. 2.If you feel Breathless when you are sitting or at rest(doing nothing) it is most probably some lung pathology(like pneumonia,Plural effusion etc).But there is a chance of heart involvement also,but very rare. 3.If you feel breathless when you lie down and feel relaxed on sitting up ( Orthopnoea ) - this is most probably due to Heart involvement. 4.The Pain-If the pain is sharp, poking (with a needle or pin) in nature, it is due to Pleural involvement (not due to cardiac pathology) If the ...