Last night, my friend calls me and told me that her son was bite by a stray cat. She was so worried because of the infection of cat bite as well as rabies. We all know that rabies is dangerous to our health. Since she was worried very much, she decided to get her so human rabies immune globulin (HRIG). It is a series of five rabies shots. Rabies is most common in wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, bats and foxes but still 7% of rabies cases occur in domestic animals including dogs and cats.
After biting by cat, it is important to know the basic first aid for cat bite. First, Stop the bleeding and clean wound with soap and water and apply antibiotic ointment and bandage to the bite. Then, bring your child to the nearest health department or pediatrician to see if your child is at risk for bacterial infection, tetanus and rabies.
Cats are usually have Pasteurella multocida bacteria in their mouth which may affect wound infection so it is recommended to treat your children with antibiotiucs such as Augmentin and if your children is allergic to penicillin, it can be treated with a combination of clindamycin or Bactrim.
February 6th, 2010 | Tags: cat bite | Category: Parenting | Leave a comment
Every new year my tita used to prepare palitaw because she believe that palitaw give good luck the whole year round. Palitaw is one of the Filipino kakanin delights. It is made from sticky rice (malagkit).
Ingredients:
3 cups sticky rice flour (malagkit)
1 small grated coconut
1 cup sugar
1 to 2 cups water
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted and powdered
Preparations:
- Put together rice flour and water then mix thoroughly.
- Shape dough into egg-size ovals with your floured hands and flatted with your thumb.
- Drop the dough into 2 cups boiling water.
- When the dough float, scoop out with skimmers.
- Roll in grated coconut and serve with sugar mixed with toasted sesame seeds.
January 25th, 2010 | Tags: palitaw | Category: Food and Nutrition | Leave a comment
I noticed red patch in her cheek. At first, I thought it just like an insect bite so I ignored it. But the following day, I find it red and scaly so I started to observe this small bump. As day passes it become inflamed and red as well as it become like a ring. Based on the appearance, I conclude that it is a ringworm infection. My sister in law recommends putting Nizoral Cream an antifungal medication, on her cheek to cure the ringworm infection twice a day. Even though, it looks that the ringworm is clear, it is important not to stop medication for two weeks to avoid the recurrence of infection. Complete treatment is necessary even after symptoms disappear. When the symptoms does not improve in two weeks after antifungal medication treatment, make sure to consult a doctor.
By the way, ringworm is a fungal infection of the skin. Anyone can get ringworm infection whenever it has direct skin to skin contact with the infected person or pet. Someone also get ringworm indirectly contact with the object touch by infected person such as hair brush, combs, telephone, bed sheets, etc. So it important not to share clothing, towel, hair brush and other personal items and always keep common areas clean.
January 21st, 2010 | Tags: antifungal infection, fungal infection, ringworm infection | Category: Parenting | Leave a comment
One of the most common problems of parents is having head lice. My daughter catches headlice when her cousin came to visit in our house and play with her. After a few days, I notice that my daughter has itching around her head. When I check her hair, I found nit, a lice egg. I know what is head lice look like because when I was a child, I also suffering from head lice because of having contact with my classmate who is infected by head lice. My mother just removes lice by hand and using a special fine comb to catch head lice without over the counter drug.
Removing head lice manually requires a lot of effort, patience and time but you it makes sure that you are not using toxin materials in your head. The same thing I do with my daughter, since I am a housewife mom, I patiently comb her hand in the morning, afternoon and evening to catch head lice and at same time remove it manually by my hand especially those nits that firmly attached to the hair shaft. And at same time, changed curtains, clothing and bed sheet to totally eliminate all nits around the house. After three weeks of natural treatment, my daughter finally free from head lice. But for those who are busy and not have enough time to remove head lice manually, there is available over the counter medication to treat head lice, just ask your physician.
January 11th, 2010 | Tags: head lice, head lice treatment | Category: Parenting | Leave a comment
I cooked pansit canton last Christmas for a change. I usually cooked spaghetti during Christmas. I find it easy to cook and delicious. This is my pansit canton recipe.
Ingredients:
1 lb. pansit canton noodles
1 breast chicken, cooked and shredded
3 cups chicken broth
1 cup pork, cut into strips
1 cup shrimps, peeled
1 medium size carrot, cut into strips
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup cauliflower, cut into serving size
1 cup cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup onion, chopped
3 tablespoon cooking oil
3 gloves garlic, cloves
2 cups sitsaro (snow peas)
3 tablespoon soy sauce
1 red bell pepper, sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparations:
- In a big pan, saute garlic and onion in a cooking oil. Add sliced pork until cooked or tender.
- Add chicken broth and add the chicken, shrimps, sitsaro, cabbage, celery, carrot. Simmer until cooked or for about 10 minutes.
- Put soy sauce and bring to boil. Remove vegetables from the pan and leave the broth.
- Add pansit canton noodles. Simmer until noodles are soft.
- Add back the vegetables and mix.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from heat and serve hot.
January 4th, 2010 | Tags: pansit canton | Category: Daily Menu and Recipe | Leave a comment
Some women did not know that they had an infection until after pap smear examination has done. I am one of them, I have been busy and I never notice that I had an infection until the result of my pap smear had arrived. Some may have bacterial infection but no symptoms presents.
A typical symptom of bacterial infection is an excessive vaginal discharge, itching, burning during urination, discomfort or pain during sexual intercourse and an unpleasant odor. Usually the discharge is thin and grayish white or sometimes a yellowish or brownish discharge.
Vaginal infection is caused by imbalance in the bacterial present in the vagina. Vagina maintains a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria. For some reason, it seems that a combination of a multiple bad bacteria begin to outnumber the good bacterial and probably get some form of vaginal infection. Some factors that may increase the risk of having bacterial infection are new sexual partners, vaginal douching and cigarette smoking. However, bacterial vaginosis can be developing in some women who had not been sexually active. Others factors include direct exposure to bad bacteria or hormonal changes, pregnancy, STD’s, pregnancy, menopause, stress and illness.
Treatment is quick and easy so if you think that you have a vaginal infection, visit your physician to find out. In my case, my obgyne prescribed me antibiotic, doxycycline taken twice a day for one week and vaginal suppository, neo-penotran for one week.
December 29th, 2009 | Tags: bacterial infection, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal infection | Category: Womens Health | Leave a comment
I decided to cook chicken afritada for lunch. Surely, my daughter will like it.
Ingredients:
1 kilo chicken, cut into serving pieces
6 pcs. hotdog, sliced
3 pcs. medium size potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
2 pcs. medium size carrots, peeled and cut into cubes
1 head garlic, minced
1 medium size red onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, sliced into strips
1 red bell pepper, sliced into strips
2 cups chicken stock (broth)
1 cup tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons of cooking oil
Preparations:
- Saute onion and garlic into pan.
- Add hotdog and chicken.
- Pour water and bring to boil. Add tomato sauce and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the chicken is almost cooked.
- Add potatoes and carrots. Continue to cook for 10 minutes.
- Put green and red bell peppers, simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
December 16th, 2009 | Tags: chicken afritada | Category: Daily Menu and Recipe | Leave a comment
After my D&C was performed last week, I always wondered why this thing happens to me. However I learned the there are number of causes why there is miscarriage. By the way, miscarriage is a loss of pregnancy.
- Chromosomal abnormalities. It is also called Chromosomes Disorder in which there is a problem that exists in the genetic structure of the baby’s chromosomes. It is caused by the problem in the development in the sperm or egg cell.
- Collagen vascular disease. These diseases include lupus, diabetes and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome which can be potential causes of miscarriage since as they cause a woman to make antibodies to her own body’s tissues.
- Maternal Infection. Example of maternal infection that could lead to miscarriage are Listeria monocytogenes, Toxoplasma gondii, parvovirus B19, rubell, herpex simplex, cytomegalovirus and lymphocytic choriomeningities virus.
- Luteal Phase Defect or Low Progesterone. It is inadequate amount of progesterone hormone production during the menstrual cycle. This makes the inner lining of the womb unable to support a pregnancy.
- Structural abnormalities. This includes fibroid tumors and uterine septum. Fibroid tumors are benign growth of muscle cells in the uterus which interfere with the embryo implantation and the embryo’s blood supply causing miscarriage.
- Hormonal factors. It is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage such as curhing’s syndrome, thyroid disease and polycystic ovary syndrome.
After miscarriage, allow yourselves to grieve. Give yourselves enough time to recover emotionally before conceiving again.
November 25th, 2009 | Tags: miscarriage causes | Category: Pregnancy | Leave a comment
Everyone wants to enjoy life to the fullest. The following are some ways to live a good life.
- Get some form of exercise. Enjoy a stroll after sunrise or dinner when the ambiance is better. Also, exercise during the early part of the day to help raise your body temperature.
- Read books. Keep growing by continuously learning.
- Take a Break. Everyone needs a break whether after work, once a week or once a month. Why not purchase a Direct TV Packages wherein you can enjoy watching various channel. There are different Direct TV Offers available such as Premier, Plus HD DVR, Plus DVR, Choice Xtra, Choice and Family. In addition, there are also a Direct TV Deals wherein you can save as much money as you can. In this way you and your family enjoys watching together.
- Travel without worries. Go vacation where there’s a long weekend.
- Forget past and live today. Today is the best day so make the most of it. Future will always be uncertain and past cannot bring back.
- Count your blessings. Make an effort to recognize those blessings.
- Pamper yourself. Take time to be alone. You can have a long leisurely bath.
- Visit some place you have never been. This will make you discover and learn more things in your life.
- Balance time. Always have time between work and family.
- Love yourself. Take care of yourself.
- Eat more vegetables. Eat real foods such as fresh vegetables salad to prevent certain disease.
- Decrease fat. Fat consumption are always associated with heart attacks, kidney disease, diabetes, gallbladder, etc.
- Sleep well. Get enough sleep.
- Leave your worries. Don’t entertain worries because you can miss the greatness of life. Worries will never give real answer just asking “What ifs?
- Laugh often and smile. Be happy always regardless of anything.
November 19th, 2009 | Tags: Direct TV deals, Direct TV offers, Direct TV packages, good life tips | Category: Healthy Lifestyle | Leave a comment
Last September, I have a brown discharge, I thought that this could be part of my menstruation such as old blood. It was lasted for 10 days. I decided to have a pregnancy test kit and I found out positive. I worried about the brown discharge so I went to my Ob-gyne. She advised me to have an early pregnancy ultrasound such as transvaginal ultrasound. Transvaginal ultrasound is a pelvic examination which used to look at a woman’s reproductive organs such as uterus, ovaries, cervix and vagina.
The transvaginal shows irregular GS with macro yolk sac and fetal pole without cardiac activity. It means that my baby has no heartbeat. It also shows that there is a 4.2 cm equal to 9 weeks old. So, my ob-gyne said that I have to undergone D&C (dilation and curettage). D&C is the procedure is the process of enlarging the entrance of a woman’s uterus and sharp instrument scrape or suction away the lining of the uterus and take tissue.
My ob-gyne gave me request memo in order for me to admit in the hospital once I have a bright red blood discharge. After one week of waiting, I have a little red blood discharge so I went to my ob-gyne. After check up, I admitted in the hospital and undergone D&C. Thanks God, everything is okay. Before I really scared but my ob-gyne assured me that I don’t feel any pain while doing D&C because of anesthesia.
For those women who have abnormal discharge, please go to your ob-gyne for check up to know the possible cause. For some pregnant women, brown discharge can be normal because it can be implantation bleeding during pregnancy or just an old blood so better check to avoid worries and to make sure that everything is alright.
November 9th, 2009 | Tags: brown discharge, D&C, Pregnancy, transvaginal ultrasound | Category: Pregnancy | Leave a comment
